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The combination of textures and effects generates excitement and invites to listen repeatedly, surprising each time with new details.\nFractured tones, beautifully rooted and held together by the tune underneath.\nCredits:\nGuitars, Tapemachine \u0026amp; Electronics: Ulrich Troyer\nRecorded \u0026amp; Mixed by Ulrich Troyer @ 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna\nWritten by Ulrich Troyer\nProduced by Osman Murat Ertel \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer\nMastering \u0026amp; Lacquer Cut by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering, Berlin Cover Art © Eva Kelety \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer\nPeriod of creation: 2021-2022\nPremiered at MEAKUSMA, September 2022, Eupen (BE)\nKindly supported by the City of Vienna (MA7 - Kultur), Federal Ministry - Republic of Austria (Arts, Culture, Civil Service \u0026amp; Sport) \u0026amp; SKE-FONDS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4Bit Productions","offers":[{"title":"7\" - 2173700","offer_id":50399019860299,"sku":"2173700","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_f7a6b8ea_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726500700"},{"product_id":"echoes-8","title":"Echoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"ECHOES PART 1 and 2 scheduled for release on 17th of May is the first of three singles set to introduce the next album project of Ulrich Troyer - TRANSIT TRIBE - to be released later this year. \n\nFeaturing the jazz vibes of Flip Philipp of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, \"ECHOES\" has all the resonance of pure gamelan in dub, stately, processional and instrumentally rhythmic with its sparser second part isolating contrasting pulses as the complexity unfolds and dazzles. \n\nTwenty years in the making, now the fully developed vision of multi-instrumentalist Vienna-based Ulrich Troyer can be heard coming to its final fruition. The interface of electronics and the unique warmth of human interplay is apparent on this track as well as all the other sounds to be heard on the album where a remarkable array of new and old friends contribute to the proceedings. Thematically the album, as may be gathered from its title, is a clear appeal for humanity to be shown as the people of the world struggle to cope with increasing problems, whether caused by movement or lack of movement.\" \n\nSteve Barker (DJ, Radio Presenter - On the Wire, BBC 1984 – 2023, \nnow Slack City Radio \u0026amp; reggae\/dub columnist and contributor to The Wire)\n \nCredits:\nFlip Philipp: vibraphone, c-marimba\nUlrich Troyer: analog synthesizers, drum-machine, sampler, field recordings, dub effects\n\nWritten \u0026amp; arranged by Ulrich Troyer \nRecorded by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Studio \u0026amp; 4Bit Bungalow except Vibraphone, C-Marimba recorded by Ulrich Troyer at Konzerthaus, Vienna\nMixed by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna\nProduced by Osman Murat Ertel \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \nMastering \u0026amp; Lacquer Cut by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering, Berlin\nCover Drawing by Ulrich Troyer\n\nKindly supported by the City of Vienna (MA7 - Kultur), Federal Ministry Republic of Austria (Arts, Culture, Civil Service \u0026amp; Sport), SKE-FONDS (AT) \u0026amp; Amt für Kultur, Bozen (IT)\n\nSpecial Thanks: Steve Barker, Osman Murat Ertel, Eva Kelety \u0026amp; Flip Philipp\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4Bit Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":50417123819851,"sku":"2197967","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_2a207769_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726717486"},{"product_id":"latzfonser-kreuz-feltunerhutte","title":"Latzfonser Kreuz \/ Feltunerhtte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"LATZFONSER KREUZ \/ FELTUNER HÜTTE scheduled for release on September 20th 2024 is the third single to be lifted from Ulrich Troyer's TRANSIT TRIBE due later this year.\nMamadou Diabate, originally from Burkina-Faso and now resident in Vienna, who is also a world-famous virtuoso balaphon player, collaborates on \"Latzfonser Kreuz\" with fellow countryman Hamidou Koita to produce a remarkable percussion track, both singing and employing talking drum and djembe to come up with a sound that can only be described as dubbed-out Nyahbinghi-style electro-beats! The track references the little church at Latzfonser Kreuz, which is the highest pilgrimage spot in South Tyrol, one of the highest in Europe; every year in June, the Black Lord, a black carved Gothic wooden cross, is brought from the village church in Latzfons to thepilgrimage church, where it remains throughout the summer.\nOn the flip for \"Feltuner Hütte\" Ulrich Troyer is joined by co-producer Osman Murat Ertel, founding member of the electro-psych-folk group Baba Zula from Istanbul, who has worked internationally for many years collaborating with the likes of Jaki Liebezeit, Fred Frith and Mad Professor. But here Murat takes us on a dub psych-out trip with his favoured electric saz, with wha wha FX, delay and echo, like Link Wray meeting King Tubby on the old streets of Istanbul.\"\nSteve Barker (DJ, Radio Presenter - On the Wire, BBC 1984 – 2023, now Slack City Radio \u0026amp; reggae\/dub columnist and contributor to The Wire)\n\n\n\n\n\nCredits:\nMamadou Diabate: vocals (A) \u0026amp; talking drum (A)\nOsman Murat Ertel: electric saz (B)\nHamidou Koita: vocals (A), djembe (A)\nDidi Kern: percussion (A), drums (B)\nFlip Philipp: percussion (B)\nUlrich Troyer: analog synthesizers \u0026amp; drum-machines, sampler, field recordings, dub effects (A+B)\n\nA written by Mamadou Diabate, Hamidou Koita \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer\nB written by Osman Murat Ertel \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer\n\nRecorded by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Studio \u0026amp; 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna - except electro saz on track B recorded by Osman Murat Ertel at Saniki Studio, Istanbul\nMixed \u0026amp; arranged by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna\nProduced by Osman Murat Ertel \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer\nMastering \u0026amp; Lacquer Cut by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering, Berlin\nCover Drawing by Ulrich Troyer\n\nSpecial thanks to Steve Barker, Mamadou Diabate, Osman Murat Ertel, Diggory Kenrick, Eva Kelety, Didi Kern, Hamidou Koita and Flip Philipp\n\nKindly supported by the City of Vienna (MA7 - Kultur), Federal Ministry Republic of Austria (Arts, Culture, Civil Service \u0026amp; Sport), SKE-FONDS (AT) \u0026amp; Amt für Kultur, Bozen (IT\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4Bit Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":50426458702155,"sku":"2197968","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_756ebb8d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726810483"},{"product_id":"deadlock-version","title":"Deadlock Version","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith download. 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He is also an associate of the U.K. reggae label Pressure Sounds that specialises in reviving classic sounds from the roots and dancehall eras of the genre. Also joining the production is Takafumi Noda aka Mystica Tribe, a Japanese producer and musician who has specialised in a new form of dub techno and is known for adding the signature sound of his melodica to productions of dub friends from around the world.\n\nThe subject of travel, especially along modern, fast routes has long been subject to fascinate musicians, from the days of Kraftwerk's \"Autobahn\" and now the whole genre of dub techno seems to be one built for listening on long journeys. The Autostrada Del Brennero \/ Brennerautobahn is one of the most important motorways in Italy, as it connects the Po Valley with Austria through the Brenner Pass and features many modern bridges and overpasses that are ready built illustrations for the covers of dub techno albums! On this release this major European truck route is celebrated musically by Ulrich Troyer with inputs from Diggory and Taka to create two modern dub classics.\"\n\nSteve Barker (DJ, Radio Presenter - On the Wire, BBC 1984 – 2023, \nnow Slack City Radio \u0026amp; reggae\/dub columnist and contributor to The Wire)\n\n\nCredits:\nDiggory Kenrick: flute\nTaka Noda: melodica\nDidi Kern: drums\nUlrich Troyer: analog synthesizers, analog drum-machines, sampler, dub effects\n\nA written by Diggory Kenrick \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \nB written by Taka Noda \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \n\nRecorded by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Studio \u0026amp; 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna - except flute recorded by Diggory Kenrick at Holloway Studio, London \/ melodica recorded by Taka Noda at Mystica Sound Studio, Tokio\nMixed \u0026amp; arranged by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna\nProduced by Osman Murat Ertel \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \nMastering \u0026amp; Lacquer Cut by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering, Berlin\nCover Drawing by Ulrich Troyer\n\nSpecial thanks to Steve Barker, Osman Murat Ertel, Diggory Kenrick, Eva Kelety and Takafumi Noda\n\nKindly supported by the City of Vienna (MA7 - Kultur), Federal Ministry Republic of Austria (Arts, Culture, Civil Service \u0026amp; Sport), SKE-FONDS (AT) \u0026amp; Amt für Kultur, Bozen (IT)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4Bit Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black 7\"","offer_id":50445044154699,"sku":"2197966","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_770021e5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727032589"},{"product_id":"nok-2020","title":"NOK 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving an honorary mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2000 in the category Digital Music, Ulrich Troyer's Debut EP NOK was originally released on the highly influential experimental music label MEGO in October 2000. 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Not really recognisable in an orthodox form as remixed versions of roots reggae songs but in the way sonics are manipulated with space, the application and layering of delay, reverb and echo that fixes his output well within the scope of what might be called futurist dub.\n\nThe nearest comparisons to his new album TRANSIT TRIBE can only be established by a synthesis of some of the more adventurous explorations in modern music such as African Head Charge, Jon Hassell, Pole (Stefan Betke), Bill Laswell or even Miles Davis; featuring a diverse selection of artists and friends not only from Vienna and environs but also from around the world, sounds are not so much fused but allowed to float along the continuous flowing tide of warm waves of bass.\n\nRather than to allow the names of Ulrich Troyer's collaborators be merely listed in the album credits, what they bring to this joyful affair needs to be outlined, albeit briefly: Co-producer credits go to Osman Murat Ertel from Istanbul, who employed a variation on the old foolproof Nick Lowe method for checking out the impact quality of his own sound productions by playing tracks through his car sound system speakers!\nMurat is a member of the electro-psych-folk group Baba Zula where he plays electric saz, oscillators and theremin and played a key part in the creative development of the album. Mamadou Diabate, the balafon master originally from Burkina Faso and now resident in Vienna, has developed his own unique technique of playing solos that replicate the sound of three instruments playing in unison; however the multi-talented Mamadou is engaged here on singing and playing the talking drum. From South Tyrol Reinhilde Gamper is a member of the experimental trio Greifer who are bringing the sound of the zither into the twenty-first century using new playing techniques and electronic gadgets. Susanna Gartmayer is an Austrian composer and bass clarinetist specialising in improv and multimedia sound research. Diggory Kenrick has been engaged with creating new dub fusions and also re-energising classic rocksteady and roots reggae classics, renowned for his interventions on flute. Didi Kern is an electronic dance musician and drummer from Vienna with a focus on free improvised music. Hamidou Koita, a singer and multi-instrumentalist, is from a traditional Griot family in Burkina Faso but now resident in Vienna and a regular musical partner of Mamadou Diabate playing drums and calabash. Austrian Lukas Lauermann is both a studio and live musician playing cello, also working on electronic sound design and writing string arrangements. He has recorded extensively and appeared on stage with both Mark Lanegan and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Martin Mallaun is a Tyrol-born specialist in both the development of the zither in modern music and also as a researcher in the effects of climate change on the vegetation of Alpine ecosystems. After studying classical percussion Flip Philipp is now a jazz vibraphone player and member of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Wolfgang Pfistermüller is a member of the Vienna Trombone Quartet and the developer of the incredible bass-trombone Aurora with its uniquely warm and resonant sound. Roger Robinson is a renowned British poet, winner of many contemporary poetry prizes and member of the experimental music group King Midas Sound. Kwame Yeboah is a Ghanaian born UK based keyboard wizard who tours regularly with Yusuf \/ Cat Stevens, Ms. Dynamite and Pat Thomas.\nSo contained on the album is an astonishing mix of musicians and instruments: sounds of cowbells recorded in the South Tyrolean alps processed by modular synthesizers and heavy analogue bass synths combined with instruments such as zither, bass-zither, electro saz, flute, talking drum, trombone, cello, marimba, djembe, contra-alto clarinet, Farfisa - all bound together by organic live-drums and dub effects.\nLiner notes by Steve Barker \n(DJ, Radio Presenter - On the Wire, BBC 1984 – 2023, now Slack City Radio \u0026amp; reggae\/dub columnist and contributor to The Wire)\n\nCredits:\n\nMamadou Diabate: vocals (3) \u0026amp; talking drum (3)\nOsman Murat Ertel: electric saz (6, 7) \u0026amp; guitar (7)\nReinhilde Gamper: zither \u0026amp; bass-zither (9)\nSusanna Gartmayer: contra-alto clarinet (8)\nDiggory Kenrick: flute (2)\nDidi Kern: drums (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8), percussion (3, 6)\nHamidou Koita: vocals (3), djembe (3)\nLukas Lauermann: cello (1)\nMartin Mallaun: zither (9)\nWolfgang Pfistermüller: trombone (1)\nFlip Philipp: c-marimba (1, 9), percussion (6)\nRoger Robinson: vocals (4)\nUlrich Troyer: analog synthesizers (1-9), analog drum-machines (1-9), e-bass (1, 5, 7), sampler (1-9), prepared zither (1), field recordings (3, 6, 8), dub effects (1-9)\nKwame Yeboah: rhodes (5), vox (5), farfisa (5)\n\nWritten \u0026amp; arranged by Ulrich Troyer except 2 written by Diggory Kenrick \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \/ 3 written by Mamadou Diabate, Hamidou Koita \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \/ 4 written by Roger Robinson \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \/ 5 written by Kwame Yeboah \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer \/ 6 \u0026amp; 7 written by Osman Murat Ertel \u0026amp; Ulrich Troyer\n\nRecorded by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Studio \u0026amp; 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna - except: electro saz on track 6, 7 \u0026amp; guitar on track 7 recorded by Osman Murat Ertel at Saniki Studio, Istanbul \/ flute on track 2 recorded by Diggory Kenrick at Holloway Studio, London \/ vocals on track 4 recorded by Roger Robinson at Dog Heart City Studios \/ c-marimba recorded by Ulrich Troyer at Konzerthaus, Vienna \/ rhodes, vox \u0026amp; farfisa on track 5 recorded by Kwame Yeboah at Kwashibu Music Studio, Accra\n\nMixed by Ulrich Troyer at 4Bit Studio \u0026amp; 4Bit Bungalow, Vienna\nProduced by Ulrich Troyer \u0026amp; Osman Murat Ertel \/ kindly supervised by Diggory Kenrick\nCover Artwork: Ink drawings \u0026amp; design by Ulrich Troyer \/ kindly supervised by Eva Kelety\nMastering \u0026amp; Laquer-Cut: Kassian Troyer at Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering, Berlin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4Bit Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50875223343435,"sku":"2197969","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_7641e84d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732252690"},{"product_id":"transit-tribe-extended-version","title":"Transit Tribe (Extended Version)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUlrich Troyer has been producing music now solidly for over twenty years within a largely genre free framework, but whilst navigating forms such as avant-garde, techno, leftfield, field recording, electronica, glitch and ambient it is the aesthetics of dub that guide his creative direction. 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