Tracklist:
Flexidisc 1 (transparent): Series a (Alpha)
Flexidisc 2 (blue): Series ß (Beta)
Flexidisc 3 (yellow): Series ? (Gamma)
Flexidisc 4 (black): Series d (Delta)

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Scale and Scope is a set of four colour flexidisc records, each containing an instantiation of an individual microtonal designer scale, developed by Stefan Goldmann. The four discs are housed in a printed cardboard portfolio.
The flexidisc medium plays like a vinyl record, but is inherently noisier and tends to exhibit more signal disruptions than conventional vinyl. Expect occasional clicks, crackle and other variations, which differ substantially from copy to copy. These make each set unique.
The digital file versions are re-recorded directly from the flexidiscs, with very few corrections and a few spectral interventions by the original artist. The full resolution digital files used for cutting the flexidiscs will be available exclusively and individually to collectors who wish to acquire one of the scales as
instantiated in the recordings.

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Tracklist CD: 1. Axios, 2. Helicon, 3. Yantra, 4. Scylax, 5. Drilon, 6. Magoras, 7. Tyros, 8. Struma, 9.
Arda, 10. Hebros, 11. Ropotamo, 12. Scamander

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Layered asymmetry: With Alluvium, Stefan Goldmann explores new structural paths for machine
rhythm in irregular metres. Throughout the album, different non-binary patterns run simultaneously,
interlocking into twelve offerings of jagged polyrhythmic magic. Such a framework may juxtapose 11
on one axis, against 7 on another and 5 on a third – building stunningly iridescent edifices of
multidimensional time.
This is the third album in a series of "first principles" research of metric asymmetry. Veiki (2019) laid
the foundation for "real broken beat". Then, Vector Rituals (2022) explored the bending of grids in
order to yield idiosyncratic forms of organising time. Alluvium takes these two approaches and
expands them beyond their initial reach: Irregular patterns moving along parallel timelines within one
unifying grid.

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Tracklist
CD1: Sector 1
CD2: Sector 2
CD3: Sector 3
CD4: Sector 4
CD5: Sector 5

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For its first publication, Edition Kymata has commissioned a five-part long-form work from Stefan
Goldmann. This exposé to an incorporeal spatial structure captures infinite reverb responses to five
carefully designed immersive spaces.
Building on his earlier reverb-only work 'Call and Response' (2022), the capacity of reverberation to
enable the experience of impossible architecture is further explored – possibly in its clearest form to
date. The five zones of intangible aural sensibility compiled in this box set range from soothing to
menacing, inviting to a unique critical listening situation in which the listener's perception is the
dynamic side of the exchange while the stimulus persists in profound permanence.
The properties of the five enclosures – boundless in the time domain, distinct in their spatial
characteristics – reveal themselves completely and can be precisely described in statistical data,
allowing for multiple levels of access: a brief visit, long-term contemplation, exclusive ownership.
Stefan Goldmann is an electronic music composer based in Berlin, Germany.
Edition Kymata is a publishing house for audio arts with a focus on the study of first principles.

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Tracklist CD - Mix CD:

01. Acustica (Part 1)
02. Acustica (Part 2)
03. Acustica (Part 3)
04. Acustica (Part 4)
05. Acustica (Part 5)
06. Acustica (Part 6)
07. Acustica (Part 7)
08. Acustica (Part 8)
09. Acustica (Part 9)
10. Acustica (Part 10)
11. Acustica (Part 11)
12. Acustica (Part 12)
13. Acustica (Part 13)
14. Acustica (Part 14)
15. Acustica (Part 15)
16. Acustica (Part 16)
17. Acustica (Part 17)
18. Acustica (Part 18)
19. Acustica (Part 19)
20. Acustica (Part 20)
21. Acustica (Part 21)
22. Acustica (Part 22)
23. Acustica (Part 23)
24. Acustica (Part 14)


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Acustica: For this acoustic sources-only mix, Stefan Goldmann cut up a vast library of recorded
interpretations of 20th century avant-garde compositions. Layered segments of individual instrumental
and chamber performances form emergent orchestral opulence – just to spill over into actual
orchestral segments. Goldmann has tackled acoustic archives before with his edit of multiple
recordings of Igor Stravinsky's 'Le Sacre du Printemps'. However, this mix traverses the disparities
and convergences of seven decades of score-based music with impressively results. A meta-level
polystylistic work that explores vast potentials of integration, interaction and interference. An antidote
to the prevailing practice of sounding compositions in scattered, sterile isolation. Here, opposing
concepts of music are channeled into one continuous flow, with a coherent DJ performance as the
vehicle.

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Tracklist:
A. In Aggregate
B. Carob

about:
One of techno's most joyous experimentators delivers two intriguing uptempo tracks. Instead of hitting
hard and heavy 'In Aggregate' and 'Carob' float delicately, with explosive detail blooming freely and
high above what feels rather like a bass-ladden undercurrent than a persistent kick drum foundation.
Both tracks expand on Stefan Goldmann's extensive polyrhythmic research and integrate tonal and
metric functions within the same units of sound. Somewhat radically, the central sound of 'Carob' is all
in one: beat, bassline and single-note melody. By contrast, 'In Aggregate' unfolds lush layers of
exuberant percussion, countered by rounded drops of bass and an occasional vocal snippet
ricocheting off of claustrophobia-inducing walls of glass.
As future-forward as they are organic, these offerings come with appropriately idiosyncratic artwork by
Jorinde Voigt. Printed on inside-out heavy paper cover + a printed inner sleeve.

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Tracklist:
A1. Nayba
A2. Oyotung
A3. Lorino
A4. Yukagir
B1. Tiksi
B2. Ayon
B3. Valkumey

The Album:
Proprietary rhythm: Vector Rituals sees techno polymath Stefan Goldmann constructing polymetric rites of percussion. Synthesized from the ground up, timbral characteristics, metric properties, dynamic
expression and microrhythmic phrasing are shaped by the interactions of layered control voltage functions. The result is an assembly of abstract dances ranging from the intricate to the powerful.
Near-humanoid behaviour emerges from liquid patterns, laid out and brought to life by the freewheeling encounter of modular waveforms and snappy envelopes. Sounds evoke metallic textures
– ringing, scraping – and group into virtual shapes from tiny spikes to vast surfaces.
Some of the parametric relationships employed are as loose as to imply chance drifts. Others lock in with strict regularity as found in the 13 vs. 17 polymeter pattern of opening track 'Nayba'. By contrast,
in the strictly repetitive yet highly asymmetrical sequence of 'Yukagir' each metric step has its own uniquely irregular duration. The center piece of this collection is 'Ayon' with multiple autonomous and
highly agile timelines. Its constituent layers break away in radial fashion and fall back together at widely spaced points of congregation.
All compositions herein present powerful proof of the unlimited capacity of electronic music to yield new principles of organisation and to solidify their expression into clear-cut gestalt.

The Record:
Vector Rituals comes on 180g vinyl with artwork by highly acclaimed visual artist Jorinde Voigt, printed onto the inside-out cover sleeve and continued on the inner jacket.

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Format: 7”

Tracklist:
E. Singing Wire
F. Geared

About:
This is the fnal chapter in a series of three 7" records which see Stefan Goldmann probing the upper
temporal reaches of techno. Clocking in at 150 bpm, these tracks are bold and blazing signals for a
collective return to highly energised club experiences. 'Singing Wire' is playfully swinging and feels
surprisingly natural and decelerated for what it is – while taking you decisively and rapidly to its farend destination. 'Geared' is raw voltage with all the sparks fying. More bouncy than harsh, these
tracks show impressively how diferent tempos allow for their own variety of joyful expression.
Beautifully packaged, all three 7"es come in a thick matte-black outer sleeve with front side cut outs
and refective-lacquer details, with individual colour-coded inner sleeves. Comes with download card.

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Format: 7”

Tracklist:
C. Danke Dingo
D. Iron Hive

About:
This is the second instalment in a series of three 7" records which see Stefan Goldmann probing the
upper temporal reaches of techno. Clocking in at 150 bpm, these tracks are bold and blazing signals
for a collective return to highly energised club experiences. 'Danke Dingo' pierces through a
stroboscopic grid of chords – 'Iron Hive' is one assertive rhythmic manifestation of menacingly
metallic swarms. More bouncy than harsh, these tracks show impressively how different tempos allow
for their own variety of joyful expression.
Beautifully packaged, all three 7"es come in a thick matte-black outer sleeve with front side cut outs
and reflective-lacquer details, with individual colour-coded inner sleeves. A card with a download code
is included. Round three of the trilogy will be released in February 2022. Happy New Year!

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Format: 7”

Tracklist:
A. Badger
B. Sawhorse

About:
This is the first instalment in a series of three 7" records in luxurious packaging which see Stefan
Goldmann probing the upper temporal reaches of techno. Clocking in at 150 bpm, these tracks are
bold and blazing signals for a collective return to highly energised club experiences. 'Badger' is a
breaks-infused peak time weapon while 'Sawhorse' morphs more subtly through hypnotic and
seesawing synth patches. More bouncy than harsh, this material shows impressively how different
tempos allow for their own variety of joyful expression.
Beautifully packaged, all three 7"es come in a thick matte-black outer sleeve with front side cut outs
and reflective-lacquer details, with individual colour-coded inner sleeves. Rounds two and three of the
trilogy will be released in January and February 2022.

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Track list CD:
1. Onset Trajectory, 2. Flood, 3. Merge, 4. Blind Deconvolution, 5. Neodym, 6. The Hearth, 7. Fission, 8. Caesium-133, 9. Surface Boundary, 10. Viscosity, 11. Builders, 12. Polymer, 13. Shift Invariant

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In February 2020, the Philharmonie Berlin opened its gates for the first time in its history for a fully
blown electronic music program. Strom Festival continued for two days across three of the Berlin
landmark's jagged spaces. Stefan Goldmann had been invited to serve as the festival's artist-curator
and also performed its inaugural concert in the building's pentagonal Grand Hall. As much as this
event was without precedent for one of the world's leading classical music institutions, it is also an
uncannily typical match for Goldmann's rather unusual career path.
Though nominally techno, his music is distinguished by an ever-imaginative take on the form. From
exploring asymmetric rhythms to designing novel tuning systems to re-imagining the technological
base of electronic music – few have looked further beyond the genre's functional foundations.
Respectively, his music keeps appearing in contexts far removed from techno's club institutions –
featuring work with ensembles, dance companies, film makers and his own opera, as well as sitespecific performances at venues such as Kyoto's Honen-In Temple and LA's LACMA museum.
'Live At Philharmonie Berlin' is closely tailored to the Grand Hall, featuring a wealth of material
specifically developed to engage its architecture and acoustics. Apart from being a document that
brilliantly captures the Philharmonie's aural footprint with clear-cut synthetic probes, it also comes
close to being a retrospective of Goldmann's most striking formal ideas. Harking back to his early use
of wavetable synthesis for highly liquid units of pitch, timbre and dynamics, his recent
recontextualisations of industrial preset sounds and gradual shades of distortion fuse to shape the
soundscape of the one hour performance. These sounds then swirl through shifting microtonal grids
and freewheeling polyrhythms, solidifying into alien melodies, spiky transients and blocks of coloured
noise.


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Tracklist:

A1. Funia
A2. Sweet Protocol
B1. Tickle In The Heart
B2. Norilsk Nickel


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Sheer power. With 'Tears Of Joy' Stefan Goldmann hands in an array of unapologetically bass-heavy techno cuts. Attacking a sound system's full width, these simplistic two-tone workouts turn out to have tremendous depth. Never standing still, constant feisty modulation keeps basslines and bodies.



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Tracklist:
1. Planinar, 2. Sofra, 3. Vilayet, 4. Etropolis, 5. Katran, 6. Teghlicci, 7. Makara, 8. Kapan, 9. Teslá


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Stefan Goldmann's 'Veiki' is a bold foray onto new rhythmic ground for machine-based dance music. While Veiki's sounds appear firmly grounded in contemporary techno, its pulse is neither based on the 4/4 tradition nor on the breakbeat continuum. The metres employed here are distinctly asymmetric – i.e. they never add up to binary entities, but are odd-numbered instead. With patterns of 7, 9 or 11, they offer possibilities for dislocating the center of gravity not available to standard rhythmic fare. Thus this may represent one of the few systematic efforts to move slamming machine techno onto an alternative rhythmic foundation: Real broken beat.

Asymmetric / irregular metres are part of the ancient music tradition of the Eastern Mediterranean as well as of South Eastern Europe. The patterns employed here are also present in the traditional music of Bulgaria with which Stefan Goldmann grew up. Citing no other aspects and using no 'ethnic' samples, these tracks lead a way to resolving the problem of how to bring the tools and traits of cutting edge electronic music to alternative traditions of music, or vice versa. Structure over surface.

Of course irregular metres have been visited for structural exploration for Western musicians of different backgrounds, such as Don Ellis, Steve Coleman or Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit who have all developed highly distinguished and idiosyncratic approaches in relation to these. Thus a reduction of the phenomenon to its core and emergence as a clear-cut and reproducible form appeared imminent for at least two decades. The inexplicable surprise though is that despite the ongoing rhythmic differentiation of breakbeat and techno this obvious step seems to have never been taken decisively. Now here it is.

Vital Sales Points:
- Live premiere from Buenos Aires streamed by MUTEK (full professional video online)
- Recent DJ set at Boiler Room
- Extensive Global Promo by Modern Matters / Macro.
- Upcoming event Feb 2020: Stefan Goldmann curates “Strom Festival” for Philharmonie Berlin, (world-leading classical music institution) featuring Nina Kraviz, KiNK, Robert Henke, Ryoji Ikeda etc.


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