Namlook V • Reality, by Pete Namlook

Namlook V • Reality

by Pete Namlook

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	1.	Reality (Part I) 05:00
	2.	Reality (Part II) 04:59
	3.	Reality (Part III) 05:00
	4.	Reality (Part IV) 05:00
	5.	Reality (Part V) 04:59
	6.	Reality (Part VI) 05:00
	7.	Reality (Part VII) 04:59
	8.	Reality (Part VIII) 05:00
	9.	Reality (Part IX) 04:59
	10.	Reality (Part X) 05:00
	11.	Reality (Part XI) 05:00
	12.	Reality (Part XII) 07:15

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The real reason why most of the 400 or so people braved torrential rain and wallet-battering ticket prices, however, is to see ambient guru Pete Namlook‘s first UK show. Trouble is, like his semi-legendary output of 100-plus albums a year, his gigs are as unreliable as they are rare, occasionally veering between insignificant sonic doodling and inaccessible clanking techno. Add to that each gig's uncertainty his set on the afternoon of each show - and the prospect of a 75 minute show becomes daunting. An ineffectual opening compounds these fears, but soon we're nodding to a subbass rollercoaster ride that bypasses the crap traps instrumental music often falls into. Undeniably ace. Shame there's no-one here to enjoy it.

NME (Ben Willmott, 23rd of April 1994)

Liner Notes

The music originated instinctively whilst being played live.
There was no concept for the composition before, only a kaleidoscope of sounds stemming from the given instruments.
“Die Galaxis, die Sterne, die Sonne, die Planeten…wir waren die einzige Realität…es gibt überhaupt nichts mehr…“
“The galaxy, the stars, the sun, the planets…we were the only reality…nothing exists any more…“

Namlook
FRANKFURT 1994

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released June 27, 1994

Fax +49-69/450464

Recorded and composed live at Wembley, London on April 10th, 1994 from 1.30 to 2.40 am.

Artwork [Frontcover Collage] by Charles Uzzell-Edwards

Composed by Pete Namlook

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Pete Namlook Frankfurt, Germany

Pete Namlook stands out as a brilliant musical visionary within the realm of ambient music. His innovative sonic contributions undeniably form a crucial element of the electronic music landscape. As a prolific pioneer, he not only initiated but also personally nurtured the ambient movement from the 1990s onward. ... more

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