Klaus Schulze - Body Love 2
KS Canon 9
Track Listing:
| 1. | Nowhere - Now Here | 28:55 |
| 2. | Stardancer II | 14:12 |
| 3. | Moogetique | 13:10 |
Bonus Tracks:
| 4. | Buddy Laugh (A Rock'n'Roll Bolero) | 23:16 |
Notes: Harald Grosskopf plays drums.
Rating: 5 Stars
Bonus Tracks: 4½ Stars
When I first bought this album on LP in 1977 I was confused. The soundtrack album "Body Love" was perfect in itself, so why was anything added to it? It wasn't until the CD was released years later that the liner notes from an interview with Klaus Schulze explained it. The album had nothing to do with "Body Love". It was a completely new creation, not an add-on or an update of any kind.
Klaus had signed a contract with Island Records earlier in the year. His first album was "Mirage". The Island executive Chris Blackwell wasn't sure "Mirage" would be a success – which is ironic because it's now considered his best album – so he asked Klaus if he could make another album like "Moondawn" or "Body Love". He recorded two tracks, added a remix of "Stardancer" from the "Body Love" album, and he called his new album "Body Love Vol. 2", just to make Chris Blackwell happy.
"Stardancer" and "Stardancer 2" are similar, but I've played them back to back a few times, and I prefer "Stardancer 2". I can't say why, I just do.
The bonus track was recorded during the same sessions. KDM has examined the old tape and considers it to be the best of four extra tracks that were recorded at the same time. The title was invented by KDM, as was the case with most bonus tracks from old tapes. I'm sure it means something.
Go - Go Too (1977)
Stomu Yamashta (keyboards)
Linda Lewis (vocals)
Michael Shrieve (drums)
Al Di Meola (guitar)
Klaus Schulze (synthesizers)
Paul Jackson (bass guitar)
Rating: 2 Stars
Stomu Yamashta called the musicians together again for a new album. It doesn't even live up to the first album. If Stomu ever called them for a third album they didn't pick up the phone.
The title "Buddy Laugh" was not invented by kdm.
ReplyDeleteArtur Lasoń from Warsa/Poland invented this title.
Quotation from cd A TRIBUTE TO KLAUS SCHULZE (page 4):
"A pecial Hello goes to Artur Lason; his "Buddy, Laugh!" didn't make it into the album, but the title alone was great (If you actually speak this title, you'll understand the trick quckly."
I know Artur personally and he told me a few time he was inventor. Once I even listend track he had composed.
Thank you a lot for this information. It never occurred to me until now what "Buddy, Laugh" meant. I should have guessed. I'm sure that KDM invented most of the titles for bonus tracks and box sets, especially the titles of live tracks at concerts, but it's interesting to hear that "Buddy, Laugh" was an exception.
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