the world is spinning, and so is harmonious thelonious, the latest project by stefan schwander (aka antonelli). the düsseldorfers 2010 album talking conquered new rhythmic worlds with afro-industrial music fueled by dizzying sequencer patterns, garnering much praise for its global mixture of sound. (featured from international resident advisor magazine and uks bbc music over caribous global dj sets to record of the month in german de:bug magazine) as an electronic musician, schwander has always seen himself as a kind of human filter who gathers his listening experiences into something previously unheard. yet strange new sounds and melodies are not merely used as decorative ornaments, but work as unified elements in a fearless balancing act between the pulse of africa and the electronic groove of europe. on his second album, >listen<, the harsh combination of the reduced pattern structures of american minimalist music with african-inspired rhythms heard on >talking< has now given way to a bright, vivid harmony that seems much more direct, within which sometimes rages the rhythmic fever of south america. musical boundaries are fluid and make way for a new form of danceable world music