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GRAPH - Mad World (astonished)
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GRAPH - Instabil
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GRAPH - Instabil - Bob Humid's 4am stabilisator RMX
[Special remarks] 12” Vinyl EP (45rpm) incl. download card
GENRE/S: Dub Techno, Electronica, Minimal
Tracklist:
[12” EP]
A1 Mad World (astonished)
A2 Instabil
B1 Instabil - Bob Humid's 4am stabilisator RMX
SHORT INFO:
GRAPH embarks on a search for sound beyond trends in electronic music. The focus is on sound and rhythm structures that are constructed and deconstructed with the help of digital musical instruments and effects. The focus is on the attempt to create a living, organic "sound space".
On their seventh release, GRAPH work with vocals for the first time in their 17-year history, and the result is amazing! The track "Mad World (astonished)" is a dystopian cover version of the Tears For Fears classic, wrapped in GRAPH's typical electronic sound, atmospherically dense and darkly produced. With "Instabil", GRAPH present another completely newly produced track with vocals. The whole thing is rounded off with a fresh remix of "Instabil" by Cologne producer Bob Humid. The release is stunning, amazing, always unconventional and very Düsseldorf!
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GENRE/S: Dub Techno, Electronica, Minimal
Tracklist:
[12” EP]
A1 Mad World (astonished)
A2 Instabil
B1 Instabil - Bob Humid's 4am stabilisator RMX
SHORT INFO:
GRAPH embarks on a search for sound beyond trends in electronic music. The focus is on sound and rhythm structures that are constructed and deconstructed with the help of digital musical instruments and effects. The focus is on the attempt to create a living, organic "sound space".
On their seventh release, GRAPH work with vocals for the first time in their 17-year history, and the result is amazing! The track "Mad World (astonished)" is a dystopian cover version of the Tears For Fears classic, wrapped in GRAPH's typical electronic sound, atmospherically dense and darkly produced. With "Instabil", GRAPH present another completely newly produced track with vocals. The whole thing is rounded off with a fresh remix of "Instabil" by Cologne producer Bob Humid. The release is stunning, amazing, always unconventional and very Düsseldorf!
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More records from Krachladen Dub
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Zea - People Shrink (Remix by Andy Moore - The Ex)
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Zea - Like A Chicken In The Corn (Remix by Desmond Denker)
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Zea - Donkeys Don't Grow Here (Remix by Phanton)
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Zea - Exploding Dub Syndrom (Remix by Yürke)
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Zea - Dub Specie Ludens (Remix by Dubby King Knarf)
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Zea - DU BÜST DOOD DUB (Remix by Istari Lasterfahrer)
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Zea - Danger They Say (Remix by Begritty)
[Special remarks] 12” Vinyl LP (33rpm)
Dub Techno, Electronica, Experimental, Breakbeats, Drum’n’Bass
Track list
1 (A1). People Shrink - remix by Andy Moor (4:17)
2 (A2). Like A Chicken In The Corn - remix by Desmond Denker (2:03)
3 (A3). Donkeys Don't Grow Here - remix by Phanton (1:27)
4 (A4). Exploding Dub Syndrom - remix by Yürke (4:10)
5 (B1). Dub Specie Ludens - remix by Dubby King Knarf (5:48)
6 (B2). DU BÜST DOOD DUB - remix by Istari Lasterfahrer (4:28)
7 (B3). Danger They Say - remix by Begritty (3:35)
All tracks licensed from Makkum Records | Produced and mixed by remix artists | Mastering by Detlef Funder, Paraschall Studios Düsseldorf | Artwork by Darko Kujundžic
English
It's the kind of project that brings the old mad scientist cliché out for an airing, "It's insane, but it just might work." The insanity in this case being a motley cast that features Andy Moor (The Ex, Amsterdam), Desmond Denker (Cologne), Phanton (Cologne), Yürke (Düsseldorf), Dubby King Knarf (Knarf Rellöm, Hamburg), Istari Lasterfahrer (Hamburg), Begritty (Cologne) laying down their versions of tracks from the demento-a-go-go-electro-pop-rock-mono-mind known as Zea.
How could we resist the spasmodic schizoid psychedelic menace of that devilish Dutch juggernaut called Zea. This bastardised twelve inch slab of wax has Zea sonically re-assessed, dissected and twisted in side out. And it had to happen, it had to be made.
"Standing up I forgot what came to mind when I was lying on the kitchen floor. Standing up I forgot what came to mind, something I tried to remember before." It's the punky pop intro of the song 'Staande ben ik vergeten wat ik dacht toen ik lag', the Dutch translation of the first sentence of the song that provided the title for this collection of remixes. Zea, a.k.a. Arnold de Boer, a musician who skips sitting down, who either jumps or lies on the floor fumbling with a dictaphone trying to remember the ideas that just came to mind jumping around from the couch straight into the kitchen, trying to write the next song while cooking spicy food that makes his head explode. It's all inthere, everyone is in there; shrinking people, growing people, dead people. And all "Sub specie ludens" (from the perspective of human play).
Andy Moor and Arnold de Boer are in a band together called The Ex, and with Michael Heiber, the Krachladen Dub label maker and idea creator for this project, they share a love of dub, grime, dubstep, drum & bass, breakcore and much more. Zea, with his obstinate breakpop sampler-guitar-voice combination, shared the stage with many off-kilter electronic music artist from 1-Speed Bike to Felix Kubin to Jason Forrest (who all remixed Zea back in 2004) to recently Japanese OLOLOLOP and Arakawa Atsushi. And with his friends Desmond Denker (Cologne),Knarf Rellöm, (Hamburg) and Istari Lasterfahrer (Hamburg). So the logic behind this album isn't far from a friendship being celebrated and the music is very close to a fundamental experience of wonder and joy. Lay this record down and see what comes to mind. Did we say it's essential? It's essential.
Arnold de Boer, November 2023
Dates:
Release concerts w/ Knarf Rellöm Arkestra und Zea:
Feb 17 - OCCII Amsterdam
Feb 18 - Schleuse Zwei / Bilker Bunker Düsseldorf
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Dub Techno, Electronica, Experimental, Breakbeats, Drum’n’Bass
Track list
1 (A1). People Shrink - remix by Andy Moor (4:17)
2 (A2). Like A Chicken In The Corn - remix by Desmond Denker (2:03)
3 (A3). Donkeys Don't Grow Here - remix by Phanton (1:27)
4 (A4). Exploding Dub Syndrom - remix by Yürke (4:10)
5 (B1). Dub Specie Ludens - remix by Dubby King Knarf (5:48)
6 (B2). DU BÜST DOOD DUB - remix by Istari Lasterfahrer (4:28)
7 (B3). Danger They Say - remix by Begritty (3:35)
All tracks licensed from Makkum Records | Produced and mixed by remix artists | Mastering by Detlef Funder, Paraschall Studios Düsseldorf | Artwork by Darko Kujundžic
English
It's the kind of project that brings the old mad scientist cliché out for an airing, "It's insane, but it just might work." The insanity in this case being a motley cast that features Andy Moor (The Ex, Amsterdam), Desmond Denker (Cologne), Phanton (Cologne), Yürke (Düsseldorf), Dubby King Knarf (Knarf Rellöm, Hamburg), Istari Lasterfahrer (Hamburg), Begritty (Cologne) laying down their versions of tracks from the demento-a-go-go-electro-pop-rock-mono-mind known as Zea.
How could we resist the spasmodic schizoid psychedelic menace of that devilish Dutch juggernaut called Zea. This bastardised twelve inch slab of wax has Zea sonically re-assessed, dissected and twisted in side out. And it had to happen, it had to be made.
"Standing up I forgot what came to mind when I was lying on the kitchen floor. Standing up I forgot what came to mind, something I tried to remember before." It's the punky pop intro of the song 'Staande ben ik vergeten wat ik dacht toen ik lag', the Dutch translation of the first sentence of the song that provided the title for this collection of remixes. Zea, a.k.a. Arnold de Boer, a musician who skips sitting down, who either jumps or lies on the floor fumbling with a dictaphone trying to remember the ideas that just came to mind jumping around from the couch straight into the kitchen, trying to write the next song while cooking spicy food that makes his head explode. It's all inthere, everyone is in there; shrinking people, growing people, dead people. And all "Sub specie ludens" (from the perspective of human play).
Andy Moor and Arnold de Boer are in a band together called The Ex, and with Michael Heiber, the Krachladen Dub label maker and idea creator for this project, they share a love of dub, grime, dubstep, drum & bass, breakcore and much more. Zea, with his obstinate breakpop sampler-guitar-voice combination, shared the stage with many off-kilter electronic music artist from 1-Speed Bike to Felix Kubin to Jason Forrest (who all remixed Zea back in 2004) to recently Japanese OLOLOLOP and Arakawa Atsushi. And with his friends Desmond Denker (Cologne),Knarf Rellöm, (Hamburg) and Istari Lasterfahrer (Hamburg). So the logic behind this album isn't far from a friendship being celebrated and the music is very close to a fundamental experience of wonder and joy. Lay this record down and see what comes to mind. Did we say it's essential? It's essential.
Arnold de Boer, November 2023
Dates:
Release concerts w/ Knarf Rellöm Arkestra und Zea:
Feb 17 - OCCII Amsterdam
Feb 18 - Schleuse Zwei / Bilker Bunker Düsseldorf
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A Rocket In Dub - Mr. Fix-It
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A Rocket In Dub - B-Boy Drum Machine
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A Rocket In Dub - Low Tide
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A Rocket In Dub - Shut Up And Dub
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A Rocket In Dub - Magnificent
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A Rocket In Dub - Rhythm 77
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A Rocket In Dub - Singalong Dub
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A Rocket In Dub - Abstract Dub
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A Rocket In Dub - Monotony Is Nice
Special remarks: Double 12" Vinyl, inside out printed cover sleeve, incl. download card
GENRE: Dub, Dub Techno, Electronica, Minimal
TRACKLIST:
A1 Mr. Fix-It
A2 B-Boy Drum Machine
B1 Low Tide
B2 Shut Up And Dub
C1 Magnificent
C2 Rhythm 77
D1 Singalong Dub
D2 Abstract Dub
D3 Monotony Is Nice
SHORT INFO:
For some, melancholy is the joy of being sad. But for A Rocket In Dub, the reawakened project of Düsseldorf producer Stefan Schwander, also known under pseudonyms like Antonelli Electr. or Harmonious Thelonious, Viktor Hugo's famous saying always applies. Two years ago, the Düsseldorf producer and musician released a 4x 7" box set on Krachladen Dub, his first release after a break of 17 years at the time. Now, two years later, 9 new tracks follow as a longplayer on double vinyl and music cassette. Even more experimental, more playful, more hypnotic and with a trombone! Monotony is nice! The rocket is back in the club, teaching genres like house and minimal Jamaican dub deepness again.
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GENRE: Dub, Dub Techno, Electronica, Minimal
TRACKLIST:
A1 Mr. Fix-It
A2 B-Boy Drum Machine
B1 Low Tide
B2 Shut Up And Dub
C1 Magnificent
C2 Rhythm 77
D1 Singalong Dub
D2 Abstract Dub
D3 Monotony Is Nice
SHORT INFO:
For some, melancholy is the joy of being sad. But for A Rocket In Dub, the reawakened project of Düsseldorf producer Stefan Schwander, also known under pseudonyms like Antonelli Electr. or Harmonious Thelonious, Viktor Hugo's famous saying always applies. Two years ago, the Düsseldorf producer and musician released a 4x 7" box set on Krachladen Dub, his first release after a break of 17 years at the time. Now, two years later, 9 new tracks follow as a longplayer on double vinyl and music cassette. Even more experimental, more playful, more hypnotic and with a trombone! Monotony is nice! The rocket is back in the club, teaching genres like house and minimal Jamaican dub deepness again.
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