Dark Side of the Moog Vol. 3 (1995)

Klaus Schulze and Pete Namlook - Dark Side of the Moog Vol. 3

Track Listing:

1.	Phantom Heart Brother Part 1	18:26
2.	Phantom Heart Brother Part 2	12:15
3.	Phantom Heart Brother Part 3	10:05
4.	Phantom Heart Brother Part 4	06:12
5.	Phantom Heart Brother Part 5	09:12
6.	Phantom Heart Brother Part 6	02:48

Rating: 4 Stars

The CD contains a single piece of music, but unlike the first two CDs the track divisions are at sensible points which are based on developments in the music.

The album was originally released on Pete Namlook's private label, but because of the popularity of the first two albums it was released as a limited edition of 2000 copies. Even this number wasn't enough, and it soon sold out. In 2016 it was re-released as part of a box set, which is now also out of print.

This is the third collaboration between Klaus Schulze and Pete Namlook. According to the description on Pete Namlook's web site:

"Already the third Namlook-Schulze collaboration and still different to the rest. This time a combination of alien choirs and arias, typical Schulze chords and basses, Namlook at guitar, spacey sounds and electro-minimalist beat-oriented parts which all build a climax in part 4".

The first two albums were obviously the collaboration of equal partners. Based on my knowledge of the two musicians, this third album seems very much like a Pete Namlook album. Klaus Schulze fades into the background, whatever the above quoted description says. The album is enjoyable, but weaker than the first two albums. It's slightly too ambient for my tastes.