2002
77 min.

SMCD 6100

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Connect Part. 2
Weltweit

TITLES:
*CONNECT *NICE 2 CU *WELTWEIT *IN BALANCE *GROUND ZERO *SCHATTENTANZ *NORDLAND *GOBI *METALLINO *HORIZONT *DIFFERENT COLOURS

Melodic electronic sounds.
Dreamy harmonies and light sequences create a pleasing treat for the ears.

Klangwelt has been voted for the best Newcomer of the year as well as his CD Weltweit for the best CD of the year.

The most successful CD of the year 2002 at Spheric Music!

2003
78 min.

SMCD 6101

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Zero
Long Distance

TITLES:
*ZERO *ENIGMA *SELF SIMILAR *MEANDER *WHEEL Of FORTUNE *TOPOLOGIQUE *LUCKY NUMBERS *LONG DISTANCE *INFINITY+1 *THE BEAUTY OF NUMBERS

Here’s fresh stuff for all lovers of melodic electronic sounds:

Klangwelt’s second album is an acoustical journey into the fascinating world of numbers and mathematics. It comes with more than 70 minutes of pulsating sequences, thrilling melodies and grooving rhythms.

2006
76 min.

SMCD 6102

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Okzident
Spirits

TITLES:
*OKZIDENT *XOIO *FUN-FAIR *BED OF CLOUDS *RIVER (for Alina) *SPIRITS *LA BELLA *NO RESPONSE *FADE AWAY

After the quite successful releases "Welweit" and "Age Of Numbers" Klangwelt presents a new album with the popular, typical Klangwelt features (pearling arpeggio patterns, crystal clear sounds, dreamy harmonies...) enriched with some interesting new elements that effects that "XOIO" becomes an exciting release with an impressively atmospherical touch.

Klangwelt- XOIO gained the "pole position" in the category "best album of the year" (Schallwende/Syngate/Schwingungen-poll)

2018
79 min.

SMCD 6103

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Exclamation
Aftermath
Neon Tribes

TITLES:
*EXCLAMATION *THE INCIDENT *FRAGMENTS I *TIME FREEZE I *RÈVE MÉCANIQUE *SIRENS *FRAGMENTS II *EVOCATION *TIME FREEZE II *AFTERMATH *SCARS *FRAGMENTS III *NEON TRIBES *DECADES

Is this Vangelis, Jarre or Yello? No. Is this a Electronic Crossover? Somehow. Is this Klangwelt? Definitely!

To present a CD on my label that has an unusual fascination, is a very special matter. „The Incident“ is something special, because on his 4th album Gerald Arend aka Klangwelt manages to make a blend of extraordinary elements and selected sounds to produce an unusual and captivating opus.

Soft and warm harmonies meet technical sounds, dreamy melodies meet bizarre tone patterns. Accentuated Beats, Sequences, sometimes minimalistic at another time powerful, Cosmic Spheres and Speech Quotes are put together to exciting compositions, that are accompanied by bizarre and sometimes excentric sound creations and strange vocal-samples. The atmospherically-flowing tracks seem to play with feelings of wellness and threat which sometimes arouse tension and power, at another time let you calm down again. Dreamy atmospheres are interwoven by decent discords and strange parts are enriched by harmonic elements, traditional sounds are combined with innovative sound experiments. A fantastic, excellent produced sound travel, full of charming contrasts. Recommended (not only) to all Klangwelt-fans. (Lambert Ringlage)

2022
77 min.

SMCD 6104

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Futurist
Noir
Escape

TITLES:
*PROPAGANDA *COLD WAR CHILD *CORIUM *FUTURIST *NOIR *INFORMATION *ESCAPE *ATTIC *WAKE UP. SLEEP. REPEAT. *MUSE *AGO *AN EXPLANATION OF LIFE

The predecessor "The Incident" from 2018 was played extensively on the radio in America, and not without reason: Gerald Arend aka Klangwelt is known for innovative electronics, and his fifth album surprises again with fresh impulses and expressive sounds.

Noises and snatches of speech from the dark past meet cold beats and sequencers ("Cold War Child"), Mellotron choirs meet pearly piano arpeggios ("Corium") and rich bass synths meet Jean-Michel-Jarre-like sequences ("Futurist"). Vocoder pop reminiscent of Kraftwerk and OMD ("Information") alternates with stylishly alienated vocal samples ("Muse") and warm analogue pads à la Vangelis ("Ago").

Klangwelt has been inspired by the huge variety of European electronic music, but has long since found its own unmistakable signature. "Here and Why" is a mature album, unpredictable in the best sense of the word, full of details worth discovering, excellently produced and always melodic and accessible despite all the joy of experimentation.

Also recommended:
Klangwelt - Weltweit
Klangwelt - The Incident