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Album Review: James Last – Funky Music
There are people who think that the terms JAMES LAST and FUNKY MUSIC cannot be used in the same sentence. These people may know James Last, but they certainly don’t know the whole of James Last. But you can’t blame them, because the musical perfectionist has not only released over 150 records and received 17 …
Album Review: Mieke Miami – Birdland (Edition DUR 19)
Mieke Miami is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer originally from Hamburg, but now based in the working-class, so-called “artist enclave” of Luckenwalde, in the state of Brandenburg, southwest of Berlin. Her musical origins lie in jazz saxophone, which she studied in the German capital before starting her journey as a songwriter in 2014. This year …
Album Review: Szary – Datei (Edition DUR 17)
“Datei” by (Sebastian) Szary curates 10 innovative and abstract reinterpretations, better call it reworks of music tracks initially presented by Moderat in their 2022 release “More D4ta” (Monkeytown Records). This music here is far from being another remix album. During the long and intense creatve process of making “More D4ta”- Szary, Ring and Bronsert sat for hours, weeks, months …
Album Review: Arto Lindsay – I had a fever when (Edition Dur 16)
Arto Lindsay composed and recorded ‘I Had a Fever When’ with participating musicians exclusively for Edition Dur. Arthur Morgan “Arto” Lindsay (born in Virginia in 1953, raised between the US and Brazil) is is a guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer – a pioneer of the frantic, dissonant ‘no wave’ style in late ‘70s …
Album Review: Sophie Hunger – Cinéma (Edition Dur)
Celebrated Swiss musician and composer Sophie Hunger unveils her mesmerizing soundtrack for the Oscar-winning stop-motion film „Ma vie de Courgette“ and a selection of her compositions for other movies from the last ten years. (Side B). ‘Cinema‘ showcases a decade‘s worth of heartfelt compositions and recordings, offering a unique glimpse into her creative genius. Soundtracks serve as the …
Album Review: Thomas Fehlmann – Umdrehen (Edition DUR)
“Turning around” is Thomas Fehlmann’s new magic word. It allows him to approach constraints and difficult topics from a new perspective, turning them into something positive. “Umdrehen” is an exploration of sound, combining linguistic and artistic work practices. The album starts with “Bundy/Blessing,” disrupting Fehlmann’s ambient surface and introducing spatial music that leaves gaps for …
Album Review: MAREENA & JAKOJAKO – ATLAS DER GEDANKEN (Edition DUR 13)
Mareena is a DJ and runs her own ambient label Unrush, and JakoJako, also a DJ, recently released an EP on Mute. Two years ago, they made a joint album “Atlas of Thoughts” digitally available, on which the two artists dedicate themselves to their interpretation of ambient. For the “Atlas of Thoughts”, JakoJako worked exclusively with …
Album Review: Berlin Strings – On a dark night (Edition DUR 12)
Edwards Berlin Strings is a classically trained chamber ensemble specializing in collaborations with pop and indie musicians, as well as cinematic compositions. The quartet consists of Lisa Marie Vogel (violin), Johanna Wundling (violin), Tabea Haarmann-Thiemann (viola) and Luisa Babarro Fernández (cello); the inspiraton is to make classical music more tangible for the modern listener. With dissonances …