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m=minimal (germany) #minimal 011 lp

martin brandlmayr / werner dafeldecker / fennesz “till the old world’s blown up and a new one is created” long playing record

  • till the old world’s blown up and a new one is created - part i

  • till the old world’s blown up and a new one is created - part ii
may 2012 release ; ... been a while since i’ve heard a “fennesz side-project™” that i’ve been excited about as much as this one (aside from his proper, studio records ... all of which still sound great) ; properly earning the “minimal” tag for its quite sparse appointments of dafeldecker & brandlmayr’s (respective) bass, guitar, & percussive flourishes, run through the digital wringer ...

... ignore the references (below) to “cool jazz” (hmm ... oh, ha, ugh, no) ; this is a fine set of “minimal improv” (yes, much better) that harkens back to the ‘ol grob scene on the late 90’s ...
m=minimal press release...
martin brandlmayr – werner dafeldecker – christian fennesz – till the old world’s blown up and a new one is created
mm-011lp
release date: 14.05.2012

„the rebirth of cool“

m=minimal is pleased to release a masterpiece of the early 21st century on vinyl. “till the old world´s blown up and a new one is created” is an outstanding work of reductionism and minimalism. martin brandlmayr (radian / trapist / kapitalband 1), werner dafeldecker (polwechsel, david sylvian, autistic daughters) and christian fennesz (touch / mego / thrill jockey) on this record created a new kind of cool jazz coupled with a big portion of new york school (cage, feldman, brown und wolff).

it’s hard to describe the music with words. this work reveals his secrets only after listening to it a couple of times. it grows with each time you listen to it. in this work, silence and noise are never used as an end in itself. as equal parameters they stand in the composition that also has space for some tonal “flowers”. our recommended listening time is – round about midnight.

the cd version is available on mosz.

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m=minimal (germany) #minimal 010 cd

conrad schnitzler “endtime” compact disc

  • part 1 (1:52)
  • part 2 (2:15)
  • part 3 (2:17)
  • part 4 (1:30)
  • part 5 (1:38)
  • part 6 (1:59)
  • part 7 (1:19)
  • part 8 (3:12)
  • part 9 (2:15)
  • part 10 (1:15)
  • part 11 (1:04)
  • part 12 (0:58)
  • part 13 (1:20)
  • part 14 (1:10)
  • part 15 (1:58)
  • part 16 (1:21)
  • part 17 (2:07)
  • part 18 (1:41)
  • part 19 (1:43)
  • part 20 (2:00)
  • part 21 (1:39)
  • part 22 (2:00)
  • part 23 (1:17)
  • part 24 (1:24)
  • part 25 (1:28)
  • part 26 (1:30)
  • part 27 (1:51)
  • part 28 (2:13)
  • part 29 (1:47)
  • part 30 (1:46)
  • part 31 (1:22)
  • part 32 (1:50)
  • part 33 (1:58)
  • part 34 (2:01)
  • part 35 (1:14)
  • part 36 (1:17)
april 2012 release ; ... last completed album of conrad schnitzler’s (r.i.p. con) :: something of a self-collaged “sampler” of various audio snippets (each quite short, few over 2 minutes) dating from the early 70’s to present day ...

... the themes range from brief atonal abstractions to quite “usable” rhythmic etudes & little squiggly acid numbers ; all quite focused & razor-sharp ... this is closest thing we’ll (ever) get to a “library record” of con extracts, which is just fine by me ...
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conrad schnitzler – endtime
mm-010 cd
release date: 09.04.2012

it’s a great honour for us to be able to present conrad schnitzler’s last work.

endtime will be released as dlp, and cd. only a few days before he passed away last august, he created this unique, almost 70 minutes long work. 36 parts mixed into each other creating a walk through his entire work. this record is not only for fans of conrad schnitzler. it’s like a trip through 40 years of electronic music.

conrad schnitzler once more shows how strong his influence has marked young artists like emeralds and oneohtrix point never.

without his solo works and his projects kluster, tangerine dream and eruption electronic music wouldn’t be the same. the tracks on the vinyl edition are in the order sides a, c, b, d. this allows you to make your own mix of this big work.


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m=minimal (germany) #minimal 009 lp

ernstalbrecht stiebler “sequenz ii • mitteltöne • trio 89” long playing record

  • sequenz ii for violoncello (1984)
  • mitteltöne (1997)

  • trio 89 (1989)
april 2012 release ; ... stiebler’s is a new name to me (hey, what can i say ... i’m way behind on my “die reihe” subscription) even though he was attendant at darmstadt from 1958 to 1961, studying with stockhausen and the like ...

... the three pieces here, all composed much later on, have “three principal concerns: sonority, rhythm, and duration” ; the realizations offered here are but a glimpse into stiebler’s ethos, focusing on sustained tones & slow momentum ...
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ernstalbrecht stiebler – sequenz ii – mitteltöne – trio 89
mm-009 lp
release date: 09.04.2012

ernstalbrecht stiebler is the first german composer that based his compositions on minimal techniques. this record is the first part of an edition of his works on the label m=minimal. stiebler, whose first reductionist work “extension i” was first performed in 1963 clearly showed an opposite position to the serial composers of that time.

as a composer stiebler is unfortunately still very unknown, but he has a great reputation as a producer for the german radio. some of the recordings were released on the prestigious “hat art” label. among other things, he supervised recordings of morton feldman, john cage, alvin lucier, giacinto scelsi, earle brown and christian wolff.

the work “sequence ii” for cello and tape from 1984, is available as a new recording with cellist agnieszka dziubak. the organ work “mitteltöne” (1997) was performed by the 77 year old stiebler himself and is the first available recording. the recordings were produced by borngräber & strüver.

trio 89 – a key work stieblers was released in 1996 on “hat art” and is now finally made available again. the recording licensed for this record was produced by german radio rbb in 1994 and was performed by frances-marie uitti (cello), robyn schulkowsky (percussion) and marianne schroeder (piano). all three of them are well known for excellent performances of new music.

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m=minimal (germany) #minimal 009 cd

ernstallbrecht stiebler “sequenz ii • mitteltöne • trio 89” compact disc

  • sequenz ii for violoncello (13:47) 1984
  • mitteltöne (5:53) 1997
  • trio 89 (23:26) 1989
april 2012 release ; ... stiebler’s is a new name to me (hey, what can i say ... i’m way behind on my “die reihe” subscription) even though he was attendant at darmstadt from 1958 to 1961, studying with stockhausen and the like ...

... the three pieces here, all composed much later on, have “three principal concerns: sonority, rhythm, and duration” ; the realizations offered here are but a glimpse into stiebler’s ethos, focusing on sustained tones & slow momentum ...
m=minimal press release...

ernstalbrecht stiebler – sequenz ii – mitteltöne – trio 89
mm-009 cd
release date: 09.04.2012

ernstalbrecht stiebler is the first german composer that based his compositions on minimal techniques. this record is the first part of an edition of his works on the label m=minimal. stiebler, whose first reductionist work “extension i” was first performed in 1963 clearly showed an opposite position to the serial composers of that time.

as a composer stiebler is unfortunately still very unknown, but he has a great reputation as a producer for the german radio. some of the recordings were released on the prestigious “hat art” label. among other things, he supervised recordings of morton feldman, john cage, alvin lucier, giacinto scelsi, earle brown and christian wolff.

the work “sequence ii” for cello and tape from 1984, is available as a new recording with cellist agnieszka dziubak. the organ work “mitteltöne” (1997) was performed by the 77 year old stiebler himself and is the first available recording. the recordings were produced by borngräber & strüver.

trio 89 – a key work stieblers was released in 1996 on “hat art” and is now finally made available again. the recording licensed for this record was produced by german radio rbb in 1994 and was performed by frances-marie uitti (cello), robyn schulkowsky (percussion) and marianne schroeder (piano). all three of them are well known for excellent performances of new music.

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 best of 2011 !!! 
m=minimal (germany) #minimal 004 lp

conrad schnitzler “ballet statique” long playing record

  • electric garden (11:39)
  • ballet statique (4:58)

  • zug (5:26)
  • metall i (4:57)
  • black nails (6:13)
april 2011 release ; ... ca. 1973 / 74, conrad schnitzler released a pair of pretty much unimpeachable albums of electronic music (i.e. the first two “color” records ; “rot” & “blau”) before going into a 4 year lull ...

... this record, initially issued in 1978 as “con” (it wasn’t until 1992 when schnitzler decided, in a classic revisionist move, to re-band it “ballet statique”, after the record’s second & most “pop” track) was in many ways his “comeback” set ... the alien, ring-modulated & harmonized klang of “rot” & “blau” is present throughout, albeit cut with the occasional lyrical & dareisay “melodic” tendency that presages such canonic work as “conrad & sohn” ...

certainly this reissue’s appearance on the kompakt-branded m=minimal label has everything to do with the prevalence of “straight time” and or “usable tempi” throughout ; we’ll overlook the association(s) given the quality of the pressing & mastering here, along with the very reasonable price-point (i can’t remember the last time we had a boutique euro-sourced lp on offer for less than $20, let alone $15 !!!) ...

as with all vintage-era schnitzler, this is an essential file in your bin(s) ; highly recommended !!!
m=minimal press release...
conrad schnitzler ballet statique
mm-004lp
release date: 11.04.2011

m=minmal continues the collaboration with electronic music legend conrad schnitzler.

we are happy, after 30 years, to re-release one of the key works from conrads large adventurousbackcatalog. ballet statique is not only a musical milestone but also a highlight of music production. it was recorded in 1978 at the legendary paragon studio / berlin by peter baumann tangerine dream in the same period when other masterworks like cluster groes wasser and solo recordings of roedelius and asmustietchens were recorded. ballet statique was first released on the legendary french label egg.

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m=minimal (germany) #minimal 004 cd

conrad schnitzler “ballet statique (con)” compact disc

  • electric garden (11:39)
  • ballet statique (4:58)

  • zug (5:26)
  • metall i (4:57)
  • black nails (6:13)
february 2013 release ; ... cd version ...

... ca. 1973 / 74, conrad schnitzler released a pair of pretty much unimpeachable albums of electronic music (i.e. the first two “color” records ; “rot” & “blau”) before going into a 4 year lull ...

... this record, initially issued in 1978 as “con” (it wasn’t until 1992 when schnitzler decided, in a classic revisionist move, to re-band it “ballet statique”, after the record’s second & most “pop” track) was in many ways his “comeback” set ... the alien, ring-modulated & harmonized klang of “rot” & “blau” is present throughout, albeit cut with the occasional lyrical & dareisay “melodic” tendency that presages such canonic work as “conrad & sohn” ...

certainly this reissue’s appearance on the kompakt-branded m=minimal label has everything to do with the prevalence of “straight time” and or “usable tempi” throughout ; we’ll overlook the association(s) given the boutique nature & sensitive handling of production material(s) ...

as with all vintage-era schnitzler, this is an essential file in your bin(s) ; highly recommended !!!
m=minimal press release...
conrad schnitzler ballet statique
mm-004lp
release date: 11.04.2011

m=minmal continues the collaboration with electronic music legend conrad schnitzler.

we are happy, after 30 years, to re-release one of the key works from conrads large adventurousbackcatalog. ballet statique is not only a musical milestone but also a highlight of music production. it was recorded in 1978 at the legendary paragon studio / berlin by peter baumann tangerine dream in the same period when other masterworks like cluster groes wasser and solo recordings of roedelius and asmustietchens were recorded. ballet statique was first released on the legendary french label egg.

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m=minimal (germany) #minimal 001 lp

conrad schnitzler “zug” long playing record

  • zug (original)

  • zug (remixed by pole)
  • zug (remixed by borngräber & strüver)
august 2010 release ; ... released almost simultaneously to “rot” in 1973 was “the red cassette” :: two “untitled” 20-minute / side-length pieces later (in classic con revisionist form) titled “spur” & “rhythmus” ... then, later still, re-titled “zug 1 & 2” ...

... this lovely, inexpensive euro-pressed lp reissues the first part (i.e. the more motor-rhythmic half) then adds a couple of remixes by “con fan” stefan “pole” betke & bong-grabber struber ... goes without saying that, you know, the actual second half of the “red cassette” would have been infinitely more appealing but, hey, i’m just a fan of con’s ...
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conrad schnitzler – zug
mm-001 lp
release date: 30.08.2010

we at m=minimal are proud to have conrad schnitzler’s “zug” as our first release. schnitzler’s zug is one of the most important and first electronic minimalist works that were published in the 70s. almost simultaneously with the kraftwerk’s groundbreaking “autobahn” zug appeared on the legendary “the red cassette“.

the release is rounded off with a remix of con-fan stefan betke aka pole. pole and kassian troyer (radian) have mastered the record, best quality is guaranteed. another remix is contributed by “borngräber and strüver“.

conrad schnitzler – the original member of tangerine dream and a founding member of kluster is creator of milestones in the history of electronic popular music. his works are released world-wide, published mainly in the u.s., japan, britain, france and italy. as one of the first students of joseph beuys, conrad schnitzler is also well known in the fine-art-scene.

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