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  • Pinakothek der Moderne 2/2

    Pinakothek der Moderne 2/2

    Part 2 of my visit to Pinakothek der Moderne (Part 1). Again an exercise in high-key photography, applied to my favourite aspects of the building: its staircase and the glass roof.

    Mon, 13th Jan 2014
  • Nest – [2007] Nest EP

    Nest – [2007] Nest EP

    Perfectly arranged modern classical piano bouquet. Two piano player team up to create very atmospheric music. Several string instruments, woodwind instruments and a dose of effects are woven together beautifully. Six tracks that show that classical composers have indeed left vast musical space undiscovered left to explore…

    Wed, 8th Jan 2014
    Ambient, CCBYNCND, Electronic, Modern Classical
  • Pinakothek der Moderne 1/2

    Pinakothek der Moderne 1/2

    After being closed for several months of renovation – strange for an almost new building – the Pinakothek der Moderne is open again and still has its Sunday admission of 1€. Reason enough to revisit my favourite spot for high-key photography. The following pictures are almost unedited, cropped photos taken with lightstrong overexposure. Like usual,…

    Mon, 6th Jan 2014
  • Red blurry desktop wallpapers

    Red blurry desktop wallpapers

    A new collection of 5 self-made desktop wallpapers in 1920×1080 (Full HD) resolution. Photos with dominant colour red, cropped and adjusted using GIMP, then heavily blurred. For example, the last image shows a car’s dashboard with illuminated control knobs.

    Sat, 26th Oct 2013
  • JT Bruce – [2006] The Dreamer’s Paradox

    JT Bruce – [2006] The Dreamer’s Paradox

    Powerful instrumental progressive rock. And quite versatile. The 11 tracks of Dreamer’s Paradox contain both epic and silent pieces. All instruments are produces with much attention to detail. The album packed with great guitar riffs, bass lines and drum patterns.

    Wed, 16th Oct 2013
    CCBYNCND, Progressive Rock, Rock
  • Graphiqsgroove [2009] – Graphiqsgroove2009

    Graphiqsgroove [2009] – Graphiqsgroove2009

    Ok, naming their stuff creatively isn’t one of Graphiqsgroove’s strengths, but after all, their music is what counts. And there, the Japanese nujazz artist doesn’t disappoint. Laid-back instrumental soft beat lounge funk that doesn’t distract is what you can expect from these 9 tracks.

    Wed, 9th Oct 2013
    CCBYNCSA, Funk, Fusion, Jazz
  • Nine Inch Nails – [2008] The Slip

    Nine Inch Nails – [2008] The Slip

    Nine Inch Nails is a industrial rock band with experimental touch. This is exactly what I wrote Last year in my review on Ghosts I – IV. While the latter contained 36 improvised tracks, The Slip consists of 10 composed, recorded, and produced tracks. They showcase Trent Reznor’s style that later got featured prominently in…

    Wed, 2nd Oct 2013
    CCBYNCSA, Hard Rock, Rock
  • Project Channel 2 – [2013] Infamous Trance Impressions – Chapter One

    Project Channel 2 – [2013] Infamous Trance Impressions – Chapter One

    Classic trance with marvellous vocals. The German netlabel Kreislauf publishes electronic dance music. This release contains 13 tracks of dance floor filling, four-on-the-floor beats. No experiments, but the production quality speaks for itself:

    Wed, 25th Sep 2013
    CCBYNCND, Electronic, Trance
  • Epic Soul Factory – [2012] Xpansion Edition

    Epic Soul Factory – [2012] Xpansion Edition

    Epic soundtracks to unmade movies. Faldrians Feierabend, a weekly music podcast that I enjoy very much, uses this style of music as its intro. Richly orchestrated score music, purely instrumental, creates visions of possible movie scenes that might still be produced… in the meantime, we benefit from great production, solid song writing. It makes great…

    Wed, 18th Sep 2013
    CCBYNCND, Exotic, Orchestral, Stage & Screen
  • Professor Kliq – [2009] Community Service

    Professor Kliq – [2009] Community Service

    Juicy techno with attitude. Triggered by the recent release of his new Teragraph EP, I looked back to my archive and found ten years of and twelve releases by Professor Kliq. Time for another review of one of his classics, one of the releases that made me a fan. It contains his smashing hit Plastic…

    Wed, 11th Sep 2013
    CCBYNCSA, Electronic, Techno
  • Plaistow – [2008] Do You Feel Lucky?

    Plaistow – [2008] Do You Feel Lucky?

    Airy jazz impro-jam. Three musicians meet in Geneva to create experimental jazz soundscapes. Four of these soundscapes are bundled on Do You Feel Lucky? for us to witness. The recording is executed excellently and bring you very close to the imaginary stage, where the piano/bass/drums trio do their workmagic. Two very different songs are presented…

    Wed, 4th Sep 2013
    CCBYNCSA, Free Improvisation, Jazz
  • Bluebridge Quartet – [2007] Adjusted for Low Noise Tape EP

    Bluebridge Quartet – [2007] Adjusted for Low Noise Tape EP

    Friedemann’s Aquamarin Orchestra would be proud. I discovered this release with the morbid joy of a forensic researcher in the remainings of the discontinued Aerotone netlabel (“Ende.“). Abstract instrumental jazzy tunes are floating mid-air in front of your ears. Skillfull compositions (or improvisations?) showcase the saxophone, percussion, bass and guitar that form this marvelous quartet.…

    Wed, 28th Aug 2013
    CCBYSA30, Fusion, Jazz
  • State Museum of Egyptian Art

    State Museum of Egyptian Art

    Sun, 25th Aug 2013
  • Olympiapark by night wallpapers

    Olympiapark by night wallpapers

    Fri, 23rd Aug 2013
  • The Rare Plants Garden – [2011] The Rare Plants Garden

    The Rare Plants Garden – [2011] The Rare Plants Garden

    Folkish exotica indiepop. Sort of. Meh, this release hates to be squashed into three descriptive words. Are it the skewed notes (like MGMT), the torn vocals (like indie pop sounds today) or the exotic ukulele and beach sounds, that make this task so difficult? I can’t tell. In order not to confuse you too much,…

    Wed, 21st Aug 2013
    CCBYNCSA, Exotic, Experimental, World
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