{"title":"Anne Muller","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"7-fingers","title":"7 Fingers","description":"\u003cp\u003eit will come as no surprise then that nils frahm, an accomplished composer and producer who signed to erased tapes in 2009, has extended his collaborative live musings to encompass the recording studio, working for the first time with noted cellist and fellow berliner anne mller to produce 7 fingers. with their first collective release frahm and mller have built a world where modern classical and electronica collide creating an intoxicating and delicious collection of songs. primarily a pianist nils frahm provides evidence with '7 fingers' that he can effortlessly turn electric throwing in loops, samples and glitches to accompany and showcase mller on cello. anne mller, a renowned musician noted for her work with the wolf-ferrari-ensemble, phillip boa and recent tours with agnes obel, proves an amp musical partner for frahm. as the recognition continues to grow for nils frahm's previous solo piano works wintermusik and the bells, 2011 sees a new side to this young talent as he embarks on a detour into strings, symphonies and glitch beats alongside the estimable anne mller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erased Tapes","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50422633070923,"sku":"336754","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50422633529675,"sku":"336755","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7fingers_9ce33eba_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726765435"},{"product_id":"heliopause","title":"Heliopause","description":"\u003cp\u003eBerlin based cellist and composer Anne Müller, releases her long awaited debut solo album \u003ci\u003eHeliopause on\u003c\/i\u003e Erased Tapes. \u003ci\u003eHeliopause\u003c\/i\u003e follows several Erased Tapes releases featuring Müller, including her celebrated collaboration with Nils Frahm 7Fingers, and feature credits on Lubomyr Melnyk’s \u003ci\u003eFallen Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, Ben Lukas Boysen’s \u003ci\u003eSpells\u003c\/i\u003e, Nils Frahm’s \u003ci\u003eAll Melody\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Erased Tapes’ 5th and 10th anniversary box sets. In fact, a glance at Muller’s Discogs boasts credits on over 60 releases since she began recording in 2007. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassically trained at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts under the renowned conductor Michael Sanderling, Müller performed as a cellist in many of Berlin’s symphonies for some time before choosing a different path with her music and focussing on novel approaches to classical instrumentation. A profound believer in the power of artistic collaboration, Anne’s skilled cello playing and instinctive composition became extremely sought after. Following her work with Nils Frahm, an enduring partnership with singer-songwriter-composer Agnes Obel followed, touring for two years together, and most recently, with multi-instrumentalist Markus Sieber (aka Aukai) on his acclaimed 2019 album Reminiscence. In between all this, Müller also co-founded the progressive live project Solo Collective along with violinist\/singer Alex Stolze and pianist \/ conceptual artist Sebastian Reynolds, releasing Solo Collective Part One in 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA solo record in every sense of the word, Müller wrote, recorded, arranged and produced \u003ci\u003eHeliopause\u003c\/i\u003e. The album is named after the boundary where the sun’s wind ceases to have influence. It is ultimately, the border of our solar system. The name struck a chord with Müller since the two voyagers sent on an exploratory mission 42 years ago, recently crossed the \u003ci\u003eHeliopause\u003c\/i\u003e, entering into interstellar space and losing power from our own sun. Müller recognised herself in this moment, not only approaching the same age, but also breaking new ground; having relied on collaborating with so many other stars and now venturing into the unknown with her first solo statement; \u003ci\u003e“Heliopause marks the end of a long journey but also the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003estart of voyages to explore strange new worlds”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoldly opening the album with \u003ci\u003eBeing Anne\u003c\/i\u003e, it sees Müller embrace her new found freedom with the most experimental piece on the record, placing the cello in a completely new context. Playing the strings of a broken down piano with a plectrum and scratching parts of the key mechanism to produce a rhythm, the once lost instrument is given a new lease of life among looped cello drones and drums. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe atmospheric swells of noise on \u003ci\u003eBeing Anne \u003c\/i\u003eare juxtaposed beautifully with the most stripped back and exposed song, \u003ci\u003eSolo? Repeat!\u003c\/i\u003e. The J.S. Bach and Gaspar Cassadó influenced piece sees Müller go solo in its purest form: unaccompanied cello. Lead single \u003ci\u003eNummer 2 \u003c\/i\u003eis so titled as it’s the second piece Anne ever wrote. A mixture of old sounds and newer structures, its repeated arpeggio conjures drama and displays Müller’s dexterous production abilities. \u003ci\u003eDrifting Circles \u003c\/i\u003emeanwhile provides the album’s climax, amid an orchestra of looped cellos and vocals. Referencing the minimalism of contemporary composers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, it builds to a crescendo of harmonics, allowing the cello to sore as it crosses the border from minor to major. Both as the closing title track and album as a whole, \u003ci\u003eHeliopause \u003c\/i\u003ecrosses these physical and invisible borders throughout, sending the cello as a typically classical instrument to exciting new and uncharted territory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erased Tapes","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50456844566859,"sku":"1076005","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50456850530635,"sku":"1076006","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2748ed1e-22ab-441b-854e-4114ee82884d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727201362"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/anne-muller.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}