Friday 18 October 2019

Servi ‎– "Rückkehr Aus Ithaka" (AMIGA ‎– 8 56 229) 1986


Servi were duo Jan Bilk,(no relation to Acker) and Tomas Nawka; formerly of the Rock group version of Servi. Thankfully they switched to Electronica around 1986,and produced this Vangelis,Jean Michel Jarre type album.
Opening tracks "Thetis" and "Hellespont" are the standout tunes here,the rest of the album is a mixture of ambient electronics,Kosmiche Musick,disco stompers, and failed Soundtrack themes;but, still one of the better DDR Synth releases.There are some terrible eighties drum sounds like the ones used in the BBC's "Eastenders" soap,but these are mostly nullified with some lush synth sounds,and a limited dose of experimentation.

Tracklist:

A1 Thetis 3:42
A2 Hellespont 4:58
A3 Symplegaden 3:13
A4 Kirkes 10:22
A5 Medea 3:17
B1 Chiron 4:36
B2 Sirenen 3:46
B3 Laistrygonen 4:57
B4 Nausikaa 4:57
B5 Leukothea 5:34


2 comments:

iNgo said...

Thank you for ripping!!

Anonymous said...

One of the most mindblowing and original records ever. Nowadays this would be called Vaporwave, very laid-back and super entertaining, without the overblown escapades of other electronic musicans of this era. Laistrygonen sounds like an early 90s Ambient track, such incredible pads. This album is a true hidden classic!