Discography

STRATIS
art wave electronica

STRATIS "As Life Goes By"
Performed and Recorded by Albert Klein & Antonios Stratis
Temporary Music 004 - 2006
Format: CD sealed (79 minutes - 19 tracks)
In the USA available via www.othermusic.com New York City
In Europe you can order via Infrarot

The minimal-synth/coldwave dam has broken and we´re getting a flood of gems up in here. We reviewed Stratis´ amazing HerzlosCD a while back and gushed over its Blade Runner/Vangelis/Chris and Cosey Futur-O-vibe. Records like this risk the danger of sounding mega out of touch, or embarrassingly forced or just plain bad. Fortunately with Stratis, their love of the analog-future sound has preserved their creative juices like a cryogenically preserved Walt Disney head. Mostly instrumental tracks, As Life Goes By revisits the BladeRunner-esque, cyber-urban vibe, this time with a tastefully amplified sense of propulsion. Now that more than 20 years have passed since the inception of Stratis, they have shifted into a sound that creativ resembles Chris and Cosey-influenced Detroit techno. There is a palpable atmosphere of urban decay and longing for a brighter future, reminiscent of the dark, searching feel of Suburban Knight and Juan Atkins, but again, with that added Yello/Vangelis floating, dark romantic feeling. It is both vintage (thanks to the masterfully played analog equipment) and future-focused--a strange, effective combination only old-schoolers like Stratis can pull off. Fortunately, As Life Goes By isn´t marred by any trance elements, because I´d rather imagine floating cop cars and taxi cabs in the rain than a buncha dudes in ties and dockers dancing on the weekend! Stratis is keeping it real!
othermusic - New York City

TEMPORARY MUSIC RELEASES

TM001   LP    COMPILATION  "Voices From North America"

TM002  CDr   STRATIS              "Herzlos"

TM003  CDr   COMPILATION  "LIFE`85"

TM004  CD    STRATIS              "As Life Goes By"

STRATIS RELEASES:

New Face (Cass) ICR GB 1983
Film Music (Cass) ICR GB 1984
Mùsica Da Ballo (Cass) ICR GB 1985
Herzlos (CDr) Temporary Music D 2004
As Life Goes By (CD) Temporary Music D 2006

TRACKS APPEAR ON:

Integration (Cass) "By Water" ICR GB 1983
Broken Playgrounds (Cass) "Mystical Obsessions" Mystery Hearsay USA 1984
Oscar's X-mas Carols 1984 (Cass) "Short Term Effect" Noel NL 1984
Sex & Bestiality (4xCass, Ltd) "Passion Behind The Veil" Bain Total F 1984
Three Minute Symphony (2xLP) "I Fotia" X Tract GB 1984
German Canadian Friendship-Deutsch Kanadische Freundschaft (LP) "Passion Behind The Veil" Amok Records CAN 1985
Life '85 (Cass, C60)"Turkish Honey" Temporary Music D 1985
SNX (4xLP + 7")"Herzlos" Hawai F 1985
Testube Cassettezine E (Cass) "All Let Slip" Testube USA 1985
Return Of Flexi-Pop Vol.2 (CDr) "I Fotiá" Flexi-Pop D
Call Of The Banshee (CD)"Herzlos" Sub Terranean D 1994
Call Of The Banshee (2nd Edition) (CD) "Herzlos" Sub Terranean D 1996
New Deutsch (2xLP)"Herzlos" International Deejay Gigolo Records D 2003
New Deutsch (CD, Dig)"Herzlos"International Deejay Gigolo Records D 2003
Life '85 (CDr) "Mann Zu Mann, Nightfly, She´s Dancing, Deine Tränen So Bitter" Temporary Music D 2004
World Of Disorder (12", Ltd) "Nightfly" Disorder Records D 2005
The Lost Tapes (LP) "Green Village" Minimal Wave USA 2006
Electro Arc Compilation Vol I (CD) "Crossing Borderlines" Electro Arc D 2007