A fitting title. Two Different Faces. This cd does have two different faces as Morgenstern is known for producing rhythmic industrial tracks and spherical ambient tracks as well. Morgenstern is Andrea Boerner and Andreas Schramm (also known from Asche) and Morgenstern exists since 1994. In the previous years Andrea was involved with Ars Moriendi as a keyboardist and percussionist and musically she is influenced by classical music, Kraftwerk and Killing Joke. This, of course, you won’t hear back that directly in the music of Morgenstern, but it does point out the musical horizon of Morgenstern is pretty wide as far as interests are involved. Musically one could very well make a comparison with befriended projects like Asche, Synapscape and Templegarden. After the first track with deviant rhythms and atmosphere, a noisy track kicks in with ethereal spacey sounds and serene female singing added to that. The third track is a heavy showcase of beats. ‘New Day’ will certainly be used in my DJ sets whenever that fits in. This has the perfect mix of atmosphere and beats. In this track the two faces of Morgenstern come together as one in a perfect manner. ‘Looking Down a Hill’ comes across very impressively with voice samples and sounds that increase and decrease in impact, and it also almost feels like you are standing on a hill and have a good overview of the surroundings. Special. The music of Morgenstern can go very deep, if you are open to that. ‘Viewer’ is a harsh powernoise track which later on comes back in a remix by Sonar. ‘Longing for Sand’ gives me Medieval associations in some kind of way, although the instruments and sound techniques used are modern. This probably is caused by the samples of voices and various suggestive sounds. ‘Beasts’ again opens with seren choir singing, male vocals this time, after which a heavy and repetitive piece of music bursts from the speakers. ‘Frozen Moments’ does sound like it’s title: cold as ice. Very well done. ‘Memories’ has a atmospheric sound and singing that almost sounds soulful, this time combined with heavy beats and a ritual touch. Very explosive dancefloor material! ‘Power Rip’ is a harsh powernoise track with suitable sampling. As mentioned earlier the cd closes with the Sonar remix of ‘Viewer’. This cd by Morgenstern is a very good achievement. Whoever can relate to the above description could very well buy this cd without even a pre-listening.
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