Peter Baumann - Nightfall *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 16th May 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

Hamburg’s kosmische custodians at Bureau B proudly welcome legendary synth maestro

Peter Baumann back into the studio for his first solo album since Machines Of Desire (2016).

A defining force in the Berlin School of electronic music, both as a member of Tangerine

Dream in their most essential era, and as a solo artist, Baumann has always bridged the

cerebral and the cinematic.

With Nightfall, he embarks on another sonic odyssey, crafting an atmospheric album

steeped  in mystery and evocative storytelling. Baumann’s artistic vision has long been

shaped by his exploration of the human condition. From his pioneering work with Tangerine

Dream to his influential New Age imprint, Private Music, and his philosophical pursuits

through the Baumann Foundation, his creativity and curiosity remain undiminished.

Nightfall is the latest chapter in his five-decade journey - a deeply emotional album that

embraces impermanence to transport the listener into a series of shapeshifting

soundscapes.

"The cover of Nightfall shows an imprint on a sand dune, symbolising the fleeting nature

of our lives, our experiences, our existence," Baumann explains. "The track titles, as with

much of my work, reflect the ephemeral, ungraspable nature of our existence."

The misty melancholia of opener "No One Knows" pairs hypnotic woodblock rhythms with

desert guitars, while "Lost In A Pale Blue Sky" floats through celestial choirs and rolling

timpani, evoking dreamlike introspection. Elsewhere, "On The Long Road" pulses with

insect-like percussion and serrated synth tones, exuding a ritualistic energy. Tracks like "A

World Apart" and "From A Far Land" build tension through cascading melodies and rhythmic

precision, evoking distant horizons and uncharted territories. "Sailing Past Midnight" melds

bass mallets with feedback-laden synths, conjuring a sense of movement and urgency, while

"I'm Sitting Here, Just For A While" layers snaking saxophones and hand percussion into a

mystical, arcane soundscape. The album closes with the title track, "Nightfall", a deeply

atmospheric piece wrapped in choral textures and shadowy undertones.

"I love instrumental music because it bypasses any concepts, it is an expression that words

can never capture," Baumann reflects. "We can’t hear music exactly the same way twice,

it’s always experienced differently, sometime slightly sometimes substantially. Like a river,

never exactly the same."

From the very beginnings of his career, Peter Baumann has infused his work with a sense of

the beyond and Nightfall is no exception. Each track invites the listener to interpret, to feel,

and to immerse themselves in its crepuscular beauty. “

For the better part of five decades in every music project I was involved in, I aimed to infuse it

with a transcendent quality." Baumann states.

With Nightfall, the composer has created a shimmering doorway, just waiting for you to step

through.

Tracklist

A1 No One Knows

A2 Lost In A Pale Blue Sky

A3 On The Long Road

A4 A World Apart

B1 From A Far Land

B2 Sailing Past Midnight

B3 I'm Sitting Here, Just For A While

B4 Nightfall

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