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Back to Berlin

by Joerg Dankert

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1.
Echoes from the wall 10:04
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2.
Iron curtain haze 09:52
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3.
Back to Berlin 08:54
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4.
Stasi surveillance 07:42
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5.
Kudamm rhythm 09:14
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6.
Transitroute survival 14:45
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7.
Checkpoint velocity 07:40
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8.
Bonus : 3I/Atlas 12:54
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about

With this album, I went back to where my musical journey began. The Berlin School has always moved me deeply and influenced me since Klaus Schulze's “Blackdance” and Tangerine Dream's “Phaedra.”

The tracks are thematically rooted in the 70s and 80s. My memories of traveling through the GDR to get to West Berlin, whether by train or via the transit highway, have been incorporated into the music, as has a trip to Moscow for which I traveled from Bremen to West Berlin and then entered East Berlin to fly to Moscow on an Aeroflot plane from the airport there in 1979.

In connection with my time in the German Armed Forces' electronic reconnaissance unit and thus my involvement with Russia, which was a potential enemy at the time and is a real enemy today, there are many emotions that have flowed into the album.

With this album, I want to offer music that brings joy and pays respect to the past, to the Berlin School. This album is not about innovation, but about handmade music from the heart. Honest music from person to person.

Do I really have to say it again? Or should I even shout it out? ... Ok. ... There's no AI here. There's only me!

I would be very happy if I have succeeded in capturing the essence of the Berlin School while preserving my own unmistakable musical signature.

One more thing:
I've included a bonus track on the album. A space song named after the unusual comet that's currently flying through our solar system. 3I/Atlas.


Advice:
For the richest experience, it's recommend listening with high-quality headphones to fully appreciate the mix's spatial depth and intricate textures.

Copyright:
All songs were composed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by myself in Cubase 12 Artist.

Cover:
It was designed and made by myself.

Main Instruments and effects:
Steinberg (Halion, Padshop, Retrologue)
Cherry Audio (Quadra, Dreamsynth, Elka-X, GX-80, Harmonia)
Stepic Sequencer
Valhalla Supermassive
Eventide Blackhole
PaulXStretch

Hardware:
Notebook from da-x.de, Akai Midimix, MPK mini, LPK 24, M-Audio Keystation 61, Axiom mini, Nektar S49, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd generation, Beyerdynamic DT 770 80 Ohm Pro headphones, and KRK speakers.  

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released November 28, 2025

This Album is dedicated to a world and a time, which aren't existing anymore. I pray for Ukraine and its people. #fckptn #fcktrmp

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Joerg Dankert Tarmstedt, Germany

Joerg Dankert is a German electronic musician creating atmospheric soundscapes with conceptual and emotional depth. Inspired by the Berlin School, dark ambient, and film music, his slowly evolving compositions blend analog synths, samples, and narrative structures. His music invites reflection—an experience beyond sound. ... more

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