{"product_id":"gegenwelt","title":"Gegenwelt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelix Kubin\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Hamburg's most busy and varied electronics lunatics. He began recording and performing while still in his teens, and has amassed a vast and crazy discography consisting of all manner of weird sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelix\u003c\/strong\u003e has done music for radio plays, film soundtracks, festival installations, and orchestras, in addition to the whacked-out solo performances for which he became well known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarsaw\u003c\/strong\u003e-based percussionist \u003cstrong\u003eHubert Zemler\u003c\/strong\u003e is a decade younger than \u003cstrong\u003eKubin\u003c\/strong\u003e, but has kept himself equally busy. Initially focused on mastering his New Music chops, \u003cstrong\u003eZemler's\u003c\/strong\u003e collaborators include \u003cem\u003eJohn Tilbury\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGyan Riley\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJon Gibson\u003c\/em\u003e. But \u003cstrong\u003eHubert\u003c\/strong\u003e has also been involved with various left field rock bands, and is especially well known for his free jazz playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGegenwelt\u003c\/em\u003e (Parallel World) is the second LP by \u003cstrong\u003eCEL\u003c\/strong\u003e, a duo \u003cstrong\u003eKubin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eZemler\u003c\/strong\u003e formed. More melodically evolved than their eponymous 2020 debut, it is an even more explicit example of the syncretic impulse that impelled these guys to form the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe opening track, \"\u003cem\u003eTokamak\u003c\/em\u003e\", begins like the sequenced soundtrack to a brightly colored animated nightmare before transmuting into a marimba fusillade that unspools like \u003cem\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/em\u003e on steroids. The last track is \"\u003cem\u003eTransformator Matki Polki\u003c\/em\u003e\", which sounds like a radical Viennese remix of random snippets from \u003cem\u003eWolfgang Dauner's Output\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGegenwelt\u003c\/em\u003e is also a showcase for \u003cstrong\u003eKubin's\u003c\/strong\u003e latest invented instrument, the \u003cem\u003eMechatronikon\u003c\/em\u003e. Built for him by engineer \u003cstrong\u003eLars Vaupel\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMechatronikon\u003c\/em\u003e receives CV or MIDI signals and translates them into commands for electromagnetic mini motors. In \u003cstrong\u003eFelix's\u003c\/strong\u003e words, this allows “sequencers to trigger kitchen gear or whatever we'd like to resonate. With this machine we can also create rhythms that a human drummer would hardly be able to reproduce in this precision.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe mechanical sound effect of this device can be heard, for example, in the piece \"\u003cem\u003eTrippeltanz\u003c\/em\u003e\". But the precision of the pure Motorik impulse is not something \u003cstrong\u003eZemler\u003c\/strong\u003e is afraid to ignore at times. His grounding in free jazz emerges regularly (if subtly), displaying lateral moves that add another layer of complexity to music that's often moving in several directions at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven when the surface of \u003cstrong\u003eCEL's\u003c\/strong\u003e melodies sound simple, a closer listening often reveals a wealth of subterranean activity. Mixed and co-produced by Hamburg's post-punk luminary \u003cstrong\u003eMense Reents\u003c\/strong\u003e, the music on \u003cem\u003eGegenwelt\u003c\/em\u003e is a fine example of \u003cstrong\u003eCEL's\u003c\/strong\u003e ability to compose pieces with a multivalent architecture listeners can appreciate in a variety of ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir music is partially shaped by whatever preconceptions you bring to it. So think good thoughts about \u003cem\u003eGegenwelt\u003c\/em\u003e and your rewards will be bountiful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bureau B","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50426726711627,"sku":"2015727","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50426727203147,"sku":"2015728","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BB427_d35885d9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726816449","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/gegenwelt","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}