Bochum Welt - Feelings On A Screen

A suprising record, simple but emotionally deep. It has a youthfull flair to it, that induces immediate nostalgia. Many different styles of electronic music are covered in these four tracks (ambient, electro and down tempo). The melodies on top of laid-down synth chords remind of early aphex recordings and it is no wonder that it is often mistaken for an aphex twin release, although it has a recognizable classy italian style. Bochum welt's sound is thus related to D'Arcangelo, also on rephlex.

An absolutely lovely record. "Greenwich" kicks off with a fat buzzy 80s synth bass line and retro drum line, then along come the aphex/u-ziq/kraftwerk-ish synths to soothe away those troubles. Truly emotional machine music.
"Fortune Green" is a more subdued affair with a nice slow-attack organ tone, muffled jolting rythm and a little vibrato synth.
The title track is SAW-I era aphex without the cassette mastering and with a little computer voice in there too. Truly lovely.
Finally "La Nuit (Slumber mix") combines SAW-I synths with a high-pitched pinging and big bass tones.
If you've been longing for some more tunes like those early Aphex discoveries, I suggest you turn to Bochum Welt.
Also available on cute shape-CD...

I believe there was a limited number of copies of this release, not sure how many. Often mislabeled as Aphex Twin on many file sharing servers. Though only 4 tracks it is enjoyable every moment. It's got that happy simplicity to it, but is not too repetative. The main concentration seems to be the melody rather than the beat. Atmospheric synths and a nice analogue touch. If you can't find it on ebay, I suggest downloading, though you should buy it if you can.