Von: „EDITION DEGEM / Till Kniola“
Datum: 8. Februar 2012 12:10:03 MEZ
Betreff: Review replace
Hier ein review aus vital weekly #838
REPLACE (CD by Auf Abwegen/Degem)
Auf Abwegen now also hosts Degem, a label which annually releases
compilations of the German Association For Electroacoustic Music, and
every
year along a topic. This year (more like last year actually) the theme
was
‚Replace‘ and here we have fourteen German composers delivering music
around
that theme. ‚Replace‘ is one of the few English words on the CD, as the
booklet is all (except for the general introduction) in German, making
it
less appealing to foreign customers, I should think who would like to
know.
Curated by Marc Behrens, we come across some people we know like Nicolas
Wiese, Sam Auginer and Sciss, but many of the names are new to me:
Denise
Ritter, Matthias Ockert, Marcus Beuter, Nikolaus Heyduck, Sam Auinger,
Bernd
Leukert, Jacob Hofmann, Frank Niehusmann, Michael Harenberg, Kirsten
Reese,
Ludger Kisters and . It deals with replacing from a political
point
of view, with sounds from Arab Spring in Wiese’s pieces, but also the
transition of birds (Heyduck) and water (Auinger) or on altogether on
a more
abstract level with samples replacing the original, which goes for
various
of the pieces herein enclosed. Its a fine sampler in which you may
discover
some new names, all producing work of fine quality, but without many
standout pieces.
Address: http://www.aufabwegen.com
E D I T I O N D E G E M
c/o Till Kniola
Lindenburger Allee 20
50931 Cologne – Germany
shop@editiondegem.de
http://www.editiondegem.de
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