1. Stardancer [13:38]
  2. Blanche [11:44]
  3. P.T.O. [27:12]

    Bonus track:
  4. Lasse Braun [22:26]



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info		 DeLuxe Edition incl. Bonus Track & enhanced booklet with new photos & liner notes

Klaus Schulze plays the Big Moog, EMS Synthi A, Minimoog, Polymoog, PPG, Korg 3300, ARP 2600, Mellotron Mark V.
with Harald Grosskopf on drums.



review		 Klaus' "Body Love" is a soundtrack for Lasse Braun's film of the same name, but don't let the fact confuse you. In spite of being a musical scorefor second grade porno - this is prime electronics, and you would never tell that this is a soundtrack by just listening to this music. In fact, this is one of Klaus' masterpieces. (are there any of his works, that can't be considered masterpieces at all?) Three flowing works that define the genre of Berlin School.
"Stardancer" has a very atmospheric beginning and after you hear the first cosmic shimmerings emanating for the speakers (or headphones, which is recommended) you already know that this will be a real treat. A punchy sequence emerges, on top of which Schulze plays monstrous minimoog solos. And this bliss goes on and on and on.. My God, this is pure analog heaven! Don't think that there's not enough variety - the melodies NEVER repeat themselves and the sounds are not static, changing and mutating constantly, dragging you to a real whirlpool of fat electronic sound. Absolutely mesmerizing and totally out there. In fact, otherworldliness is the feature of the whole album, which feels like one continuous journey to the farthest reaches of space. This extraterrestrial quality of music is both hypnotic and fascinating.
"Blanche" is next. I don't know what to say about it except that it's probably the most beautiful piece of music I've heard. A VERY strong track, IMHO.
"P.T.O" is the last piece and it's a real epic. A solid slab of pulsing synthetics and spacey atmospherics. The piece reaches it's rhythmic climax and stops abruptly only to give way to a very slow and atmospheric ending. This is all very epic sounding and almost impossible to explain - too delicious for words. Klaus uses contrasts quite often and I find his way of using them to be really effective. This is a very strong ending to a brilliant album! Bravo, maestro!

2002. Artemi Pugachov / Encyclopedia of Electronic Music



review		 I’m very, very happy - two of my favorite Schulze records with bonus tracks! Just as many other EM musicians do, the German grandmaster frequently composes film soundtracks. But “Body Love” is somewhat different as it concerns itself with a special kind of ‘nature movie’. It struck artistic director Lasse Braun aka ‘The King of Porn’ that the rhythms of Schulze’s records “Timewind” and “Moondawn” matched the rhythms of his actors so he decided to ask Klaus for a specially composed piece for his new movie. After initially protesting, Schulze concurred and he started forthwith with writing the music.

The stirring heavy sequencing in the opening track “Stardancer”, with a leading role for the drumming of Harold Grosskopf, was the result.
The second track “Blanche” was named after Klaus’ then girlfriend who obviously was into lounging as this track is rather quiet with many estranging sounds and a slow solo.
The last track “P.T.O.“ is a rumbling piece which displays evidence of the stamina of the actors. Klaus clearly liked it here as his solo’s are a dime a dozen.
The bonus track is a previously unreleased piece from the original soundtrack and is an homage to director “Lasse Braun”. It contains 22 minutes of vintage Schulze with a mean lashing solo and an excellent rhythm, a nice addition to our collection.

By the way, does somebody have a copy of this movie laying around?

André de Waal