Walking On Wooden Legs - Music

Johannes Schmoelling Has Developed A Reputation As The Guru Of Electronic Concept Albums. Born In Lohne Germany In 1950 He Began Playing The Piano At Age Of Eight. By Age Twelve He Had Developed A Fascination With The Pipe Organ And Within Two Years Had Mastered The Instrument To Such A Level That He Began To Play Professionally In Various Churches. After Graduating College In 1978 With A Degree In Sound Engineering Schmoelling Began Doing Work For Live Theatrical Performances At Berlin's Famous Schaubühne Am Halleschen Ufer Allowing Him To Combine His Technical And Musical Interests. In 1979 Schmoelling Met Edgar Froese And Joined With Him And Christoph Franke To Reestablish The Trio Status Of Tangerine Dream. Schmoelling Debuted On TD's Tangram In 1980 And Spent The Next Five Years Recording And Touring With The Group. Over That Time Span The Trio Released Several Landmark Albums Including Exit And Logos Live As Well As A Series Of Film Soundtracks Such As Thief Risky Business And Legend. In 1986 Schmoelling Left The Group To Pursue A Solo Career. His First Solo Album Wuivend Riet In 1987 Established A New Direction For Schmoelling A Unique Sound Of Electronic-Based Thematic Works Arranged In Natural Sonic Environments. His Follow-Up Albums Continued In That Vein Leading Up To His Most Recent Release Songs No Words In 1995. Since 1995 Up To Now Johannes Does The Soundtrack Music For The German TV-Series "Ein Starkes Team" "A Strong Team" .
1998 Saw The Re-Release Of His Long Sought After Record The Zoo Of Tranquility In A Re-Recorded And Remixed Version Including Additional New Tracks. And In The End Of The Same Year Johannes Schmoelling Got His Very Own Official Website On The Internet.
In 2000 He Founded His Own Label Viktoriapark Records On Which The Long Deleted Album White Out Saw Its Rerelease. During The Following Years Johannes Finished Work On The Second Release On The Label Laufen A Radio Play Besides Working On Several Soundtrack Music For Television. During 2003 His New Release Recycle Or Die Took Shape And Saw Its Release On Johannes Birthday November 9th. Taken From Johannes Schmoelling`s Official Site ...................................................................................... Member Of Tangerine Dream During Probably Their Most Productive Period 1980 - 1985. Latterly Has Recorded Some Impressive Solo Albums Of His Own.
Originally Trained As A Sound Engineer In A Theatre He Has Recently Released New Pieces. Solo Discography Studio Albums 1. Wuivend Riet Erdenklang 1986 2. The Zoo Of Tranquility Theta 1988 3. White Out Polydor 1990 4. Lieder Ohne Worte - Songs No Words Erdenklang 1995 5. The Zoo Of Tranquility Erdenklang 1998 6. White Out Viktoriapark 2000 7. Recycle Or Die Viktoriapark 2003 8. Instant City Viktoriapark 2006 9. Images And Memory 1986-2006 Viktoriapark 2007 10. Early Beginnings Viktoriapark 2008 RADIO-PLAYS 1. Audio Art Semele/ Viktoriapark 2006 Delayed December 2007 2. Weltmärchen - Weltmusik Viktoriapark 2004 3. Laufen Viktoriapark 2002 4. Der Zaubergeiger Settembrini Deutsche Grammophon 1989 Different Compilations Featuring Johannes Schmoelling 1. Electronische Muziek 1994 Klem 1994 2. Infinite Horizons Horizon Music 1998 3. Music For The 3rd Millennium Vol. 3 AMP 2001 4. Edition #6 GROOVE 2005 5. Edition #13 GROOVE 2006 Johannes Schmoelling With Tangerine Dream Studio Albums 1. Tangram 1980 2. Exit 1981 3. White Eagle 1982 4. Hyperborea 1983 5. Le Parc 1985 6. Kyoto 2005 Live Albums 1. Quichotte 1981 2. Logos - Live At The Dominion 1982 3. Poland - The Warsaw Concert 1984 4. Aachen - January 21st 1981 2004 5. Pergamon 1986 6. Paris - February 2nd 1981 2004 7. Sohoman 1999 8. Sydney - February 22nd 1982 2004 9. The Bootleg Box Set Vol. 2 2004 10. Preston - November 5th 1980 2006 Soundtrack Albums 1. Thief 1981 2. Wavelength 1983 3. Risky Business 1984 4. Flashpoint 1984 5. Firestarter 1984 6. Heartbreakers 1985 7. Legend 1986 8. The Park Is Mine 1986 9. The Keep Bootleg 1996 10. The Keep 1997/ 1999 Compilations 1. Dream Sequence 1985 2. Tangents 1973 - 1983 1994 3. The Dream Roots Collection 1996 4. Tangerine Dream 1999 5.Antique Dreams June 30th 2000 6. I-Box 11/2000 7. Tangines Scales 8. Silver Siren Collection 9. Cyberjam Collection
10. Antique Dreamland
11. Ocean Waves Collection
12. TD Plays TD 2006 13. Booster 2007 Twilight Folder Never Released . read less