Food for Fantasy - The Secret of Dreamin' - Newage 2006

NFO-file created by PostAssistant v009 Date : 9/17/2006 -- Time : 6:09:19 AM Artist : Food for Fantasy (Robert Schroeder) Album : The Secret of Dreamin' Source : CD Year : 2006 Genre : New Age Label : Spheric Music http://www.sphericmusic.de Codec : Quality : VBR, average 129kbps, joint stereo ID3-Tag : Yes, Version 1 & 2.3 Posted By : on 17-09-2006 Included : This Info-File (NFO) Playlist (M3U) Frontcover Tracklisting ------------ 01 (05:54) Remember Double Fantasy 02 (05:30) The Secret of Dreamin' 03 (03:00) Create Yourself 04 (09:34) The Spirit of Freedom 05 (10:40) Fast Food (Dinner Version) 06 (01:27) Missing Reality 07 (09:05) Night Lights 08 (06:28) Fantasy Refresher 09 (06:21) Long Running Highways 10 (04:34) Fundamental Relaxing 11 (10:39) Keep on Searching 12 (03:58) Fast Food (Snack Version) Playing Time : 77:10 Total Size : 71.7 MB Buy this cd if you like the music :) http://www.sphericmusic.de/shop/pd306888078.htm?categoryId=63 <- Order from here. Spheric is a good New Age Music label and mailorder. To some it might come as a surprise that Robert Schroeder's greatest success sales wise was not under his own name at all but instead under the pseudonym Double Fantasy (along with guitarist Charly McLion). Their album 'Universal Ave' even made it into the US charts! This project has now been rejuvenated with the new name 'Food For Fantasy', Phil Molto replacing Charly on guitar. Enough of history though- on with the music. A rhythm keeps emerging above mysterious undulating drones then disappearing to silence again as the opener 'Remember Double Fantasy' gets underway. Maybe it is supposed to represent the awakening of some deep pleasant memories of the first album. Eventually the infectious rhythm solidifies its presence and we bounce forward in pleasant fashion. The title track comes next as guitar licks dreamily ring out. A superb foot tapping rhythm comes to join the guitar and it is hard to keep the head from nodding as well. This is really lovely, relaxed but also with just that right amount of bite. 'Create Yourself' is all rather moody, synth touches mixing gently with subtle guitar tones then flute type sounds. All very ethereal stuff. 'The Spirit of Freedom' uses whooshy type effects to conjure up images of soaring high in the air. A steady rhythm soon comes in and it isn't long before we are beginning to motor along pleasantly accompanied by some lovely sunny Sunday afternoon type melodies. Joyous and uplifting. 'Fast Food (Dinner Version)' has more similarities to Robert's solo work than the other tracks so far. Think of a cross between 'Galaxie Cygnus A' and 'Paradise'. It really gets into a groove with lots of melodic touches. Personally, I could have done without the orchestral stabs but that could just be me. There is some great guitar that really lets rip. Things then become rather edgy in the third minute only to explode into life again in the fourth. 'Missing Reality' is very short at only a minute and a half but it is a gorgeous moody number combining soft tones and gently strummed guitar. This moodiness is continued through to 'Nightlights'. Melancholy guitar mixes with a slow head nodding rhythm. Lay back on the sofa and chill. 'Fantasy Refresher' starts as if we are in some sort of cosmic storm out of which an excellent sequence pulses into life. Again this is much more like traditional Schroeder but with the addition of some sympathetic guitar work. It's an excellent track and probably my favourite on the album. 'Long Running Highways' in many ways has a similar feel to the previous track but without the sequence. Instead there is a lovely jaunty lead line which duets wonderfully with the guitar. There are hints of later Schroeder albums such as 'Mindwalk' here but with an overall more 'mainstream' than New Age EM feel. 'Fundamental Relaxing' has a soft floatey backing over which acoustic guitar melodies weave a melancholy spell. It is a short rhythmless number. Simple but beautiful. 'Keep on Searching' has a similar feel to the beginning of 'Fast Food (Dinner Version)' in that there are hints of earlier Schroeder but given the super chilled treatment. The rhythms are slow combining perfectly with almost seductive melodies. 'Fast Food (Snack Version)', as might be expected, is a shortened mix of the 'Dinner Version', I suppose more suited to radio play. All those who bought 'Universal Ave' as well as fans of Robert's solo album 'Brain Voyager' should like this album. Don't expect a demanding listen (Berlin School this ain't!), just first rate chilled out grooves and melodies. I much preferred it to his recent CD 'Brainchips'. (DL)

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