Stefan Goldmann

The Grand Hemiola, Incl 144 Lock Grooves (2LP)

Macro Recordings

Macrom22

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Macro Greets Rhythmic Expressionism: Stefan Goldmann’s “the Grand Hemiola” Is The First Real Innovation In The Vinyl Format In Years! 144 Locked Grooves Build A Toolkit That Breaks Out Of The Limitation Of One 4/4 Cycle And Brings Unique Possiblities To Create Complex Polyrhythms Just With Two Decks And A Mixer. Stefan Goldmann’s First Ever Double Vinyl Album Is A Take On The Infinite Possibilities Of Rhythmic Layering. Percussion-heavy, Focussed On Clashing Metres, Deeply Exploring The Sound Set – From The Orchestral “grand Hemiola”, To The Triplet-feel Of “megi’s Waltz”, From The 11/8 Pattern Of “double Hendecagon” To The Anti-loops Of “away From The Flock”: A Unique, Non-conformist Album Of Haunted Acoustics, Haptic Percussion And Deep Rhythmic Expression. A True, First Time Invention Comes On Two Sides Of The Vinyl Set: “the Grand Hemiola” Loop Toolkit Overcomes The Time Restriction Of Locked Grooves: One Record Contains Loops In 4/4, The Other In 3/4 (employing The Time Differences Of The Rotation Rates 33 And 45 Rpm). In The Mix, They Sum Up To An Extended Cycle Of 3x 4/4 Or 4x 3/4 And Enable Building Complex “3 Over 4” Polyrhythms (“hemiolas”). You Can Mix Loop Into Loop For Hours Without Ever Getting Trapped. More Than An Album, This Is A Note: Pitch Down Side D To Approx. -1.5 To Match The Loops’ Bpm Rate On Sides B & D