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Spoom
"Spoom" steht nicht im Wörterbuch - aber auf der Hülle dieser hinreißenden CD eines Trios um den 1979 geborenen deutschen Gitarristen Ronny Graupe. An einen kreativen Knall und gleichzeitig an aufschäumendes Meerwasser denkt Graupe bei diesem von ihm selbst erfundenen Kunstwort. Und er hat dazu eine Musik komponiert, die von sprühender Lebendigkeit und fesselndem Farbenreichtum ist. Zwei Partner hat der Siebensaiten-Gitarrist Graupe in diesem Trio: den dänischen Bassisten Jonas Westergaard und den Berliner Bandkollegen von Hyperactive Kid, Schlagzeuger Christian Lillinger. Mit quirliger Virtuosität, gewitzter Klang-Phantasie und auch mal hauchfeinem Balladen- Ton lassen die Musiker Bilder entstehen - in Stücken, die "Knock out 5th Round", "Troll" oder auch "Es war die Nachtigall" heißen. Mit der Komposition "Canaveral" heben sie ab ins All, und in "Hypnos" widmen sie sich dem griechischen Gott des Schlafes. Um Erde und Raum geht es im großen Ganzen - und mit raumgreifener Imagination und bestens geerdeter Kompetenz als Interpreten und stets atemberaubend flexible Improvisatoren lassen Graupe, Westergaard und Lillinger packende Hörfilme entstehen. Seine Traumbesetzung eines Trios nennt Graupe diese Band. Wie wach sie miteinander agieren, spürt man in jedem Takt. Auflegen, anklicken, dann macht es "Spoom", und das Vergnügen dürfte nicht auf sich warten lassen.- Shop: odax
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Granny Nanny
This isn't how Karin (Maren Kroymann), Gerhard and Philippa (Barbara Sukowa) imagined their retirement: instead of enjoying their free time they feel bored, useless and... old! In the search of a new perspective, they become "Granny-Nannies," and each get a family with children to take care of. But instead of harmony and gratitude, they are soon confronted with overprotective parents, hyperactive children, and all sorts of family problems. Although facing turbulent times, they will find out that it is never too late to build a happy retirement!- Shop: odax
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Superhellamegaepic
Many bands claim to be unclassifiable, most are wrong. But Portland's Cark makes unpredictability a core value. "We get complacent when we know what to expect all the time. The whole point of keeping art vital is to try something new, to confuse people," said Josh Gross, who fronts the band and is also a PSU student. The name of Cark's latest album, SUPERHELLAMEGAEPIC, seems an apt description for a band that transitions seamlessly from speed metal to an only half ironic cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing." If Cark's aim to keep their audience on their toes than they succeed in more ways than one, for a raucous two-piece that is firmly rooted in metal, Cark is undeniably catchy and most of all, fun. Audiences regularly oscillate between lighthearted moshing and '80s-style dancing. "Music doesn't have to be a joke to be funny," Gross said. "It can be rock music and still be fun." And indeed Cark are hilarious, but somehow they remain earnest and passionate about the onslaught of pop riffs and cowbells that erupts from stage during their live set. Even though Cark is a unique experience, they have retained the rock ethos. Gross said that he is sick of what he calls snoozecore. "When rock started it was about being loud and energetic. It scared people because it was so fun, it was this uncontrollable energy," he said. "We just love to play and we don't give a shit about what anyone thinks about it." Cark's live show is engaging and awe inspiring. On songs like "The Standing Drummer," they manage to simultaneously jab their tongues in their cheeks and kick fucking ass. Drummer Dustin Wasserman, who is a Portland state grad, is one of the city's most energetic and inventive percussionists. And despite Cark's deliberate distance from Portland's thriving indie-pop scene, in many ways the standing drummer ranks among Talkdemonic's Kevin O'Connor and Menomena's Danny Seim as one of Stumptown's most fun drummers to see live. -Leathan Graves-Highsmith Portland Vangaurd, February 23, 2006 --------------- Cark v-(kark): 1. To vex, to confuse, to annoy. 2. To disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. What is Cark? Well, Cark is not a fish. Nor are they broad-shouldered lasses from the south of France. They might be a ham-fisted, rock'n'roll juggernaut terrorizing the airwaves with their fresh new sound, but then again, they could just as easily be your parent's insurance agent. Are you confused yet? Good. That's what Cark is. United in the belief that the rock world can be a bit stuffy at times, Josh, 'Mad-Sombrero' Gross, and Dustin, 'Drummer of Death' Wasserman, like to keep the audience on their toes. A hyperactive songwriting process, that covers topics as diverse as picnics, and robotically enhanced hoboes taking over the planet, fuels performances that invite the audience out of their seats to join Cark in their merrymaking. No cow is too sacred for the seppuku two. A few chords and two lines later, we all remember that rock music can be fun, and still rock. Both Dustin and Josh were members of stalwart southern Oregon band, The Vam Commanders, but had gone their separate ways for several years before Cark's inception in Portland, in late 2004. Dustin went to study in Japan for two years, and kept busy with his many recording projects, documented on his personal label, Tingle Finger records, while Josh played clubs around Portland with new-wavers, The Sucker M.C. Jive Turkeys. Cark's first year on the town was mostly spent describing how a song should go to one another, and then playing it for the first time ever on stage, since they lacked a consistent practice space. Although this sounds dysfunctional to the max, audiences liked it, and a sound was born. Since Cark didn't own a car, gear was transported to said gigs either on the bus, or by walking, or in the case of a gig at Sabala's, by shopping cart-a technique which earned them the label of most hardcore band in Portland, from the owner of Suburbia practice studios, and a lot of confused looks from other bands who brought their gear in vans because it was 'raining.' Sound people were appreciative since even without a car, Cark always arrived on time, a rarity in the sordid world of rock'n'roll. 2006 brings Cark a cache of new songs, a freshly minted new album, Superhellamegaepic, and a renewed drive to show Portland how to have a good time, even without a bass player. In their own words: We're here to fucking rock, we're here to fucking roll, so make some fucking noise, and get out of control. Fun facts derived from Cark lyrics: • Cark are in fact from another fucking planet! • The members of Cark have never actually been on a picnic, although they have every intention of going! • Josh, a genuine member of Cark, actually fears that hoboes could be robotically enhanced sleeper agents, awaiting commands from orbiting UFOs to rise up and conquer the Earth! • Dustin, another genuine member of Cark, likes to stand up while he plays the drums in order to pay respect to all his dead drum homies! • Cark once played a show after seven months of not practicing. No one noticed a difference!- Shop: odax
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Anterior Space (LP)
Eine Platte, die gerade den gereifteren Hörer an den Ohrensessel-Techno der 90er erinnern dürfte, als Black Dog, B12, Plastikman und Warp die Welt regierten.Deluxe 180g Vinyl, Reverse Board Sleeve, MP3 Download HOLOVR ist Jimmy Billingham, der schon als Tidal, Venn Rain, Journey of Mind & Holographic Mind Platten auf Firecracker Records, Opal Tapes und Hooker Visions und Indole Records veröffentlicht hat. Eine Platte, die gerade den gereifteren Hörer an den Ohrensessel-Techno der 90er erinnern dürfte, als Black Dog, B12, Platikman und Warp die Welt regierten Anterior Space may strike some listeners of a certain age as an echo of the gilded age of armchair techno exemplified by Warp Records' Artificial Intelligence comps. There's a similar convergence of the cerebral and the blissful in the four epic compositions HOLOVR (aka Jimmy Billingham) finesses from his analog and digital synths as that found on those early-'90s pieces by Black Dog, B12, and others. Discussing the creation of Anterior Space, which is the first HOLOVR release to feature no beats, Billingham reveals, Dropping drums gave me a bit more freedom in terms of tempo and rhythm, and it was actually really liberating. Having fewer elements in a track also meant it was possible to record live, which is my preferred way of working, as you can capture an actual snapshot of time and a natural, in-the-moment negotiation of the different elements of a track. I'd know a track was ready if I could sit there and listen to it looping round for long periods of time and really get lost in it, and then I'd try and capture a nice section of that in the space of 10 minutes or whatever. You can hear this on Anterior Space's opening 11-minute track, Into Light. Its subtle gradations of warped tones and implied rhythms teem with hyperactive elegance. The titular light glints off of several jeweled facets, like a disco ball made out of diamonds. The slow, mobile-like rotation of synth baubles over a foundation of yearning, icy drones on Apparent Motion creates the illusion of a shimmering stasis, but there's actually a great deal happening here. There's lots of subtle variation in the tracks, with pattern length differences and parameter tweaks, Billingham says. I'm really into the hypnotic effect that you can get from this, the feeling of constant change within something that is otherwise staying the same. Thankfully, all these elements on Apparent Motion coalesce into a celestial chillout zone and serve as an aural icepack for your overworked mind. On Temporary, Autonomous, the lightest of acidic squelches prod this track into a similar rarefied ether as the less propulsive cuts on Plastikman's Sheet One. Eleven-minute closer Involution is a gradual procession of globular ambience that seems always to be changing and yet also emitting a steady-state glow. It's an aural illusion that permeates all of Anterior Space, and it will freeze your perception of time to a blessed perpetual now. TRACKS: A1 Into Light (11:02) A2 Apparent Motion (9:41) B1 Temporary, Autonomous (8:36) B2 Involution (11:10)- Shop: odax
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