Royal Satin (Chris Wickland)
I love experimental electronic music. This album is one of the best I have heard in years. it's a very inspiring album and is making me to rethink how I make music
St. Löda
The record is great. As a DJ I want to play it. As a writer and producer I am inspired to go create after I listen. Can't wait to get the vinyl in my hands! -DSTL
Favorite track: Side C: Au.
Eric Downer
Loving this set, everything from the progression of the music to the classic hardware sound. Two masters sounding as good as ever...
Favorite track: Side C: Au.
Roland TR 909
Roland TR 606
Roland JX-3P
Roland SH101
Anyware Instruments TinySizer
Nord Micro Modular
Doepfer Dark Time
Akai MPC 1000
Electro Harmonix Memory Man Delay
Moog MidiMurf
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Composed, arranged and performed live at The Bunker New York 10 Year Anniversary in January 2013
by
Jonah Sharp (aka Space Time Continuum) &
David Moufang (aka Move D)
Elements:
Roland TR 909
Roland TR 606
Roland JX-3P
Roland SH101
Anyware Instruments TinySizer
Nord Micro Modular
Doepfer Dark Time
Akai MPC 1000
Electro Harmonix Memory Man Delay
Moog MidiMurf
Few projects in electronic music have remained at the very cutting edge for as long as Reagenz, a collaboration between San Francisco-based Jonah Sharp and Heidelberg-based David Moufang. Their first self-titled album “Reagenz,” was released during a foundational moment for ambient and electronic music: 1994. At the time, Jonah’s main project was Spacetime Continuum; an early signee of seminal label Astralwerks. He was also running one of the first independent electronic music labels on the West Coast, Reflective Records, recording with the likes of Pete Namlook and Bill Laswell; while David was founding acclaimed duo Deep Space Network, starting to record solo records as Move D, entering into a fruitful collaboration with Pete Namlook, as well as running his own Source Records imprint.
Following several well-received live appearances in Japan, Reagenz was reformed in 2009 for a full-length album “Playtime” on the respected Berlin label Workshop. Since then, the project has been ongoing, touring to present live shows in both the US and Europe. There has also been a special collaborative extension of the project when Reagenz met Magic Mountain High (Moufang w/ Juju & Jordash) under the name The Mulholland Free Clinic at last year’s Unsound Festival in Krakow. Moufang, working as Move D, is now highly in demand as a DJ (last year he did one the coveted Fabric mix CDs), whilst Sharp is also busy with solo gigs and a collaborative project with DJ Spun called the Loose Control Band.
Now, twenty years after their first project, comes “The Periodic Table,” a stunning live album captured at The Bunker New York’s tenth anniversary party at Public Assembly, Brooklyn, in January 2013. This Triple LP / CD album also serves as the first full-length release from relatively new label The Bunker New York, which was launched in January 2014, so far releasing nine EPs from the likes of Atom™, Voices From The Lake, Marco Shuttle, and others. To introduce the album, Sharp notes, “I consider it a live album that captured the essence of the show. The two-and-a-half hour show was edited down to 70 minutes or so. The hard bit was selecting chunks to use.”
Recorded using a full stage of gear / all-hardware set up that included Roland TR 909, Roland TR 606, Roland JX-3P, Roland SH101, Anyware Instruments TinySizer, Nord Micro Modular, Doepfer Dark Time, Akai MPC 1000, Electro Harmonix Memory Man Delay and a Moog MidiMurf “The Periodic Table” incorporates elements of house, techno and ambient in an organic flow that few artists could replicate. Watching the two musicians on stage makes tangible the sense of decades of shared experience between them very apparent. Moufang clarifies “it is definitely about letting go and finding out where we can go as in terms of improvising (new) tracks.” Sharp concurs, “Communication comes down to hearing and feeling what's going on at the time and trying to make the right decisions on the spot. Spontaneity plays a big part! “
Of course, this special adapt-and-move approach is not something every musician could do successfully. Sharp confirms, “it's a challenge to play live dance music and make it work,“ whilst Moufang sees a parallel for their approach in game theory, noting “Live improvisation is always like a game of chess in a way—you follow and try to take the lead.”
Recorded with almost the same equipment they used to record their debut twenty years earlier, “The Periodic Table” is a testament to the power of live electronic music, its ability to transcend time and remain, when delivered with skill and art, one of the most powerful live music experiences possible. Far from being locked into any cul-de-sac of “dance” genre or DJ tools, “The Periodic Table” presents a living, breathing model. Free your mind and your feet will follow.
credits
released November 25, 2014
Mastered At – Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities
Lacquer Cut At – Prarie Cat Mastering
Pressed By – Brooklyn Phono
Designed At – Common Name
Photogram by Seze Devres
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Distributed by Rush Hour rest of World
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It's all about 'Ground Loop 2' for me. I had to include it in my pirate_radio MixSets at Mixcloud. Brings to mind the German dance music takeover in the latter half of the 90's. If you were into 90's progressive house, you know precisely what I mean. MD's Music Exchange
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A dark piece of techno that lurks very much on dub and ambiant. Any one interested in the electronic music scene should listen to this EP. Thibaut Devigne
