{"id":1731,"date":"2023-06-05T19:42:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/computerchemist354397511.wordpress.com\/?p=1731"},"modified":"2023-11-04T12:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T12:35:20","slug":"mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/06\/05\/mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious Cave of Eternal Theta (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"#reviews\">Click <strong>HERE<\/strong> to jump to reviews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.bandcamp.com\/album\/mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta\">Click <strong>HERE<\/strong> to listen\/order on bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4152811023\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.bandcamp.com\/album\/mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta\">mysterious cave of eternal theta by computerchemist<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A return to mellotron and berlin school instrumental electronics. No guitars were used on this album. 73 and a half minutes of relaxation music, which is as much as a CD can hold without bursting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>label:<\/strong> Terrainflight TF020<br><strong>release date:<\/strong> 5th Jun, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>track listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>sunlight kisses on forest floor 17:36<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it could be paradise 10:26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mysterious cave of eternal theta 16:22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>delta wave dreamer 18:33<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mellotronication (live) 10:35<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>dave pearson: keyboards, sequencer programming<br>artwork: angiewoman \/ stable diffusion AI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>all composing, mixing and mastering in the digital domain at terrainflight hungary<br>between apr 2023 and jun 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>written &amp; produced \u00a9\u2117 2023 by dave pearson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thanks: my wife and family, and everybody else who has helped to encourage and support my music over the years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>contacts:<br>terrainflight: info@terrainflight.com<br>dave: https:\/\/www.computerchemist.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reviews\">Reviews<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hypnagogue\">John Shanahan &#8211; Hypnagogue <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\" id=\"hynpnagogue\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hypnagoguepodcast.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/hypcast_logo_20161.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:368px;height:62px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hypnagogue: Since 2009, every two weeks, the Hypnagogue Podcast has guided listeners through 90-minute trips into the worlds of ambient, electronic, and contemporary instrumental\/New Age music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Here&#8217;s my short review: This is the balls.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Here&#8217;s the slightly more eloquent version: Here comes Computerchemist, long-time standard bearer for the Berlin School style, waving his latest offering, \u201cMysterious Cave of Eternal Theta.\u201d This time around it\u2019s a <strong>deeply hypnotic blend of precisely pulsing sequencer lines<\/strong> and floating melodies Dave Pearson coaxes out of his Melllotron. Across five tracks the feel is light and dreamy, the kind of stuff that carries you off while you\u2019re listening and you don\u2019t mind at all. Classic flute and string sounds pair with long vocal pads, the sequencer\u2019s cadence adding the right touch of gentle vibrancy. Vibraphone tones bring a Calypso-adjacent playfulness to \u201cIt Could Be Paradise,\u201d the most energetic (albeit softy so) stretch on the album. Notably absent, though not at all affecting the experience, are Pearson\u2019s usual fiery guitar solos. Though I love them, I think he\u2019s made the wise choice to let this blend work its own subtle, soothing magic. \u201c<strong>Mysterious Cave of Eternal Theta\u201d is Computerchemist at his most loop-worthy;<\/strong> it\u2019s nice to just cruise through this latest exploration over and over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>John Shanahan, Hypnagogue Podcast, 6th June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jerry_kranitz\">Jerry Kranitz<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3f109-image.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3f109-image.png 442w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3f109-image-300x102.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Jerry published the spacerock zine Aural Innovations from 1998-2016, and is the author of Cassette Culture: Homemade Music and the Creative Spirit in the Pre-Internet Age<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Soundtrack to my Thursday morning work day is Dave Pearson&#8217;s new Computerchemist set titled &#8216;Mysterious Cave Of Eternal Theta&#8217;. Do you like Berlin school space electronica? Do you like Mellotrons? Do you like early Tangerine Dream\/Klaus Schulze? A <strong>wonderful drifty floaty dreamy cinematic journey through Spaaaaaaaaace!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Jerry Kranitz,  8 June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"soundscapes\">Paul Baker &#8211; Soundscapes<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"127\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fb2ba-paul_baker.jpg?w=127\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1093\" style=\"width:186px;height:undefinedpx\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Paul Baker, reviewer for Classic Rock Society, host of &#8220;Soundscapes&#8221; broadcast on ARfm, Phoenix Radio, LKCB Classic Rock Canada and Radio Tamworth<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">So, when asked to do a quick review of the new release from Computer Chemist, with the hint that the new album titled \u2018Mysterious Cave of Eternal Theta\u2019 was Berlin School, I responded, yes of course, thinking, this will be easy!<br><br>Well it wasn\u2019t, it isn\u2019t, I\u2019m typing while listening and I\u2019m still wondering where to start! I suppose the beginning would be a good place. \u201cSunlight Kisses on a Forest Floor\u201d opens the album and \u2018bounces along\u2019 at a merry pace.\u00a0 The music spreads out, evolves into a wider sonic picture with mostly light, which would of course fit the title.\u00a0\u00a0 The music has depth, but not too much, it allows each layer to breathe and coax you further to the musical montage.\u00a0 <strong>Flowing, sweeping, calling in a strange but wonderful way.<\/strong><br><br>Sorry to wax lyrical, but this album does tick so many boxes.\u00a0 Each track has it\u2019s own life, it\u2019s own destiny and each takes you on a journey to where ever you want to go.<br><br>Let\u2019s take the title track, has the name would suggest this starts mysteriously, hauntingly almost but there is steady rhythm in the back ground and this begins to build, quietly creeping up on your senses, until the music launches out into a more powerful and, dare I say, threatening mood. Changes in rhythm altering the atmosphere and feel of the music.\u00a0 The track then blossoms out into a true festival of sound, more light than dark, an <strong>enchanting, engaging soundscape<\/strong>, before gently settling the listener back down, ready for the next musical interlude on the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cDelta Wave Dreamer\u201d continues in the same vein, well almost, this one \u2018rocks\u2019 along, (is Berlin School Electronic type music allowed to rock?), well I think this tune does and it sounds simply marvellous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I had preconceptions about the closer \u201cMellotronication\u201d, these were wonderfully undermined by the most \u2018romantic\u2019 and peaceful, but still dramatic, track on the album.\u00a0 One to settle back and enjoy after \u2018one of those days\u2019 that we all have from time to time.<br><br>Overall there is really only one short phrase I can use to sum up the album, \u201c<strong>simply marvellous<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Paul Baker, Soundscapes, 18 June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"empulsiv_en\">Alfred Arnold \u2013 EMpulsiv.de (EN)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/068b6-empulsiv-1.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-959\" style=\"width:333px;height:110px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/068b6-empulsiv-1.png 448w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/068b6-empulsiv-1-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>EMPulsiv.de, a german language webzine devoted to Electronic Music around the world.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">On his last albums, Dave Pearson showed himself more from the rocking side and explored in his laboratory where the interface to EM lies. With his latest work, he has traveled a few years further into the past &#8211; to the time when a <strong>Berlin trio<\/strong> preferably filled an entire LP side with one track. Accordingly, the five tracks on \u201cMysterious Cave of Eternal Theta\u201d are all over the ten-minute mark and<strong> fans of sequences and classic Mellotron sounds will get their money&#8217;s worth<\/strong>. On closer inspection, however, one is pleased to discover that a musical formula from past decades was not simply cooked up here. If the sequence in the beginner is more rhythm than sequence, the chemist shifts down a gear in the following tracks. He varies the elements and moods so that it doesn&#8217;t become monotonous even over the long tracks. That gives the <strong>arc of suspense<\/strong> that you can think up a story about and that I appreciate so much on an album. It&#8217;s also the reason why I almost never listen to music in &#8216;shuffle mode&#8217;. <strong>Fans of classic 70s sounds<\/strong> can jump into Dave&#8217;s new album without hesitation. Everything you need for a little trip back in time is here. You&#8217;re more than welcome to do it more than once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Alfred Arnold, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empulsiv.de\/cdreviews\/869-computerchemist-mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta?highlight=WyJjb21wdXRlcmNoZW1pc3QiLCJjb21wdXRlcmNoZW1pc3Qtc2lsYmVybGluZ2VuIiwiJ2NvbXB1dGVyY2hlbWlzdCciXQ==\">EMpulsiv.de<\/a><em>, 14 June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pandora_en\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Martinez Arilla \u2013 Descubre LA CAJA DE PANDORA (EN)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jose-luis-martinez-arilla.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" style=\"width:192px;height:192px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jose-luis-martinez-arilla.jpg 256w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jose-luis-martinez-arilla-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Since 2006, the well known writer and critic Jos\u00e9 Luis Mart\u00ednez Arilla from Zaragoza, Spain has been publishing his well respected Spanish language progressive music review blogsite \u201cDescubre la Caja de Pandora\u201d (\u201cDiscovering Pandora\u2019s Box\u201d)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">The time machine that is the music of Computerchemist, this time recovers classic sounds on keyboards and sequencers, taking us directly to transit through monolithic astral spaces based exclusively on the Berlin school that sheltered electronics in the seventies. <strong>Computerchemist takes up with nobility and force the witness of the disappeared Edgar Froese and Klaus Schulze<\/strong> to continue writing beautiful pages in the sacred book of soaring music. We immerse ourselves, with this marvellous work, in a melodic space filled with a mysterious warmth that captivates the listener. And he does it not only because of those extensive musical tours full of arcane beauty, not even because of the massive use of the mellotron that provides the themes with great dramatic tension, but because of Dave Pearson&#8217;s ability to narrate emotional states in environments that only he knows how to generate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dave works like a delicate goldsmith of the instruments to refine and serve as a bridge between those sound universes of the last century and today. And he does not do it as a tribute to classic formations, but as a cult that must be cared for and expanded without complexes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The result is an exercise in<strong> classic and beautiful continuity, tinted with melancholy<\/strong>, which explores the multiple possibilities of a music that opens the frontiers of the mind to leave the cathedral spaces and open a window that immerses us in <strong>a universe of sensations and artistic essences<\/strong>. A masterpiece of the genre, without a doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Jos\u00e9 Luis Martinez Arilla, <a href=\"https:\/\/descubrelacajadepandora.blogspot.com\/2023\/06\/computerchemist-mysterious-cave-of.html\">Descubre LA CAJA DE PANDORA<\/a>, June 21, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"atmospheres\">Bruce Gall &#8211; Atmospheres<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bruce_gall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" style=\"width:192px;height:192px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bruce_gall.jpg 256w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bruce_gall-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bruce Gall, your host on the weekly EM show \u2018Atmospheres\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">Here&#8217;s my wee tuppence worth on computerchemist&#8217;s new album. <strong>It&#8217;s bloody marvellous! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">That&#8217;s not all&#8230; it&#8217;s a return to the unadulterated classic EM from Dave Pearson with long-form tracks of, at times, drifting, <strong>hypnotic sequences<\/strong> and, at other times, very rhythmic vintage Mellotron passages (although the magnificent &#8216;tron is evident throughout which will be <strong>heaven to most of us<\/strong> who love the sounds from this incredible instrument). At over 70 minutes long with tracks ranging between 10 and 18 minutes you might expect the tracks to be quite similar but that&#8217;s not the case as each composition takes on a different tempo but in general this album portrays the softer, mellow side of 70&#8217;s-style EM. <strong>Mellotronitastic! <\/strong>\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfb9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Bruce Gall, 30 June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nickie\">Nickie Harte Kelly &#8211; ProgRock.com<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nickie_harte_kelly.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1797\" style=\"width:167px;height:169px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nickie_harte_kelly.jpg 333w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nickie_harte_kelly-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nickie Harte Kelly, DJ and reviewer on progrock.com&#8217;s &#8216;Nickie&#8217;s Niches&#8217;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Going solo here, Dave Pearson brings us space and ambient electronica. The lack of the almost obligatory NASA voice transmission clip, so often heard in space music, makes it supremely easy to do just what this music is meant for, <strong>to lose oneself in it,<\/strong> and unapologetically so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Dave stretches out with all epics here, and they are perfect to spend some time letting your mind take you where the music wanders, as they gradually unfold. Favorite track: &#8216;It could be paradise&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Nickie Harte Kelly, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.progrock.com\/2023\/07\/04\/nickies-niches-18-july-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nickie\u2019s Niches 18, ProgRock.com<\/a>, July 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sequences\">Michael Shipway \u2013 Sequences Podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ece4d-sequences-logo1-300x96.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" style=\"width:333px;height:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ece4d-sequences-logo1-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ece4d-sequences-logo1.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>Originally formed by Mick Garlick nearly 30 years ago, Sequences Electronic Music has always been a platform for the non commercial side of EM.  Since 2012 it has become a regular podcast on iTunes, Mixcloud &amp; Soundcloud.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">With such an admirable history of Prog-rock recordings, this latest release from Computerchemist does not tread safe ground with more of the same but in fact delivers a superb collection of Berlin School style tracks using sequences, Mellotron sounds and atmospherics from that genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Well known strings, flutes and choir sounds abound throughout the tracks but are all given a <strong>fresh approach<\/strong> by the melodic and atmospheric nature of each track, each of which is meticulously recorded to give a great listening experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In a typical Berlin School style, all five tracks are lengthy, with the shortest weighing in at ten and a half minutes and the longest at over eighteen. Due to the clever variation of sequences that evolve in many ways during the tracks, they <strong>never become tired<\/strong> and also leave room for some more ambient passages, especially when the sequencers are not active at all.<br>Overall, this is<strong> a great example of the Berlin School style<\/strong> of EM, building the rhythmic elements with traditional style sequences rather than drums and the massive sounds of the Mellotron providing background strings and choirs, as well as lead sounds for some of the nicely executed melodic content.<br>This may be a change of direction for Computerchemist, but the <strong>quality of the music remains of the highest order.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Michael Shipway, Sequences Podcast, 5 July 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"musikzirkus-magazin_en\">Stephan Schelle, musikzirkus-magazin (EN)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/stephan_schelle.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1667\" style=\"width:225px;height:221px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Since 1998, <em>journalist<\/em><\/em>\/<em>photographer Stephan Schelle has maintained two internet sites dealing with rock and electronic music. In April 2007 he created the German language internet music review magazine Musikzirkus-Magazin.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">Computerchemist is Dave Pearson&#8217;s electronic music project. His latest work is called &#8220;Mysterious Cave Of Eternal Theta&#8221; and is available through Bandcamp. The album features four studio recordings and one live track with running times that all hit the ten-minute mark. As he says himself, the music on the album is again more inspired by the &#8220;Berlin School&#8221;. Dave has also decided to do without his guitars this time and to devote himself entirely to electronic sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The album starts with the 17:36 minute &#8220;sunlight kisses on forest floor&#8221;. Pulsating, synthetic rhythms start the track, which after about a minute gets a Mellotron-like melody line, which points in the direction of the &#8220;Berlin School&#8221; but sounds completely different. This is due to the rhythmic elements and the additional interspersed pads. The track has an atmospheric density and lets your thoughts float away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It&#8217;s hard to believe that the 10:26 minute track &#8220;it could be paradise&#8221; is the shortest on the album. It begins very gently with wonderful up and down pads on which a Mellotron-like melody line is then laid. After a good one and a half minutes, a very nice, melodic sequencer rhythm comes up. Dave builds up a wonderful mood here, which is then joined by another lead synth voice from minute three. <strong>A track that picks up the spirit of the &#8220;Berlin School&#8221; and carries it into its own vastness<\/strong>. For me, this track is one of the highlights of the album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The 16:22 minute title track is in third position. According to the title, the piece begins quite mysteriously and after a little more than a minute, sequencer rhythms and gentle Mellotron harmonies dance around each other. Then a gentle melody line comes up, reminiscent of early Tangerine Dream or Klaus Schulze. As conveyed in the &#8220;Berlin School&#8221;, the structures and sounds only change very slowly, which develops a very relaxed atmosphere. This is <strong>very well done<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The longest track on the album is entitled &#8220;delta wave dreamer&#8221; and has a playing time of 18:34 minutes. After a gentle introduction to the track, a sequencer rhythm comes up after a good minute, which gains pressure after a little more than three minutes through further rhythmic elements. Dave creates a <strong>strong hypnotic atmosphere that spreads like a mantra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The last 10:35 minute track &#8220;mellotronication&#8221; is &#8211; as stated &#8211; a live recording. Unfortunately, the information does not say where it was recorded. The title pretty much says it all, as this is a wonderful track dominated by the mellotron sound. <strong>Wonderfully harmonious surfaces<\/strong>, which are accompanied by a gentle melody line, float through the room here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">With &#8220;Mysterious Cave Of Eternal Theta&#8221;, Dave Pearson aka Computerchemist has released an album in which he moves for long stretches in the rooms of the &#8220;Berlin School&#8221;. It creates a hypnotic atmosphere that you can <strong>immerse yourself in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Stephan Schelle, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musikzirkus-magazin.de\/dateien\/Pages\/CD_Kritiken\/elektronik\/computerchemist_mysterious_cave_of_eternal_theta.htm\" target=\"_blank\">musikzirkus-magazin<\/a>, July 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"betreutesproggen_en\">Juergen Meurer, betreutesproggen.de (EN)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/betreutes_proggen-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" style=\"width:333px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/betreutes_proggen-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/betreutes_proggen.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Betreutes Proggen is a German language prog web magazine that launched in February 2015, building on the successful (printed) Progressive Newsletter which began in 1995.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">The Bandcamp page of the Brit Dave Pearson, who lives in Hungary, states that he would like to return to the Berlin school EM with the current album \u201cMysterious Cave of Eternal Theta\u201d. And that includes extensive use of the good old Mellotron. So it is right! Bravo! An excellent idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">But it&#8217;s not like his previous albums, like the collaboration with radioray, were bad. No, not at all. But he&#8217;s returning to one of his core competencies here, and that&#8217;s the type of electronic music heavily influenced by the Berlin School. And as already announced, the Mellotron clearly plays a dominant role on this album, which is very present on every track. Strings, choirs, flutes &#8211; everything included. It&#8217;s not for nothing that the last track, which by the way is a live recording, is called &#8216;Mellotronication&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All five tracks exceed the mark of ten minutes, sometimes quite clearly, so that you get a total running time of almost 74 minutes. And these will bring real joy to the Mellotron fan, that&#8217;s for sure. And the fact that there is a Greek letter in the album title does not appear to be a coincidence to the writer, because the atmosphere on this Theta album is clearly reminiscent of an Epsilon album, namely Edgar Froese&#8217;s &#8220;Epsilon in Malaysian Pale&#8221;. The overall sound is very warm and the sequences are used very skilfully and mostly radiate calmness rather than nervous hustle and bustle, so that overall a very relaxed but highly intense electronic album came out of it, on which Pearson, contrary to other custom, did not use any guitars. A truly great EM album that can be recommended to the genre without hesitation. Not only that, it&#8217;s among the best new releases this year on the EM scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The tracks in detail (since each track deserves a mention):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">1 \u2013 Sunrise kisses on forest floor (17:36)<br>2 \u2013 It could be paradise (10:26)<br>3 \u2013 Mysterious cave of eternal theta (16:22)<br>4 \u2013 Delta wave dreamer (18:33)<br>5 \u2013 Mellotronication (live) (10:35)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rating: 13\/15 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Juergen Meurer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betreutesproggen.de\/2023\/07\/computerchemist-mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">betreutesproggen.de<\/a>, July 17, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"synthsequences_en\">Sylvain Lupari &#8211; Synth&amp;Sequences (EN)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/d711b-synthandsequences1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" style=\"width:333px;height:159px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/d711b-synthandsequences1.jpg 519w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/d711b-synthandsequences1-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em> Sylvain Lupari has been running the Synths&amp;Sequences review site since 2010. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">A lot has been written about Computerchemist&#8217;s latest album. The comments on social networks are dithyrambic. So, I discovered this album with my ears won in advance. A trap in many cases\u2026but not here! MYSTERIOUS CAVE OF ETERNAL THETA is a <strong>fabulous journey into the Berlin School of yesteryear<\/strong>. Dave Pearson manages to raise the hairs of passion and give us those shivers associated with the first times we discovered the music of Tangerine Dream. And the reason? A <strong>massive use of the mellotron<\/strong>, in symbiosis with the sequenced minimalist rhythms that Computerchemist subtly modulates. It scatters those mythical banks of mist, layers of voices as celestial as chthonian, harmonious solos with beautiful fluty harmonies, orchestrations and cinematic Luciferian ambiences that are specific to the musical genre of the <strong>mythical German trio<\/strong>. In short, a splendid album that <strong>has everything to please die-hard Berlin School fans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sunlight Kisses on Forest Floor opens with a classic electronic rhythm movement. The structure gives a vague impression of zigzagging with its rhythm that hops and vibrates from ear to ear, fluidly alternating the impact of chords whose bass tone is coated with a rubbery texture. An arpeggio inserts itself into the mathematics of the rhythm. Its asynchronous leap creates a vague rhythmic melody that stands out from the rhythm yet is in symbiosis with it, creating a modulation that is instantly seductive. Dave Pearson deploys the strategies of the mellotron on his new album from the very first minute by letting float a cloud of orchestrations from which the air is dominated by an enchanting flute. It chant is flirting with Middle Eastern harmonies, alternating between celestial voices clouds and gothic haze. Sometimes nostalgic, sometimes chthonian, the mellotron multiplies its presence with some nice variations in its emotions and even manages to give us a few doses of chills. It takes on a more <strong>poignant and intense character<\/strong> towards the end of the track, which has survived on the same rhythmic pattern from the very first second of Sunlight Kisses on Forest Floor. Without doing a simple copy-paste, we find on this first title all the ingredients that will build and adorn the next 58 minutes of MYSTERIOUS CAVE OF ETERNAL THETA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The mellotron and its metallic haze are opening It could be Paradise. The flute immediately brings out its melancholy air, with a chant that floats and meanders over layers of monastic voices and of shady mist, creating a rather gothic ambience. A melody strummed on a stringed instrument texture, such as acoustic guitar or harp, rises from the 90th second. This tandem of flute and strings clings to a pulsating bass line. The impact makes the ambiences resonate where the voices and the mist, now orchestral, raise their emotional intensity a notch. The sequence of acoustic chords turns into one of melodic rhythm, twirling in a hypnotic spiral and flirting with the <strong>essences of Tangerine Dream<\/strong> from the days of Legend or Underwater Sunlight. In a good mix of ambient rhythm and celestial ambience, the title track offers a very Froese rhythm with a heavy, slightly resonant structure that trots along in short zigzags. It&#8217;s the mellotron that gives the track its charm with banks of fog singing with an emotive acuity. Delta Wave Dreamer follows the tangent of the minimalist rhythms that leap from their rubbery textures in this very good Computerchemist album. Structured by two lines, one bouncing and the other oscillating, the rhythm beats in suspension in the broad layers of mellotron, which scatters clouds of orchestral and sleep-inducing mists, of chthonian voices and of fluty harmonies with sometimes sharp tones. Mellotronication (live) is a purely atmospheric track, recorded on a single take. Layers of sizzling fog invade our ears with modulations, sometimes emotive, that structure a slow ambient rhythm which is ideal for bedtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">MYSTERIOUS CAVE OF ETERNAL THETA deserves all the praise and positive reviews it has received. It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve heard Computerchemist&#8217;s electronic music. Volcan Dreams seduced me enormously 4 years ago. Between 2019 and this year, Dave Pearson&#8217;s project has lined up a series of albums where he picks and chooses between one style and another. Here, he returns to the Berlin School that so seduced us in 2019. The rhythms may be more restrained, but the mellotron is immensely poignant. This is the heart of an album that is <strong>sure to win over Dream aficionados and, above all, Edgar Froese fans<\/strong>. A must-have in 2023!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthsequences.com\/post\/computerchemist-mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta-2023\">Sylvain Lupari (July 21st, 2023) ****\u00bd &#8211; SynthSequences.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Andrey_Klimkovsky\">Andrey Klimkovsky &#8211; NEANE Records<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/andrey_klimkovsky.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/andrey_klimkovsky.jpg 267w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/andrey_klimkovsky-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Andrey Klimkovsky is an astronomer and well known composer of electronic music, releasing his acclaimed first album &#8220;Music of Celestial Spheres&#8221; in 1997.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">Under the pseudonym &#8220;Computerchemist&#8221; performs Hungarian electronic composer Dave Pearson. The Greek letter \u201cTheta\u201d appearing in the title of the album, apparently, means Theta-waves of the human brain, which begin to be generated in a special borderline state in which we are no longer awake, but have not yet completely fallen into sleep. The article of the famous music reviewer Sylvain Lupari prompted me to research this album. If Sylvain writes about something, it is most likely interesting, and most often it is a very worthy job. But, of course, it is always better to get your own opinion than to be content with the opinion of the best expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dave Pearson began to show himself in the field of music in the distant 80s of the last century. But he approached the creation of his own conceptual electronic albums only at the beginning of this century, using only virtual synthesizers (maybe this meaning is embedded in the name of the musical project?) And occasionally an electric guitar. Over time, Dave began to enrich his electronic compositions with analog synthesizers, and in the album of 2023 \u2014 \u00abThe Mysterious Cave of Eternal Theta\u00bb \u2014 the famous Mellotron creates the basic sound palette \u2014 the forerunner of sampling technology, in which the sound of classical instruments was reproduced from magnetic tapes \u2014 set in motion by playing the keyboard. Mellotron could not reproduce with absolute certainty the sound of violins, choirs and wind instruments, but this instrument went down in history as a source of original-sounding timbres that create a special state of music perception for the listener. It was with its sound that the Mellotron inspired so many musicians over the years. In particular, Jean Michel Jarre used the Mellotron on his classic albums such as \u00abOxygene\u00bb and \u00abEquinoxe\u00bb. The use of the Mellotron in the 20s of our century is both an exquisite fetish and a challenge to modern technologies, which, for all their infinity, for some reason do not create such an attractive sound, as did the electromechanical device invented 60 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It is the Mellotron that \u201cmakes\u201d the sound of the album \u00abThe Mysterious Cave of Eternal Theta\u00bb. The album really sounds hypnotic. Of course, endless arpeggio sequences also contribute to this, but it is precisely the amorphous flights of Mellotron sounds over the rhythm section that allow it to exist within the framework of one unchangeable tonic for ten minutes or more. And it doesn&#8217;t seem boring at all. On the contrary, this is exactly what fascinates. The album is designed in the style of classical electronics of the Berlin School, for which the characteristic length of the track is 10 minutes or more. And the duration of the entire release just corresponds to the capacity of one CD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The album does not use percussion instruments, and the whole rhythm is set exclusively by electronic arpeggios \u2014 rather booming, low-frequency ones. The album does not contain high-frequency acidic sounds so beloved by the younger generation, but it is this feature that makes the sound of the album completely non-fatiguing to our consciousness. And with it you can really plunge into a special trance state in which you are on the verge of two worlds \u2014 the World of physical reality and the World of sleepy dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The final track was performed live without the use of multi-channel overdubs and computer rhythms. In fact, it most clearly illustrates what the sound of the Mellotron is all about. In addition, it is in this track that harmony and melody are most beautifully revealed, which could not be manifested in the previous four tracks. And this final track is perhaps the most valuable for me. Plus, this is the exit from the &#8220;cave&#8221; \u2014 an episode that can be quite likened to a happy awakening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Andrey Klimkovsky, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/neanerecords\/posts\/6515128485232421\">facebook review<\/a> in NEANE records forum, 23 June 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"audion\">Audion Magazine<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/audion.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" style=\"width:332px;height:77px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/audion.jpg 372w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/audion-300x69.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Audion Magazine (established in 1986) has a reputation for its different stance on modern music, ever willing to embrace the unusual, and seek-out those that have helped shape the face of new-music, from rock\/folk\/jazz through to the avant-garde.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">It&#8217;s interesting that some artists tend to divide their work under various aliases for different types of music, and then there are others like Dave Pearson, aka Computerchemist, who clumps all his different styles under the one moniker. So, be it ambient, Berlin school or space rock, you have to examine the release details to know more.<br>This Computerchemist outing is all in the rough Berlin school and ambient field, with each of the five tracks in a different mode. The opening Sunlight Kisses On Forest Floor is extremely derivative of <strong>Edgar Froese solo work<\/strong>, with elements of &#8220;<strong>Epsilon<\/strong>&#8221; era Mellotron textures,<strong> sequences of the lighter moments on AGES<\/strong>, plus minor elements recalling bits of his <strong>later regular Virgin solos<\/strong>.<br>It&#8217;s cleverly put together so that it doesn&#8217;t exactly copy anything, but has that same feel. It Could Be Paradise also has a <strong>hint of Froese<\/strong>, albeit <strong>more Tangerine Dream meets Robert Schroeder <\/strong>territory. The title track then goes <strong>totally Tangerine Dream<\/strong> circa 1975-76 mode. Delta Wave Dreamer again mixes elements akin to the opening track, but on a Michael Hoenig like sequencer line and plus some stabs of hybrid flanged piano, which all then leads to a much livelier beat\/sequence, adding further flutey and choral Mellotron textures before the mood dies down again. Mellotronication (live) then gives us 10-minutes of <strong>purely blissful Mellotron layers and melodies<\/strong>.<br>In all, it&#8217;s quite derivative, yet good with it, and certainly <strong>one of the finest releases of this genre that I&#8217;ve heard for a while<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alan Freeman, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimathulerecords.com\/audion.html#a66\" target=\"_blank\">Audion 75<\/a>, 1 September 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"empulsiv_de\">Alfred Arnold \u2013 EMpulsiv.de (DE)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/068b6-empulsiv-1.png?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-959\" style=\"width:336px;height:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/068b6-empulsiv-1.png 448w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/068b6-empulsiv-1-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>EMPulsiv.de, a german language webzine devoted to Electronic Music around the world.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">Auf seinen letzten Alben hat sich Dave Pearson eher von der&nbsp;rockigen Seite gezeigt, und in seinem Labor ausgelotet, wo&nbsp;die Schnittstelle zur EM liegt. Mit seinem neuesten Werk&nbsp;ist er ein paar Jahre weiter in die Vergangenheit gereist &#8211;&nbsp;in die Zeit, wo ein Berliner Trio bevorzugt mit einem Track&nbsp;eine komplette LP-Seite f\u00fcllte. Dementsprechend sind die&nbsp;f\u00fcnf Tracks auf &#8220;Mysterious Cave of Eternal Theta&#8221; alle jenseits der Zehn-Minuten-Marke&nbsp;und Freunde von Sequenzen und klassischen Mellotron-Sounds kommen auf ihre&nbsp;Kosten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Bei genauerer Betrachtung stellt man aber erfreut fest, dass&nbsp;hier nicht einfach eine musikalische Formel vergangener&nbsp;Jahrzehnte nachgekocht wurde. Ist die Sequenz im Einsteiger&nbsp;mehr Rhythmus als Sequenz, schaltet der Chemiker in den&nbsp;folgenden Tracks einen Gang herunter. Dabei variiert er die Elemente&nbsp;und Stimmungen, so dass es auch \u00fcber die langen Tracks&nbsp;nicht eint\u00f6nig wird. Das gibt den Spannungsbogen, zu dem&nbsp;man sich eine Geschichte ausdenken kann, und den&nbsp;ich an einem Album so sch\u00e4tze. Es ist auch der Grund,&nbsp;wieso ich Musik so gut wie nie im &#8216;Shuffle-Mode&#8217; h\u00f6re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Fans klassischer 70er-Jahre Sounds k\u00f6nnen bei&nbsp;Daves neuem Album bedenkenlos einsteigen. Hier ist alles&nbsp;drauf, was man f\u00fcr eine kleine Zeitreise braucht. Die&nbsp;unternimmt man dann auch gerne mehr als einmal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><em>Alfred Arnold, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.empulsiv.de\/cdreviews\/869-computerchemist-mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta?highlight=WyJjb21wdXRlcmNoZW1pc3QiLCJjb21wdXRlcmNoZW1pc3Qtc2lsYmVybGluZ2VuIiwiJ2NvbXB1dGVyY2hlbWlzdCciXQ==\">EMpulsiv.de<\/a><em>, 14 Juni 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"musikzirkus-magazin_de\">Stephan Schelle, musikzirkus-magazin (DE)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/stephan_schelle.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1667\" style=\"width:225px;height:221px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Seit 1998 betreibt der Journalist\/Fotograf Stephan Schelle zwei Websites zum Thema Rock und elektronische Musik. Im April 2007 gr\u00fcndete er das deutschsprachige Internet-Musikkritikmagazin Musikzirkus-Magazin.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">Computerchemist ist das Elektronikmusikprojekt von Dave Pearson. Sein neuestes Werk nennt sich \u201eMysterious Cave Of Eternal Theta\u201c und ist \u00fcber Bandcamp zu beziehen. Auf dem Album finden sich vier Studioaufnahmen sowie ein live aufgenommenes St\u00fcck mit Laufzeiten, die alle die Zehn-Minuten-Marke knacken. Wie er selbst sagt, ist die Musik auf dem Album wieder mehr von der \u201eBerliner Schule\u201c inspiriert. Dave hat sich dar\u00fcber hinaus dazu entschlossen dieses Mal auf seine Gitarren zu verzichten und sich voll und ganz den elektronischen Sounds zu verschreiben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Das Album startet mit dem 17:36min\u00fctigen \u201esunlight kisses on forest floor\u201d. Pulsierende, synthetische Rhythmen starten in den Track, der nach gut einer Minute eine Mellotron artige Melodielinie bekommt, was in die Richtung der \u201eBerliner Schule\u201c weist, aber doch ganz anders klingt. Das liegt an den rhythmischen Elementen und den zus\u00e4tzlich eingestreuten Fl\u00e4chen. <strong>Der Track besitzt eine atmosph\u00e4rische Dichte<\/strong> und l\u00e4sst die Gedanken davon schweben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Kaum zu glauben, dass der 10:26min\u00fctige Track \u201eit could be paradise\u201c der k\u00fcrzeste des Albums ist. Er beginnt sehr sanft mit herrlichen auf- und abflauenden Fl\u00e4chen auf die sich dann eine Mellotron artige Melodielinie legt. Nach gut anderthalb Minuten kommt dann ein sehr sch\u00f6ner, melodischer Sequenzerrhythmus auf. Dave baut hier eine wunderbare Stimmung auf, in die sich ab Minute Drei dann noch eine weitere Lead-Synthstimme einbringt. Ein Track, der den Spirit der \u201eBerliner Schule\u201c aufnimmt und in ganz eigene Weiten tr\u00e4gt. <strong>F\u00fcr mich geh\u00f6rt dieses St\u00fcck zu den Highlights des Albums<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">An dritter Position befindet sich das 16:22min\u00fctige Titelst\u00fcck. Dem Titel entsprechend beginnt das St\u00fcck recht mysteri\u00f6s und nach etwas mehr als einer Minute tanzen Sequenzerrhythmen und sanfte Mellotronharmonien umeinander. Dann kommt eine sanfte Melodielinie auf, die an fr\u00fche Tangerine Dream bzw. Klaus Schulze erinnert. Wie in der \u201eBerliner Schule\u201c vermittelt, so \u00e4ndern sich die Strukturen und Sounds nur sehr langsam, was eine sehr entspannte Atmosph\u00e4re entwickelt. <strong>Das ist ganz hervorragend gemacht.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Der l\u00e4ngste Track des Albums tr\u00e4gt den Titel \u201edelta wave dreamer\u201c und bringt es auf 18:34 Minuten Spielzeit. Nach einem sanften Einstieg in den Track kommt nach gut einer Minute ein Sequenzerrhythmus auf, der nach etwas mehr als drei Minuten durch weitere rhythmische Elemente an Druck gewinnt. Dave erzeugt hier eine stark hypnotische Atmo, die sich mantram\u00e4\u00dfig ausbreitet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Der letzte, 10:35min\u00fctige Track \u201emellotronication\u201c ist &#8211; wie angegeben &#8211; eine Liveaufnahme. Wo sie mitgeschnitten wurde, ist den Angaben leider nicht zu entnehmen. Der Titel sagt eigentlich schon alles, denn es handelt sich um einen wunderbaren Track, der vom Mellotronsound bestimmt wird. Herrlich harmonische Fl\u00e4chen, die von einer sanften Melodielinie begleitet werden, schweben hier durch den Raum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dave Pearson aka Computerchemist hat mit \u201eMysterious Cave Of Eternal Theta\u201c ein Album ver\u00f6ffentlicht, bei dem er sich \u00fcber weite Strecken in den R\u00e4umen der \u201eBerliner Schule\u201c bewegt. <strong>Er erzeugt damit eine hypnotische Atmosph\u00e4re, in die man abtauchen kann.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1em\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musikzirkus-magazin.de\/dateien\/Pages\/CD_Kritiken\/elektronik\/computerchemist_mysterious_cave_of_eternal_theta.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Stephan Schelle, musikzirkus-magazin<\/em>, <em>Juli 2023<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pandora_es\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Martinez Arilla \u2013 Descubre LA CAJA DE PANDORA (ES)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jose-luis-martinez-arilla.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" style=\"width:192px;height:192px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jose-luis-martinez-arilla.jpg 256w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/jose-luis-martinez-arilla-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Since 2006, the well known writer and critic Jos\u00e9 Luis Mart\u00ednez Arilla from Zaragoza, Spain has been publishing his well respected Spanish language progressive music review blogsite \u201cDescubre la Caja de Pandora\u201d (\u201cDiscovering Pandora\u2019s Box\u201d)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">La m\u00e1quina del tiempo que es la m\u00fasica de Computerchemist, recupera esta vez sonidos cl\u00e1sicos en los teclados y secuenciadores, llev\u00e1ndonos directamente a transitar por espacios astrales monol\u00edticos basados, exclusivamente, en la escuela berlinesa que abrig\u00f3 la electr\u00f3nica de los setenta. Computerchemist recoge con nobleza y con fuerza el testigo de los desaparecidos Edgar Froese y Klaus Schulze para seguir escribiendo hermosas p\u00e1ginas en el sagrado libro de la m\u00fasica planeante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Nos sumergimos, con esta maravilla de trabajo, en un espacio mel\u00f3dico lleno de una misteriosa calidez que subyuga al oyente. Y no lo hace solamente por esos extensos recorridos musicales llenos de belleza arcana, ni siquiera por el masivo uso del melotr\u00f3n que proporciona a los temas una gran tensi\u00f3n dram\u00e1tica, sino por la habilidad de Dave Pearson para narrar estados emocionales en los ambientes que s\u00f3lo \u00e9l sabe generar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dave trabaja como un delicado orfebre de los instrumentos para acrisolar y servir de puente entre aquellos universos sonoros del siglo pasado y la actualidad. Y no lo hace como tributo a formaciones cl\u00e1sicas, sino como culto que hay que cuidar y expandir sin complejos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">El resultado es un ejercicio de continuidad cl\u00e1sica y hermosa, tintada de melancol\u00eda, que explora las m\u00faltiples posibilidades de una m\u00fasica que abre las fronteras de la mente para abandonar los espacios catedralicios y abrir una ventana que nos sumerje en un universo de sensaciones y esencias art\u00edsticas. Obra maestra del g\u00e9nero, sin duda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><em>Jos\u00e9 Luis Martinez Arilla, <a href=\"https:\/\/descubrelacajadepandora.blogspot.com\/2023\/06\/computerchemist-mysterious-cave-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Descubre LA CAJA DE PANDORA<\/a>, junio 21, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"betreutesproggen_de\">Juergen Meurer, betreutesproggen.de (DE)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/betreutes_proggen-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" style=\"width:333px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/betreutes_proggen-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/betreutes_proggen.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Betreutes Proggen is a German language prog web magazine that launched in February 2015, building on the successful (printed) Progressive Newsletter which began in 1995.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">Der Bandcamp Seite des in Ungarn lebenden Briten Dave Pearson ist zu entnehmen, dass er mit dem aktuellen Album \u201cMysterious Cave of Eternal Theta\u201d wieder zur\u00fcckkehren m\u00f6chte zur Berliner Schule EM. Und das beinhaltet gleichzeitig einen extensiven Gebrauch des guten, alten Mellotrons. Recht so! Bravo! Eine hervorragende Idee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Es ist aber nicht etwa so, dass seine vorangegangenen Alben wie u.a. die Zusammenarbeit mit radioray schlecht gewesen w\u00e4ren. Nein, keineswegs. Aber er kehrt hier zu einer seiner Kernkompetenzen zur\u00fcck, und das ist die Art elektronischer Musik, die stark von der Berliner Schule beeinflusst wird. Und eine dominante Rolle spielt auf diesem Album eindeutig wie bereits angek\u00fcndigt das Mellotron, das auf wirklich jedem Track sehr pr\u00e4sent ist. Streicher, Ch\u00f6re, Fl\u00f6ten \u2013 alles dabei. Nicht umsonst hei\u00dft der letzte Track, der \u00fcbrigens eine Live Aufnahme ist, \u2018Mellotronication\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Alle f\u00fcnf Tracks \u00fcberschreiten die Marke von zehn Minuten, zum Teil auch recht deutlich, sodass man auf eine Gesamtlaufzeit von fast 74 Minuten kommt. Und diese werden dem Mellotron-Fan eine wahre Freude bereiten, so viel ist sicher. Und dass im Albumtitel ein griechischer Buchstabe vorkommt, erscheint dem Schreiberling nicht als Zufall, denn die Atmosph\u00e4re auf diesem Theta-Album erinnert ganz eindeutig an ein Epsilon-Album, n\u00e4mlich Edgar Froeses \u201cEpsilon in Malaysian Pale\u201d. Der Sound ist insgesamt sehr warm und die Sequenzen sind sehr geschickt eingesetzt und strahlen meist eher Ruhe als nerv\u00f6se Hektik aus, so dass insgesamt ein sehr entspanntes, aber h\u00f6chst intensives Elektronik Album dabei herausgekommen ist, auf dem Pearson \u00fcbrigens entgegen sonstiger Gepflogenheiten keinerlei Gitarre eingesetzt hat. Ein wahrlich tolles EM-Album, das an dieser Stelle dem Genre Freund bedenkenlos empfohlen werden kann. Nicht nur das, es geh\u00f6rt zu den besten Neuver\u00f6ffentlichungen dieses Jahres in der EM-Szene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Die Titel im Einzelnen (da jeder Track eine Erw\u00e4hnung wert ist):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">1 \u2013 Sunrise kisses on forest floor (17:36)<br>2 \u2013 It could be paradise (10:26)<br>3 \u2013 Mysterious cave of eternal theta (16:22)<br>4 \u2013 Delta wave dreamer (18:33)<br>5 \u2013 Mellotronication (live) (10:35)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Bewertung: 13\/15 Punkten<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Juergen Meurer, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.betreutesproggen.de\/2023\/07\/computerchemist-mysterious-cave-of-eternal-theta\/\" target=\"_blank\">betreutesproggen.de<\/a>, 17. Juli, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"synthsequences_fr\">Sylvain Lupari &#8211; Synth&amp;Sequences (FR)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/d711b-synthandsequences1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" style=\"width:333px;height:159px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/d711b-synthandsequences1.jpg 519w, https:\/\/computerchemist.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/d711b-synthandsequences1-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em> Sylvain Lupari has been running the Synths&amp;Sequences review site since 2010. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">On dit beaucoup de bien sur ce dernier album de Computerchemist. Les commentaires lus sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux sont dithyrambiques. Je d\u00e9couvrais donc cet album avec des oreilles gagn\u00e9es d&#8217;avance. Un pi\u00e8ge dans bien des cas\u2026mais pas ici! MYSTERIOUS CAVE OF ETERNAL THETA est un fabuleux voyage dans le Berlin School d&#8217;antan. Dave Pearson r\u00e9ussit \u00e0 soulever les poils de la passion et \u00e0 nous donner ces frissons li\u00e9es aux premi\u00e8res fois qu&#8217;on a d\u00e9couvert la musique de Tangerine Dream. La raison? Une utilisation massive du mellotron qui est surtout en symbiose avec les rythmes minimalistes s\u00e9quenc\u00e9s que Computerchemist module en subtilit\u00e9. Il y disperse ces mythiques bancs de brume, ces nappes de voix autant c\u00e9lestes que chtoniennes, des solos harmonieux aux belles harmonies flut\u00e9es, des orchestrations et des ambiances lucif\u00e9riennes cin\u00e9matographiques qui sont propres au genre musical du mythique trio Allemand. Bref, un tr\u00e8s bel album qui poss\u00e8de tous ces atouts pour plaire aux fans purs et durs du Berlin School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">C&#8217;est avec un mouvement de rythme \u00e9lectronique classique que d\u00e9bute Sunlight Kisses on Forest Floor. La structure donne une vague impression de zigzaguer avec son rythme qui sautille et vibre d&#8217;une oreille \u00e0 l&#8217;autre, alternant avec fluidit\u00e9 l&#8217;impact des accords dont la tonalit\u00e9 basse est rev\u00eatue d&#8217;une texture caoutchouteuse. Un arp\u00e8ge s&#8217;ins\u00e8re dans la math\u00e9matique du rythme. Son saut asynchronique cr\u00e9\u00e9 une vague m\u00e9lodie rythmique qui ressort du rythme tout en \u00e9tant en symbiose avec celui-ci, cr\u00e9ant ainsi une modulation qui s\u00e9duit instantan\u00e9ment. Dave Pearson d\u00e9ploie les strat\u00e9gies du mellotron dans son nouvel album d\u00e8s la 1i\u00e8re minute en laissant flotter un nuage d&#8217;orchestrations dont l&#8217;air est domin\u00e9 par une fl\u00fbte enchanteresse. Son chant flirte avec des harmonies du Moyen-Orient et alterne en nuage de voix c\u00e9lestes et en brume gothique. Tant\u00f4t nostalgique et parfois chtonien, le mellotron multiplie sa pr\u00e9sence avec de belles variations dans ses \u00e9motions et parvient m\u00eame \u00e0 nous procurer quelques doses de frissons. Il rev\u00eat un caract\u00e8re plus poignant et plus intense vers la finale du titre qui survit sur le m\u00eame rythme depuis la seconde un de Sunlight Kisses on Forest Floor. Sans faire un simple copier-coller, nous retrouvons sur ce premier titre tous les ingr\u00e9dients qui construiront et orneront les 58 prochaines minutes de MYSTERIOUS CAVE OF ETERNAL THETA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Le mellotron et sa brume m\u00e9tallique ouvre It could be Paradise. La fl\u00fbte fait aussit\u00f4t entendre son air m\u00e9lancolique avec un chant qui flotte et serpente les nappes de voix monastiques et de brume ombrag\u00e9e d&#8217;une ambiance plut\u00f4t gothique. Une m\u00e9lodie gratt\u00e9e sur une texture d&#8217;instruments \u00e0 cordes, genre guitare acoustique ou harpe, s&#8217;\u00e9l\u00e8ve d\u00e8s la 90i\u00e8me seconde. Ce tandem fl\u00fbte et cordes s&#8217;accroche \u00e0 une ligne de basses pulsations. L&#8217;impact fait r\u00e9sonner les ambiances o\u00f9 les voix et la brume, devenue orchestrale, augmente d&#8217;un cran leurs intensit\u00e9s \u00e9motives. La s\u00e9quences des accords acoustiques en devient une de rythme m\u00e9lodique qui virevolte en une spirale hypnotique tout en flirtant avec les essences de Tangerine Dream du temps de Legend ou encore Underwater Sunlight. Dans un bon m\u00e9lange de rythme ambiant et d&#8217;ambiances c\u00e9lestes, la pi\u00e8ce-titre offre un rythme tr\u00e8s Froesien avec une structure lourde et l\u00e9g\u00e8rement r\u00e9sonnante qui trottine en effectuant de courts zig-zags. C&#8217;est le mellotron qui fait le charme du titre avec des bancs de brume qui chantent avec une belle acuit\u00e9 \u00e9motive. Delta Wave Dreamer suit la tangente des rythmes minimalistes qui bondissent de leurs textures caoutchouteuses dans ce tr\u00e8s bon album de Computerchemist. Structur\u00e9 par deux lignes, une bondissante et l&#8217;autre oscillante, le rythme bat en suspension dans les larges nappes de mellotron qui y disperse des nuages de brumes orchestrales et endormitoires, des voix chtoniennes et des harmonies de fl\u00fbtes aux airs parfois acuit\u00e9s. Mellotronication (live) est un titre purement atmosph\u00e9rique qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9 en une piste. Les nappes de brouillard gr\u00e9sillant envahissent nos oreilles avec des modulations, parfois \u00e9motives, qui structurent un lent rythme ambiant id\u00e9al pour faire dodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">MYSTERIOUS CAVE OF ETERNAL THETA m\u00e9rite les nombreuses \u00e9loges et critiques positives qui circulent sur le net. \u00c7a faisait un bail que j&#8217;avais pas entendu la musique \u00e9lectronique de Computerchemist. Volcan Dreams m&#8217;avait \u00e9norm\u00e9ment s\u00e9duit il y a 4 ans. Entre 2019 et cette ann\u00e9e, le projet de Dave Pearson a align\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie d&#8217;albums o\u00f9 il butine dans un style et un autre. Ici, il revient \u00e0 ce Berlin School qui avait tant s\u00e9duit en 2019. Si les rythmes sont plus sobres, le mellotron est en revanche immens\u00e9ment poignant. C&#8217;est le c\u0153ur de cet album qui saura s\u00e9duire assur\u00e9ment les aficionados du Dream et surtout de Edgar Froese. 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