Moebius and Plank - Material
#254
By Lori Alley
Moebius and Plank
Material
Genre: Progressive electronic
Allen’s Rating: 4 out of 5
Lori’s Rating 3.5
Highlight: Conditioner
This album only has 5 songs ranging in length from 4ish minutes to 8ish minutes for a total play time of 34.17. Conditioner is worth the listen, given what one reviewer called an “unexpected touch of Teutonic Wit.” There are actually a few Oompahs in Conditioner. It has a sound reminiscent of cartoon background music while the characters are running and running and running. The rest of the album is only so-so, I found the other songs boring, although Osmo-Fantor is sort of dreamy. I had my hopes too high for Nordostliches Gefuhl because it translates to Northeastern Feeling. Since it’s currently 35 degrees and cloudy here in Maine I thought it might bring some flavor to my day. But really it’s just sort of dull. Toll Kuhn (Reckless) is OOOOKAAYYYYY because it’s a bit more lively. Maybe I had more fun translating these titles than listening to them. HOWEVER! I really appreciate this music, and I totally understand how groundbreaking this duo was. It’s like a lot of great art/music; the container, or, approach, is as important as the contents. It’s easy to imagine how this must have rattled the music world 40 years ago. I don’t think you need to listen to the whole thing unless you’re really into the progression and history of the development, this is an important stop on that road. But you’d get the gist just by a few samples.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3uNDKtotqHklTLzmRaS1IX?si=17APvUUGS_m_SE7GkILm-g
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