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01. STRAFE F.R. - Jovian Tempest
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ARTIST
STRAFE F.R.
TITLE
The Bird Was Stolen
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TOUCH
CATALOG #
TO 110CD
TO 110CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
6/1/2018
Based in Düsseldorf, Germany,
Strafe Für Rebellion
, or Strafe F.R., is a long-term collaboration between the artists
Bernd Kastner
and
Siegfried M. Syniuga
, which started in 1979. After a long period of hibernation,
The Bird Was Stolen
marks their return to Touch following four previous releases in the '80s and early '90s. From their early connection with the local scene, centered around the Ratinger Hof in Düsseldorf, Strafe went on to develop a unique and influential form of sound sculpture that pioneered the use of field recordings alongside home-made instruments and the use of the studio as a performance space. A new track, "Virgin", which appeared on the recent
Touch Movements
CD/book (FOLIO 002CD, 2017), gave an early indication that they are back at the peak of their powers.
The Bird Was Stolen
presents 14 new compositions that push the signature sound of Strafe F.R. All songs recorded by Strafe F.R. in 2017 at STRAFE Studio, Düsseldorf, Germany. Features vocals by
Caterina De Re
and Strafe F.R. Artwork and photography by
Jon Wozencroft
. Mastered by
Denis Blackham
.
Strafe F.R. explain the recording:
"1. We have a piano that is somehow completely bare-boned as if a butcher had been at work. The piano is lying on its back -- we can climb into its corpse. The piano strings are easy to access and we prepare them with anything that influences a possible recording. Loudspeakers are installed. Inside the piano we play bass and guitar to use the resonance of the strings of the piano. 'Pianosmoke' was recorded in this way.
2. Sound sources are often 'accidents'. We were recording with our old Uher Portable Tape Recorder -- all of a sudden the machine developed a strange malfunction: the Uher had problems with its engine. Himmelgeist was born. The recorder began to 'scratch' like a vinyl record, but it was the recorder doing everything itself; we could also manipulate the speed with our hands. This was magnificent. Strange rhythms just happened, the tape recorder did it... We are thankful that we managed to record all of this.
3. We often amplify sounds quite loudly, that actually have a very low natural dynamic. This is interesting when recording guitar, piano and the human voice... To reduce the normal recording level by an extreme and amplify the soft, low sounds."
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