Mind Over Matter - Under the Stars (2000)
Genre: New Age, World, Ambient
Label: Innovative Communication (IC 87 2345-2)
This is a live album made up of highlights from various concerts held at a planetarium in Erkrath, Germany. Recording either as Cosmic Hoffmann or Mind Over Matter, Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock recordings always are a great combination of retro Krautrock analog heaven and mind-expanding space music. As the title suggests, this is music of the more floating, spacey variety. Each track runs about ten minutes, allowing just enough time for it to germinate before the next one ensues. The light guitar echoes in A Night in Mogul's Garden perfectly augment the floating synthesizers and distant wailing wordless vocals. Soft percussion appears as layers develop. This is so peaceful and calm. Delicate, bright sequencing carries Mello(w) Kathmandu along, as well as light tribal percussion, flute,and more fine guitar playing. Klaus has such a deft hand at knowing when to play and when to pull back, and it really shows here. Eastern-tinged sounds and themes continue with Mahatma Gandhi, again featuring occasional male vocals which never detract from the atmospheric quality of the music. On the other hand, Vive la Vie features French recitation very much in the forefront. It s a rather abrupt change from the rest of the disc, but even this works somehow. One spacey and one retro track full of Mellotron finish off the disc in fine form.
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