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Artist:	PROMMER & BARCK
Title:	Alex And The Grizzly
Label:	DERWIN (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DERWIN 001CD

Christian Prommer (Drumlessons, Trüby Trio, etc.) and Alex Barck (Jazzanova) launch their own label Derwin and their new musical project Prommer & Barck. These guys have had so many experiences and numerous discoveries -- they've gone through: rave, jazz, Krautrock, garage, Detroit, house, hip-hop, disco, folk, dubstep, electronica, funk, punk, wave, Chicago house, handmade music and soul. If we generally agree with the thesis that 90% of these musical genres and subgenres are boring, mainly crap, commercial, rip-offs or trivial, then all that's left is about 10% of really good music. These guys' influences are so wide-ranged, that a young foolish nerd could never compete with them. The songs on Alex And The Grizzly embody their life-long and concentrated passion, their quest for finer music and the fantastic tiny details of deep tunes. Even if you could sort the tracks into different musical genre/style categories, the conclusion is: they are always made of those fine ingredients of the beloved 10% batch. Some of the songs on this album only conceal one or two elements, others include many different components, but you never know where they are coming from. This is a homogeneous, modern-sounding and timeless album, with its own perspective, which one could call "earthboogie dance" or "deep Kraut music." Mature audio-engineering adds spontaneity, soul, technique, amazing guests and true vision. Analog and digital are not antagonistic here; on the contrary, it is an intended fusion. If you add up all of their music productions on CDs, vinyl, remixes, etc., they both have contributed to a minimum of one and a half million sold records. This is the pure culmination of all their gathered sonic experiences into a perfect package. Featured guests include: Dollkraut, Kim Sanders, James Teej, Eva Milner (Hundreds), Sascha Gottschalk (Thief), Uwe Karpa, Azar Kamal and Ann Lisa Nathan. Christian Prommer: drums, percussion, synth, vocals; Alex Barck: vocals, synth, computer.

Artist:	PROMMER & BARCK
Title:	Dr. Jeckyll And Mr. Hyde
Label:	DERWIN (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DERWIN 002EP

Cinematic deepness meets analog phatness on this single excerpted from the highly-anticipated album Alex And The Grizzly by Prommer & Barck. Hearing the original version of the track, Peter Kruder insisted on doing a Viennese version of "Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde" -- a deep and sexy 12:35 minute workout. "Everything," with Kim Sanders on vocals, gets a Prommer & Barck moody club treatment. Alex Barck gets his disco ball out on the intense, percussive remix for "Gladys Knight."

Artist:	PROMMER & BARCK
Title:	The Barking Grizzle
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 277EP

Christian Prommer and Alexander Barck join forces to produce a journey to the roots of their past productions and a look into their vision of eclectic club music; deep Kraut music from Berlin via Chicago, Köln, Detroit and Munich. "The Barking Grizzle (Detroit/Berlin)" is very much a call and response to the environment of today's dance music. It should be no surprise that DJ Hell should jump all over this for an extended club remix.

Artist:	PROMMER & BARCK
Title:	Pictures Of The Sea/Gladys Knight
Label:	PERMANENT VACATION (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	PERMVAC 068EP

Christian Prommer and Alexander Barck join forces for Permanent Vacation. Deep Kraut music from Berlin via Chicago, Köln, Detroit and Munich. Influences are as varied as: disco, Krautrock, deep house, folk music, spiritual jazz, rock, world music, Chicago house, Detroit techno and ambient sounds. "Pictures Of The Sea" is a beautiful cover version of the Al Di Meola theme, which turns into a lush, deep house groover. "Gladys Knight" is a wonky '80s boogie jam Larry Levan would be proud of.

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