Name: The Zoo Of Tranquillity
Brand: Johannes Schmoelling

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2023-06-09

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Johannes Schmoelling

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Viktoria Park

Johannes Schmölling, or Schmoelling, was born in Lohne, Germany in 1950. He obtained a degree in sound engineering in 1978 and began his musical career with the band Tangerine Dream from 1979-1985.
Since 1986, *Schmoelling* has worked successfully as a solo artist and composer for theatre and TV. In 2011, he joined forces with Jerome Froese and Linda Spa to form Loom, a new three-member band in the tradition of Tangerine Dream.
Some similar artists to *Johannes Schmölling* include Robert Schroeder, Edgar Froese, Peter Baumann, Redshift, Software, Ron Boots, Klaus Schulze, Erez Yaary, Neuronium, Peter Mergener, Gert Emmens,
Code Indigo,
Dom F. Scab,
Tangerine Dream,
David Wright,
Klangwelt,
Richard Wahnfried,
Andy Pickford,
Klaus Schulze's U.S.O., 
and Isao Tomita.

The Zoo of Tranquillity was inspired by concepts and designs of British artist Paul Spooner, who happens to be a master of sculptural animation - Spooner created an anteater, a lion and a woodpecker among others, for his book "Moving Animals". Johannes Schmoelling was tempted to capture the magic of little absurd machines cheerfully spinning, lazily grinding, endlessly wiggling. "I like to create scenarios for the ears, to give a certain depth, perspective, colouring and three-dimensional quality to sound textures. I like to arrange them like stage-sets". The original LP "The Zoo of Tranquillity" was produced in 1987. This actual version had been re-recorded and remixed in 1996 with additional new pieces at Riet Studio Berlin by Johannes Schmoelling.

The Zoo Of Tranquillity

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