http://mu42.com News on Mu42 ... Mu42 http://mu42.com/maxernst/MP329 2013-05-24 14:29:13 A1235 PROFAN CD 2 http://mu42.com/maxernst/MP328 2013-05-24 12:52:07 A1234 NOVAMUTE 2001/2 http://mu42.com/karaoke_kalk/VINYL16 2013-05-09 12:03:14 A1199 »Aquarium Eyes« is the second album by the Austrian duo, Ritornell. Their debut, »Golden Solitude«, was released in 2009 on Karaoke Kalk. Acoustic and electronic sounds merge on»Aquarium Eyes«. Paying great attention to detail, Ritornell recorded at various locations (the studio of Patrick Pulsinger being one of them). The results are gently woven into their very own world of sound. Defamiliarized by subtle electronic manipulation, instruments such as piano, double bass, vibraphone, kalimba, and accordion develop a surprising life of their own, only to be consequently swallowed up by the hissing and buzzing of electronic devices. Gleaming multi-layered electro-acoustic drones, isolated organic sounds, and sophisticated textures complete the intricate arrangements. On »Aquarium Eyes«, Ritornell tackle the art of songwriting for the first time: Vienna based vocalist Mimu sings, whispers, and sighs golden threads through some of the fragile sound structures that Gerold and Eigner assembled with intuition. The duo also collaborated with vocal artist Didi Bruckmayer on the track »Tremble«. »Music Box« is a conceptual piece: Under the direction of Richard Eigner, 20 people simultaneously turn the levers of their music boxes: Melodies of musical history blend into a sparkling confusion of sound. With their interpretation of »In Every Dream Home A Heartache«, Ritornell finally present their very own version of a Roxy Music song, albeit with a twist: the guitars from the original have been replaced by a string trio. During live performances, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold present their music together with Mimu and Gerhard Daurer, occasionally supported by Bernd Klug on double bass and Meaghan Burke on cello. Since the release of their debut album »Golden Solitude«, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold have gained considerable attention through a number of collaborations with musicians, film makers, and writers: They released the single »The Light« with Andreya Triana and the track »Three« with Sam Irl was selected by Kutmah to be featured on the compilation »Worldwide Family Vol. 2« (Brownswood). Richard Eigner played drums with Flying Lotus (Cosmogramma), Patrick Wolf (Magic Position), and Dimlite (Grimm Reality). Additionally, he provided remixes for Douglas Greed (Freude am Tanzen), Clara Moto (Infiné), and Abby Lee Tee. In 2012, Ritornell, together with Mimu, Gerhard Daurer, and Jona Hoier, developed an audiovisual interpretation of Elfriede Jelinek’s play »Macht Nichts – Eine kleine Triologie des Todes. The DVD, with a duration of two hours, was commissioned by Departure and is Ritornell’s first production in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. http://richard.ritornell.at/index.php?show=macht_nichts Invited by the festival Hörgerede, Ritornell worked with the Austrian writer Bodo Hell. The resulting text.ton.stück was performed in Graz in the autumn of 2012. Ritornell’s long term collaboration with the noted experimental film maker Robert Seidel culminated in the joint endeavour »Erratic«, which premiered at the Vienna Independent Shorts Festival. http://vimeo.com/45900969 The graphic designer Katharina Hölzl realised the project »Ritornell for Musicbox«: perforated business cards in the form of long music box paper strips, which generate an individual tune when fed into the instrument. http://richard.ritornell.at/index.php?show=musicbox_cards Since 2012, Ritornell has been responsible for the sound design of the new version of Rainer Kohlberger’s iPhone app »Rain«. http://kohlberger.net/apps/rain http://www.ritornell.at/ Tracklist Tracklist A1. The Morning Factory A2. Urban Heartware A3. In Every Dream Home A Heartache A4. Aquarium Eyes B1. Cherry Blossom B2. Ono B3. I've Stolen The Moon B4. As We Swim Against The Tide Limited edition, blue Vinyl http://mu42.com/karaoke_kalk/CD17 2013-04-26 15:05:32 A1183 Karaoke Kalk's head Thorsten Lütz first met young Austrian Richard Eigner back in 2006. That was in Melbourne during the Red Bull Music Academy. They got along with each other instantly and stayed in touch. So much the more Thorsten's looking forward to the release of the experimental musician on his very own label in february 2009. Eigner's »Golden Solitude« is a collaboration with pianist and fellow countryman Roman Gerold. Eigner and Gerold had already worked together on the music for the dance performance »Urgent Appetite« by Canadian choreographer Laura Kappel. »Golden Solitude« ranges between cheerful dance tunes and highbrow audible music. Very playful, but yet respectful, Ritornell are exploring the aesthetical achievements of the 20th century and experiment casually with bits and pieces from pop culture. With lots of flair they mix acoustical elements with electronic sounds and create an album that, even after repeated listening, preserves its shimmering on the edge between pop and avant-garde. As to the technical polish of this fresh emulsion of sounds, the duo was assisted by Patrick Pulsinger. Eigner & Gerold's subtle tracks were employed in numerous movies. Thus, amongst others, the Canadian director Bruce LaBruce used the composition »Concrete Leaves« for his melancholic zombie flick »Otto; Or, Up With Dead People«. Richard Eigner, born in Linz in 1983, works mainly as a composer and sound-artist, but he has also contributed as a drummer to various productions, such as Patrick Wolf's album »Magic Position«. In 2005 he won the Elektronikland award for experimental electronic music. Besides quite a few other musical projects he is managing his own label, Wald Entertainment. Roman Gerold, an awardee himself and born the same year as Eigner, has been working as a pianist for various jazz bands in Austria between 1996 and 2003. In 2002 he began studying multimedia-art in Salzburg and changed to German philology in 2006. He's composing his music freelance for theatre and film. Live Ritornell showcase their material as a electro-acoustic trio together with Gerhard Daurer. They focus on improvisation with a very reduced instrumental set up. While Gerhard Daurer maxes out the possibilities of his specially devised gamepad-granular-synthesizer, Roman Gerold is adding subtle melodies and vivid drones as well as processing the live-inputs of the acoustic instruments. Richard Eigner again provides the electronic improvisations with fine acoustic rhythms and textures, playing his ride-cymbal with the use of diverse utensils such as bass bows, sizzle-chains or a toilet brush. »Golden Solitude« provides the listener with a modern and extremely human sound experience that unites passion and irony. TRACKLIST 01. golden solitude pt.1 02. golden solitude pt.2 03. emere 04. catch & kiss 05. a fancy friendship (richard's rework) 06. disappearing city 07. naked 08. nina 09. interludium 10. concrete leaves 11. golden solitude (dimlite's superloner remix) http://mu42.com/karaoke_kalk/VINYL15 2013-04-26 15:00:45 A1182 Karaoke Kalk's head Thorsten Lütz first met young Austrian Richard Eigner back in 2006. That was in Melbourne during the Red Bull Music Academy. They got along with each other instantly and stayed in touch. So much the more Thorsten's looking forward to the release of the experimental musician on his very own label in february 2009. Eigner's »Golden Solitude« is a collaboration with pianist and fellow countryman Roman Gerold. Eigner and Gerold had already worked together on the music for the dance performance »Urgent Appetite« by Canadian choreographer Laura Kappel. »Golden Solitude« ranges between cheerful dance tunes and highbrow audible music. Very playful, but yet respectful, Ritornell are exploring the aesthetical achievements of the 20th century and experiment casually with bits and pieces from pop culture. With lots of flair they mix acoustical elements with electronic sounds and create an album that, even after repeated listening, preserves its shimmering on the edge between pop and avant-garde. As to the technical polish of this fresh emulsion of sounds, the duo was assisted by Patrick Pulsinger. Eigner & Gerold's subtle tracks were employed in numerous movies. Thus, amongst others, the Canadian director Bruce LaBruce used the composition »Concrete Leaves« for his melancholic zombie flick »Otto; Or, Up With Dead People«. Richard Eigner, born in Linz in 1983, works mainly as a composer and sound-artist, but he has also contributed as a drummer to various productions, such as Patrick Wolf's album »Magic Position«. In 2005 he won the Elektronikland award for experimental electronic music. Besides quite a few other musical projects he is managing his own label, Wald Entertainment. Roman Gerold, an awardee himself and born the same year as Eigner, has been working as a pianist for various jazz bands in Austria between 1996 and 2003. In 2002 he began studying multimedia-art in Salzburg and changed to German philology in 2006. He's composing his music freelance for theatre and film. Live Ritornell showcase their material as a electro-acoustic trio together with Gerhard Daurer. They focus on improvisation with a very reduced instrumental set up. While Gerhard Daurer maxes out the possibilities of his specially devised gamepad-granular-synthesizer, Roman Gerold is adding subtle melodies and vivid drones as well as processing the live-inputs of the acoustic instruments. Richard Eigner again provides the electronic improvisations with fine acoustic rhythms and textures, playing his ride-cymbal with the use of diverse utensils such as bass bows, sizzle-chains or a toilet brush. »Golden Solitude« provides the listener with a modern and extremely human sound experience that unites passion and irony. TRACKLIST 01. golden solitude pt.1 02. golden solitude pt.2 03. emere 04. catch & kiss 05. a fancy friendship (richard's rework) 06. disappearing city 07. naked 08. nina 09. interludium 10. concrete leaves 11. golden solitude (dimlite's superloner remix) http://mu42.com/karaoke_kalk/MP327 2013-04-26 14:51:05 A1181 »Aquarium Eyes« is the second album by the Austrian duo, Ritornell. Their debut, »Golden Solitude«, was released in 2009 on Karaoke Kalk. Acoustic and electronic sounds merge on»Aquarium Eyes«. Paying great attention to detail, Ritornell recorded at various locations (the studio of Patrick Pulsinger being one of them). The results are gently woven into their very own world of sound. Defamiliarized by subtle electronic manipulation, instruments such as piano, double bass, vibraphone, kalimba, and accordion develop a surprising life of their own, only to be consequently swallowed up by the hissing and buzzing of electronic devices. Gleaming multi-layered electro-acoustic drones, isolated organic sounds, and sophisticated textures complete the intricate arrangements. On »Aquarium Eyes«, Ritornell tackle the art of songwriting for the first time: Vienna based vocalist Mimu sings, whispers, and sighs golden threads through some of the fragile sound structures that Gerold and Eigner assembled with intuition. The duo also collaborated with vocal artist Didi Bruckmayer on the track »Tremble«. »Music Box« is a conceptual piece: Under the direction of Richard Eigner, 20 people simultaneously turn the levers of their music boxes: Melodies of musical history blend into a sparkling confusion of sound. With their interpretation of »In Every Dream Home A Heartache«, Ritornell finally present their very own version of a Roxy Music song, albeit with a twist: the guitars from the original have been replaced by a string trio. During live performances, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold present their music together with Mimu and Gerhard Daurer, occasionally supported by Bernd Klug on double bass and Meaghan Burke on cello. Since the release of their debut album »Golden Solitude«, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold have gained considerable attention through a number of collaborations with musicians, film makers, and writers: They released the single »The Light« with Andreya Triana and the track »Three« with Sam Irl was selected by Kutmah to be featured on the compilation »Worldwide Family Vol. 2« (Brownswood). Richard Eigner played drums with Flying Lotus (Cosmogramma), Patrick Wolf (Magic Position), and Dimlite (Grimm Reality). Additionally, he provided remixes for Douglas Greed (Freude am Tanzen), Clara Moto (Infiné), and Abby Lee Tee. In 2012, Ritornell, together with Mimu, Gerhard Daurer, and Jona Hoier, developed an audiovisual interpretation of Elfriede Jelinek’s play »Macht Nichts – Eine kleine Triologie des Todes. The DVD, with a duration of two hours, was commissioned by Departure and is Ritornell’s first production in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. http://richard.ritornell.at/index.php?show=macht_nichts Invited by the festival Hörgerede, Ritornell worked with the Austrian writer Bodo Hell. The resulting text.ton.stück was performed in Graz in the autumn of 2012. Ritornell’s long term collaboration with the noted experimental film maker Robert Seidel culminated in the joint endeavour »Erratic«, which premiered at the Vienna Independent Shorts Festival. http://vimeo.com/45900969 The graphic designer Katharina Hölzl realised the project »Ritornell for Musicbox«: perforated business cards in the form of long music box paper strips, which generate an individual tune when fed into the instrument. http://richard.ritornell.at/index.php?show=musicbox_cards Since 2012, Ritornell has been responsible for the sound design of the new version of Rainer Kohlberger’s iPhone app »Rain«. http://kohlberger.net/apps/rain http://www.ritornell.at/ Tracklist 1. The Morning Factory 2. Urban Heartware 3. In Every Dream Home A Heartache 4. Aquarium Eyes 5. Cherry Blossom 6. Ono 7. I've Stolen The Moon 8. Tremble 9. Urban Heartware Reprise 10. As We Swim Against The Tide 11. Musicbox http://mu42.com/karaoke_kalk/CD16 2013-04-20 09:05:36 A1180 »Aquarium Eyes« is the second album by the Austrian duo, Ritornell. Their debut, »Golden Solitude«, was released in 2009 on Karaoke Kalk. Acoustic and electronic sounds merge on»Aquarium Eyes«. Paying great attention to detail, Ritornell recorded at various locations (the studio of Patrick Pulsinger being one of them). The results are gently woven into their very own world of sound. Defamiliarized by subtle electronic manipulation, instruments such as piano, double bass, vibraphone, kalimba, and accordion develop a surprising life of their own, only to be consequently swallowed up by the hissing and buzzing of electronic devices. Gleaming multi-layered electro-acoustic drones, isolated organic sounds, and sophisticated textures complete the intricate arrangements. On »Aquarium Eyes«, Ritornell tackle the art of songwriting for the first time: Vienna based vocalist Mimu sings, whispers, and sighs golden threads through some of the fragile sound structures that Gerold and Eigner assembled with intuition. The duo also collaborated with vocal artist Didi Bruckmayer on the track »Tremble«. »Music Box« is a conceptual piece: Under the direction of Richard Eigner, 20 people simultaneously turn the levers of their music boxes: Melodies of musical history blend into a sparkling confusion of sound. With their interpretation of »In Every Dream Home A Heartache«, Ritornell finally present their very own version of a Roxy Music song, albeit with a twist: the guitars from the original have been replaced by a string trio. During live performances, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold present their music together with Mimu and Gerhard Daurer, occasionally supported by Bernd Klug on double bass and Meaghan Burke on cello. Since the release of their debut album »Golden Solitude«, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold have gained considerable attention through a number of collaborations with musicians, film makers, and writers: They released the single »The Light« with Andreya Triana and the track »Three« with Sam Irl was selected by Kutmah to be featured on the compilation »Worldwide Family Vol. 2« (Brownswood). Richard Eigner played drums with Flying Lotus (Cosmogramma), Patrick Wolf (Magic Position), and Dimlite (Grimm Reality). Additionally, he provided remixes for Douglas Greed (Freude am Tanzen), Clara Moto (Infiné), and Abby Lee Tee. In 2012, Ritornell, together with Mimu, Gerhard Daurer, and Jona Hoier, developed an audiovisual interpretation of Elfriede Jelinek’s play »Macht Nichts – Eine kleine Triologie des Todes. The DVD, with a duration of two hours, was commissioned by Departure and is Ritornell’s first production in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. http://richard.ritornell.at/index.php?show=macht_nichts Invited by the festival Hörgerede, Ritornell worked with the Austrian writer Bodo Hell. The resulting text.ton.stück was performed in Graz in the autumn of 2012. Ritornell’s long term collaboration with the noted experimental film maker Robert Seidel culminated in the joint endeavour »Erratic«, which premiered at the Vienna Independent Shorts Festival. http://vimeo.com/45900969 The graphic designer Katharina Hölzl realised the project »Ritornell for Musicbox«: perforated business cards in the form of long music box paper strips, which generate an individual tune when fed into the instrument. http://richard.ritornell.at/index.php?show=musicbox_cards Since 2012, Ritornell has been responsible for the sound design of the new version of Rainer Kohlberger’s iPhone app »Rain«. http://kohlberger.net/apps/rain http://www.ritornell.at/ Tracklist CD 1. The Morning Factory 2. Urban Heartware 3. In Every Dream Home A Heartache 4. Aquarium Eyes 5. Cherry Blossom 6. Ono 7. I've Stolen The Moon 8. Tremble 9. Urban Heartware Reprise 10. As We Swim Against The Tide 11. Musicbox http://mu42.com/maxernst/MP327 2013-03-23 19:29:00 A1179 suppose07 http://mu42.com/maxernst/MP326 2013-03-23 15:45:58 A1178 hidden tracks http://mu42.com/maxernst/MP325 2013-03-23 10:53:34 A1177 sheets n blankets (rmx) http://mu42.com/alkomerz/CD1 2013-03-20 10:52:49 A1173 Das ist Alkomerz! When you are happy it makes you more happy - When you are sad it makes you more sad All songs recorded by Jeans Team at Nadel Eins Studio Berlin. Mixed by Raschad Becker and Jeans Team. Mastered by Frederic Stader at Curve Pusher exept tracks 4 & 8 mastered by Raschad Becker at Clunk. Background vocals by Justine Electra, Gina V D `Orio, Julia Wilton, Doc Schoko, Henning Watkinson and Jakob Karsten. Art direction by Maschines Desirantes Buro feat. Velacoracho. Jeans Team was founded by Franz Schütte and Reimo Herfort 1995 in Berlin. Find out more? Go to http://alkomerz.com Label: Staatsakt info@staatsakt.de Distrubution: Rough Trade Booking: powerline-agency.com Booking Asia: Fake Music fakemusicmedia@googlemail.com http://mu42.com/alkomerz/VINYL3 2013-03-20 10:52:48 A1174 Das ist Alkomerz! When you are happy it makes you more happy - When you are sad it makes you more sad All songs recorded by Jeans Team at Nadel Eins Studio Berlin. Mixed by Raschad Becker and Jeans Team. Mastered by Frederic Stader at Curve Pusher exept tracks 4 & 8 mastered by Raschad Becker at Clunk. Background vocals by Justine Electra, Gina V D `Orio, Julia Wilton, Doc Schoko, Henning Watkinson and Jakob Karsten. Art direction by Maschines Desirantes Buro feat. Velacoracho. Jeans Team was founded by Franz Schütte and Reimo Herfort 1995 in Berlin. Find out more? Go to http://alkomerz.com Label: Staatsakt info@staatsakt.de Distrubution: Rough Trade Booking: powerline-agency.com Booking Asia: Fake Music fakemusicmedia@googlemail.com http://mu42.com/alkomerz/MP314 2013-03-19 11:26:23 A1172 Das ist Alkomerz! When you are happy it makes you more happy - When you are sad it makes you more sad All songs recorded by Jeans Team at Nadel Eins Studio Berlin. Mixed by Raschad Becker and Jeans Team. Mastered by Frederic Stader at Curve Pusher exept tracks 4 & 8 mastered by Raschad Becker at Clunk. Background vocals by Justine Electra, Gina V D `Orio, Julia Wilton, Doc Schoko, Henning Watkinson and Jakob Karsten. Art direction by Maschines Desirantes Buro feat. Velacoracho. http://mu42.com/markus_nikolai_optic/ART13 2013-02-28 13:38:47 A1154 This mirrored frame is a creation of MYKITA's collaboration with German fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. color: F28 pink http://mu42.com/markus_nikolai_optic/ART12 2013-02-28 13:36:40 A1153 This mirrored frame is a creation of MYKITA's collaboration with German fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. color: F28 pink http://mu42.com/markus_nikolai_optic/ART11 2013-02-28 13:35:09 A1152 This mirrored frame is a creation of MYKITA's collaboration with German fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. color: F28 pink http://mu42.com/markus_nikolai_optic/ART10 2013-02-28 13:32:36 A1151 This mirrored frame is a creation of MYKITA's collaboration with German fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. color: F28 pink http://mu42.com/markus_nikolai_optic/ART9 2013-02-28 13:28:16 A1150 This mirrored frame is a creation of MYKITA's collaboration with German fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. color: F9 gold http://mu42.com/markus_nikolai_optic/ART8 2013-02-28 13:26:42 A1149 This mirrored frame is a creation of MYKITA's collaboration with German fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. color: F9 gold http://mu42.com/markus_nikolai_optic/ART7 2013-02-28 13:23:52 A1148 This mirrored frame is a creation of MYKITA's collaboration with German fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm. color: F9 gold