00/346+00/380: Mixes 2 - Conrad Schnitzler

The more energetic and physical intention of the second disc is instantly apparent with Schnitzler’s fast but beatless remix of his own original. It’s an amphetamine fuelled 70s ambient space adventure full of lasers, tension and big looming sets. The two Schnitzler originals here also have something of a spacey feel. ‘00/380.13’ jumps languidly up and down octaves between high and low pitched drones to create a dense feeling of drifting in high gravity, whereas ‘00/346.10’ is an elegant flight through chiming stars and deep base pulses.
The clear highlight of the set, however, is easily Thomas Fehlmann’s remix which somehow seems to mash all of Schnitzler’s material into one. Loosely divided into three parts, the first is dangerously trancey in a heavy, analogue way. The urgent, climaxing pitches are totally addictive and drift seemlessly into the second two parts which are no less heady, but more lush with melodic fluxes and motorik urgency. The middle section harks closely to Fehlmann’s Kompakt releases, while the last third races home through terrain that is bizzarely reminiscent of another krautrock group, Harmonia, as much as Schnitzler’s material. An absolute stomper.
If you had to pick one of these two, your money would be on the second for Fehlmann’s remix – the first disc will appeal more to minimal fans – but credit to the project as a whole –. Similarly, DJs might also frown at Schnitzler’s originals, but for those at home they’re an added bonus.

Tracks
00:00 Conrad Schnitzler mix
07:09 00/380.13
11:25 Thomas Fehlmann mix
20:24 00/346.10