UT CONNEWITZ (Leipzig)
FELIX KUBIN AND MITCH&MITCH (GER/PL // Gagarin / LadoABC)
In the autumn 2013, the formaldehyd elektronaut Felix Kubin and the incredibly flanging big band Mitch & Mitch meets, mixes and mingles in their studios in Warsaw and Hamburg conducting an electro-acoustic experiment: the production of an avant-garde pop library record. To reach this goal they invited German producer legend Tobias Levin to be their electric conduit. With their faces turned to the dark side of the moon and their hearts charged with the alluring moods of Gesamtkunstwerk, they will descend into the cellar of human fear and entartete Rhythmik, sharpen their lenses and look right into the eye of electric voodoo. Upon completion of the delta phase, documented by the underground (but fully legal) laboratories of Lado ABC and Gagarin Records on stereophonic sound carriers, Felix Kubin and Mitch & Mitch will enter the next phase, called “sonic presentations” or “science’s litmus paper.” At the turn of 2013 and 2014 this Big Band X-ray music will arrive in some cities of Europe as a 10-person combo, aided by a sophisticated selection of instruments. Apart from the aforementioned material, they will also present special arrangements of previous exploits of both sets.
ZA! (ESP // Gandula / Discorporate Records)
ZA! are two multi-instrumentalist polymaths from Catalonia. This crazy supersonic-orchestra combines African beats, noise, math rock, vocal-loops, free jazz, analogue electronics, sounds from the shepherds of Tuva, Balinese polyrhythms, Mauritanian trip hop, Dadaism, distortion, dance and drones – “Post Worldmusic” may be the name of this danceable hybrid.
SCHNAAK AND THE RUNDU CHOIR (GER // Discorporate Records)
SchnAAk and the Rund Choir is the electro-sibling of the German racket duo SchnAAk (Mathias Jähnig / Johannes Döpping). This EP “No Security through Numbers” is their first output.
The compositions are all about minimal movement, fragmented melodies and a different understanding of harmony. The acoustic pattern is composed of analogue synthesizers, prepared guitars, heavy analogue drumming, lofi samples and cheap plugins.
In 2012 Jähnig, who is also responsible for all things visual, had the opportunity to live one year among the !Kung of Northern Namibia & Southern Angola – a very special experience. “No Security through Numbers” addresses the challenge to understand a completely different outlook on life and the process of allowing oneself to get closer to the foreign.