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Title:  Mengerzeile & GrŸnberger [MATERIAL #2] Artist:  Andreas Berthling Label:  Staalplaat Format:  CD Price:  € 10.50   Mp3 samples:   1

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Title Description:
Staalplaat is proud to present another 2 releases in their "material series", this one by Andreas Berthling and one by Goem. Now what is the "material series"? A series of CD's with microscopic, microwave, glitch, click or whatever it is called music. All CD's are packed in jewel cases with no printwork. All information is etched on the CD box itself. Inside special material is housed, like, in this case artificial grass and curtain cloth. The CD itself is a so-called AB CD: a small ring with music, and the outside of the CD fully transparant. This is not always a 21 minute or less CD!

Andreas Berthling hails from Stockholm, Sweden but is currentely studying at the artacademie of Trondheim, Norway. Last year's debut was a CDR only release 1000/1001 Hz, released on Microwave (and still available). Future releases include remixes of Kim Cascone for Ritornell and Spunk on Rune Grammofon. Futuremore he will have releases on Fallt (an MP3/3" CDR label) and a full length on Hapna. He plays live music with Rishaug/Marhaug, Ronnie Sundin, M. Rylander and J. Berthling. Occassionally he plays live, such as at the Extrasensory Event in London, early april 2000.

This CD was recorded while in residency in Berlin, from october to december 1999 in a painters-studio in Mengerzeile (a part of Kreuzberg) and in a flat at the GrŸnberger strasse (Friedrichain). His music is best described as improvisations with instruments and patches made in superCollider, using field recordings from the neighborhood as sample/audio material.

Vital Review:
ANDREAS BERTHLING - MENGERZEILE & GRUNBERGER (CD by Staalplaat)
GOEM - PUNIK (CD by Staalplaat)

Two new CD's in the new 'material' series from Staalplaat. This series is
appearantly dedicated to microscopic sounds and the "glitch", "clicks" or
whatever people call it... we all know what it is.

Andreas Berthling, a name new to me, has a very simple approach, even a
little lo-fi if I dare to say. Throughout you hear very minimal things
that do not really shift into anything special, it is like he is
provoking the listener a bit in an interesting way, altough the results
could become more sharp and dynamic.

Goem's CD is recorded at the EMS studios in Stockholm, so my guess is that
what we hear is a lot of the studio's special gear, although they do not
seem to completely freak out in there wich I would have hoped for. One
thing that immediatly strikes me is that at some points this sound more
somewhat towards old industrial music (TG) than any "glitch". Not meant in
a bad way at all. As with Andreas Berthling this CD is very minimal, but
more dynamic. The only problem I have with it is that the tracks build up
into a steady beat, so to speak, that goes on for too long without any
surprises in it. But that might be just a personal taste for variety I
have. (HB)