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LP version, includes download coupon. Borngräber & Strüver's album Clouds represents a unique selection of chamber music compositions created in the period from 2000 through 2012. This denotes a new facet in the musical cosmos of the Berliner duo, combining influences in the range of minimal music, classic and baroque, as well as the art of improvisation and pop culture. Clouds can be considered an album for fans of Richard Skelton, The Caretaker and Christian Naujoks, but its distinctive work manages to reach a far wider audience. The album begins with the piece "Wellen (Waves)" for soprano and strings. The music is arranged and composed in a sort of wavy shape, as the title suggests. It is a piece in the purest form of minimalism: Without an end, without a beginning. The following track "Mobile" pays homage to Richard Strauss' Don Quixote, as musical parts and constantly-changing atmospheres reconcile to create a sense of movement and mobility. Last but not least, "Secret Bells" represents an "instant composition," as Charles Mingus would say, combining piano works and field recordings. "Clouds 1-3" were written for a virtual chamber orchestra and join together to give the album its leading name. These "Clouds" differentiate themselves through stylistic influences, ranging from classical to the latest in music.
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MINIMAL 015CD
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Borngräber & Strüver's album Clouds represents a unique selection of chamber music compositions created in the period from 2000 through 2012. This denotes a new facet in the musical cosmos of the Berliner duo, combining influences in the range of minimal music, classic and baroque, as well as the art of improvisation and pop culture. Clouds can be considered an album for fans of Richard Skelton, The Caretaker and Christian Naujoks, but its distinctive work manages to reach a far wider audience. The album begins with the piece "Wellen (Waves)" for soprano and strings. The music is arranged and composed in a sort of wavy shape, as the title suggests. It is a piece in the purest form of minimalism: Without an end, without a beginning. The following track "Mobile" pays homage to Richard Strauss' Don Quixote, as musical parts and constantly-changing atmospheres reconcile to create a sense of movement and mobility. Last but not least, "Secret Bells" represents an "instant composition," as Charles Mingus would say, combining piano works and field recordings. "Clouds 1-3" were written for a virtual chamber orchestra and join together to give the album its leading name. These "Clouds" differentiate themselves through stylistic influences, ranging from classical to the latest in music.
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MINIMAL 016CD
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After several requests from their partners and distributors, M=Minimal has decided to publish the fresh, remastered vinyl albums In G (2010) and Urlaub (2011) by Berlin's Borngräber & Strüver. Both albums have received worldwide acclaim since their release and have without a doubt the potential to become all-around classics. In G was referred to as "21st century electro Kraut" and this concept was expanded with Urlaub, with its dash of "cosmic disco."
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MINIMAL 005LP
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After their very well-received 2010 work In G, Borngräber & Strüver have not been resting on their laurels. Here, they extend the concept of "21th century electro motorik Kraut" on the album Urlaub and added their preference for disco music. As a friend of the label said: "'Reise' sounds like a composition for the 20th birthday of Carl Craig's Planet E." Borngräber & Strüver have consistently worked on developing their minimalist compositions without taking into consideration conventions. The nearly 17-minute "Reise" that starts with extreme restraint, grows into a groovy trip you can hardly escape. "Berlin Tribal Music" has a radically minimalist approach and a surprising break that sounds like a portal to a parallel dimension. The last part of the album "Dancing Queen" has nothing to do with ABBA -- the piece is a missing link between electronic h-pop and groovy club sounds.
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MINIMAL 003LP
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"21st century electronic Krautrock" is perhaps the best description for the album In G, on which Berlin's Borngräber & Strüver skillfully recombine the influences of motorik Kraut and the achievements of minimal techno to their own musical statements. There is no trance bliss or party sound, only condensed musical statements. It was in 1999 when Borngräber & Strüver met at Ninetynine Records in Berlin. Since then, they have worked together on musical projects. Their first release EP on the UK label Blue Juice polarized many and was soon followed by remixes for artists like A Guy Called Gerald and Beth Hirsch. Their debut album Transcontinental featured dark Blade Runner-inspired atmospheres and fine electro beats meeting dub effects and surprising breaks. On this album, Borngräber & Strüver blend guitars, vocals and horns in a particular way, almost evoking a hidden soundtrack for your mental cinema.
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