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A rapturous album

Gary Bearman | Hollywood, CA United States | 03/03/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is ambient/electronic music at its deepest and most reflective. Paul Schutze's music is shimmering and dark and touches into the great depths of the unknown. He evokes soundscapes and creates moods that almost no one else can. The Rapture of Metals is my favorite work of this very prolific artist and the track "Sites of Rapture on the Lungs of God" in particular (clocking in at 21+ minutes) is an amazingly impressive piece revealing the structure of silence. This is a great place to start with Pual Schutze, and if you like this also try The Surgery of Touch, Apart, Regard: Music by Film and The Annhialating Angel, though you really can't go wrong with him - his work is amazingly consistent. This cd is heady stuff and highly recommended."

Forgive the previous reviewer

dwaldman6 | Silver Spring, MD USA | 02/24/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"...for he knows not of what he speaks. Schutze is a certifiable genius and a true electronic music pioneer. This double CD is totally brilliant! Essential for fans of zone-ambient (disc 2) & acid jazz (disc 1). Maximum chill..."

Great Dark Ambient Music

williamostrow | 02/22/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This single cd album consists of extremely beautiful, intricate dark ambient music. It gives the sense of being simultaneously in a deep, hot jungle and right next to Vulcan's forge. It moves, it sleeps, it transforms. Ignore the review below; there is a mastery of synthesized and acoustic atmospherics that is unique to Schutze. The skill and subtlety of this work will be apparent to all but the most impatient of ears."