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Art af Oryx

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Released: Oct 23, 2008
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  • Genre: Alternative / Electroacoustic / Jazz

    Location Berlin, DE

    Profile Views: 166118

    Last Login: 5/28/2010

    Member Since 1/22/2007

    Website www.artaforyx.com

    Record Label Berlin-Moves

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .... ..Myspace Backgrounds.... ...... .... "THE HILLS WE ONCE CLIMBED WERE JUST SEASONS OUT OF TIME."...... As long as I can remember I wanted to create music like this. It was already a childhood dream to create a magical, musical world where one can get lost and can be found again..... Together with my dearest friend and guitarist Thomas I started re-working the band's recordings for, what was thought to be, a progressive Jazz album..... Then, one cold winter night we crossed the Jannowitzbrücke in Berlin. We did hit the steelen frames with a hammer and recorded the singing of the bridge. This amazing sound was feeding our imagination immediately..... After a long and inspiring musical journey, we now finally found the fitting form to express our ideas in the best possible way..... Viele schoene Gruesse aus Berlin, .. Willem/ Art af Oryx.... PS. No, it's not our first album, it's our: "First Book of Sound." I sincerely hope you'll enjoy our newest music! ...... "On the riverside. Where it all began to shimmer. They vagely shone, the hidden signs, way out of reach and way out of sight..." (Waterfronts and Riversides, "First Book of Sound" 2008).... At the beginning of 2006 Art af Oryx finished up the recordings for an adventurous and highly energetic jazz album presenting AaOs new repertoire. Guitarist Thomas Büchel and bassist Willem van Dijk gradually started re-working the studio recordings and had the dream and the will to take the music somewhere else. Additional recording sessions took place. Beautiful music miniatures and gentle and inviting songs were added. Willem wrote strongly personal lyrics to the new music arising. Carefully found electro-acoustic sounds were integrated. Finally, Thomas and Willem shaped it all into an unexpected, intriguing total-music-concept..... "First Book of Sound" takes the listener to the dark river landscapes of Holland (Willem van Dijks home country) with its silver shining rivers. Or, to all the other places, the listeners imagination wants to take this music to. .... "First Book of Sound" is available as a:.... CD: slipcase, 12-paged booklet.. LP: gatefold packaging, 180 gram vinyl.... AaO's new album is available here on MySpace and is also available for download on iTunes, Napster and eMusic. ...... ...... "Floating upstream"..(AaO's promotional video by Buechel & Van Dijk).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Christoph, Thomas and Willem talking about "F.B.o.S.".. ..Video here... .... RELEASE PARTY: (Live-footage:>>1:52 min.).. July 1st, 2008 in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg... ..Video here... ..
  • Members

    .... CHRISTOPH TITZ.. FRANK SACKENHEIM.. THOMAS BUECHEL.. WILLEM VAN DIJK.. JONAS BURGWINKEL.. .. GUESTS: .... (On the album:)....IRIS ROMEN.. CEM ARNOLD SUEZER.. DANIEL KIS.. .. (On tour:).... OLIVER BENN..
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  • FABIO DOMINGUES

    wow!

    thanks for the invitation, it is a great pleasure to be a cyberfriend.
    your music is amazing, i'm really impressed!
    =)
    the jazzy / experimental atmosphere blended with eletroacustic elements result in lots of musical possibilities.
    congratulations for your work and keep in touch!

    greetings from brazil,
    fabio domingues

    also at:
    www. myspace. com/frontaldf

    4 years ago
  • Todd Kowalsky

    Hey,
    danke für die Anfrage. Ihr macht ja wirklich feine Musik. Spielt doch mal wieder in Berlin. Würde mich freuen, euch mal live zu sehen.
    Gruß

    4 years ago
  • KLANGFAHRER

    Hey Leute, Euer Konzert hier in Aachen hat mich echt fertig gemacht.
    Ich fand es dermaßen geil, ihr habt mir von der Seele geprochen, Danke Euch herzlichst und wünsche Euch ein wunderbares Jahr 2009, hoffendlich auf bald Thomas/KLANGFAHRER

    4 years ago
  • Paolo Travelli

    Waiting for your fantastic cd.

    Thanks a lot

    Paolo - Radio Ara

    4 years ago
  • Hopeful Monster

    hi AAO, thanks for getting in touch.
    see you in berlin or toronto sometime!

    4 years ago
  • William Elmore Music

    hi there, your music is wonderful my friends.
    best wishes,
    will.

    4 years ago
  • Harlem Davidson

    jucheee!
    "Koepenick" iz my favorite!

    4 years ago
  • siromusic

    Hallo AaO,
    vielen Dank für das unglaublich, wunderschöne Konzert im Dumont!
    Mir fehlen einfach die richtigen Worte um das auszudrücken was ich eigentlich sagen will.

    beste Grüße
    Siro

    4 years ago
  • Orquesta Trompa de Elef…

    Su música es genial. Un honor que nos hayan aceptado. En serio.
    Saludos
    Diego

    4 years ago
  • Donquièstar

    THX 4 the support!
    Checking out your music right now...
    Great magic, great friends,...
    Un grand merci de Belgique,
    groeten,
    Donquièstar

    4 years ago
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