Johannes Schmoelling - The Zoo Of Tranquillity

The Zoo of Tranquillity was inspired by concepts and designs of British artist Paul Spooner, who happens to be a master of sculptural animation - Spooner created an anteater, a lion and a woodpecker among others, for his book Moving Animals.

Johannes Schmoelling was tempted to capture the magic of little absurd machines cheerfully spinning, lazily grinding, endlessly wiggling. I like to create scenarios for the ears, to give a certain depth, perspective, colouring and three-dimensional quality to sound textures. I like to arrange them like stage-sets.

The original LP The Zoo of Tranquillity was produced in 1987. This actual version had been re-recorded and remixed in 1996 with additional new pieces at Riet Studio Berlin by Johannes Schmoelling.