Finding common musical ground obviously doesn’t require musicians to have a
similar background although that’s normally the way these things come
together. What happens when musicians from disparate musical worlds meet
and merge? That’s where true originality can often thrive. One such
outfit is celan, the brainchild of Ari Benjamin Meyers (Einstürzende
Neubauten, Redux Orchestra) and Chris Spencer (Unsane, Cutthroats 9). Ari
and Chris met on an Unsane tour stop in Berlin with Ari mentioning that
AndereBaustelle, the famed Einstürzende Neubauten studio, might be
available. “The thought of working on a project with him in that studio was
very exciting to me.” Chris explained. “There has always been an attraction
to Berlin for me, so I guess you could say I was compelled…” Initially
viewed as a one off collaboration between two very different musicians: a
classically trained composer and the other a founding member of a seminal
noise/rock band. After the initial concept was born it became obvious that
this was more than a side project. What celan was and is began to grow with
the addition of Phil Roeder and Franz Xaver (both of ex-flu.ID fame) on bass
and drums. Chris and the two met when flu.ID toured with Unsane in late
2007; they stayed in touch and became friends. Chris and Ari also met Niko
Wenner (Oxbow) during the summer of 08, and the band was complete. In August
2008 they spent two weeks in the studio writing and recording: they laid a
full album down to tape in just two weeks. The songs breathe deeply with
this spontaneity and one can feel the chemistry between the members which
accompanied the entire creation process. Every bit of every song tells it:
it had to be done exactly this way. Ideas find their way and use the
musician and his instrument as a medium, creating what we call good music
literally by itself. Even though there is a lot of thought and creativity
behind this album, this recording reveals its beauty through its compelling
creational vibe. And here we are: halo is the debut album of celan - a band
you can pigeon-hole at your own risk and categorize as noise, rock,
avant-hardcore or whatever you like to call it. Please approach this album
as we did: minds open, ready to be blown away by its sheer class, emotion,
and musical craftsmanship. This album, titled 'halo', is rock! It touches
the genre to its core and channels pure emotion into sound - as thick and
massive as one could wish for, yet also fascinating in the way Ari Benjamin
Meyers' skills add to and expand upon the blistering noise created by the
rest of the band.
Hey! a Makac new release or 6 freaky spells of Dark Jazz'n'Groove freely inspired by Russ Meyer, Lalo Schiffrin, Charles Manson, Alice in Wonderland or the Twilight Zone… You can download that strange fruit for free: use the missing links…
Hallo celan. Ich bin wieder mal ein paar Tage weg. Meine MySpace seite bleibt weiterhin von 9.00-12.00h und von 13.30-18.00h geöffnet. Schauen Sie doch mal rein.
today is the day! prague is on fire. it had to be said. all this and everything. (and no, i usually dont post like this before the gig but..) just make it happen, now.
MAXIMUM RESPECT... YOU ARE EXTRATERRESTRIALS... AND WE ARE HAPPY... ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE INVISIBLE MAN WAS THERE, TOO... FLABBERGASTING... MADNESS...
Best show was in PARIS!! Thank you all for that, hope you re going to enjoy the rest of the tour, it was soooo nice together, like i feel like follow you on your tour!! ;) ok, take care you all, i m going to learn more english for next time ! love . amandine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhlG2QELBGg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQuxYsekXO8 and more..
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