Browse by Artist: BEHRENS, M.

Artist:	BEHRENS, M.
Title:	Transition
Label:	EDITION
Format:	2x3" CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	EDITION XVII

"Two three inch CDs -- one comprising new works and another reworkings of older sounds. Indeed one finds a marked 'transition' in approach to noise-making among the earlier and later material which is heightened by their physical separation. Disc one highlights Behrens' remarkable compositional restraint with slow moving tones and introduction of transient sounds and granular waves into the audio field. Disc two employs an abrupt jump-cut aesthetic and much more primitive sounds in its making: metallic ringing, bursts of low frequencies, voices, and synth-like tones punctuated by sudden dropouts for a jarring overall result. The CDs are carefully packaged in a gatefold plastic sleeve with cards featuring color photographs by the artist. Edition 500."

Artist:	BEHRENS, M.
Title:	Security vs. Freedom
Label:	EDITION
Format:	2x3" CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	EDITION XXVIII

"The successor to Transition (2001) in the same format -- two mini CDs, six full-colour cards with photographs -- further exploits the idea of the absent transition. Between two poles of music the listener imagines a huge step from one phase of work to another with a distance of nearly seven years in between, or perhaps just one state of mind to another: security and freedom. But does the security lie in the carefully pronounced minimalist compositions of 'The Unknown' on disc 2, or in the dense sound fields of 'Compressed Location 1 and 2' on disc 1 that engulf and embrace the listener? Or vice versa: is freedom expressed in the structurally open, expressive passages of the latter, or in the gap between very low and very high frequencies of 'The Unknown - part 1', in which the noise of the surroundings is framed by sound, but still remaining fully audible -- unsuppressed?" Limited stock, deleted item.

Artist:	BEHRENS, M.
Title:	Lecture Feedback/Source Feedback/The Aesthetics Of Censorship
Label:	WACHSENDER PROZESS (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	WP 05

"M. Behrens is considered one of the most talented young artist in the experimental electronic scene of Germany. His music has been released by many national and international labels. Recently his intricate, intense sound objects and compositions have been celebrated in Tokyo and Osaka. Back in 1992, when the first parts of this record came into being, M. Behrens started to experiment with extreme frequencies, although less conscious and 'docmatic' than in his later works."

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