Tracklist:
A1. STEYN A2. HOLLZ B1. METHAL B2. ELEKKTRIK
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What happens when you bring together two percussionists who are well-established in the electronic music scene and commission them to produce four tracks exclusively with percussion instruments-with the only requirement being not to deliver any overtly thought-out nerd music? The answer has been provided by Sven Kacirek and Thomas Klein on this release.
A few word abut the musicians:
Sven Kacirek has previously released five solo albums, including the highly praised "Kenya Sessions" in 2011. He has collaborated with Marc Ribot, Nils Frahm, Shabaka Hutchings and F. S. Blumm. In 2015 he released an album together with Stefan Schneider on Bureau B.
Thomas Klein is a founding member of the band KREIDLER and has published three solo albums on Bureau B since 2011 under the moniker Sølyst.
Although the two musicians each speak their own distinct rhythmic language, with only a few data transfers between Hamburg and Düsseldorf they have conjured up four compact tracks, which despite the instrumental limitations are surprisingly diverse in terms of sound, groove and depth.
The collaboration went like this: Each sent the other a sketch for further development and expanded upon the one they had received. In a final meeting, there were only a few formal decisions to be made and some minimal corrections. Each contributed his own spectrum of instrumental and tonal possibilities-without overdoing it. In addition to drums, cymbals, shakers, xylophone and vibraphone sounds, sonic treatments are clearly audible. In this way, the acoustic and electronically triggered sound material came into an unconventional dialogue. The musicians only met in person for the mixes at Düsseldorf's Elektro-Mueller Studio.

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Tracklist:
A1 Speed Display (Richard Fearless Remix)
B1 Speed Display (Richard Fearless Remixed by Richard Fearless, Metal Box Mix)

S E L E K T ? S E L E K T is the name of the new Bureau B sublabel
S E L E K T is the 12" platform for experiments by musicians on the label or other artists
S E L E K T offers space for collaborations and remixes. No borders

“Zero Set” represented a milestone in latter-day Krautrock, created in 1983 by a hugely authoritative triumvirate of the German avant-garde: Dieter Moebius, Conny Plank und Mani Neumeier. The musician, producer, remixer and self-confessed Krautrock fanRichard Fearless has dismantled the outstanding track “Speed Display” and bequeathed two new versions to Bureau B.The original musicians:Dieter Moebius was a member of seminal bands like Cluster and Harmonia. He was, indeed still is, active as a solo artist and in various collaborations (with Conny Plank, amongst others). Conny Plank is seen as the definitive Krautrock producer, having worked with Kraftwerk, NEU!, Cluster and Ash Ra Tempel. Last but not least, Mani Neumeier, Guru Guru founder, figurehead and drummer.How the remixes came about:Delving into Conny Plank’s tape archives, we came across the original “Zero Set” multitracks. What a find! We asked ourselves: what would happen if these tapes fell into the right hands? Hands which know their way around a studio, understand how remixes work –whilst according the materials in question the respect they deserve. The first name that sprung to mind was Richard Fearless. Not so long ago, he had meticulously curated a 2CD/3LP compilation of Bureau B tracks (Kollektion 4), hence recommending himself as just the man for the job.Richard Fearless:Best known as founder and frontman of the British bandDeath In Vegas,Fearless has clearly been inspired by Germn electronic music, as many of his albums reveal. A sought-after producer and remixer, he has worked withIggy Pop, Bobby Gillespie, Paul Weller, Liam Gallagher and Hope Sandoval.He once described his love of Krautrock andrelated movements as follows: “I always listen out for music with a sense of space; where compositions are stripped down to the barest components while retaining the power to conjure emotion. If you can trigger emotion with the most minimal amount of sound, that’s job done as far as I’m concerned.”The remixes:The original was powerful enough, driven forwards by Mani Neumeier’s machine-like drums and incessant bass synths, yetFearless has managed to crack up the energy levels even further. On the A-side he has grafted rhythmic patterns onto a four-to-the-floor beat and compelling bass signature. Feedback, echoing voices, a sprinkling of synth–only the most essential elements, nothing which risks overloading the mix. Meanwhile on the B-side, the original track is barely recognizable.Fearless has plucked just a few notes from the bassline and crafted a fine slice of hypnotic electro-dub with minor chord echoes. More

Tracklist LP:
A1. 18 Month 5:27,
A2. Cherub 6:24,
A3. Die Zeit 3:29,
A4. Nebel 6:34
B1. Lichtmeer 1:27,
B2. Remove 5:39,
B3. Sub 5:40,
B4. Green 4:43,
B5. Tripod 4:26
All tracks written and produced by Max Loderbauer
at Non Standard Studios, Berlin
Executive Producer Tobias Freund


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After seven years, the second release of Max Loderbauer on Non Standard Productions arrives again in his style of post - german - electronic - avant garde.
“Donnerwetter” is the perfect blue print of modern reduced electronic adventures.
Carefully chosen out of a pool of recordings produced by Max in the last years, slightly edited and arranged into a full length album.

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Berlin Atonal Recordings is happy to announce two forthcoming releases, both featuring live cuts from two of the most talked about performances at the 2015 edition of the festival. Synthesiser genius Max Loderbauer (NSI, Sun Electric, Vilod, Moritz von Oswald Trio) and techno experimentalist Jacek Sienkiewicz (Recognition) combined for a stunning live show on the opening night of festival 2015. Blending harmonic drones and almost unrecognizably distended vocal samples with adroitly weighted melodic passages, this collaboration was a masterclass in expertly crafted ambient music from two of the genres' leading exponents. Two passages from this set have been mastered and cut to vinyl in a special 12" with artwork by Pedro Maia based on his visuals for the show.

Tracklist:
A Andes
B Himalaya


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Tracklist 12":
A1) Orlando Magic, A2) Cabrio Mango
B1) 1981, B2) She Keeps It Good

The Toy Tonics crew is known for being addicted to two things: vintage music machines and old vinyl. 100% music aficionados. On the Tonic Edit series the crew shares some of their favorite old tracks - in a reworked version.

This time COEO get back in time. They destroyed a couple of 1970ies disco jams. Recut & repasted them. And gave them their special COEO touch. Of course it's irresistible!
This release comes on vinyl only first. Later maybe could be out on selected Digital sellers.. not sure yet.
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Tracklist :
A: West Ridge B: East Ridge
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Valleys, ravines, crags, inaccessible mountain peaks, abyss. Since times immemorial, stark mountain landscape has always been humankind's inspiration and a constant reference point for many generations of exploratory artists. "Ridges" is a result of a creative encounter between veteran of improvised avant-electronics Max Loderbauer (among others, co-creator of Sun Electric, member of Moritz von Oswald Trio, and frequent collaborator of Ricardo Villalobos) and spiritus movens of Warsaw-based label Recognition Jacek Sienkiewicz. Meeting takes place not only on the level of investigating pure sound and building complex structures, but also on the level of fascination with mountainside aura and mystique that is common to both artists: Alps (Loderbauer) and Tatra (Sienkiewicz), as well as with the vocal cultures of communities inhabiting theese areas. Deeply introspective and individualistic confrontation
between two peer sensibilities and imaginative worlds gave birth to two separate compositions in the vein of contemplative electronic music at it purest.
Both timeless and futuristic, soundscapes imagined by Loderbauer and Sienkiewicz could serve as a perfect antidote to turbo-speed contemporaneity with its tweets, social networks, neuroses and unavoidable anxieties. This music is created without paying attention to current trends and tendencies, although it simultaneously takes its due place among the works of noble pioneers, from Popol Vuh's Transilvanian hymns in Herzog's "Nosferatu" and Lionel Marchetti's concrete report from the glacier, to Simon Fisher Turner's Himalayan soundtracks. More than 20 minutes of material contained in "Ridges" is a document of research passions of both musicians, while for the listeners it could serve as an invitation for imaginative sound journeys, but also for a bit of research that could - and should! - be undertaken on one's own. More