{"product_id":"you-time-code","title":"You - Time Code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou\u003cbr\u003eTime Code\u003cbr\u003e2011 Bureau B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bureau B label reissues \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Code\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, first released in 1983 on Rock City Records. As synthesizers grew more popular from the mid-'70s onwards, an increasing number of groups swapped the classic instruments of a rock band for sequencers and synthesizers. Pioneers (and paragons) of this electronically-created music included, of course, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTangerine Dream\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKlaus Schulze\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eManuel Göttsching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e et al, who represent the \"Berliner Schule\" (in contrast to the Düsseldorfer Schule which developed around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKraftwerk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and company). A hitherto less celebrated, yet outstanding exponent of the Berliner Schule was the Krefeld combo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eUdo Hanten\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbin Meskes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Their debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e immediately launched YOU into the elite echelon of Germany's electronic music scene. It would take four years for them to deliver their sophomore LP, entitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Code\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. If \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was characterized by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarald Grosskopf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's pulsating drums and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eUli Weber\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's solo guitar, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Code\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emerged as an altogether more electronic affair, with both Grosskopf and Weber having left the project. Reduced to a duo, YOU largely remained faithful to their style, but expanded upon it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Code\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e displays more range and variation than its predecessor. Downtempo and faster numbers alternate and sugar-sweet melodies are followed by expanses of ominously dark or crystal-clear synthesizers. Hanten and Meskes' new sound was further refined by the use of drum computers and the omission of guitar. The album perfectly illustrates the transition of electronic music from the 1970s to the 1980s. Sequencer patterns owe much to the legacy of the Berlin School (Berliner Schule), while the synthesizer and drum computer sounds heralded the advent of the new decade. The level of interest and excitement was particularly high in Italy, where songs from the album featured heavily on the radio. Listeners were clearly impressed by \"Live Line,\" which has resurfaced in various techno productions over the past 20 years, either as a cover (by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiolac Duvai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, for example), or as \"Elektro Message\" (by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGigi D'Agostino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wyrd Byrd","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":48006216581342,"sku":null,"price":25.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/4930\/3006\/files\/BB074LP_CU.jpg?v=1774032007","url":"https:\/\/wyrdbyrdypsi.com\/products\/you-time-code","provider":"Wyrd Byrd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}