The soul of an East Berlin apartment blocks

The soul of an East Berlin apartment blocks

Low (Audio CD)

Customer Review

In an interview (about 1983) said DB once something like: "When I compose and write lyrics, I do it like in a frenzy. My mistake is that I afterwards always try to analyze my lyrics. But I'll never learn. "
This statement may well apply to most DB-texts, in the case of "low" makes this statement but actually for music and lyrics. When a song like "Always Crashing in the Same Car" hear, but may perhaps already the attempt be a logical analysis pointless. The same applies to "Sound and Vision" and of course for the instrumental tracks on the album. As I noted another reviewer, is the mood of the album "Depression, electronic refrigeration, destruction. Each tentative harmonious approach is made immediately by shredding synthesizers naught . The influence of Brian Eno is particularly noticeable when using electronic sounds on the whole album. " Nevertheless, the album is not callous. Optionally, it sounds to me as the "soul of a machine" or the "walls or machinery" we build urban people between us. If we are to give reports on the origins of faith, DB produced this album in a very short time and completely drug-free (for the drugs pregnant albums "Young Americans" and "Station to Station") and tries to play "Low" quasi to treat themselves. Musically succeeded in doing so at least highly impressive.
The electronic Stimmungsbilder Album outlasted the years in any case easily and even in 2005 the Berlin sound shreds of sound surprisingly current. "Low" is timeless avant-garde for me and will probably sound up to date due to its abstract lyrics and haunting moods.