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DOUBLE RELEASE on April 16, 2010 !!!
“zeitkratzer are creating a New Music, worthy of the name!”
[Rob Young, The Wire Magazine]
The internationally acclaimed “hilarious releases” [vital weekly] of zeitkratzer records will continue with the new series [old school]. The first two CDs, dedicated to the music of John Cage [zkr0009] and James Tenney [zkr0010] are now released together. Zeitkratzer's collaboration with William Bennett /Whitehouse [zkr0007], recorded live in 2009 in Marseille/France and Den Haag/Netherlands, will follow this summer. Later in 2010, the [old school] series will continue with two more releases, dedicated to the music of Alvin Lucier [zkr0011] and Morton Feldman [zkr0012] respectively.
PRESS COPIES AVAILABLE: Ed Benndorf, ed@dense.de, +49 30 616 52960, www.dense.de
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zeitkratzer [old school] John Cage
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performed by zeitkratzer
all music by John Cage
CD zkr0009
Distributed by Broken Silence
1| John Cage - Four6 [1992]- 30:00
2| John Cage - Five [1988] - 5:00
3| John Cage - Hymnkus [1986] - 30:00
zeitkratzer
directed by Reinhold Friedl
|| Frank Gratkowski < bassclarinet, clarinet || Hayden Chisholm < clarinet || Franz Hautzinger < trumpet || Reinhold Friedl < piano || Maurice de Martin < percussion || Burkhard Schlothauer < violin || Anton Lukoszevieze < cello || Uli Phillipp < doublebass || Ralf Meinz < sound ||
recorded live at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, UK, November 26, 2006
recorded and mixed by Ralf Meinz and Reinhold Friedl, produced by Burkhard Schlothauer, executive producer: Reinhold Friedl
John Cage’s compositions have been part of zeitkratzer’s repertoire since the very first day. The pieces presented here justify zeitkratzer’s reputation as sound specialists. Avant-garde composer Cage is played in a conservative, precise and sensual way, apart from all philosophical ambitions, and hopefully as seductive as a Schubert quintet! The “Wire Magazine” acclaimed: zeitkratzer convinced us that Cage‘s music can still live with all its complexities, stripped of the debris of its iconic-ironic status, if we only give ourselves time, space and ears to hear!
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zeitkratzer [old school] James Tenney
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performed by zeitkratzer
all music by James Tenney
CD zkr0010
Distributed by Broken Silence
1| James Tenney - Critical Band [1988] - 17:13
2| James Tenney - Harmonium #2 [1976] - 19:44
3| James Tenney - Koan: Having Never Written A Note For Percussion [1971] -
10:22
zeitkratzer
directed by Reinhold Friedl || Frank Gratkowski < clarinet || Hayden Chisholm < alto saxophone || Matt Davis < trumpet || Hilary Jeffery < trombone || Reinhold Friedl < piano || Maurice de Martin < percussion || Burkhard Schlothauer < violin || Anton Lukoszevieze < cello || Uli Phillipp < doublebass || Ralf Meinz < sound ||
recorded live at Philharmonie Luxembourg, Luxembourg, October 3, 2009
recorded and mixed by Ralf Meinz and Reinhold Friedl, produced by Burkhard Schlothauer, executive producer: Reinhold Friedl
James Tenney’s music has been part of zeitkratzer’s repertoire for almost a decade. This CD presents a new recording of Critical Band – Tenney’s late classic – with maximum clarity. Also included is the first recording of Harmonium #2. Both works demonstrate the remarkable power and resplendent sharpness which Tenney achieved by composing with pure tunings.
Koan: Having Never Written A Note For Percussion for tam-tam completes this CD with an orgiastic listening experience in the form of a huge crescendo on this wonderfully simple instrument - from whispering to singing, culminating in shrill roaring and blustering – and it’s dark decay.
Tenney’s music as a sensual sound adventure!
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[12/12/2009 // 22:00] zeitkratzer @ STATE X - NEW FORMS Den Haag, Netherlands
zeitkratzer will perform this Saturday in Den Haag at STATE X - NEW FORMS Festival. It's a real special program with the new pieces by William Bennet from Whitehouse, premiered in Marseille, France, earlier this year. Combined with some songs, featuring Marcus Weiser aka Rechenzentrum and two zeitkratzer-classics by Merzbow and Lou Reed.
The whole program will be performed with a special analogue-live-projection in black&white. vibrations / movements / speed of light & shadow only piloted by the music! and some sophisticated electronic settings...
PROGRAM
# Merzbow (Masami Akita): Crack Groove
# Whitehouse (William Bennett): three pieces
# Reinhold Friedl: Songs
# Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music Part 1
MORE INFO AT: http://www.state-xnewforms.nl/2009/
zeitkratzer
directed by Reinhold Friedl
Hayden Chisholm [Barcelona] bassclarinet ||
Hild Sofie Tafjord [Oslo] french horn ||
Hilary Jefferey [Amsterdam] trombone ||
Reinhold Friedl [Berlin] piano ||
Maurice de Martin [Bern] percussion ||
Marc Weiser [Berlin] electronics ||
Burkhard Schlothauer [Berlin] violon ||
Anton Lukoszevieze [London] violoncello ||
Ulrich Phillipp [Wiesbaden] doublebass ||
Ralf Meinz [Stuttgart] sound ||
Andreas Harder [Berlin] light ||
Andreas Eberlein aka aroma [Berlin] live-video
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[13/11/2009] zeitkratzer @ MELOS ETOS FESTIVAL, BRATISLAVA, Slovakia
Program including Reinhold Friedl’s Xenakis [a]live! (plus live-screening of the video by Lillevan!!), and music by James Tenney, Merzbow, Zbigniew Karkowski and Lou Reed
Merzbow (Masami Akita): Crack Groove (6 min)
Zbigniew Karkowski: Monochromy (14 min)
James Tenney: Critical Band (17 min)
Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music Part 1 (16 min)
Reinhold Friedl: Xenakis [a]live! (54 min, with video projection)
zeitkratzer directed by Reinhold Friedl
Frank Gratkowski [Cologne] clarinet || Hild Sofie Tafjord [Oslo] french horn || Hilary Jefferey [Amsterdam] trombone || Reinhold Friedl [Berlin] piano || Maurice de Martin [Bern] percussion || Marc Weiser [Berlin] electronics ||Burkhard Schlothauer [Berlin] violon || Anton Lukoszevieze [London] violoncello || Werner Dafeldecker [Vienna] doublebass ||Ralf Meinz [Stuttgart] sound || Andreas Harder [Berlin] light || Lillevan Popjoy [Berlin] video
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[3/10/2009] LUXEMBOURG, PHILHARMONIE
zeitkratzer performs OLD SCHOOL: James Tenney / Alvin Lucier / Nam Jun Paik
zeitkratzer performs again James Tenney’s master-pieces “Critical Band” and “Harmonium 2”, destroys even more violins, and presents some of Alvin Lucier’s beautyful sound meditations.
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Photo: ©sandro zanzinger www.sandrozanzinger.com
zeitkratzer-poster (format A3) for free! shipping costs: Germany 1,45 €; Europe: 2,20€
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