Schiller - Leben (Ger)
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Album Details: Leben (Ger)
- Release Date:
- 12/02/2003
- Label:
- Umvd Import
- UPC:
- 602498656259
Pro Reviews: Leben (Ger)
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews German trancepop sensation Schiller continued to build upon its amazing success with Leben, the Christopher von Deylenled act's third album and most streamlined yet. Building upon the success of the hit single "Dream of You" from Schiller's previous album, Voyage, von Deylen loads up Leben with a number of similarly styled trancepop songs sung in heavily accented English. In addition to vocalist Peter Heppner, who'd sung "Dream of You," there is a return appearance by Kim Sanders and features for additional Englishsinging vocalists: Mila Mar, Alexander Veljanov, Maya Saban, and contemporary classical queen Sarah Brightman. The results are unsurprising. Von Deylen doesn't try anything especially new or adventurous over the course of Leben; rather, he sticks to the formula that has proven so successful for him, namely light trance highlighted by occasional poetic popsong moments. The sort of trance produced by von Deylen drifts back and forth between meditative new age soundscape and effortless downtempo dance music, and the popsong moments are sparse and simple, just as light as the music itself. A heap of comparisons have been tagged upon Schiller over the years, especially in international markets like North America (where Schiller is likened to Enigma and Deep Forest, misleadingly), but von Deylen really is blazing his own trail here, albeit a rather unadventurous one. What began for him in the late '90s as streamlined trance accented by German spoken word poetry (hence the Schiller moniker) has at this point evolved toward highly accessible trancepop that is more inclined toward soothing candlelit home listening than sweaty danceclub fodder. As such, it may seem downright alien to most North Americans, who never really took to trance, let alone dance music in general, like Europeans did beginning in the '90s. And for this reason, the emphasis on Englishlanguage vocals seems odd. Because Schiller is primarily a German phenomenon, and to a lesser extent a European one, and is likely to remain so, why not stick with the native language? In any event, Leben isn't an easily categorizable album and will likely appeal to a very select audience that is partial to either homelistening trance or dancey new age or else those genuinely intrigued by where von Deylen is steering Schiller, that is, further toward bythenumbers trancepop. - Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide |
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Named after the German poet Friedrich Schiller, the production duo of Schiller is Mirko von Schlieffen and Christopher von Deylen. The two layer trance beats and spoken poetry, which resulted in a couple of trance chart-toppers in Europe in the late ...Full Schiller Biography
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