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previous artist: ben baruch		there are 10 titles featuring steffen basho-junghans in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: robbie basho

$13.61

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june 14th, 2007

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locust (usa) #locust 82 cd

steffen basho-junghans “last days of the dragons” compact disc

the immortal chimes (azure
no. 12) (6:31)
a lost moment ( 3:03)
days of the dragon (13:23)
a secret song (5:30)
dance of the young spirits (5:00)
southern crossings (16:40)
and only the stars know... (3:35)
the end's waltz (1:38)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "a secret song"

locust press release...

steffen basho-junghans
last days of the dragons
locust 82
cd
2006-08-22

steffen basho-junghans approaches the great american landscape - it's ripe and bountiful mythologies - with his wooden guitar in much the same way that his german countryman wim wenders has with his camera.

last days of the dragons is a terrific, freewheeling collection of 8 six & twelve string unaccompanied guitar pieces by belin based guitarist steffen bash-junghans that seems to pick up where he left off on his contribution to the locust wooden guitar compilation that got the ball rolling.

$16.51

new to stock as of
september 19th, 2007

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preservation (australia) #pre 007 cd

steffen basho-junghans “unknown music ii – transwarp meditation” compact disc

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preservation press release...

steffan basho-junghans
unknown music ii – transwarp meditation
preservation

the passion for exploratory acoustic music currently in grip has been with steffen basho-junghans for a long time. based in berlin, steffen has been one of the most searching artists in the ever-increasingly loose folk idiom for over two decades. his work on the six and twelve-string guitar makes him a modern-day counterpart to great trailblazers john fahey and robbie basho, from who he takes his name as a creative talisman.

while experimentation is a feature of steffen’s playing, the soul of acoustic guitar tradition is there in equal measure. with boundless imagination, his technique takes in american folk, eastern raga and western classical harmonics but also resonates with the inspiring power of free jazz. his unknown music series feature what he describes as his most personal excursions yet, containing some of his most stirring and unique compositions.

while some pieces are relentlessly intense, there’s an undeniable beauty at their core, found as equally in those that curl out with complex, but softer melodic measure. the percussive qualities of his sound heighten its hypnotic feel in a space created from, and for, pure feeling above all.

unknown music ii is much more than just a set of psychedelic overtures. it’s a work of deep spiritual vision that comes from having travelled far down an exceptionally individual path.

$12.93

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june 14th, 2007

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strange attractors audio house (usa) #saah 045 cd

steffen basho-junghans “late summer morning” compact disc

late summer morning (22:27)
in a secret garden (5:17)
woodland orchestra (8:14)
azure no. 3 (5:58)
northern winds (6:12)
sky dreamer's gold (4:50)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "sky dreamer's gold"

strange attractors audio house press release...

steffen basho-junghans
late summer morning
saah045 cd only
released: october 24, 2006

by every account, steffen basho-junghans of berlin, germany is a true master of the acoustic steel string guitar. as a player and composer, scholar, teacher and trailblazer, no living player has a resume as vast as he, nor has anyone so bravely and diligently challenged the tradition by pushing it radically forward. over the course of nearly 30 years, basho-junghans has released 13 albums, founded festivals and taught seminars focused on the acoustic steel string guitar, and claims the most thorough archives of his mentor, the late robbie basho, on the planet. of his many albums, basho-junghans has composed music steeped in the classic takoma records sound and revolving around basho's american raga music, but he has also forged concepts based on unabashed experimentation that has pushed the limits of the acoustic guitar into very alien arenas. through it all, basho-junghans has secured his own distinct language, one that often speaks many dialects but is anchored in a clear vision of his own design. multiple streams of singing steel have flowed across many landscapes, but with late summer morning, basho-junghans guides a confluence of them all into one glimmering and gorgeous river of sound.

much in the vein of his pastorale epic rivers and bridges, steffen basho-junghans harkens back to the heyday of american primitive guitar, as defined by john fahey circa fare forward voyagers and america, and the american raga structures of robbie basho. "late summer morning", the title track, is an unabashedly beautiful extended composition for 6-string guitar, stretching out languidly and effortlessly like a morning raga saturated in crisp, warming hues. with the steel string tradition as a steadfast reference point, basho-junghans utilizes unorthodox pacing, picking and rhythms as late summer morning progresses. "woodland orchestra" discreetly harkens to themes of tone and minimalism as found on 7 books or any one of his experimental albums, while "azure no. 3" wraps glistening guitar lines into circular patterns to create lovely trance-inducing color wheels. a key component to late summer morning, however, is basho-junghans' ability to strike out into the unknown while keeping the sounds and tones grounded, something that is evident as multiple sound forms hit the ear with calming bliss. american folk and classical, east indian raga, native american linearity, the resonance of middle eastern folk and melodic minimalism (i.e. steve reich) meld together in a fashion that is tremendously cinematic and allegorically vivid.

steffen basho-junghans has tethered his elaborate language into a pristine wedding of sound, resulting in what surely is the most actualized summation of his musical quest to date. late summer morning is "minimalist trance-folk", a modern masterpiece of where guitar soli has gone, and where it can go next.

$15.78

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strange attractors audio house (usa) #saah 020/1 cd

steffen basho-junghans “7 books” double compact disc set

book i (18:21)
book ii (22:40)
book iii (14:47)
book iv (12:21)
book v (19:50)
book vi (6:33)
book vii (7:38)

strange attractors audio house press release...

steffen basho-junghans
7 books
saah20/21 2xcd
released: april 6, 2004

after re-exposing his roots to the compositional acoustic guitar tradition with the pastoral, utterly grandiose rivers and bridges (saah010, 2003), steel-string guitar maverick steffen basho-junghans ups the ante with his ninth album (fourth for strange attractors), a sprawling and vastly intricate double album entitled 7 books. the final entry in a series of inter-related albums exploring a new sound possibility and approach to the acoustic guitar (landscapes in exile, inside and waters in azure), 7 books returns to the remarkable excursions into the heart and soul of the instrument that first raised eyebrows towards the berlin-based artist.

with over two hours of music spread across two discs, 7 books finds basho-junghans stretching way out, mutating the steel string tradition into the most elaborate excursion into sound and composition that has ever fluttered from his fingertips. basho-junghans' experimental works are microcosms of his chance discoveries with the acoustic steel string guitar, focusing in on a particular aspect of his epiphanies; 7 books gathers all of these microcosms into one big bang, erupting into a vast universe of subtle and complex sound galaxies. 12-string guitar provides the template for 7 books, and on disc one, each "book" (composition) opens and closes with a deep array of chapters and passages. chiming tones, pulsating percussive runs, finger scrapes and dazzling finger techniques build and build in raga-like fashion. disc two focuses on music composed with slide guitar, and basho-junghans' particular alien glissandos dance like refracted light, a gloriously disorienting sound broadcast seemingly from a foreign land. tone, color, timbre, rhythm and space are explored and exposed across the entire expanse of the album, the music comprising a degree of intricacy that compels the listener to fully engage, for attentive listening reveals a host of various sound-worlds. all the more awe-inspiring when you consider that basho-junghans, as always, recorded 7 books in real time, with absolutely no effects, implements or alternate instrumentation used.

minimalism, eastern raga, trance-inducing repetition, spectralist tonal investigations, folk and american fingerstyle steel-string tradition coalesce into one astounding epic for the solo acoustic guitar. steffen basho-junghans follows his instincts above everything else and discovers a myriad of universes within a solitary instrument, inventing a new language in the process. 7 books is his most aggressive work, a startling mosaic of compositional sound discovery illustrating that the possibilities of an age-old instrument are still being revealed.

$12.21

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june 14th, 2007

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strange attractors audio house (usa) #saah 010 cd

steffen basho-junghans “rivers and bridges” compact disc

the river suite (21:58)
hear the winds coming (4:49)
the takoma bridge incident (17:23)
rainbow dancing (3:52)
autumn ii (5:08)
epilogue (2:41)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "hear the winds coming"

strange attractors audio house press release...

steffen basho-junghans
rivers and bridges
saah010 cd only
released: february 18, 2003

the music of steffen basho-junghans occupies a dimension all its own. three astounding, singular experimental acoustic guitar albums in three years (inside, waters in azure and landscapes in exile) have dramatically reinvented the possibilities of the acoustic guitar, exposing a universe-within-a-universe of the instrument by way of a radical reinterpretation of the solo steel-string tradition. as groundbreaking as these recent works are, basho-junghans certainly has not forgotten his roots. those first epiphanies he felt upon discovering the classic sound of takoma records (as defined by john fahey, peter lang, leo kottke and the mighty robbie basho) continues to resonate strongly within him. rivers and bridges, although recorded around the time of his experimental works, marks a stylistic departure from his recent explorations and a return to those seminal steel string influences, celebrating the ecstatic beauty of impressionist guitar and folk music from the americas and the east across six lush, shimmering compositions.rivers and bridges is a pastoral experience, rich in color and texture, coursing through various moods with a river allegory at its' core. impressionist six-string dramaturgy cascade forth, ebbing and flowing in steady raga-like waves, across placid sound pools and frothing tonal rapids. through each piece a myriad of sounds and styles are explored, touching upon american folk, native american linearity, middle eastern resonance, east indian raga and western classical with heartfelt ease - and often within the same tune. propelled all the while by an intricate sense of melodic invention, the depth of imagery and complexity of texture is remarkable and simply gorgeous.reminiscent of his songs of the earth (sublingual, 2000)and the timeless takoma records sound, rivers and bridges is an instant classic acoustic guitar record, sounding familiar and yet imbued with subtleties unlike anything else you've heard before. steffen basho-junghans rounds out the elaborate scope of his music with rivers and bridges, proving why he is widely regarded as one of today's most important acoustic guitar figures. recorded solo in real time, with no overdubs or effects used.

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strange attractors audio house (usa) #saah 005 cd

steffen basho-junghans “waters in azure” compact disc

waters part i (5:54)
waters part ii (7:42)
waters part iii (2:59)
inside the rain (8:24)
one no1 part i (7:51)
one no1 part ii (5:04)
one no1 part iii (2:39)
azure no1 (11:10)

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "inside the rain"

strange attractors audio house press release...

steffen basho-junghans
waters in azure cd (saah005)
released: february 5, 2002
steffen basho-junghans of berlin, germany is certainly the most expansive guitarist working solely within the medium of solo acoustic steel string guitar today. seeking to understand and absorb every language, every dialect, every ounce of slang that could possibly be uttered from the mouth of the acoustic guitar has led him on a diligent, far-reaching campaign of search and discovery. and the results have been fantastic. waters in azure, steffen's latest exploration since 2001's lauded inside (saah002), takes the next logical step beyond the minimalist free-raga of the aforementioned cd into further uncharted terrain…with even wilder, confounding, but no less gorgeous sonic results.

waters in azure is an album of sound sculptures, coursing through themes of structure, space and state. inaugurating the album is "waters", a winding, amorphous meditation upon waters' various characteristics. broken into three distinct parts, the composition coaxes blissfully disorientating shrapnel from the guitar, slithering under steffen's alien 12-string slide techniques. "waters" dances drunkenly like a burbling creek, building, cresting, then breaking into a spacious trickle, only to swell again as it spills forth across some eerie landscape. harkening back to inside's raga-pulse is "inside the rain", the absolute centerpiece of the album. shimmering fractals glisten with fantastic beauty, expanding determinedly towards an ecstatic plateau, propelled by the rhythmic, vibrant sparkle of sbj's 12-string. "one no. 1" displays (to the extreme) steffen's penchant for imposing limitations onto his technique as he searches diligently for new planes of discovery. played entirely with only one finger on the left hand, what once began as a joke (inspired by exaggerated photos of players proving their chops via difficult chord structures) has evolved into a remarkable netherworld. this stark, spacious, otherworldly soundscape ebbs and flows glacially, chiming with tone and color across three parts. the subtly-shifting "azure no. 1 - the suntreader" rounds out the disc with a 'plain color' splash of incessant 6-string strumming. multiple sound microcosms inhale/exhale methodically, manipulating odd tricks upon the ear from minute variations of attack. you would swear there was a keyboard in there! but no…waters in azure was recorded, as always, totally solo, in real time, with absolutely no overdubs, implements or effects used.

experimenting with technique, form, and sound by merging minimalist composition, eastern raga and the acoustic steel string/folk tradition pioneered by robbie basho, john fahey and sandy bull, indifferent to the inherent disparity between those genres, steffen basho-junghans transcends any easy pigeonholing to sit perched high atop a musical plane entirely of his own vision. water is azure is his latest volley at the gods and goddesses of sound, pelting them mercilessly with his elaborately foreign, yet utterly beautiful brand of minimalist solo guitar.

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strange attractors audio house (usa) #saah 002 cd

steffen basho-junghans “inside” compact disc

1st movement (15:10)
2nd movement part 1 (5:16)
2nd movement part 2 (13:04)
2nd movement part 3 (4:10)
3rd movement (21:34)

strange attractors audio house press release...

steffen basho-junghans
inside cd (saah002)
released: february 27, 2001

evolving amorphously from the new folk tradition inspired by takoma records artists john fahey, peter lang and especially robbie basho, berlin's most enigmatic steel-string guitarist steffen basho-junghans exorcises radically new voices and perspectives out of the acoustic steel string guitar. possessing an impeccable instinct and insatiable curiosity, this innovative guitar master is on a constant search to discover new possibilities for the instrument. residing in berlin, germany, sbj co-founded wacholder in 1978 (a well known folk group in east germany), is known as the "father" of the 1st all-style guitar festival in the former gdr (1980), was director and second chairman of the berlin guitar center and profolk (respectively)… his resume is vast (see his extensive bio). what truly sets steffen basho- junghans apart is his willingness to eschew years of hard-won technique for the sake of emotional and compositional purity. four albums of expansive pastoral beauty are in the books. in the past few years, a sharp transition in sbj's music has unfurled. inside, his second us release, documents some of these recent experiments. through it, a wholly other universe for folk guitar composition is opened wide.

conceptually, inside is a metaphysical excursion exploring the idea "inside the outside". using "wrong" playing techniques as the basic launching point, inside casts aside the inhibitive shackles of theory and develops the basic idea via a meditative and utterly minimalist approach. hypnotizing soundscapes emerge from the depths, enveloping and distorting any semblance of time to the point of blissful disorientation. broken into three movements, "1st movement" establishes the very essence of the piece as a subtly shifting meander through space, building in a somewhat percussive, raga-like manner. "2nd movement, part 1, 2 & 3" seem to hit a sojourn in the trip, dancing around a universe where derek bailey and rod poole incessantly debate the merits of john fahey's america album. "3rd movement" moves back into the saturating theme, galloping through various minute manifestations, ebbing and flowing effortlessly. an astonishing array of sounds are coaxed out of his acoustic steel string, remarkable considering inside was recorded solo, with no overdubs whatsoever.

standing uniquely apart as a singular suite of minimal-trance for solo acoustic guitar, inside sets folk standards collectively on it's ear. with this record, steffen basho-junghans makes a radical statement on the potential of acoustic guitar music. his ultimate achievement, however, is the creation of absolute beauty.

$9.81

new to stock as of
april 23rd, 2007

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idiosyncratics (belgium) #id 001 cd

“idioscapes” compact disc

janek schaefer : scarlett arrives - for scarlett schaefer
keith fullerton whitman : quest appartments, newcastle nsw
critikal : critically fluffy
rapoon : the moment screams
kk null : idioscape / decomposition
charlemagne palestine : la beauté et la bête
steffen bashô-junghans : the blue hour
sébastien roux : d 821
troum : fantauma
eve and the sickness : infected nature
jazkamer : ruido rosa 5 minutos
daniel menche : cadence
idiosyncrasia : filt_h

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "quest appartments, newcastle nsw"

spring 2007 compilation of “idiosyncratic” music curated by yannick franck... includes music by a pretty damn excellent selection of contemporary drone/repetition practitioners ranging from the minimalist swell of charlemagne palestine to the munged roar of lasse marhaug & jon hegre’s jazkamer to steffen basho-junghan’s ringing steel-string figures...

just about everything is exclusive to this reasonably priced and quite lovely set (featuring tatiana klejniak’s scribbled-out paintings...) with a nice blend of darker & lighter tonalities. something for every fan of long-form sound. properly chilled.

idiosyncratics press release...

idcd 001
various artists : idioscapes 2007
digipack / 1000 copies

“the idea was to ask some of our favourite sound artists to take part in a compilation... and, to our surprise, they accepted. the only concept was that they had to provide a specific / particular / idiosyncratic piece. qualified as a “drone paradise” by lasse marhaug (of jazkamer), the result is a fine and coherent whole, full of extended textures, contrasted acoustic surfaces, subtle and strong. idioscapes contains 70 minutes of authentic acoustic researches, with glitches, loops, noises, deep and glittering textures, subliminal frequences and narrative inserts, punctured with sensible musical moments. idiosyncratics is honoured to present these sound masters on idioscapes. infinite thanks to all of them.” y.f.

$13.61

back in stock as of
june 14th, 2007

first in stock on
september 18th, 2003

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locust (usa) #locust 33 cd

“wooden guitar” compact disc

jack rose - red horse II (14:41)
steffen basho-junghans - a north thurningian raga (14:27)
tetuzi akiyama - time between (20:39)
steffen basho-junghans - smiling penguins (5:06)
sir richard bishop - corpuscle (15:17)

locust press release...

being an inspired excursion into the creases and folds of modern deltadelica and a loosely worn blues by four unaccompanied guitarists doing their thing and going it alone for a really long time.

a simple title with a simple idea, wooden guitar brings together some of our favorite guitarists for a fine tour de force of unaccompanied performances. germany's steffen basho-junghans, seattle's sir richard bishop (the sun city girls), japan's tetuzi akiyama and virginia's jack rose (pelt) give us a fresh look at a very old instrument with a handful of gloriously stretched out solo compositions in the spirit of the great takoma gatherings of years past. this edition is a hand pulled, embossed silkscreened package in a numbered edition of 1,000.

$13.83

new to stock as of
august 22nd, 2008

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tompkins square (usa) #tsq 1905 cd

“imaginational anthem • volume 3” compact disc

richard crandell - “zocalo”
ben reynolds - “here toucheth blues”
greg davis - “sleep architecture"
nathan salsburg - “bold ruler's joys”
steffen basho-junghans - “blue mountain raga ii”
cian nugent - “when the snow melts and floats downstream”
matt baldwin - “sean cycle”
mark fosson - “another fine day”
george stavis - “goblins”
r. keenan lawler - “high tower bells for loren connors”
shawn david mcmillen - “texarkana 1971”

click the play button to hear an excerpt of "texarkana 1971"

third & final volume (that i know of) ... very nice pieces from greg davis, ben reynolds, shawn david mcmillen, keenan lawler, mark fosson, and cian nugent ...

tompkins square press release...

imaginational anthem volume three

imaginational anthem vol. 3 is the third in a series of compilations devoted to acoustic guitar mavericks past and present. as with volumes 1 & 2, the new album features extraordinary young talents such as cian nugent (ireland), ben reynolds (uk), and shawn david mcmillen (austin, tx) alongside unsung heroes from decades past, such as banjo master george stavis, who recorded an album for vanguard in the 60’s; richard crandell, whose rare private press works will hopefully now be brought to light; and mark fosson, whose lost 1977 takoma album was recently issued.

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robbie basho

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