Browse by Artist: DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC

Artist:	DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC
Title:	Blaue Löwen
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 002CD

"'Blaue Löwen' means 'blue lions'. We know that these cute little animals neither exist today nor existed in any past on our blue planet -- until today. Now they are alive to change your good old view of -- ... maybe colours, animals, CD-titles, German sense of humor (if there is one) and other absurdities. Or of Minimal House? Decomposed Subsonic manage to combine minimalism, abstraction and very strange sounds with catchy elements, ass-shaking-rave-grooves and pop. From noise to nonsense, Blaue Löwen can 't be grasped in one word or one minute. Imagine Matthew Herbert and Mr Oizo produce a record together and you almost get the picture. Seriously, Decomposed Subsonic is the Minimal House project of Cologne based producer Hartmut Wessling. The influences of his hometown are admittedly obvious, but Mr. Decomposed adds a special funkiness, a brilliant sound design and his very own definition of Pop to the so-called Cologne style. Wessling definitely knows how deep a bass can go."

Artist:	DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC
Title:	Gradients
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	WARE 006CD

"Decomposed Subsonic's new album offers neither super-subtle experimental tracks, nor pop in the style of Blaue Löwen. But then again?On Gradients is the lovely house-chanson, 'Etoile Bleue', which we'd be pleased to hear being sung by French schoolchildren as they skip merrily around the Eiffel Tower. Or 'Nachtlicht', which shows once again how good German-language pop music can be, and that there is really no discrepancy between this and purely electronic music. This phenomenon has more to do with song-craft than electro-pop kitsch -- if you know what I mean. So as you can hear, Hartmut Wessling hasn't made a U-turn, rather, he has focused in on his terrain. But at the same time, he has actually broadened his perspective. In the computer-jargon of graphics programs, the 'gradient' is a way of measuring the difference between one extreme and another. Also of course, from one nuance to the next... but why not let the artist speak for himself: 'For me, Gradients represents on one side, the common thread running through the variety of styles on one album. On the other hand, as far as the songs are concerned, the title is intended to mean that there are some absolutely unequivocal elements, but also the most subtle of components in the arrangement and sound design, which have come from every possible source.'"

Artist:	DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC
Title:	Live At Barcelona
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 023EP

"It was exactly one year ago that Decomposed Subsonic's 'Different View' EP was released as a second maxi on Ware and since then success for this Cologne local has been unstoppable. This live EP and with almost 35 minutes running time 'Live at Barcelona' is longer than many Beatles albums ever were. Both sides can be listened straight through without breaks though for DJs there are obviously ridges between tracks. And as a sign of our gratitude the EP is pitched at the normal price of a maxi single."

Artist:	DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC
Title:	I Never Say/Whenever
Label:	WARE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	WARE 034EP

"No unnecessary fuss, no superfluous frills: The new Decomposed Subsonic maxi simply combines Hartmut Wessling's two strongest sides on two sides of vinyl. 'I Never Say' is an absolute killer track featuring a nasty distorted bass. 'Whenever' is an aesthetic rocker, the like of which hardly any other producer can serve up - art that grooves and that doesn't clench its butt cheeks. And all that on 45 rpm, so that it really thumps. Hartmut is currently also making quite an impression with his Wessling/Schrom project on Boxer Records together with Stefan Schrom aka Big Chief Electric. 'Donauwellen' can not only be heard in Richie Hawtin's set, but also on the next Cocoon-Compilation, which on this occasion Sven Vath mixed with Richie."

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