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Music > Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra | The Notwist Andromeda Mega Express OrchestraTake Off!(Alien Transistor) US release date: 12 May 2009 UK release date: 25 May 2009 By Alan RantaThe debut album from the Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra is all over the map, yet they navigate Ennio Morricone territory without ever appearing lost. It’s a mutant big band concoction that glides through various forms of raunchy hot jazz, modern classical, and bits of forgotten film score without going pure in any respect. Led by 25 year-old Berlin composer Daniel Glatzel, this 20 piece international collective pools all of their more traditional influences and aims for the gooey middle, a realm of wonder that flashes sparks of true, inspiring, original creativity. Take Off is like Danny Elfmann, Duke Ellington, and David Axelrod taking turns conducting the Degenerate Art Ensemble. Wherever you think the album is going, it takes you somewhere else at the drop of a hat. “Scene 3” is more cinematic than the last two Cinematic Orchestra albums, and I keep expecting Pee Wee Herman to ride his bike through my front window every time “Radioactive People” starts hopping. Van Dyke Parks never made an album this good. It’s a truly authentic listening experience, one that I didn’t think was even possible in this age, where movie studios no longer secure house orchestras.
— 14 June 2009Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra - Radioactive People 
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