Ulrich Schnauss
Goodbye
Domino Recordings
Grade: A-
Gorgeously atmospheric, ambient electronic shoegazing is the sound that greets you on the opener “Never be the Same” on Ulrich Schnauss’ third album Goodbye. Similar in thought to Schnauss’ first two records – Far Away Trains Passing By and A Strangely Isolated Place (originally released on City Centre Offices and then reissued by Domino in 2006) – Goodbye sets so many moods of electronic indie that it is superbly impressionable even to the most stubborn and jaded. With a wall of instruments several hundred feet thick, Schnauss manages to hint influences far and wide, and still sound entirely unique and un-derivative. Naturally, moods, spaces, and passages remind you of one band or another, but the product in its entirety is different and special. Joining Schnauss in crafting these ten tracks is the breathy voice of Judith Beck; a voice that’s timeless indie electronic. Besides from the opener, time should be spent on “Stars,” “Here Today, Goodbye Tomorrow,” billion walls of sound from “Medusa,” and the more standard rock number “Shine.” Goodbye is an album that will be well-mined by filmmakers.
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