{"title":"Automat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutomat is an Italian one-album duo comprised of veteran songwriters-producers from the progressive rock era. Their unique sound combines electronic disco elements with a futuristic concept, creating an otherworldly experience for listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by their progressive rock roots, Automat's album takes on a *alien* and *futuristic* theme, immersing listeners in a sonic journey unlike any other. With their expert production skills and innovative approach to music-making, Automat has carved out a distinct niche in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy artists such as Kreidler, Die Wilde Jagd, or Monolake, then Automat's music will undoubtedly captivate your senses. Drawing inspiration from legends like Conrad Schnitzler and Cluster while incorporating modern influences from artists like Primal Code and Deadbeat, Automat offers a truly unique musical experience that transcends genres.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"heat-4","title":"Heat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fifth album by the Berlin band Automat pours oil on the fire. \"Heat\" is more homogeneous, warmer and rounder than its predecessors. Intimate dub, rich bass, scrambled delays, deep blue trip hop, deep violet down-tempo ballads, reggae \/ rap sparks fly here and there, all of which makes \"Heat\" a beautifully album.\nHeat stands for a process of change: both in the line-up and for the energy and passion of the new line-up. After a longer break due to Corona, the leave of guitarist Jochen Arbeit, the entry of keyboardist Max Loderbauer and producer Ingo Krauss as well as the ingenious reinforcement by Scott Montieth (Deadbeat), singer Barbie Williams and the guests on the microphone Gemma Ray and both reggae legends Prince Alla and R Zee Jackson, the new Automat is running like a machine.\n\nAutomat are: Achim Färber (Phillip Boa \u0026amp; The Voodooclub, Skip McDonald), Georg Zeitblom (wittmann\/zeitblom), Max Loderbauer (Ricardo Villalobos \/ Sun Electric \/ Moritz Von Oswald Trio), Scott Montieth (Deadbeat)\n\nAutomat plays live.\n\nFormat: Black 2LP with black inner sleeves and including download card\n\nKEY SELLING POINTS:\n- Automat are: Achim Färber (Phillip Boa \u0026amp; The Voodooclub, Skip McDonald), Georg Zeitblom (wittmann\/zeitblom), Max Loderbauer (Ricardo Villalobos \/ Sun Electric \/ Moritz Von Oswald Trio), Scott Montieth (Deadbeat)\n- Will Sumsuch@Only Good stuff does promo press, radio online in the UK and rest of Europe - Only Good Stuff also works the single Automat feat Barbie Williams \"Climb\" RD 25.08.23 (Barbie Williams has 216,000 followers on Spotify and 62 million plays incl. her band).\n- Tour dates to follow soon\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Compost","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50434840330571,"sku":"2051085","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_7088e948_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726895727"},{"product_id":"modul","title":"Modul","description":"\u003cp\u003eAutomat operate like a well-oiled machine: it buzzes, it whirrs, it follows an unswerving course. On its fourth album however, the trio shifts down a gear, further refines its musical approach and partners with other figures from the world of adventurous music. Besides Candy Bomber Studios neighbour Max Loderboder - with whom Jochen Arbeit, Achim Färber and Georg Zeitblom have already worked together in 2015 for an EP -, they are joined on the microphone by dub legend Paul St. Hilaire aka Tikiman, the undisputed queen of gutter poetry Lydia Lunch and the newcomer Mika Bajinski. They all contributed to the recordings according to the guiding principle which lends its name to \u003ci\u003eModul\u003c\/i\u003e: the eight pieces were written collectively based on a building block system that dynamically set the compositional process in motion and evenly divided responsibility between all participants. 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Recorded in 2015 at Candy Bomber Studios in Berlin's former Tempelhof Airport at the height of the European refugee crisis, the band found itself neighbours of thousands of refugees from across the Middle East and Africa who were being provided temporary housing in the airport's former hangars directly below the studio. With the first two parts of the Automat trilogy centering on Berlin's airports (2014's self-titled 1st LP) and dub's hardware of sonic space travel (2015's PlusMinus), OstWest stands as a musical interpretation of the impact of these thousands of new arrivals within Germany and the EU, as well as the rise of xenophobic political movements spurned on by the Brexit. The result is a series of atmospheric and rhythmic meditations that provide the foundation for swirling electronics and the bass-heavy sounds of a changing Europe - from the musical perspective of longtime Berlin residents who have already experienced the destruction of post-Cold War optimism shortly after the fall of the Wall. More driving than previous recordings, OstWest is made up of a series of first takes. While the opener \"Ost\" features a melange of samples, meandering organ and synth stabs that recall both Count Ossie and Basic Channel, it's with the second track \"Fabrik der Welt\" that the band's kraut-y push - also featured later on \"Europa\" - charges forward. Where historically Europe has been used by the likes of Kraftwerk and Cluster as a metaphor for space and freedom of travel, Automat recast it as a dark rain ride to refuge, shaped by the sounds of claps and samples that race past the listener on the way to an uncertain future. The feeling of stylistic exploration remains throughout OstWest in the loping riddims and acid-jazz-like \"Tranenpalast\" and \"Tempelhof\", with the former (\"Palace of Tears\") named after a border crossing between East and West Germany, and the latter a shelter for new immigrants to Germany. The band's continued collaboration with Max Loderbauer (\"Ost\", \"Tranenpalast\", \"Yuko\", \"West\") is reflected in touches of modular synthesis, which augment the melding of acoustic drums and electronics. 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