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Title: classical chill
Review: i stumbled onto schnauss as a recommendation spawned from another purchase, and shortly picked up all his disks. john diliberto's (amazon) review strikes me as accurate and justly appreciative. schnauss's music has an overall sheen and slickness that disguises some very carefully worked out musical details, hidden in plain view within its minimalist musical ideas and synthetic instrumental textures. the music sometimes seems near to veer into eurotrash hipness and urbanity, or discotrash superficiality, or just plain brainless electronica, but it avoids those hazards by means of a slowly evolving musical landscape that is embued with optimism, warmth and an unpretentious musical integrity.
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