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Taken from May's edition of 'The Wire' magazine.
Roedelius & Friends
Snapshots/Sidesteps
PSYCHONAVIGATION cd
In a career that spans more than 40 switched-on years,Hans-Joachim Roedelius has taken the opportunity to make many friends,and Snapshots/Sidesteps,from Dublin label Psychonavigation, is a testimony to some of them.Marking ten years of collaborations and remixes made between 1995-2005,this album's ten unreleased tracks are drawn from projects with artists including Seiichi Suzuki,David Bickley and the Orb's Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann.
In the history of post-war electronica,Roedelius is one of the great linking figures, joining Fluxus to Eno and the post-Acid House era.If this is a big territory to fill,possibly the best angle on Roedelius is as a musician most interested in process,and this is certainly demonstrated by the vignettes - some sketchy ideas,others more fully formed - released here."Ad Honerem" (2003) with Suzuki falls into the former category; a sparse drum track with uncertain elements unfolding into the ether; so too "Claire Obscura" (2005) with Patrick Pulsinger and Werner Dafeldecker.This isn't to denigrate the tracks as on "Juste Milieu",a 1995 offering made with Fabio Capanni,these are moments of imaginative observation,often inspired by organic sounds such as water,birdsong and air currents.As one might expect on a track with The Orb,2002's "Elektrum" takes on a more dynamic format,as does "Fait Accompli", a 2002 track made with Cluster comrade Werner Moebius and littered with tiny explosive electro-beats and skittery piano.But it is 2003's "Hoc Vola" that carries the album.Made with Timothy O'Keefe,the track sets up an accoustic folk riff with some Aeolian atmospherics to reiterate what it is that Roedelius does best.Lovely .
LOUISE GRAY
You can order the cd directly from Psychonavigation Records for just €12!! http://www.psychonavigation.com/snapshots.html
The cd can also be ordered from these stores below.Road Records (Ireland) http://www.roadrecs.com
Tower Records (Ireland) http://www.towerrecords.ie
Norman Records (UK) http://www.normanrecords.com
Juno Records (UK) http://www.juno.co.uk
Play.com (UK) http://www.play.com/
Ear-Rational (USA) http://www.ear-rational.com
Amazon (Japan) http://www.amazon.co.jp/Snapshots-Sidestep...s/dp/B000O5AZF6
Roedelius and friends - co & re-mixes 1995 - 2005
01. "ad honorem"(go for) with Japanese Seiichi Suzuki 07:56 (2003)
02. "belvedere"(go on) with English George Taylor & Fratellis 04:01 (2006)
03. "claire obscure"(go across) with Austrians Patrick Pulsinger and Werner Dafeldecker 11:31 (2005)
04. "dynamo"(go in with) with Korean Haeyoung Kim and Greek Nikos Arvanitis 11:10 (2004)
05. "elektrum"(go past) with English Alex Paterson and German Thomas Fehlmann 05:03 (2002) (sample : Yuko Matsuzaki)
06. "fait accompli"(go through) with Austrian Werner Moebius 02:58 (2002)
07. "gusto"(go around) with US-Americans Alec Way and Eric Bonerz 03:31 (2000)
08. "hoc volo"(go up) with US-American Timothy O'Keefe 08:19 (2003)
09. "in natura"(go along) with Irelander David Bickley 05:28 ( 1998 )
(sample: Way / Bonerz)
10. "juste milieu"(go there) with Italian Fabio Capanni 06:41 (1995)
Roedelius & Friends
Snapshots/Sidesteps
PSYCHONAVIGATION cd
In a career that spans more than 40 switched-on years,Hans-Joachim Roedelius has taken the opportunity to make many friends,and Snapshots/Sidesteps,from Dublin label Psychonavigation, is a testimony to some of them.Marking ten years of collaborations and remixes made between 1995-2005,this album's ten unreleased tracks are drawn from projects with artists including Seiichi Suzuki,David Bickley and the Orb's Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann.
In the history of post-war electronica,Roedelius is one of the great linking figures, joining Fluxus to Eno and the post-Acid House era.If this is a big territory to fill,possibly the best angle on Roedelius is as a musician most interested in process,and this is certainly demonstrated by the vignettes - some sketchy ideas,others more fully formed - released here."Ad Honerem" (2003) with Suzuki falls into the former category; a sparse drum track with uncertain elements unfolding into the ether; so too "Claire Obscura" (2005) with Patrick Pulsinger and Werner Dafeldecker.This isn't to denigrate the tracks as on "Juste Milieu",a 1995 offering made with Fabio Capanni,these are moments of imaginative observation,often inspired by organic sounds such as water,birdsong and air currents.As one might expect on a track with The Orb,2002's "Elektrum" takes on a more dynamic format,as does "Fait Accompli", a 2002 track made with Cluster comrade Werner Moebius and littered with tiny explosive electro-beats and skittery piano.But it is 2003's "Hoc Vola" that carries the album.Made with Timothy O'Keefe,the track sets up an accoustic folk riff with some Aeolian atmospherics to reiterate what it is that Roedelius does best.Lovely .
LOUISE GRAY
You can order the cd directly from Psychonavigation Records for just €12!! http://www.psychonavigation.com/snapshots.html
The cd can also be ordered from these stores below.Road Records (Ireland) http://www.roadrecs.com
Tower Records (Ireland) http://www.towerrecords.ie
Norman Records (UK) http://www.normanrecords.com
Juno Records (UK) http://www.juno.co.uk
Play.com (UK) http://www.play.com/
Ear-Rational (USA) http://www.ear-rational.com
Amazon (Japan) http://www.amazon.co.jp/Snapshots-Sidestep...s/dp/B000O5AZF6
Roedelius and friends - co & re-mixes 1995 - 2005
01. "ad honorem"(go for) with Japanese Seiichi Suzuki 07:56 (2003)
02. "belvedere"(go on) with English George Taylor & Fratellis 04:01 (2006)
03. "claire obscure"(go across) with Austrians Patrick Pulsinger and Werner Dafeldecker 11:31 (2005)
04. "dynamo"(go in with) with Korean Haeyoung Kim and Greek Nikos Arvanitis 11:10 (2004)
05. "elektrum"(go past) with English Alex Paterson and German Thomas Fehlmann 05:03 (2002) (sample : Yuko Matsuzaki)
06. "fait accompli"(go through) with Austrian Werner Moebius 02:58 (2002)
07. "gusto"(go around) with US-Americans Alec Way and Eric Bonerz 03:31 (2000)
08. "hoc volo"(go up) with US-American Timothy O'Keefe 08:19 (2003)
09. "in natura"(go along) with Irelander David Bickley 05:28 ( 1998 )
(sample: Way / Bonerz)
10. "juste milieu"(go there) with Italian Fabio Capanni 06:41 (1995)
