Ulrich Schnauss – A Strangely Isolated Place

Heard this album countless times, both through the original CD and the (remastered) “Now is A Timeless….” Set. As excellent as those sounded, this vinyl reissue blows them out the water. “A Letter From Home” sounds especially astonishing. If you love this album, you owe it to yourself to listen to it this way….

Many car trips have had this album as part of the soundtrack. Lots of great memories with this album.

Superb pressing! Sounds amazing! I trusted the other reviews on here about this remaster and I have to say I'm glad I did. It's rare to have a remaster that doesn't lose all it's sparkle or power. This cut just let's it shine in all it's feel good energy. It brings back those great downtempo vibes from the early 2000's.

Btw, if you look around you can find it new way cheaper than the flippers are selling it for on here. Grab it while you can. I don't mind reasonable flippers but I do mind greedy ones doubling the price. Let's keep records from becoming snobby elitist bs. Keep 'em spinning, don't slab. Records are meant to be played.

I really like the remaster that was done and my pressing was flawless. recommend

Very difficult. I also own the OG vinyl and OG CD. Comparing both vinyl versions, there definitely is a substantial difference in mastering. The OG sounds very rich and yes, kind of bassheavy in comparison, whilst the newer release sounds much more delicately resolved, of course especially the highs. On the one hand everything seems more balanced now, but the new mastering sadly does have a rather anemic sound sometimes... As I said, difficult.
Let me put it this way: While the OG envelopes you like honey and radiates warm vibes, maybe 30-40% of that remains in the new edition. On the other hand, the new one has a wonderfully, carefully modeled resolution, but the OG is by no means a slouch in this regard and in relation still offers perhaps 70% of this. Each recording sounds very good on its own, but if you switch between them, the feeling remains that you have missed some experience of the whole thing every time. A golden mean would have been it. Drives me a little crazy.

I have listened to this in many formats (OG vinyl, OG CD, Tidal high-res streaming, etc.) on many occasions, and this is far and away the best version of this album. It has a crispness, depth, and wide soundstage that all other versions I have listened to lack ... most of those sounded more like the boomy masterings of 90s electronica (explains people complaining of the lack of bass). But this doesn't lack bass at all ... it just puts it in the proper place in the mix. The pressing is perfect, and I'm in heaven. Highly recommended.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this given the mixed opinions, but my copy sounds amazing, looks like it was handled with care at the plant (no abrasions like you see on a lot of new cheap US pressings), and is dead quiet. The tonal balance is indeed slightly different than the original release, with less emphasis on bass… but considering that Ulrich Schnauss recently regained ownership of his masters and this release is on his own label, I’m guessing this more shoegazey and less thumpy presentation is closer to the original intent.

I’ve heard some negative reviews of this pressing but I’m here to tell you that it is absolutely brilliant. The album has that early 90s shoegaze mixing style but that has nothing to do with the pressing. I could see how some folks who aren’t into that style might be turned off by it but if you know what you’re getting into, I highly recommend this reissue.

A rather poor pressing. Gets its influences from the "wall of sound" school of thought, My Bloody Valentine. Everything loud, everything in your face, bass is pretty much missing. I really love this artist, and I would love to emotionally experience this music, the engineering just gets in the way here. Both Far Away Trains and Goodbye were much better mastered.