'German electroacoustic composer Boris Hegenbart with: Oren Ambarchi, Fred Frith, Felix Kubin, David Grubbs, Stephan Mathieu, Christophe Charles, Michael Vorfeld, Martin Siewert, Jan Thoben, Bernhard Gunter, Sascha Demand, Hannes Strobl & Hanno Leichtmann, Marc Weiser, Martin Brandlmayr, Christophe Charles, Ed Osborn, F.S.Blumm, Boris Hauf and Ulrich Krieger. Instrumentarium is Boris Hegenbart's new focus on the formal coordinates and techniques of dub music. It never sounds like this idiom is coming from the reggae tradition in Jamaica, but even if we leave aside the style considerations, it's the essence of dub itself that we find here in all its transformative power. Hegenbart used the exclusive recordings of 19 invited musicians and sound artists from several tendencies of the present creative scene (improvisers, electronicists and exploratory instrumentalists), and the results are not simply a remix or a processing of the material. He dissects everything in detail and brings the more obscure components to the foreground, like in a zooming operation. The most astonishing thing is that Hegenbart goes through exactly the same process in live, real-time performances. So, what we have here are the sketches resulting from instant reactions to the musicians' input. The contradictory nature of the sound sources keeps us alert and makes us smile with intriguing surprise. Nothing is forbidden, and the consequence is an incredibly rich concept and praxis, complete with the unique Boris Hegenbart mark.'
Tracklist
A1 Boris Hegenbart with Michael Vorfeld - M Ginger V - 05:17
A2 Boris Hegenbart with Martin Siewert - M Makrobe S - 02:45
A3 Boris Hegenbart with Stephan Mathieu - S Anode M - 05:34
A4 Boris Hegenbart with David Grubbs - D Hermetik G - 05:13
B1 Boris Hegenbart with Jan Thoben - J Gespog T - 03:47
B2 Boris Hegenbart with Bernhard Gunter - B Hermetik G - 05:12
B3 Boris Hegenbart with Sascha Demand - S Snooze D - 05:11
B4 Boris Hegenbart with Fred Frith - F Makrobe F - 03:42
C1 Boris Hegenbart with Hannes Strobl & Hanno Leichtmann - H Snooze H - 04:38
C2 Boris Hegenbart with Oren Ambarchi - O Feld A - 03:22
C3 Boris Hegenbart with Marc Weiser - M Makrobe W - 04:03
C4 Boris Hegenbart with Martin Brandlmayr - M Makrobe B - 05:42
D1 Boris Hegenbart with Christophe Charles - C Smip C - 04:53
D2 Boris Hegenbart with Ed Osborn - E Feld O - 02:11
D3 Boris Hegenbart with Felix Kubin - F Ink K - 02:53
D4 Boris Hegenbart with F.S. Blumm - F Frh B - 01:55
D5 Boris Hegenbart with Boris Hauf - B Crockl H - 02:56
D6 Boris Hegenbart with Ulrich Krieger - U Anode K - 04:54
Credits
Consultant ? Clive Graham, Jan Thoben, Markus Detmer, Susanna Niedermayr, Tim Tetzner, Volker Straebel
Illustration [Drawing], Layout ? Yumiko Hegenbart-Matsui
Mastered By ? Rashad Becker
Notes
With kind support by Electronic Music Studio, Technische Universitat Berlin, Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation.
Edition 300 copies.
