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Artist:	KALABRESE
Title:	Rumpelzirkus
Label:	STATTMUSIK (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	STATT 002CD

This is Zürich-based Sascha Winkler's (aka Kalabrese) debut full-length release. Eleven songs stumble jollily forward with stimulated jabbering like little mountain torrents which are searching for their bed -- plashing over pebbles, running into small basins, sometimes quiet, sometimes loud. Rumpelzirkus also features contributions from Kate Wax, who has lent her voice to "Not The Same Shoes," Flo Götte, who plays the bass on "Body Tight," and the trombonist Michael Flury as well as Da Mezga and Guillermo Sohrya. Kalabrese has previously released on the Perlon label, and has long since proved his ability to create music that you can't pigeonhole. Classical instruments were used for this album, and skilled percussionist Winkler throws everyday sounds from the kitchen and garden in along with it all. Sounding at times like a spontaneous live session with good buddies, Rumpelzirkus is an absolutely individual album with everything on it, that lacerates the heart or unburdens it -- a collection of potential favorite songs. Philip Sherburne compares this album to Isolée's lauded release, We Are Monster, and asserts that "...even there the two musicians don't really sound that much alike; what they share is a commitment to infusing the house format with all the spongy uncertainties of breath, slipping fingertips and room tone, and to morphing dance music's linear structure into a form just as groovily functional, but with far less predictable follow-through. Isolée was 2005's unlikely crossover hit; I suspect that in this Swiss sleeper genius we may have found this year's."

Artist:	KALABRESE
Title:	Auf Dem Hof - Remixes
Label:	STATTMUSIK (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	STATT 016EP

Remixes by Freaks and Crowdpleaser. "A tasty little candy. Two 'Auf Dem Hof' remixes shorten the time to the release of Kalabrese's debut album. The funky discohouse track has been newly interpreted by the Freaks on the A-side and by Crowdpleaser on the B-side. The men who live underground! Luke Solomon and Justin Harris started the 'Freaks Project' in 1994. Their 'Auf Dem Hof' interpretation comes with the distinct freak grooves and rhythmics around Kalabrese's vocals. A relaxed housemover for the nice moments on the dancefloor. Gregor Schönborn has been producing electronic music under the name Crowdpleaser since 1999. After dissecting the original track on the sample shamble they hold back the kick for minutes before releasing the pressure into a hypnotic minimal house dub."

Artist:	KALABRESE
Title:	Rumpelzirkus Part 1
Label:	STATTMUSIK (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	STATT 017EP

"Rumpelzirkus is the debut album of 33 year-old Sacha Winkler from Zürich. On vinyl, the album will be released as two 12"s. This first 12" with 4 tracks already demonstrates the musical bandwidth of Kalabrese's music. The Swiss musician diffuses the boundaries between listening and club music, even enters the pop dimension without being cheap. Thanks to the intimate lyrics and the many live recorded instruments, the music gains a very organic feeling; it flows lively. The four tracks vary in style and pace but still sound coherent; the melodies and sounds lumber straight out of the analog-kitchen. Sasha Winkler isn't looking for the smooth, perfect sound, his tracks with their rough edges and funky grooves prove his ability to make music with joy, alone and with others. As guest musicians Kalabrese has on board: Kate Max and Guillermo Sohyra on vocals, the 'rumpel-orchestra' with Michael Flury and Rockmaster K. Now raise the curtain for the 'Rumpelzirkus.'"

Artist:	KALABRESE
Title:	Rumpelzirkus Part 2
Label:	STATTMUSIK (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	STATT 018EP

Rumpelzirkus is Sascha Winkler's debut album, and this is part one of two vinyl 12" versions. Winkler isn't looking for the smooth, perfect sound -- his tracks have rough edges and funky grooves. Guest musicians include Kate Wax and Guillermo Sohrya on vocals, as well as the "rumpel-orchestra" with Michael Flury and Rockmaster K. "Lose My Chair" is a track influenced by the actual destruction of a chair during production work, the dub-track "Oisi Zuekunft" features Swiss-German vocals, and "Hafenlied" and "Heartbreak Hotel" deliver the finest home-listening music.

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