Die Welttraumforscher - 1995 - Sideria

Genre: lovely minimal acoustic/synth pop
Label: Ebus Music (GER)

Die Welttraumforscher (english universe scientists or literally "world dream sciencists") is a project from switzerland. They exist since the early eighties and they are dedicated to the tape/homerecording scene. So they can look back to an extensive backcatalogue of tape/cd/vinyl recordings and they are still active! I've got this CD from 95 and know some stuff from early tapes, but they disappeared in my collection.
So to the music - it sounds very lovely, playful and I think kids would love it. Their lyrics are very poetic tiny little storys. they use cheapo electronics, drumboxes, guitar some noises and create such a mysteriously little world that left you back wondering in your nursery.
All their lyrics are in german - so if you feel exotic grab and enjoy it.


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PS: If you like that, visit Der Likedeeler for another Welttraumforscher Trip

Sinebag - Près De La Lisière (2005)

Genre: Field Recording, Electronic/Acoustic/Folk
Label: Ahornfelder (GER)

Similar Artists: Greg Davis & Sebastien Roux, The North Sea, metthew de Geranno

Peaceful record with field recordings and some nice tunes and lots of birds. Tip!

On the second album "près de la lisière" sinebag focusses even more on the approach of a continous soundfield which was already part of the concept for "milchwolken in teein". on this record all fieldrecordings and compositions form one long track without interuptions. songs and soundrecordings are present in the same amount. this interweaving, an adaption of the surrounding everyday soundscape, is the aim of the field creation.
The compositions feature mostly acoustic instruments - guitars, pino and organs form the basis of the material. these elements are processed and enriched by electronic synthesis.
The title "près de la lisière" (close to the border) reflects in several ways the contant of the record. it points at the nearness of the music to sound and the closeness of this album to no music at all.

Tracklisting

1. Rien 
   
2. Garten Am Abend 
   
3. Petit Crr. #7 
   
4. Deux Avions 
   
5. Pergola Paul Singerstraße 
   
6. Près De La Lisière .2b 
   
7. Découper Et Insérer Unités D'Un Chanson, Rhododendronpark 
   
8. Klavier Cutup n1, Fruehstück 
   
9. Fruehstücksreste. Dekonstruiert 
   
10. Pinienwald Auf Dem Sofabezug 
    
11. Rasen Bilden Boden Für Muster 
    
12. Collection D'électroniques Vétustees 
    
13. Stromgenerator  August-Bebel-Strasse 
    
14. Ajouter Nouveau Electroniques 
    
15. À La Lisière 
    
16. Rien Rev. 
    

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Domotic - Ask For Tiger (2005)

Genre: Electronic, Space-Pop
Label: Active Suspension
Similar Artists: Bidibop, Köhn

Wonderful digital Pop Music. Sweet and sour. Distorted harmonies, grained acoustic guitars, drumboxes and nice songwriting. Turquoise/Trotzdem at example turns from a ballade into a electronic sequenz which is so far out and reminds on early 70ies Krautrock electronics in the best sense and merge finally into a drum driven electro space rock track full of swirlling noise. And see the great nerd video at bottom of this post ;-)

It is definitely a songwriter’s record, also. It is full of stupid melodies to get all emotional. Full of guitars to knock your head off. Full of noise for exultation. It is also tinted with an urge to create new forms, new means, to fulfill envies, methods of work. There are, eventually, stories to be heard, whether in the form of cryptic lyrics or barenaked melodies.

Tracklisting

1. Meanwhile, In The Woods (A Boyscout's Day Out) 
   
2. I Hate You For Ever (If You Think I'm So Nice, Why Am I Alone All The Time ?) 
   
3. Tonsil 
   
4. Hugs And Kisses 
   
5. Turquoise / Trotzdem 
   
6. Self-Service And Robots 
   
7. Not The Movie You Expected 
   
8. Captain Forest's Word Of Advice 
   
9. Nyeps Club 
   
10. There May Be A Tiger 
    
11. Animals Are Ugly And So Am I 

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Köhn - (Köhn)² (1999)

This CD starts with an obscure and melancholic sounding tune/loop of a South german Brass band and turns fastly in a digital noisy drone. The next track is a clicking scribble of a pop song and so it goes on with digital mush, glitches, melodies, skipping CD sounds, loops, dance beats, acoustic guitars and so on. All recorded on a MiniDisc 4 Track Recorder - Sounds like Laptopmusic, but it's not at these times. The record ends with a catchy deconstructed pop tune. And I thought I would never see the Sun again, oh no...

Label: (K-RAA-K)³

Genre: Electronic, Noise, Abstract Pop

Tracklisting:

1. Willen = Köhnen 
   
2. Söng 
   
3. Dröhn 
   
4. Köh-köh-köh-kök 
   
5. Zwöhn 
   
6. Kukeleköhn 
   
7. * 
   
8. öhnöch 
   
9. De Köhning 
   
10. The Wrath Of Köhn 
    
11. Kröhn 
    
12. Sönn 
    

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