The Eye Of The Chameleon

"There is a mountain of very interesting electronic music in this album which is a splendid piece of work from start to finish, all inspired by the digital years of Klaus Schulze" (Sylvain Lupari, Synthsequencescom, 2006)

Since the 1980s, Mario Schonwalder, born in West- Berlin / Germany, has been involved in the production of electronic sounds, first in the environment of Bernd Kistenmacher, and later mainly in duo and triple formations.

In 1992 Mario founded his own label Manikin Records, on which he released his albums from then on. Four years earlier, Mario Schonwalder had released "Aus einer anderen Zeit ...", his first solo work, which was launched in a limited edition and only as a cassette.

One year later followed "The Eye Of The Chameleon", an album completely in the style of the Berlin School, with a melancholic, partly even somewhat gloomy basic mood. He dedicated the title "Earthtime" to a deceased friend. The album was released on Bernd Kistenmacher's label Musique Intemporelle, the Berlin electronic musician and label boss described his ever slightly pensive artist as a "pessimistic optimist" at that time. A nice re-issue with personal words by Mario Schonwalder in the booklet about the making of the album.