{"title":"Tyndall","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sonnenlicht","title":"Sonnenlicht","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1980, the two electronic sonic inventors \u003cstrong\u003eJurgen Krehan\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Langer\u003c\/strong\u003e founded Tyndall in the year 1980, naming their duo after a light scattering phenomenon in physics. Armed with an impressive array of instruments, devices, and homemade synthesizers, they created free and easy electronic music in the style of the Berlin School (Berliner Schule), much to the liking of the legendary Sky Records who released their debut album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tyndall effect becomes visible when light beams are deflected by microscopic particles in suspension. This explains the patterns of light we see when the sun shines through mist or fog, for example. The very name of Tyndall evokes a bigger picture - in the same way as celestial light was a common feature of canvases in Romanticism and the Renaissance: a dramatic symbol for the overwhelming beauty of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusically speaking, the album fits seamlessly into the Sky Records canon of the period. It nicely illustrates how synth pop sounded in those days: luxuriant indulgence in synthetic sounds, arpeggios, bass sequences, carefree melodies, accompanied and powered by synth escapades and a computer beat. Tyndall owned the very first CR-78 drum computer in Germany, provided by the manufacturer Roland before the official street date when they heard it was to be used on an LP recording. Today the CR-78 is regarded as a drum computer classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe duo also deployed a formidable range of analog instruments: several semi-modular Roland System synthesizers, a Hohner String Melody String Machine, and electric pianos. This list also formed the basis of their live arsenal for the many concerts they played. \u003cem\u003eSonnenlicht\u003c\/em\u003e reflects their cheerful, nonchalant journey into new territory. Sonic explorations and sweet melodies spread out over octave basses, delays, and arpeggio patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe musicians were not afraid to add layers of noise or effects - albeit not quite to the same extent as they would on their next album \u003cem\u003eTraumland\u003c\/em\u003e (1981). This CD release marks the first time the album is available on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau B","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50859147067723,"sku":"1027189","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50859147166027,"sku":"1027188","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/05f020fa-1d2e-4171-9cee-34005392a6ab_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1731980199"},{"product_id":"traumland","title":"Traumland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTyndall\u003c\/strong\u003e pulled out all the stops for their second album. Armed with an impressive array of analogue synthesizers, they unleashed the full force of their experimentalist ambitions, weaving synth pop, repetitive bass patterns, laminar sounds, and carefree melodies into a unique amalgam of the Düsseldorf and Berlin Schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraumland\u003c\/em\u003e was released a year after their debut effort \u003cem\u003eSonnenlicht\u003c\/em\u003e. As the title ('Dreamland') suggests, Jurgen Krehan and Rudolf Langer left the earthly realm behind to draw the listener into an almost surreal dream of cheerfully fluting miniatures, as alien as they are imaginative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTraumland\u003c\/em\u003e is far more experimental than its predecessor, at times even recalling early works of Düsseldorf’s synthesizer-pop exponents of the avant-garde, Der Plan. Krehan and Langer shared a passion for creating their own electronic instruments, yet when it came to recording the second album, as on their debut, they supplemented the ones they had built with a considerable amount of purchased equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis growing arsenal now included several semi-modular Roland System synthesizers. Roland premiered the System 100 in 1975, acknowledged today as one of the very best sounding analogue synthesizers, boasting the trademark Roland timbre. Aficionados tend to prefer the System 100 to its considerably more powerful successor the 100m on account of its warm, vibrant sound and its excellent playing characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe system was immensely popular with other bands in the electronic field such as Tangerine Dream and Depeche Mode. This massive analogue synths armory can clearly be heard on the \u003cem\u003eTraumland\u003c\/em\u003e album. On many tracks, filtered basslines condense into a funky foundation of looping miniatures. Juicy drum sounds and strikingly hard synth sequences are coupled with saccharine organ and prancing flute sounds, countered by a noise generator or lost in a maelstrom of experimental echoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCD - First time on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau B","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50859148312907,"sku":"1027191","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50859150115147,"sku":"1027190","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/35c18739-afeb-4e29-917b-9c5cda2e6441_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1731980228"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/tyndall.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}