Kajem – Church Organ + Synthesizer + Rhythm (Ariola / Deutsche Austrophon, ca. 1980)

A fascinating album between classical music and electronic experimentation : On Church Organ + Synthesizer + Rhythm, baroque organ works by Bach, Mozart, Handel and Beethoven merge with the futuristic sounds of analog synthesizers.
The Kajem project stages well-known works such as Toccata in D minor or Adagio (Moonlight Sonata) in a mix of sacred spatial sound and electronic rhythms – a mixture of church organ, drum machine and synth-pop pioneering spirit that seems unusually modern then as it does today.

Historical background

Kajem was the brainchild of musicians Rene Moser and Emile Elsen , who experimented with electronic organ arrangements in the early 1980s. Inspired by artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre and Walter Carlos , they sought to transform classical compositions into a new, rhythmic form.
The LP was released by Ariola / Deutsche Austrophon , a label that often enabled daring studio experiments at that time. Today, the album is considered a hidden gem between synthesizer and library music – a piece of German sonic avant-garde.

Product details

• Category: Vinyl LP

• Artist: Kajem

• Title: Church Organ + Synthesizer + Rhythm

• Label: Ariola / Deutsche Austrophon – RRK 15.032

• Publication: ca. 1980

• Origin: Germany

• Genre: Electronic / Classical Crossover / Experimental

• Vinyl condition: Very good (VG+) – glossy, few light marks, plays cleanly.

• Cover condition: Very good (VG+) – vibrant colors, slight pressure marks and minimal edge wear.

• Special features: German pressing, spacey 3D organ artwork, unconventional concept album.

Notes

• Original pressing – not a reissue

• Experimental crossover between classical and electronic music

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