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Ferndorf
by Hauschka
The German musician releases his latest album of experimental electronic piano music.
LABEL: |
Fat Cat |
RELEASE DATE: |
07 October 2008 |
DISCS: |
1 disc |
GENRE(S): |
Electronic, Experimental |
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80
Mojo
The sounds that Volker Bertelmann creates with(in) a piano is astonishing. [Oct 2008, p.112]
80
PopMatters
Ultimately, Ferndorf is an achingly beautiful love letter to Bertelmann’s childhood, full of natural imagery and deceptively simple compositions unleashing floodgates of emotion.
80
All Music Guide
Ferndorf's appeal is closest to the work of Bertelmann's FatCat labelmate Max Richter: Richter and Hauschka both have a remarkable talent for honing in on the sweet spot where classical, avant-garde, electronic and pop music meet.
78
Pitchfork
Ferndorf as a record isn't something to get you hearing music in a new way or an open up a new world, but it does succeed very nicely for what it is.
75
Prefix Magazine
He's here to entertain, and to interpret the memories of his childhood. As such, the music is a gentle stroll, like an idyll walk through the Rothaargebirge, the deep green mountain range adjacent to his hometown for which the Ferndorf is named.
70
Tiny Mix Tapes
It’s his intensity of focus coupled with an impressive range of motion that gives this album its real strength and maturity.
70
Drowned In Sound
Despite the album peaking early, though, there's more than enough evidence here to suggest that Hauschka, thrillingly, is just getting into his stride.
70
Dusted Magazine
Ferndorf gains little from its back story but loses nothing without it; to a greater degree than most records of its ilk, it is resolutely what it is.
70
No Ripcord
It takes the music of Hauschka perhaps into more populist directions, but the experiment and joy still survive.
60
musicOMH.com
From this you'll gather that Ferndorf charms and frustrates in equal measure.
60
Q Magazine
Too aimless for the initiated, the likes of 'Barfuss Durch Gras,' a cacophony of clocks unwinding will have dinner party dilettantes spitting their soup. [Oct 2008, p.142]
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