fenn o’berg “in hell” double long playing record set

• christian rocks
  
  
• vampires of hondori
  
  
• omuta elegy
  
• concrete onions
  
  
• it came from nagoya

fenn o’berg “live in japan • part two” long playing record

• kyoto 2 (17:38)
  
  
• nagoya 2 (18:08)

fenn o’berg “live in japan • part one” long playing record

• kyoto 1 (16:57)
  
  
• tokyo 1 (20:01)

fenn o’berg “in stereo” compact disc

• part ii (9:09)
  
• part iv (8:32)
  
• part v (13:23)
  
• part i (7:04)
  
• part vii (9:18)
  
• part vi (8:22)

editions mego press release...

emego 103 / fenn o'berg in stereo cd written and performed by christian fennesz, jim o'rourke & peter rehberg recorded and mixed at studio gok sound, tokyo, october 2009 mastered at piethopraxis, köln, december 2009 photos by shunichiro okada (outside) & ujin matsuo (inside) thats right, they’re back! after a hiatus of almost 9 years the legendary trio of christian fennesz, jim o’rourke and peter rehberg have returned with a new studio album. technically the first studio album as previous releases were edits of live performances. they spent a week in studio gok sound, tokyo to lay down some stunning electronic works. whereas previously the emphasis was on a chaotic blend of found samples mangled through their mobile computing systems to create a humorous oddball sound, ‘in stereo’ implements a more wider instrumental palette of analogue & digital synthesis, guitar, piano, bass and percussion. what they do maintain is the ability to make a near psychedelic audio blend where its impossible to determine who does what. released as cd digipack and gatefold double vinyl which features an extra slice of classic fenn o’berg magic beauty. ‘in stereo’ ... for you.

fenn o’berg “the magic sound of fenn o’berg • the return of fenn o’berg” double compact disc set

• shinjuku baby pt. 1 (6:51)
  
• steam powered oscillation (0:53)
  
• horst und snail mit markus (3:53)
  
• gürtel eins (6:55)
  
• escape from hamburg (2:34)
  
• shinjuku baby pt. 2 (12:41)
  
• gürtel zwei (4:34)
  
• fenn o’berg theme (10:27)
  
• (5,6m of) fenn o’berg (5:33)
  
  
• floating my boat (5:36)
  
• a viennese tragedy (14:28)
  
• riding again (11:38)
  
• we will diffuse you (10:16)
  
• adidas sun tanned avant man (3:54)

editions mego press release...

emego 3154 / fenn o'berg magic & return 2cd total time: 01:40:08 recorded at: icc, tokyo, 17.01.1999 (1.1 & 1.6) some old raft floating in hamburg harbour, 08.05.1998 (1.2 & 1.5) die insel, berlin, 05.05.1998 (1.3) rhiz, vienna, 15.07.1999 (1.4 & 1.7) büro 1 @ le garage, paris, 10.05.1998 (1.8) porgy & bess, vienna, 10.05.2001 (2.1 & 2.2) centre pompidou, paris, 21.03.2001 (2.3 & 2.4) all tracks by christian fennesz, jim o'rourke & peter rehberg artwork by tina frank remastered at piethopraxis, köln, january 2009 the legendary fenn o’berg are resurfacing eight years since their last performance. starting with this double cd reissue of their two albums; ‘the magic sound of...’ and ‘the return of...’, originally released in 1999 and 2002. fenn o’berg (christian fennesz, jim o’rourke and peter rehberg) first hit the scene after a surprise appearance at the nickelsdorf festival in 1997. throughout 1998 and 1999 the trio toured extensively throughout austria, germany, belgium, france, italy, switzerland and spain, as well as shows in north america and japan. the highlights of these trips were presented on ‘the magic sound’. although they were not first group to utilise mainly mobile computing devices, they were the first to bring such a set up to venues that would not normally book or even be interested in such things. this resulted in some very polarised reactions from both audience and promoters alike. in many instances the group needed to ‘escape’ the city they played. in rome jim o’rourke was even given an acoustic guitar and more or less forced to play a short acoustic set before anyone could leave the building. despite all of this, there was a generally positive response, with some shows going down as local legend. however its worth considering that the technology at the tine didn’t offer the convenience of ‘plug in and play’ of current operating systems and applications. this of course led to set of recordings like no other. not only was the rule book ripped up but the tour book as well. each show became an improvised twisted journey through the various strands of electronic music where popular music sources (some more obvious than others) clashed with more academic tricks, but never sounding like being part of either. by 2002, the groups live output was drastically reduced due to all three members schedules moving in different directions. only two performances were committed that year, and although the sound was more polished and one could even suggest that ‘they knew what they were doing’, their polarising effect was still there. one show was a sold out over enthusiastic centre pompidou in paris, and the other a miserable ‘count them on one hand’ turnout at a jazz club in vienna. edited highlights of these shows made up ‘the return of..’ since then the trio has been on a constant pause. in october 2009 they will get together in tokyo to record a new studio album planned for early 2010 release. this reissue is repackaged with new artwork by tina frank, and contains two bonus tracks from the same period.