Rommanis Mötte-"Kozmische"

The psychedelic pilgrim detaches his shuttle from the docking bay of a large space station spinning in orbit around the faint glow of a dying sun. The engines of his vessel fire once, propelling his craft into the cold reaches of the unknown. The synthesizers of Rommanis Mötte glow and pulse like the intricate controls of the cosmic traveler's space shuttle as it glides into the cosmos. While the deep pulses and spacial flourishes certainly invoke a sense of exploration, there too exists a since of wide-eyed wonderment in the warm dances of fluttering patterns that echo and fade into the vast expanse surrounding the cosmic traveler. “Kozmische” manages to blend the sounds of your favorite 70's psych albums (if their radio signals were projected into the cosmic background of our expanding universe) with a well worn soundtrack to a planetary educational VHS tape. Synthesizers fade in and out of time as Rommanis Mötte uses the many electronic brushes at his disposal to paint the picture of our pilgrim traveling past gas giants and stars as the weight of his vessel slides through the portals which divide the scenes Rommanis Mötte crafts in the void. Each note, each trail, each pulse, each sweep balances itself perfectly within a background that could easily become cluttered. The extensive list of keyboards listed on the back of the LP serve as a means to inform the listener that Mötte’s sounds are not made haphazardly, and each note seems meticulously intentional without feeling sterile. If nothing, the conclusion of the special thanks on the back of the LP offers an influential and thematic intersection, “Special thanks to Tangerine Dream for creating the world of cosmic brilliance.” In short, “Kozmische” by Rommanis Mötte is a fine example of cosmic brilliance.

-Blake Marlow