2Nd Face - utOpium2ND FACE mastermind Vincent Uhlig has far surpassed the huge expectations stoked by the acclaimed debut album "Nemesis" with his sophomore full length "utOpium". The certified German sound magician has created a multi layered masterpiece that does not just feed pure ear candy to audiophiles as any headphone test will confirm, but also thrills with excellent songwriting and lyrical depth. The sound of "utOpium" is highly transparent and detailed yet at

menos criatura" (loosely translated: "More root than man") ("Entlegene Felder III"/"Remote Fields III") for orchestra

his recital programs are particularly centered around the virtuosic Romantic piano works of Chopin

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But it also stands for concert cancellations at short notice and artist's neuroses

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he does feel that the impressions derived from the experience of places and literary works leave profound imprints on the emotions and the intellect

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Recorded between 1942-1962