Tough one this. Members of the Blue Lotus are divided into two camps; those for hoisting Ulrich Schnauss shoulder high and proclaiming him genius status; the other for hoisting him from the nearest lamp-post for the crime of utter tediousness. The last album 'A Strangely Isolated Place' kicked off the debate, either beautifully emotional electronica or saccharine middle of the road, depending who you asked. Between then and now we've had a few albums that have taken the blueprint further, notable Dextro's 'Consequence Music,' and these have only entrenched the positions.
And then the new album, 'Goodbye', came along, only this time Mr Schnauss has brought his chums,their guitars and a HUGE reverb.
And what a difference.
Now if you'll excuse me, we're all off for some brogue-gazing.
Buy it!
Goodbye
Find out more at Mr Schnauss's Myspace
PS If you do check his myspace, don't let the frankly shite lyrics to the track 'Shine' put you off. Although there is no excuse for that sort of thing, it does throw the rest of the album into brillian relief. Honest.
