Traumreisen

Traumreisen is the seventh studio album by the German solo artist Michael Rother. It was released in 1987 and includes the single "Lichtermeer" b/w "Happy-End".

Traumreisen
Studio album by
Michael Rother
Released1987
RecordedJanuary - July 1987 in Fernwärme Studio, Forst[1]
GenreKrautrock, art rock
Length34:50
LabelPolydor
ProducerMichael Rother
Michael Rother chronology
Süßherz und Tiefenschärfe
(1985)		 Traumreisen
(1987)		 Radio
(1993)

The album was recorded between January and July 1987 in Germany at Rother's own studio Fernwärme Studio in Forst. Receiving positive reviews the album was released as an LP, CD and Cassette in 1987. The album was reissued on CD in 1993 with bonus tracks and having been remastered. The artwork for the album includes photography by Ann Weitz.

Recording and music

Traumreisen is the third studio album which Rother recorded without any assistance. The entirety of the album was written and performed by Rother utilising guitar and electronic instrumentation.[1]

In the interim between the release of his previous album Süssherz & Tiefenschärfe and the recording of Traumreisen Rother reunited with Klaus Dinger to record a fourth album as Neu!. The recording sessions were fraught and difficult, and the material was unreleased until 1995. The Neu! sessions were eventually released by Dinger as Neu! 4, and in 2010 remixed and re-released by Rother as Neu! '86.[2] Traumreisen bears little relation to the chaotic Neu! sound, and maintained the increasingly ambient and delicate tone of Rother's solo work.

Releases

Traumreisen was first released on Polydor Records as an LP, CD and Cassette in 1987. In 1993, Rother secured the rights to his back catalogue and re-issued all of his solo albums with bonus tracks and remastered sound on his own label, Random Records.[3] In 2000, Rother re-issued all of the albums again in partnership between Random Records and BSC Music.[3] Expanded editions include the 1993-era tracks "Südseewellen – Radio Dance Remix", "Lucky Stars – Radio Dance Remix", "Trance-Atlantik" and "Südseewellen – Ambient Remix".

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Traumreisen received positive reviews by the majority of critics.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Rother.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Südseewellen"7:01
2."Reiselust"4:06
3."Schwarze Augen"4:52
4."Lucky Stars"3:03
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Lichtermeer"5:08
6."Gloria"5:58
7."Happy-End"4:42
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."Südseewellen (Radio Dance Remix)" (1993)3:48
9."Lucky Stars (Radio Dance Remix)" (1993)3:59
10."Trance-Atlantik" (1993)5:22
11."Südseewellen (Ambient Remix)" (1993)5:35

Personnel
  • Michael Rother - All Instruments, Recorded by, Producer
  • Ann Weitz - Photography
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References
  1. "Michael Rother - Edition". Random Records - a division of Spieker und Rother GmbH. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. "michaelrother.de - Neu! vinyl box set released on 10 May 2010". michaelrother.de. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  3. "Random Records - About". randomrecords.de. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. Jurek, Thom. "Review: Traumreisen - Michael Rother". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
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