Berlin School electronic
Latest: Archives Volume 2 (2025)
It doesn't appear that FSP are active anymore, but they are in the process of emptying the vaults. I'm sure there's plenty of great music in these archives. Apparently there will be a 3rd archival release by year end.
UMR review page for Free System Projekt
Passenger 4 (2004) w/Dweller at the Threshold
Probably the least inventive of the FSP albums. Not only is it influenced by Rubycon, it's almost a cover version of the album. Which doesn't make it a bad effort. But given how many albums I already own in the style, including by Tangerine Dream themselves, this album comes off as "too much of the same thing.". Gotta go, Joe.
---2/19/24
Pointless Reminder (1999)
Of all the current bands playing in the retro Berlin School of sequencer based electronic music, Dutch ensemble Free System Projekt may be the closest in imitating the original pioneers. Especially the Tangerine Dream variant circa 1976 to 1977. For some, Free System Projekt are no doubt likely to irk purists, and state they are nothing more than plagiarists. But I don't feel that way strangely enough. The style of music that TD laid down 35 years ago is open in nature, one that can be explored in a variety of different ways. I've heard most of FSP's official releases (including collaborations), and I'd probably rate this first album as their best. But they're all very good.
---2008
7/20/11 (new entry)
Wow, great news. I didn't see that one coming. While they're at it, they could perhaps do a reprint of their earlier albums, because those are bloody hard to find.
ReplyDeleteTechnical remark for the webmaster: you seem to have dropped an i, correct location is Huizen. Best wishes from slightly further east of Amsterdam :-)
Ah! Fixed. I knew that too. I'm a terrible editor LOL. Thanks Bas!
DeleteDue out on 29 April
ReplyDeleteIn case you missed it, there is a new(ish) FSP album out, a collaboration with Terje Winther. No mention of it on their website, not available in their webshop (who does their PR? Sack 'em!), but it can be found on bandcamp: https://freesystemprojekt.bandcamp.com/album/spoon-forest
ReplyDeleteI definitely missed it! Thanks for letting us know.
DeleteMore FSP: British Isles Vol.1&2 (live recordings from 2008). This was available digitally from MusicZeit, but Groove have now reissued it on CD with a bonus track. I don't understand why they decided to release two separate CDs instead of a double CD, but there you go.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bas for the update!
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