Albums
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Ulrich Schnauss 'No Further Ahead Than Today' (Scripted Realities)
Ulrich Schnauss has always been a connoisseur’s favourite. His albums ‘Far Away Trains Passing By’ and ‘A Strangely Isolated Place’ are two of the best ever in Balearic circles, and his remixes for Depeche Mode, Howling Bells and more have consistently hit the spot. His new LP feels like a return to the resonance of his earlier work. Tracks such as ‘Melt Into Air’ and ‘Love Grows Out Of Thin Air’ demonstrate that Schnauss can still make you swoon from 50 paces. On ‘The Magic In You’, he heads down a scorched road that we wish Trentemøller had trodden for a little longer, while ‘Thoughtless Motion’ is celestial acid of the very highest order. Ralph Moore
8/10
