the 2002 album from frank bretschneider and taylor deupree available on vinyl for the first time.

self-generating composition for a modular synthesizer system by frank bretschneider. the vinyl lp includes a download code.

new album >pounding< by frank bretschneider

very limited !

pulsating, bleeping & sweeping minimal soundambience, made by frank bretschneider for mille plateaux in 2001.

bleeps, clicks and quirks escape your speakers as soon as the needle drops into the groove - and even that moment is an essential element of the transition from your world to frank bretschneiders universe of sound.

>rhythm< ist nicht pop oder avantgarde handelt aber vom einfachsten grundsatz jeder modernen musik. rhythmus ! genau der wird hier einer komplexen inventur unterzogen

limited backstock available now!

from raster-media, frank bretschneider as komet on side i, & olaf bender as byetone on side ii - revised versions of tracks from benjamin brunn 2019 blundar7 lp.

mannequin records is elated to present a double lp compilation of the legendary experimental new wave label run by frank bretschneider from 1985 till 1989 in karl-marx-stadt (now chemnitz).

byetone s new record symeta opens with a combined track - a transit - since topas and telegramm could be seen as one single piece. both tracks convey the atmosphere of a live session rather than the character of a studio production. the tracks are quite long and deal with repetition, layers of sounds, density and energy, more than melodic and engineering finesse. the whole album follows this approach, as it was fashioned within the context of live performances during the last two years. neuschnee Ð the third track Ð has an obviously reduced tempo, creating a wide landscape of sound with an intimate aura, which works as a counter draft to the other tracks of the record. with opal, the tempo speeds up again, a polyrhythmic phrase whirls around a straight beat, filters are turned, all that evokes the impression of early-90s minimal techno. byetone is basically interested in remembering, in a way to preserve, in citing rock/pop styles, without getting stuck in the past, whereas non of the tracks really fit into a specific genre. seen from this perspective, helix opens the final, more rocky block of the album. here, the tracks are offensive and rude and sound like a band in a rehearsal room. this part peaks with black peace in a high speed heavy metal session. finally, golden elegy closes symeta and a band-like situation occurs. the track ends with a wired lament, presented by jan kummer in the tenor of chemnitz, hometown of both artists. in former gdr-times, they started their musical activity with the brilliant-dilettantish ag geige, together with frank bretschneider (komet). symeta , the title of the album, appears mysterious. this synthetic word arouses associations with symmetry, synthesis or (meta-)structures. it doesn t stand for a definite object, there isn t any solution, and that is the reason why the title has been chosen. byetone s music tries to create such associations without really fulfilling these expectations. in this sense, symeta consequently follows death of a typographer (r-n92), the well received predecessor.

3lp with download card included.
dj-kicks has tapped up life and death label founder dj tennis for the next instalment in its long running and landmark series, which is due for release on 14th july. the italian is the first artist to ever be granted not one but two discs across which to showcases his style, and he doesn’t disappoint.

die publikation -source book 1- reprŠsentiert den beginn einer umfassenden aufarbeitung der vergangenen 20 jahre des raster noton labels. einer kurzen einfŸhrung von olaf bender folgt ein von max dax gefŸhrtes interview und ein einblick in die philosophie der labelmacher. der hauptteil des ersten -source book- enthŠlt den umfassenden katalog aller releases die zwischen 1996 und 2016 veršffentlicht wurden. ein weiterer teil der publikation ist die beiligende -archiv 4- cd die nur mit dem buch erhŠltlich ist. sie beinhaltet stŸcke von alva noto, emptyset, kangding ray, atom tm, byetone, frank bretschneider und weiteren kŸnstlern. das modulare konzept des buches erlaubt es seiten zu entfernen, auszutauschen oder hinzuzufŸgen was eine aktualisierung des inhalts zu gegebener zeit mšglich macht. das buch ist limitiert auf 1.000 stŸck kommt in einem kartonschuber, ist 400 seiten dick und wiegt 3 kilogramm

kyoka - first solo female on the raster-noton roster works as a musician / composer in berlin and tokyo. she has been releasing music since 2008 and is known for her chaotic, direct approach and heavy-rough sound resulting in a broken pop-beat with experimental yet danceable rhythms. ish means around, like or about and reflects her way to be clear by being vague - brightness wrapped in a blanket of obscurity and abstractness. the ep was produced by longtime friend frank bretschneider, a remix was delivered by atomtm to tune the first track hadue for the dancefloor. ryuichi sakamoto underlines the exceptional talent of kyoka: >panic! it sounds like a toy box turned up side down. how can she make such pretty & chaotic sounds!? i love it!<

limited 1st run on clear wax ! comes with colour a6 postcard ! following the success of their recent titles from rrose, sandwell now invite yves de mey aka eavesdropper and half of sendai (with peter van hoesen) to the party with a truck full of his analogue gear and a superb collection of finished tracks to boot. shades of frank bretschneider and alva noto collide providing a coherent insight into the mind of an artist clearly going somewhere..