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01. Leo Hofmann - Sprungfeder
02. Leo Hofmann - Hazy Flock
03. Leo Hofmann - Constant
04. Leo Hofmann - Feaci
05. Leo Hofmann - ANR Interlude
06. Leo Hofmann - Teleprompter
07. Leo Hofmann - Ensalada
08. Leo Hofmann - ANR Melodrama
ARTIST
TITLE
Kapriole
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
PE 027LP PE 027LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/3/2022

Kapriole is the debut album by Zurich- and Hamburg-based artist Leo Hofmann after working in music theater, sound art, and performance contexts. Central to the album, which refers in its title to a joyous jump, is the ambition to translate an ephemeral practice into recorded matter. Fixed but never static, Kapriole is informed by intimate and detailed listening situations and sound practices like ASMR or the acoustically sheltered world of noise cancelling headphones. And while it is apparent that Hofmann has a deeply rooted understanding of technology and its abundant possibilities, Kapriole is a tender and almost analog feeling affair. The human voice occupies a central role in the musical configuration of the album: quirky repetitions, hushed fragments, and poetic statements, circling topics like communication, mobility, and immersion occupy the album's eight tracks. The result is a sonorous sensation, which, in its scarcity, paves the way for meticulously crafted and delicate soundscapes. Kapriole as a joyous jump which is technological as much as it is emotional. Graphic design by Karan Kobel. Includes download codes; edition of 300.