out now: Schneider TM – Guitar Sounds [Bureau B]

 

Artist:
Schneider TM

 

Title:
Guitar Sounds

 

Label:
Bureau B

 

Cat#:
BB 145

 

Release Date:
27th September 2013

 

Format:
CD, vinyl+CD & digital

 

Tracklist:
01)
Landslide

02)
Teilhard

03)
First Of May

04)
Grinder In The Sky

05)
Elefantenhaut

06)
Überzahl

 

Info (English):
“Sounds” series part two: Electric guitar explorations

Dirk Dresselhaus a.k.a. Schneider TM turned building site noise into music on “Construction Sounds”, the album which preceded “Guitar Sounds”. On his latest offering, he explores the full potential of the electric guitar and an array of effects.

Dresselhaus is no stranger to the instrument, it is fair to say. He played guitar in the 1990s for several experimental indie combos and has made liberal, idiosyncratic use of the instrument over the past couple of decades as Schneider TM in electronic music, film, radio plays and various other sound projects.

Technical perfection is not paramount on “Guitar Sounds”. The focus is on spontaneity, improvisation—if the result is flawed in the classic sense of the word, this concerns him not one iota. Dresselhaus is interested in atmosphere, in the intensity and magic of the initial moment when decisions are made and played without knowing which direction they will take or where they might end—music without a safety net, so to speak.

Unleashed, the guitar sound takes on its own lease of life, in the spirit of generative music. At the decisive moment, Dresselhaus reins it back, like a dog owner tugging on the lead, thereby creating an energy field between tension and relief, harmony and disharmony, control and loss of control, construction and deconstruction, positivity and negativity, sobriety and humour. Or to use a more striking image: surf sound dualism.

All tracks are improvised (“Instant Composition”), none composed in advance. Some pieces were inspired by films or were improvised to film (e. g. “Teilhard” by Christoph Ischinger). The basic “Überzahl” track and elements of “Landslide” were used in Carsten Ludwig’s film “In der Überzahl” and completed with overdubs for this album.

The equipment list runs as follows: various electric guitars and bass guitars, lap steel guitar, travel guitar, line amplifiers and combo tube amplifiers, reverbs, echoes, delays, looper pedals, octave effect boxes, pitch shifters, isolation cabinets, filters, cello bows and bottlenecks.

Short bio:
Schneider TM is a multidimensional music project from Dirk Dresselhaus, named after his nickname Schneider. Since the late 80’s, Dirk has been active in different musical fields. From 1989 until 1997 he played and sang in adventurous rock and pop bands like Hip Young Things and Locust Fudge before he became more active in electronic music around 1996. Schneider TM is responsible for a couple of experimental electro-freak-pop albums and mini-hits like “Reality Check”, “Frogtoise” and a cover version of a song by The Smiths called “The Light 3000”, a collaboration with Kptmichigan that was hugely acclaimed by John Peel, “The Wire” etc. As well as work on a variety of one-off projects—including the production of music for movies, theatre and radio plays—Dirk has been performing & recording with noise & drone outfits like Angel (w/ Ilpo Väisänen of Pan sonic + guests like Hildur Gudnadottir & Lucio Capece) and Real Time (w/ Reinhold Friedl of Zeitkratzer) on a regular basis since 1999. For a while now, Dirk has also been moving Schneider TM in the direction of instantly composed freeform music, employing varying instruments including guitar, electronics, balaphon as well as field recordings. Sometimes the work is solo and at other times together with artists like Jochen Arbeit (of Einstürzende Neubauten, Automat), Damo Suzuki (ex-Can), video artist Lillevan or Japanese dancer Tomoko Nakasato. The first result of this open & soundscape-y direction is the Schneider TM album “Construction Sounds”. Based on field recordings of Berlin construction sites combined with electronics, it was released in September 2012.

 

Info (German):
Teil zwei der „Sounds“-Serie: Erkundungen der elektrischen Gitarre

Auf seinem vorigen Album „Construction Sounds“ hat Dirk Dresselhaus a.k.a. Schneider TM aus Baustellenlärm Musik gemacht. Auf „Guitar Sounds“ lotet er aus, was man alles mit einer elektrischen Gitarre und vielen Effektgeräten anstellen kann.

Dabei ist die Gitarre für Dresselhaus kein unvertrautes Instrument. Er spielte sie bereits in den 90ern als Teil experimenteller Indie-Bands (s. u.) und hat über seine Arbeit als Schneider TM mit elektronischer Musik, Filmund Hörspielmusik und diversen Soundprojekten über die letzten 20 Jahre einen eigenen, befreiten Ansatz des Gitarrespielens gefunden.

Auf „Guitar Sounds“ geht es nicht um technische Perfektion. Es geht um Spontaneität, um Improvisation – wobei das Ergebnis durchaus im klassischen Sinn fehlerhaft sein darf. Dresselhaus interessiert sich für die Atmosphäre, Intensität und Magie des ersten Moments, in dem etwas entschieden und gespielt wird, ohne zu wissen, wohin der Weg führt und wo er endet – Musik ohne Sicherheitsnetz, sozusagen.

Der Gitarrenklang kann sich dabei gelegentlich verselbstständigen, ein Eigenleben führen und so etwas wie generative Musik werden. Im entscheidenden Moment holt Dresselhaus ihn dann wie einen Hund an der langen Leine zurück. Dabei erzeugt er ein Energiefeld zwischen Spannung und Entspannung, Harmonie und Disharmonie, Kontrolle und Kontrollverlust, Konstruktion und Dekonstruktion, Positiv und Negativ, Ernsthaftigkeit und Humor. Oder plakativer gesagt: einen Surf-Sound des Dualismus.

Alle Tracks sind improvisiert („Instant Composition“) und nicht im Vorfeld komponiert worden. Einige Stücke sind von Filmen inspiriert oder zum Film impovisiert worden (z. B. „Teilhard“ von Christoph Ischinger). Der Basic-Track von „Überzahl“ wurde wie auch ein Teil von „Landslide“ für den Film „In der Überzahl“ von Carsten Ludwig benutzt und für dieses Album mit Overdubs vervollständigt.

Equipment: diverse E-Gitarren und -Bässe, Lap-Steel-Gitarre, Reisegitarre, Line- und Combo-Röhrenverstärker, Reverbs, Echos, Delays, Looper, Octaver, Pitch-Shifter, Isolatoren, Filter, Cello-Bogen und Bottleneck.

Über Dirk Dresselhaus
Dirk Dresselhaus, Jahrgang 1970, spielte und sang von 1989 bis 1997 in Indie-/Noiserock- und Pop-Bands wie Locust Fudge und Hip Young Things. 1997 begann er sich unter dem Pseudonym Schneider TM mehr mit elektronischer Musik zu beschäftigen. Neben anderen Arbeiten wie Komposition und Produktion von Musik für Filme (1. Mai, 66/67, Polnische Ostern etc.), Theater (The Scorpionfish, Louis & Bebe mit Joanna Dudly) und Hörspiele (Release, Hochhaus mit Paul Plamper) spielt Dresselhaus seit einigen Jahren regelmäßig in Noise-Improv-Bands/Projekten wie Angel (zusammen mit Ilpo Väisänen von Pan sonic), Mr. Schmuck’s Farm (mit der isländischen Cellistin Hildur Gudnadottir von Lost In Hildurness / Mum etc.) und Real Time, einem eher an Neuer Musik orientierten Duo zusammen mit Reinhold Friedl von Zeitkratzer. Daneben spielt er seit einiger Zeit regelmäßig Improvisationskonzerte mit wechselndem Equipment wie Gitarre, Elektronik, Balaphon oder mit Fieldrecordings, manchmal solo und manchmal mit Jochen Arbeit (Einstürzende Neubauten, Die Haut), Damo Suzuki (Ex-Can), der japanischen Tänzerin Tomoko Nakasato und anderen

 

Listen:

 

Videos:
“Elefantenhaut”

“Überzahl”

Videos created by Yukikoh Okura.

 

Recommendation:
album “Construction Sounds” on Bureau B

 

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out now: Hans Bouffmyhre – Catapult EP [Electric Deluxe]

 

Artist:
Hans Bouffmyhre

 

Title:
Catapult

 

Label:
Electric Deluxe

 

Cat#:
EDLX032

 

Release Date:
30th September 2013

 

Format:
12 inch & digital

 

Tracklist:
01)
Catapult

02)
Mesmeric

03)
Pulsing

04)
Secret Strobe

 

Info:
Back in April last year Hans Bouffmyhre joined the EDLX family with ‘Hypnosis’, a driving three-track EP and tool package that saw the Sleaze man get deep and loopy. Now the young Glaswegian is back with more heavy hitting slabs of his “no nonsense” type of techno.

Hans Bouffmyhre, real name Stephen Gorrie, is definitely one of the harder working twenty-somethings in the scene today. Since turning to production in 2007 he has released a frightening number of records for labels like Perc Trax, Viva Music, Soma, and 8 Sided Dice; all the while keeping abreast of a busy gig schedule and manning his just as prolific Sleaze Records. In that time his discography has coursed through techno’s many variants, but minimalism and a purest aesthetic have remained steadfast traits throughout.

On ‘Catapult’ Gorrie plays to his strengths, turning in four blends of tension-building techno crafted with all the poise and subtleties we’ve come to expect from him. “Catapult” is the EP’s teasing opener before Gorrie plunges ever further into the aching, growling belly of the beast. “Mesmeric” is as it’s name suggests, heady hypnotism in it’s wildest form. “Pulsing” slams ‘Catapult’ into sweaty peak time with pistons and alarm bells, leaving “Secret Strobe” to keep this dystopic party marching well past dawn. We said ‘Hypnosis’ was dark; ‘Catapult’ then is verging on evil.

 

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out now: Samuli Kemppi – Last Day On Earth [SCR Dark Series]

 

Artist:
Samuli Kemppi

 

Title:
Last Day On Earth

 

Label:
SCR Dark Series

 

Cat#:
SCR-D 004

 

Release Date:
23th September 2013 (vinyl)
07th October 2013 (Digital)

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1)
Last Day On Earth

B1)
Spacing

B2)
Calling

 

Info:
SAMULI KEMPPI played live twice at Suicide Circus, and since his energetic sound really fit well with our club, we started talking to each other about a release on our DARK SERIES imprint.

So here we go now, after releases on labels such as Prologue, Mote Evolver and Perc Trax, SAMULI KEMPPI now is ready to rock your boat with three tracks on our label, which define a very particular sound of their own.

LAST DAY ON EARTH brings Samuli’s apocalyptic vision to the dancefloors. Dark hisses, well scaped spaces and a hookline with the pull of a spacecraft make up for a track that with no doubt will be one of the techno anthems of the next months. A killer of a track!

On the B-side SPACING has similar sound aesthetics as Last Day On Earth, but comes along more playful whereas CALLING approaches the apocalyptic theme from a very different angle. Bleepy synths over a banging beat let you think of laser shots in the dark, haunting and scary.

 

Listen:

 

Video:
“Last Day On Earth”

Video created by the29nov films.

 

Special:
“DJ set @ TRP004, Ghent, 31th August 2013”

 

Recommendation:
Adam X on SCR Dark Series
“Quantum Mechanics EP” on Mote-Evolver

 

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Websites:
Samuli Kemppi
Suicide Circus Records

 

out now: Answer Code Request – Crack City EP [Answer Code Request]

 

Artist:
Answer Code Request

 

Title:
Crack City EP

 

Label:
Answer Code Request

 

Cat#:
ACR202

 

Release Date:
20th September 2013

 

Format:
12″ & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1)
Peripetia

A2)
Strange Days

B1)
Crack City
(War Easy Made Remix)

B2)
Crack City

 

Info:
Hardwax: “Fine DJ friendly Techno w/ subtle, blue atmospheric UKG leaning twist”

 

Listen:

 

Trailer:

Trailer created by Apparatus.

 

Unofficial Video:
“Crack City (War Easy Made Remix)”

Video created by the29nov films.

 

Special:
NovaFuture Blog Mix 2013-11-07

 

Recommendations:
“The Host” on Marcel Dettmann Records
“Main Mode” on Marcel Dettmann Records
“Subway Into”

 

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Booking:
Elite Music Management for Answer Code Request

 

Websites:
Answer Code Request
Apparatus

 

out now: Vessel – Misery Is A Communicable Disease [Liberation Technologies]

 

Artist:
Vessel

 

Title:
Misery Is A Communicable Disease

 

Label:
Liberation Technologies / Mute

 

Cat#:
LTECH006

 

Release Date:
14th October 2013

 

Format:
12″ & digital

 

Tracklist:
01)
Misery Is A Communicable Disease

02)
VMI

03)
Not For Design

 

Info:
Following a slew of acclaimed releases on Left Blank and Tri Angle, as well an album with the muchlauded Young Echo collective, Vessel debuts on the burgeoning Liberation Technologies imprint with three diverse cuts of inimitable off-kilter electronics.

‘Misery Is A Communicable Disease’ serves as a euphoric opener, primed for moments of escapism on or off the dancefloor with resonant hats and an exultant synth line laid bare upon a bed of gauzy pads and valve-warmed kicks. VMI is a different beast altogether, channelling the visceral spirit of minimal wave and punk aesthetic to create a sordid call to arms before the frenzied acid and lingering menace of ‘Not For Design’ closes the record in typically deranged fashion.

 

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Websites:
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