Retrofuturism | 1970s A Berlin School | Vintage Synths and Electronic Vibes

[@icollided]

The past was actually more futuristic than the actual future.

[@huletnadof313]

The future was 1980. Everything after that is a simulation pushed on us by the Almighty Algorithm.

[@robstammers7149]

Phaedra (TD) was my first exposure to electronic music. I'm now approaching 70 years old and I'm still listening to synth music from the early days of Tangerine Dream, Schulze and many others to now. State Azure is one of the new electronic artists who has captured me once again. The Berlin School and it's associated sounds and rhythms, remains the epitome of that genre we all love and continue to be entranced by. Regards Rob (UK)

[@swifty1969]

I'm 55 and feel the same. As for myself, TD's absolute best work was in the 80's. State Azure is truly awesome. His TD's covers are excellent.

[@maximilianogimenez3484]

And now you can hear this beautiful electronic music at kzbin.info/www/bejne/rV6YlmlpbqeFf7csi=eLm85ePHpX1YXCZv

[@timlangley8926]

59 ditto

[@zest3922]

You should check out nala sinephro. One of my favorites. If you havnt already that is.

[@dicranum182]

Pareil pour moi 63 ans

[@rosumparat]

If I would to have a Starship to travel across the stars and witness the wonders of the Universe this is the kind of music I'd be playing continuously.

[@matthieujoly]

An insane amount of my lifetime was/is to listen to music, so... the 70's electronik music is a huge part of it. Tangerine Dream/Klaus Schulze/Ashra Tempel - Manuel Goettsching and... many more, i just can't stop listening to this.

[@pmlbeirao]

A common misconception about the "Berlin school" sound it that it was all analog electronics. There were many kinds of instruments involved in the sound, including pianos, electric guitars, flutes, and of course the Mellotron, which added a very organic feel to the music. Edgar Froese played his electric guitar in almost all TD songs in the mid-70s. Manuel Gottsching of course created his own guitar-based sound. Klaus Schulze used to be a drummer, and his late 70s albums included drums played by his friend Harald Grosskopf. These are the obvious examples.

[@TonyShephard-w4m]

obviously not strictly a Berlin School band, but not without parallels; even Kraftwerk had many 'organic' instruments as well as electronics, maybe most notably Florian Schneider's flute.

[@teutorider]

Synthesizer waren sehr teuer und es wurde sehr viel mit klassischen Instrumenten experimentiert.

[@drmseq]

Although synthesizers are the first thing that comes to mind when you see music labeled "Berlin School". At least for me.

[@Revan1One]

Looks like communist tech to me. Slow and infeasible. But the music is good.

[@josephlynch3746]

Often felt that way, well explained, appreciate it~:)*

[@LudwigKuppers]

Professionelle sphärische Musik. Erstaunlich was damals schon möglich war. Einfach excellent !!!

[@Gileadean]

Das Album ist im September dieses Jahres erschienen...

[@hectortalavera6280]

God bless you! I’m 56 and I guess I’m not alone. 😮

[@oplak6881]

I'm 36, but u r not alone friend

[@superdeluxesmell]

Why do people always feel the need to write their age in KZbin music comment sections?

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

@@superdeluxesmell i know, right? btw, i'm also 56.

[@trastulo]

@@superdeluxesmellno problem for me at all

[@DerAlFonz]

I'm 55 and you are really not alone 😊

[@jacekjaworski3321]

Znakomita klimatyczna muzyka. Uwielbiam. Proszę o więcej :)

[@i.m.a.niteracionmatematica895]

Me gustó mucho la música y las imágenes. También me gusta la palabra "Retrofuturismo".

[@ИгорьПоцелуйко-ы3я]

Вещь очень грустная, но шикарная...

[@helbamusic]

Uuauu goob vibe

[@noelchrisjohnbenson8161]

Love it, even brings out the vibe I used to get as a kid when Dr. Who would come on, I can "stay in this world" for hours at a time.

[@maval4537]

This is my musical homeland! ❤

[@pauloojeda3688]

The best years of Tangerine Dream

[@michaelschweitzer8410]

Komplett von der KI in Bild und Ton ?! Erstaunlich gut und deprimierend zugleich.

[@dudnikowoleg]

Шикарное мягкое звучание. Остров текучего звука в океане долбежки ударными:)

[@c.andresmendez8292]

Wonderful album, thanks for sharing.

[@AlecFokas]

Masterpieces of aesthetics

[@robstammers7149]

Atem and Zeit are amongst my top picks, along with Rubycon, Ricochet, Malaysian Pale, and Phaedra of course. The original line up, Franke, Froese and Bauman still hold sway over me. Zeit and Atem were dark but brilliantly conceived. I had the first 15 years of Tangerine Dreams' albums on vinyl. But I sold them for a significant sum to another fan. I know what you think, crazy fool right, I agree. But I'm still a massive Tangerine Dream follower, even the new line up. Tangerine Dream were pioneers, and deservedly so.

[@AlvaroVega75]

Very Schulze-esque!! great! i love it!.

[@thebunter]

Sitting in the Balcony of a darkened theater as the opening credits to Risky Business came across the screen... Music by Tangerine Dream.. hmm interesting name but who's that somewhat brushing that question off but then the music starts to play and I'm hooked. I recognized the vocal music so immediately assume the electronic is Tangerine Dream. I even sit through the credits getting every bit of that music. The very next day I got to the shopping mall and look through every section in both Musicland and Great American Music and find a small section in Musicland that held mainly two artists: Tangerine Dream and Kitaro. Seeing the cover for Force Majeure I grabbed that and Tangram and I was intrigued by the cover of Silk Road II by Kitaro I made a note and bought the two Tangerine Dream vinyls. I went home and listened over and over to those two albums and thankfull I had a Sharp RP 117 turntable that allowed me to play both sides of the vinyl without flipping (still have it). This started my 40+ year passion for music and Tangerine Dream in particular. Such great music. It's been called New Age, Electronic, electronica, ambient and Belin School. I look for those genres just to find the good music I know exists within them that I will like. I've had a few disappointments over the years but overall those genres have been what I listen ot the most. This video brings that sound back from the late 70's early 80's. Thank you.

[@David_K_Booth]

If you like "Love on a Real Train", you should check out Steve Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians". TD asked for his permission to take samples from it, which he duly gave. Then he found they had not exactly sampled it, they had used it as a backing track.

[@tremoo5987]

I'm sorry honey, I need to work late in the synthesizer lab tonight.

[@Ac22768]

In my space suit? WTF 🤦‍♂️

[@leemichaelgeller4420]

I saw the thumbnails and titles and was curious - I've been listening and all I can say is bravo! Alexander, I tip my hat to you - sitting in my workspace having these sounds caress and cascade the air around my ears I am transported to a time and space that I have sorely missed. Bravo! 🤩💗

[@ambientoutpost]

Absolutely love this concept. Great Berlin School vibes (grew up w TD) and the visuals add a great feel (despite of all critical comments). You've found a niche, stick to it!

[@CaseJams]

That synth at 42:32 though ... Stable Diffusion designed a winner right there! :)

[@SynthOSphere]

Right??? It even looks like it has all thepossible FM algorithms on that giant screen !!!

[@richardvalovic4219]

That final track is pure gold! Stunning! 🖤

[@athem_lae]

Amazing music, and equally amazing artwork. It's a 5 out of 5 from me!

[@tubelectron1667]

Excellent ! Neo-Retro Berlin School style... ***** I really appreciate the 1st Chapter "Wavelength"

[@benireland-f3u]

So thankful for the mix and the amazing images! Thanks!!! 3:04

[@dhyanvegan2707]

What a wonderful discovery, the music is amazing, inspired in that era but not just a repetitive copy like others, very creative indeed, great work.

[@philippelebraud6032]

It reminds me my young years, when I was listening to my Tangerine Dream vinyls, or Klaus Schulze..

[@SorryIwasntListening]

This is wonderful! Fragments of Reality is a real Berlin School banger!! Also, the images are captivating, however it does prove that AI simply does not know what a keyboard looks like!!! :-)

[@LadyMarianneTheGreat]

Listening to this while I'm programming on Java.

[@Beliar_VR]

I'm listening to this while drinking a cup of java.😊

[@pavorealstudios]

or java is programming listening

[@АлексейМоря]

😀😃😄Прикольная НейроИнстоляция!!!;)+++++Музыкаа!!!;)😄😆😄😃😀😁👏👏👏

[@marcusmontgomery1935]

Cold, distant, and lovely. Thank you for this.

[@importantworld3]

I just wish those synths actually existed!

[@roberto9719]

Escuchando mientras escribo mi tesis de filosofía

[@eyulala4893]

👏👏👏🙏🏻🧡 💫✨️ Thank you, from a distant planet 🌌

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Ah' yes, and a Fantastic Planet (1973)!

[@AlmiranteWilliams]

Un sonido sicodélico maravilloso y una atmósfera increíble la que crea esta música. ¡¡Aplausos para el creador !!. Saludos desde Chile.

[@Papapotato508]

This is music I didn’t know I needed. Thanks!

[@Curnau]

C'est même encore mieux que les originaux ! Bravo !

[@sergedinatale7241]

Great stuff...just the way I like my electronic music!

[@paulj0557tonehead]

Thank you! This is medically necessary in these very course times we live in. ****Caution listening while driving****.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Caution listening while attempting to perceive reality

[@paulj0557tonehead]

@@RadicalCaveman Oh exactly. Man that second 30min is freakin amazing!!

[@ancientkingrecords]

Absolutely what I needed! Thank you 🎹

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Too many people forget that modern science fiction as we know it was birthed near or in the 1970s. Alien, Star Wars, Star Trek, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, A Clockwork Orange, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, etc.

[@MKMousanz]

This is so incredibly niche but it is exactly what I was looking for lol

[@bertenqvist7324]

I post ordered Tubular bells and Robycon and Wish You Were here after been watching the documentary of The Roots of Rock, These records was not available in Finland at that time. ( Not bad for 12y old...who at 10 only listening to Gary Glitter and Rubettes)

[@account_null]

"The Journey II" radio for GTA. Excellent.

[@labismusic]

Hi! 👋 Searching on YT, I came across this excellent stuff! You are fantastic!The style, the sounds, and the atmosphere of the 70's are here! I think I found a new friend, very close to what I like.Well done,my friend! I gladly give you lots of likes and sub. Keep dreaming! LABISmusic

[@kengruz669]

What's hilarious is, however gorgeous the AI visuals are, and they are as demonstrated here (though they are all rather uniform and repetitive in their aesthetic), and even how they've become increasingly detailed and nuanced, they not only have shown that they are often stumped by human anatomy details, such as groups of fingers on a hand and legs on running humans, they seem to be stumped by the widely established and ubiquitous musical keyboard.

[@sarahdee2287]

The entire video long, as one image fades into the next, I have been on the edge of my seat to see how and in what way the AI incorrectly interprets the classic black and white layout of the common keyboard, and its relation to the human hand. Again, and as always…our species can be sure, that our opposable thumbs and other high functioning phalanges, are evolutionarily what sets us apart from all other entities….even the ones we have made with them.

[@palaraga]

Отличная музыка.

[@marsupialmicron]

Really amazing! Thank you

[@renatobressan748]

Musica para uma viagem da alma.

[@Blade1310]

This is quite pleasing on the ears, mind, soul and body. Thank you!

[@ylegin]

Space 1999 Vibes!

[@emilkoch4098]

wow!!!! Loved the first track!!! Good Album Overall!!!

[@MartinLueders]

Very nice music! Love the vibes. And I also like the A.I. generated images. Just funny that A.I. still is not able to produce a normal keyboard.

[@tristen_grant]

AI is garbage.

[@mikescheer9819]

​@@tristen_granthumans created the aesthetic of a.i. therefore you are a member of your own self described garbage race. Good luck with your arrogance.

[@valuemastery]

It also had a hard time producing normal hands not long ago. Evolving incredibly fast.

[@tristen_grant]

@@mikescheer9819 I dislike AI created stuff, not human-made stuff. Yes, AI was made by humans but the things AI creates is generally made by scraping/stealing from online.

[@tristen_grant]

@@valuemastery I'd rather support actual creative people and not AI.

[@gatitocafe1251]

I was listening to this in the background at work, and my coworker and I both came to the conclusion that this music reminded us of Risk of Rain 2. Anyone else?

[@AtticusColdfield]

this music remided me about generic AI music with no soul

[@jimmetesky6019]

Enjoying this very much. Thanks.

[@greenink9645]

Wow this is pure magic, thank you!!!!

[@enzogalli5506]

Excellent!!!

[@leonardzalcewicz3654]

super!!

[@DavidBoura]

You definitively have my sub.

[@AlexSanchez-h4h]

Saludos todos los cibernautas, aquí viajando a Dos mil años luz, me encuentro en el año 2024 .

[@TassosNWOBHM]

Awesome, congrats!

[@martinfierroelche3682]

nice.

[@lionelkrasker2537]

Incrédible ......! Thank ' s .

[@enriquemarin409]

❤ simplemente espectacular!!!

[@drmseq]

Thank you for these charming sounds!

[@christiandisante]

Simply amazing!

[@MagnusBrage]

The wonderfull AI pictures inflamed my imagination because of the depth of emotions depicted.

[@mamvalenca]

What a vibe!

[@seanmurphy7011]

This AI remember the 70s differently than I do....

[@JoCa-di1kt]

😄

[@FabianZambrano-yb8vx]

Ultra Klaus Schulze Vibes

[@jamesanarch871]

Genial, saludos desde Argentina

[@CosmoG.Spacely]

The images you created are outstanding! Kudos.

[@luxanmusic]

I love this! Pure analog synthesizer ear sex.

[@Londonfogey]

Makes me think of the late Tom Baker/early Peter Davison era of 'Dr Who'.

[@tenrezende]

Great!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@otherland4551]

i guess all this is done by A.I.?

[@richardwilliams8312]

Very Kraftwerk.

[@chriskutz7144]

Sounds like an old sci-fi movie to me.

[@Psychlist1972]

1:53 who knew that Peter Serafinowicz was a synth player? :)

[@_PJW_]

In the 70s one was considered to be a bit of a freak for liking this kind of music.

[@monster762]

I wonder what retrofuturism will be like 10 or 20 years from now.

[@maestror7598]

седьмая зашла👍

[@sergemassa2937]

❤❤ Subscribed

[@Daman-g3z]

Отлично!

[@TheAnanda9new]

Time to FLY 🛸

[@scottl.1568]

What in the world?!

[@aarebaumer310]

AI pictures are very good ! Keep going, this is how myths are born.

[@1769Joner]

The first song sounds like music from the movie "Midnight Express".

[@electronicbodymusic]

Die 'Berliner Schule' wurde kürzlich gerade wiederentdeckt für den Soundtrack der Hörspielserie 'Widerliche Zeiten'... ;)

[@karljanus8308]

Is this music A I by any chance?

[@ottoweh]

same question here. @kosmischewellen - please state clearly.

[@ottoweh]

well, @kosmischewellen profile states: "vintage electronic music films created with cutting-edge AI-based image, video, and music processing technologies." - so yes. How else put out 17 "albums" in 8 month? Yet, Discogs has his cassette and CDr releases listed as of 1994 - put up by himself since 2015. So has been doing stuff before AI. @kosmischewellen - for the sake of your own analog electronics legacy - clearly state what you're doing here: Put AI in the title.

[@TheSection59]

Houston can you hear me?

[@teddybear9029]

Tangerine dream don’t you think?

[@hyperborean72]

великолепно

[@AudioPervert1]

Famous anti-technologist and theologian Jacques Ellul pointed out a future, where pressing buttons, turning dials, creating some change, more or less would define an entire society. In terms of works and play. Entire technique be it music or sound would equate to the same experience. Like Magic in the beginning and then nothing else eventually. That was the future, of a button pushing elite world, of wow sounds, now that has been replicated 1000 million times over.

[@HeavenlyWarrior]

So you call this Berlin School? I always called experimental electronic music. This genre is one of the best musics ever made. Too bad the AI image crap you put there. Better of with a black screen or even better some fixed art work than AI garbage.