Gandalf
Magic Theatre
WEA (Germany) 1983
24.0293-1 (LP)
sleeve : EX+(SOC)
media : EX+/EX(some slightly noises. the beginning of B2 has some light click noises.)
An album released in 1983 by Austrian synthesizer player Gandalf. It is a suite consisting of 9 tracks, themed around the story of "The Seven Doors." The album features a fantastical and grand synthesizer sound, highlighted by electric guitar melodies that evoke Mike Oldfield, combined with oriental influences. Tracks like A4, with its spiritual feel, driven by indigenous rhythms from drums and percussion, fuzz guitar, and effect-laden saxophone, and B2, where the beautiful tones of acoustic guitar and sitar gently envelop the space, add to the dreamlike and expansive atmosphere of the work.
A4: 3rd Door / Loss of Identity in the Labyrinth of Delusions
B2: 5th Door / Beyond the Wall of Ignorance