Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Burnt Friedman

singular, limits bursting rhythm & sound design transcendence - tip!

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explorer series vol.4, original ethnic music of the peoples of the world berlin 2019

explorer series vol.4, original ethnic music of the peoples of the world berlin 2019

the second ep of samuel rohrer’s range of regularity album presents two more striking reinterprations. burnt friedman’s own dramatic interpre-tation of “microcosmoism” pairs up his consciousness of deep bass and analog inventiveness with rohrer’s continually transforming sound ob-jects, making for a flowing and wordless narrative that simply dares listen-ers to stop paying attention. feeling more like a collaboration in “real time” than a remix proper, friedman brings his characteristic ‘mad scientist’ wit to the proceedings and delivers an energetic piece that simply glows in the dark.

mortazavi und friedman verbindet die erfahrung auf dem terrain ungerader, zyklischer rhythmen, die die grundlage ihrer, einerseits zarten, andererseits ekstatischen trance-kunstmusik bilden. im studio entstehen in der wiederholung und improvisation -nummern-. das sind groove-basierte stücke, gespielt auf verschiedensten trommeln (mortazavi spielt überwiegend tombak) und elektronischen mitteln. die musikalische basis bilden natürliche, d.h. gegebene bewegungsformeln. sie sorgen für die harmonische spannung zwischen elektro-sound und live erzeugtem groove mit präzisem timing. durch extreme klangbandbreite der tombak und mortazavis extravaganter technik, gelingt die verschmelzung mit friedmans ort- und zeitlosem repertoire.

beautifully crafted, ancient futuristic rhythm textures in (micro)cosmic time signatures

special backstock .. in musik und text verschmelzen über alle titel hindurch stimmungen, eindrücke der sub-sahara konzert-tour von b.friedmann 2013 und fetzen von erinnerungen an eine imaginierte zukunft. sie reagieren auf reale -kpafuca- - -things falling apart- - zustände afrikanischer metropolen und kollabieren zu grooves und phrasen, die an chris marker s science-fiction-apokalyptik ( -la jette-/ -sans soleil- ) erinnern. in dieser polyphonie der un-orte schwingt auch der geist reisender klangabenteurer, zb. der musikethnologischen praktiker hartmut geerken und roman bunka (embryo), deren visionen und musik-wirken sich gegen reduktionistische, essentialistische inszenierungen sträubt. gegen jene kulturellen landkarten, die in die musik immer wieder zwanghaft hineingezeichnet werden, setzt friedman auf -cease to matter- im intuitiven modus die befreiende kraft des rauschens, der Über-mensch-maschinen-musik, der krummen beats und des technischen zufalls-defekts, kurz: das -un-gehör-sam- (johannes ismaiel-wendt) gegenüber der normativen deutungshoheit musikalischer weltkarten. die stimme des aus texas stammenden in berlin lebenden performers und vokalisten daniel dodd-ellis wirkte bereits 2007 auf burnt friedman s album -first night forever- (non22). die lyrics stammen von beiden autoren und wurden von friedmann während der produktionsvorgänge 2013 bis 2014 mehrfach zerlegt und neu zusammengesetzt. die zeile -sky is blue inside of you- ist dem 1932 erschienenen roman -brave new world- von aldous huxley entnommen. tracks 04 und 09 (-cease to matter-) enthalten ein piano sample edit basierend auf einer komposition von georges invanovich gurdjieff (1872-1949).

composed and produced by burnt friedman between 1994 & 1999

subtle killer grooves derived from friedmans outernational percussions & musics infected works.

jazz, dub & electronica infected rhythm and sound textures.

jazz, dub & electronica infected rhythm and sound textures.

short description: outernational grooves in dubbed out house compatible version mode - killer stuff

with its non-placed devices and hard-to-pin-down aesthetic falling between electronic and psychedelic music and the warm-hued sounds of traditional acoustic instruments, burnt friedmans zokuhen,produced exclusively for vinyl, may be considered an extension of bokoboko. on this new double ep, too, the music focuses on uneven rhythms that dictate the groove for all the participating musical elements and display a formal logic to which all the instruments gladly succumb. with its even rhythm and proximity to dub reggae, the track kon ki (c2) shows that exceptions from the rule are permitted among the six new tracks and two re-worked bokoboko themes that round off this follow-up.

das vierte solo-album von burnt friedman ist von japan geprägt. bokoboko stammt wie alle anderen track-titel auch, aus dem japanischen und bedeutet uneben, hohl klingend, was sowohl den krummen, dynamischen grooves, als auch den vielen perkussiv tönenden instrumenten entspricht. am klang wiedererkennbar, spielt friedman auf den 9 instrumentalen tracks präparierte Ölfässer/steel drums, holz-und metall-perkussion, gongs, monochord, die selbstgebaute gummibandgitarre, orgel, synthesizer und e-gitarre.

massive versions by detroits theo parrish and burnt friedman!
theo roars into a fierce, uglier-than-ugly edit, with no let-up for thirteen minutes, when it crashes to a standstill: a hurtling, mesmerizing ride, multi-layered and clustered with synth washes, bleeps and alarms, galloping drums, clattering percussion.burnts shangaan variation is perforce more chilled, lithe, reverberating. the drums are crafted and fatback, with moody vocal interjections and haunting keys, chocka with dub thrills and spills, lethally spiked with bass.

outer national music & jazz rooted drum scapes w/ burnt friedman & mark ernestus mixes - tip

this compilation spanning a period of 37 years features burnt friedmanÕs releases and edits thereof from vinyl-only labels (latency (fr), marionette (ca), dekmantel (nl) amongst others) plus 4 hitherto unreleased tracks, making them available on digital formats. friedmanÕs music from 1980 to 2017 covers a broad spectrum of played and programmed rhythmic styles that traverse not only club music from techno, electro and dub, but, above all, trace friedmanÕs own artistic development. a trajectory that owes a lot to his long-standing collaboration with can drummer jaki liebezeit, who died at the age of 79 in 2017. like liebezeit, friedman already explored even and uneven rhythms back in the late 1980s. this selection of 17 tracks documents this pursuit while bringing rough or discarded tracks to light, which did not fit onto any album or were intended for the nonplace label. the compilation runs the entire gamut of his work on percussion, keyboard, samplers and toys of all kinds using various production methods (tape, atari, midi, sampler, hard disk recording, digital audio tape). studio work (instant-composition, programming and recording) underwent major technological changes and revolutions in the 1980s and 1990s, but friedmanÕs distinctive signature style prevails throughout. surprisingly danceable tracks, interrupted by alien atmospheric periods, defy any genre.

joao pais filipes perspective rhythm works with remix from accomplice burnt friedman.

collaboration of joao pais filipe (trommeln) und burnt friedman (elektronik)

ricardo villalobos remixes deardrum from alejandro mosso s album isolation diaries recently released on third ear. villalobos worked up a 40 minute jam from which this is a 9 minute section which moves from a gentle pattering of sounds into a full-on villalobos groove, taught and slinky at the same time, i.e. irresistibly funky. the jam then subsides into chattering noises before the groove begins again. burnt friedman s remix of isolation diaries is a slow burning super funky jam with classic burnt friedman dub elements laced through the track together with the melody twisted and phased. the closing track from the album, mounivers, completes this fine release.

on ep5, legendary german musician burnt friedman makes his dekmantel records debut with ‘monsun’. the berlin based artist, who built a reputation for himself through his explorations into obscure, finely-tuned, experimental dub through his label nonplace, alongside his collaborative relationship with the late can drummer jaki liebezeit, is one of the crucial, sonic manipulators of our time. ‘monsun’ finds friedman crafting flowing, percussive, dub techno that is both esoteric, and progressive. befitting of a dekmantel release. alongside friedman sits legendary detroit act ectomorph, aka. bmg & erika, also making their dekmantel inauguration, with a record that surmises’ the group’s anologue, style of motor city beats

following the meeting between masomenos, vadim svoboda and m hamed el menjira, abdessamad boussahfa and sanhaji, cosmo records is once more exploring the crossover between western electronic music producers and traditional african instrumentalists. this time around the casablanca-based label is welcoming a new artist to the fold. cesar merveille has been active in the european house and techno scene for many years, releasing on labels such as cadenza and visionquest while always pursuing his own unique creative agenda inside and outside the conjines of club music. cesar s recent adventures have found him launching roche madame, a label for his most personal and expressive work. in the spirit of this exciting new phase in his career, this release for cosmo jinds him working with the captivating tones of senegalese vocalist malik diop across a range of tracks that capture the crosscultural spirit of cosmo. -kosmos- is a thoroughly delicate production, using intricate threads of percussion that fall in intriguing, fractured patterns behind the layers of malik s voice. the melodic content follows this hypnotic format, drifting in and out of earshot in a playful key that speaks to west african traditions even as it transmits through contemporary synthesis.

das fuenfte album der serie secret rhythms von jaki liebezeit und burnt friedman basiert im kern auf liebezeits radikalem trommel code, mit dem sich friedmans metallperkussion und synth instrumentarium zu einer einheit verbindet.