me raabenstein, korg ms 20, revox b77, stanton st.150, pioneer cdj 800 mk2, korg km 402, logic audio / mac ||| guests ||| uwe langer, trombone, trumpet, brass fx | david ennio minor, guitar, fx | andreas koslik, string arrangements | major major, vocals
if any album could faithfully represent a unique psychedelic styled explosion, this is surely one for the top slot. with a dynamic blend of the extravagant experimental, consisting mainly of traditional classical components, it paves the way for an excursion that edges on the wild side. fusing some passionate improvisation, the carefully crafted articulate forms make up a magnificent five part oeuvre that is based heavily on atmospheric concepts...
'and' is an abstract scene; an orchestral art form given life with just the smallest and most subtle clashes of colour and showcasing some ripened objects of beauty. the additions, no matter how delicate, are often bright, and spark a certain power with their presence and individuality. 'and' is perhaps the result of some gracious permission to present the orchestral in an alternative light.
jus forrest, igloomag, usa 10/09
‚and’ strikes me as being the most successfully-realized slowcream collection to date... 'and' is a disturbing symphonic work that's like a forty-minute-long nightmare transcribed into aural form. one presumes that raabenstein stitched the material together from classical samples but the elements are so seamlessly woven together little evidence remains of their sampled origins...
unlike someone such as murcof, say, who underlays brooding classical music-based material with electronic beats, raabenstein eschews blatant dance music-related rhythms altogether (the closest thing to a regulated rhythm is the dragging pattern that crawls alongside the strings in “moisture”). such a choice might render ‚and’less accessible by comparison, but it ultimately gives the slowcream material more integrity; in short, ‚ and’doesn't compromise in its embrace of a classical style and is all the better for it.
ron schepper, textura, canada 10/09
very cinematic and eclectic as usual. some very peaceful and relaxing moments suddenly broken by deep dark atmospheres like calm sea waves unexpectly turning rough. great stuff, very artistic and professional! to listen though headphones while sitting on a comfortable sopha by running behind your own thoughts. congratulations!! emanuele errante, naples, italy
awesome stuff... dan crossley, fluid radio, uk
oh...my...goodness.... probably the most wonderful music i've heard since years. dont know what to say, im just completely speechless...
chukimai, rotterdam, netherlands
une musique pour une chorégraphie (c'est évident à l'écoute), fortement orchestrée (surtout des échantillons), gracieuse, vibrante, enveloppante. je pense au open close open de robert lippok, à olafur arnalds, à tibor szemzó même. il n'y pas plus de réelle distinction entre électronique ambiante et musique post-classique...
monsieurdelire.com, canada 09/09
slowcream delivered a very fine job.
steffan de turck, earlabs.org, netherlands 03/09
me raabenstein's neues album unter dem namen slowcream klingt wie ein traumartiger dunkler filmscore...
asb, de:bug 04/09
y llegados a este tiempo de escucha de este tema me atrevo a decir que este wax on wool me recuerda a un joven alban berg iniciandose enlos principios de la música dodecafónica.
atmosfera - program info, radio national de espana 3, 03/03
raabenstein je stvorio fascinantno djelo od nepunih 50 minuta pokazavi da se u formatu pop glazbe mogu potegnuti inteligentni zahvati kojima se otvaraju nesluene mogunosti u tom fahu. kroz ovakve neobine i zanimljive prie, metaforiki smisao sklada fabule, odlinu filmsku spoken-word naraciju major majora, bogate aranmane i sjajna glazbena rijeenja, kao i izbor zvukova, 'wax on wool' je bezrezervno istinski avangardni elektronski biser u supermarketu pop glazbe 2009. godine. ocijena (1-10): 10
horvi, terapija.org 03/09
by intertwining elements of romantic and serial classical music with electronics, wax on wool fuses the accessible and experimental into a challenging, sometimes disturbing, and yet still musical whole...
textura,03/09
with an absolutely insane sense of musicality that pays scant regard to the cloying convention of tawdry ideals such as ‘structure’ and ‘cohesion’, slowcream craft a bizarrely brilliant brand of wanton experimentia that sounds like two adhd-riddled robots fucking on a distant planet in the year 4000...
oli simpson, beardedmagazine.co.uk 01/09
very beautiful, wonderful production,... love it
nikki lucas, future fusion global warning radio show, london, uk
'wanderlust' is simply one of the most beautiful tracks I have heard in a very long time...
dan crossley, fluid-radio.co.uk
in the cave is such a beautiful track, it's difficult to describe the feeling it exudes in words. amazing...
pietro de sacco, igloo magazine, uk
instead of taking the listener through a variety of more or less elegantly mixed and built tracks, he prefers to introduce a more complex and intricate structure to the whole album, where various parts refer to each other are spread over the whole record... this is more like soundtracks that need neither pictures nor narration to unfold their noir tales.
georg gartlgruber, monochrom.at, 02/09
'wax on wool' is BRILLIANT!!! apart from the fact that it's really
well crafted and the production is great, the vocal side of it adds
a real interesting and quirky touch. i like a lot! this stuff reminds me
of a meeting between autchre and arvo part.
bleak minimal but full of warmth and surprises.
dov waterman, london, uk
'into butter' is really great!
a-fei, tokyo, japan
i really like 'into butter'. good story telling and particularly i like the soundscape.
'wanderlust' is quite colorful & somewhat romantic to me. lovely... great tracks
dennis mcveigh, new york, usa
'wanderlust' is simply one of the most beautiful tracks I have heard in a very long time
dan crossley, fluid-radio.co.uk
We are glad to inform you that the new "Life's Decay - Dysrieuses" album has just been released ! You can listen to 3 mp3 from this release on our myspace page. You can visit www.lifesdecay.com for more info and/or order the album at www.abstraktsens.com
We hope that you will appreciate the new release ! Thank you for reading and for your support ! All the best.
After the success of the first in our series of concerts, we are now pleased to announce the second installment. EM #2 will act as a showcase for the Miasmah label, who have been rapidly gaining fans and critical acclaim since their debut CD release in 2006. Held in the beautiful location of the Theaterkapelle in Friedrichshain, expect an evening of darkly-lit atmospheres and Lynchian soundscapes!
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9PM September 5th, 2009
Elevator Music #2 - A Miasmah label showcase starring:
Dag Rosenqvist, aka Jasper TX, has played his beautiful blend of droning guitars and simple instruments internationally, but suprisingly this will be his debut solo show in Berlin.
At Theaterkapelle (Boxhagner Str. 99, Fhain / U-bahn Samariterstr.)
Brought to you by Elevator Music & schall + raum.
04.09.09 / 7PM / Liondialer (Greg Haines & Danny Saul) @ Staalplaat
06.09.09 / 8PM / Danny Saul + VERY SPECIAL GUEST @ Loophole
16.09.09 / 8PM / Greg Haines solo @ Maria am Ostbahnhof
You can listen to some of our new tracks on Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/mashtauirtu !! The album will be released in autumn 2009... Your feedback is always welcome :-)
15 May 2009 Cafe Wendel, Berlin WITH SANDHY SONDORO 21 May 2009 Bang bang club, Berlin 18 Jun 2009 LUX, Berlin 1 Jul 2009 DOT Club, Berlin 5 Nov 2009 SO 36, Berlin - 1ST SONGWRITER COMMUNITY TOUR
I would be really happy if you can make it (-: Thanks for your time
One year ago, Philippe Baudouin (aka Monsieur Tympan - phonographer) and Alexandre Manzanares (photographer) have produced a sound and photographic documentary about rural world, available on CD, called "Sous les pieds, la terre" (which means "Under the feet, the land"). To realize this project, they have collected sounds and pictures of people and landscapes they've met on the road: old country people, kids in garden, sounds of agricultural tools, beauty of mountains... In September 2008, Philippe decided to put online 30 samples of the sounds he recorded and to collaborate with Headphonica to release on their netlabel. With this sound samples, everyone was invented to make his own remix! The idea was to propose people to appropriate these field-recordings and to make a subjective remix. Even if these different sounds come from a very little part of the world (Vaucluse, France), the 80 remixes we've received show us the universality of these ones. Here is the result sent by people from all over the world! Enjoy yourself!
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