Villa Wunderbar: A Selection

by Irmin Schmidt

Overview

As a founding member of legendary Krautrock group Can, Irmin Schmidt provided keyboards and synthesizers for some of the most influential experimental rock records of the '70s. Following his years in Can, Schmidt stayed active in music, but moved on to working primarily on soundtracks for films and television, as well as composing his own solo music. Villa Wunderbar is a massive compilation, collecting 31 of Schmidt's pieces recorded between the early '80s and 2009. The first 12 tracks are Schmidt's solo work, ranging from the demented cinematic romp of 1991's "Le Weekend" to the bubbling synth tones and avant ambience of "Rapido de Noir." Shades of Diamond Dogs-era Bowie come through in the distant shimmer of the accordion-heavy "Time the Dreamkiller." The final 19 pieces comprise various themes, songs, and incidental music from films commissioned by directors such as Wim Wenders and Herbert Wolfertz. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	01/10/2020
Label:	Mute
UPC:	0724596958315
Rank:	177182

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Dreambite
2. Le Weekend
3. Rapido De Noir
4. Love
5. Villa Wunderbar
6. Time the Dreamkiller
7. Fledermenschen

Disc 2

8. Burning Straw in Sky
9. Kick on the Floods
10. Fuchsia's Song-Rainbow Party
11. Ensemble-Joy
12. Klavierstuck V

Disc 3

13. Variationen ¿¿ber Ein Thema Von J.S. Bach (Flavia Theme)
14. Quattrocanti (Dream Theme IV)
15. Fresco & Finale (Flavia Theme III & IV)
16. Zicke Zick
17. Schneeland
18. Dangerous
19. Rote Erde [Titel Musik]
20. Es Geht Ein Schnitter
21. Bohemian Step
22. Roll on Euphrates [Titelmusik]

Disc 4

23. Solo
24. Aller Tage Abend Walzer
25. Morning in Berlin
26. Geisterlied
27. Verdi Prati Valse
28. Messer im Kopf [Titelmusik]
29. Lied vom Verschwinden
30. Alice [Remix]
31. Last Night Sleep [Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Irmin Schmidt   Primary Artist,Piano,Balama,Vocals,Beatbox,Beat Box,Conductor,Keyboards,Electronics,Synthesizer,Prepared Piano,Native American Flute
Kumo   Primary Artist,Theremin,Electronics
Duesseldorfer Symphoniker   Primary Artist
Michael Karoli   Guitar,Vocals,Bass
Gerd Dudek   Saxophone
Bruno Spoerri   Saxophone,Synthesizer
Manfred Schoof   Flugelhorn
Gitte Haenning   Vocals (Background)
Franck Ema-Otu   Bass
Brandenburger Symphoniker   Orchestra
Daniel Rosenboom   Trumpet
Steve Baker   Harmonica
Jono Podmore   Electronics
Serge Ferrara   Accordion
Paul Fredericks   Vocals
Ian Dixon   Trumpet
Geoff Warren   Flute,Sax (Alto)
Duncan Fallowell   Vocals
Judith Stegemoeller   Violin
Claudia Stuelpner   Vocals (Background)
Christiane Oxenfort   Flute (Alto),Flute (Bass)
Claudia Visca   Soprano,Soprano (Vocal)
Elise Kaufmann   Soprano,Soprano (Vocal)
Isis Zertlett   Vocals
Koen Schoots   Conductor
Oezay Fecht   Vocals (Background)
Reebob Kwakubah   Percussion
Reiner Beinghaus   Counter Tenor (Vocal)
Sabine Schnitzer   Soprano,Soprano (Vocal)
Scott Terzaghi   Cello
Stefan Vinzberg   Tenor (Vocal)
Juan Jose Mosalini   Bandoneon
Trilok Gurtu   Percussion
Steve Shehan   Percussion
Holger Czukay   Bass
Jaki Liebezeit   Drums,Percussion
John Marshall   Drums
Markus Stockhausen   Trumpet
Max Laesser   Slide Guitar

Technical Credits

Michael Karoli   Mixing,Engineer
Bruno Spoerri   Composer,Producer
Can   Composer,Producer
Ron Kurz   Mixing,Engineer
Rene Tinner   Mixing,Engineer
Jono Podmore   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Paul Fredericks   Composer,Lyricist
Duncan Fallowell   Composer,Lyricist
Youri Vamos   Composer
Gareth Jones   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Andreas Torkler   Mastering
Justus Koehnke   Programming
Jake Bullit   Programming
Irmin Schmidt   Composer,Producer,Remixing,Remix Producer
Kumo   Composer,Producer