The blue planet
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| Label (s) | Amiga , Teldec (pool) , Supraphon | |||
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LP, CD, MC |
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9 |
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44:08 |
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Amiga Studio Berlin |
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The blue planet is an album by the German rock group Karat from 1982. It was recorded in the Amiga studios on Brunnenstrasse in East Berlin . It appeared in both parts of Germany at the same time.
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In terms of its musical and thematic nature, the album is Karat's most self-contained album. With the instrumental intro 45-01 , important sound elements that recur over the course of the album, such as flowing string passages, driving bass figures and gentle wind motifs, are introduced. The title Marionetten , which was influenced by the New Wave movement , is musically so precisely designed for the bizarre textual content that it individually reaches a new stylistic level. The single hit " Every Hour" has a similarly innovative effect , in which the entire composition is built around a simple basic rhythm and around a few harmonies, but nevertheless manages to create musical tension through increasing rhythmic dynamics.
The title song combines typical oriental musical characteristics (including the use of exotic instruments) with those of European rock music. His text refers to the fears and dangers of a nuclear catastrophe as a result of the deepening Cold War . This theme is continued in the song How far does the dove fly , which is striking because of its contrasting arrangement. While Dreilich's voice is almost exclusively carried by strings in the first part, in the second part the entire band begins under heavy bass figures. A longer guitar solo closes the record.
The guests were Manfred Baier ( English horn ), Heiner Herzog ( marimba ), Thomas Natschinski ( harmonica ) and the string section "Otto Karl Beck" under the direction of the conductor Bernd Wefelmeyer .
The album was released in the GDR and in the Federal Republic of Germany with different artwork . In the ČSSR the album was released under the name Modrá Planeta .
The singles The blue planet with flowers made of ice and Every hour with false shine were extracted from the album . The maxi single Falscher Glanz and Every Hour was also released on the label Blond Records in Italy .
In the GDR outsold The blue planet is about 1.1 million times, in the Federal Republic of Germany were to 1989 about 480,000 copies are sold, for which a later carat gold record received. Another 50,000 records were sold in other European countries. The advance single The Blue Planet sold an additional 210,000 copies. This makes Der Blaue Planet the most successful rock album in the GDR. Karat was honored with the Media Control Prize in 2003 for this status .
The theme song The Blue Planet also a translated by Robert Bryce English version exists with the title The blue planet that produced in 1982, the band, but was not published until 2007 in a phonogram.
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- Herbert Dreilich (vocals)
- Ulrich "Ed" Swillms (keyboards, accordion, vocals for track 7)
- Bernd Römer (electric guitar, 12-string guitar)
- Michael Schwandt (drums, percussion)
- Henning Protzmann (bass guitar)
Track list
- 45-01 (Swillms) (5:01)
- Marionettes (Swillms / Kaiser ) (4:17)
- False shine (Swillms / Kaiser, Dreilich) (4:24)
- Every hour (Swillms / Kaiser, Dreilich) (4:15)
- Flowers of Ice (Swillms / Kaiser) (3:46)
- The blue planet (Swillms / Kaiser) (5:25) (Isaiah 24, 1-6)
- The Gamer (Swillms / Kaiser) (3:37)
- Companions of the storm wind (Swillms / Kaiser, Dreilich) (6:29)
- How far does the dove fly (Swillms / Kaiser) (7:08) (Genesis 8, 117)
literature
- C. Gerlach: Carat. Pop Nonstop, Berlin 1985
- W. Schumann: Karat. Over seven bridges. Berlin 1995
- J. Fritzsche: My years with karat. Radeberg, Castrop-Rauxel 2005
Web links
- Reviews of The Blue Planet
- Review from Melodie & Rhythmus 7/1982 on The Blue Planet by Wolfgang Lange ( Memento from May 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )