Peace Orchestra

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Total Tracks: 9   Total Length: 57:16

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distinctsun

This is a must in your collection.

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a must

micropublishery

you must have this as a part of your listening experience

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IMMERSE YOURSELF...

mickofleeds

Any thing from the K & D labs is well worth a listen. Dreamy, languid stuff. a strong argument for closer links with europe!

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Just perfect!

shred

Turn off the light, turn up the volume, close your eyes... and enjoy! This is one of the best albums ever. By the way: It is a real band-aid glued on the cover, and a scar printed below.

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perfect

plueschohr

after years this is still one of the best trip hop, downbeat ... however ... records ... perfect

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Peace Orchestra, the debut album by Kruder & Dorfmeister’s Peter Kruder, suffers little for its lack of both producers. The kind of trance-state trip-hop that sounds freshly minted by God himself, these nine tracks belie the notion that trip-hop is a style scavenger, content to paste sampled jazz-funk over a few hip-hop breaks. Peace Orchestra is so lovingly crafted, so finely detailed, that comparisons with the glut of trip-hop sinking the market seems almost laughable. A languid clarinet line does a slow waltz with K&D’s oft-used shuffle-beat on the highlight “Meister Petz,” while “Double Drums” works a mutated tech-synth line with strong breakbeats. Kruder’s musical sense comes from a variety of musical capitals, including Rio de Janeiro (the fine, delicate swing), New York (the jazz chords and shadings), East L.A. (Latin percussion), and London (acid house ). Only Kruder (or perhaps Dorfmeister) could distill so many elements into one cohesive album without risk of blandness or musical fragmentation. – John Bush

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