4 ...according to our Clinton on 30 December 2006.
Ulrich Schnauss. You've got to hand it to him, the boy knows his
way around a melody. This is his new album on City Centre Offices and
its big fluffy ultra-tuneful instrumental music thats just crying out
to be used on car adverts across the globe. It kind of screams out "everythings
ok, don't worry - you're completely safe" from the grooves. Its a
cross between Slowdive, Boards of Canada and U2 (again it
contains another blatant "with or without you" rip off) plus
lots of wooshy/swooshing sounds some of which seem to have escaped from
Queen's Flash Gordon album. But generally its as soft, warm and
cuddly as a big fluffy towel. A Strangely isolated Place is out now!
Love this record? Hate it? Tell us.
What their label says...
The buzz was amazing. People were calling in every day asking when Ulrich's follow-up to "Far Away Trains Passing By" would be ready. And it took him some time. But it was worth the wait. We received maybe one track per month and slowly, very slowly the new album began to take shape. We did not expect anything. How? His debut album under his real name had always seemed perfect, but Ulrich managed to take it further. And further. And further. "A Strangely Isolated Place" is definitely bigger, deeper, more dirty even, contains more vocals and shouts its love for guitar pop straight into your heart.