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GODREC 063LP
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In 2015, Bernhard Lang was approached by Sebastian Berweck to compose a piece for his Berlin-based synthesizer trio Lange // Berweck // Lorenz. Considering his musical background and his roots, Lang saw this offer as double opportunity, one of them being a chance to compose an ultimate tribute to one of his musical heroes, electronic pioneer, Klaus Schulze. On the other side, "Cheap Opera #1 "Répétitions"" turned out as Lang's most political piece to day: his merciless comment on fake patriotism... Both pieces continue Lang's trademark loop aesthetics tradition, however, in a more abstract manner...
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KAI 15089CD
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"The work of Austrian composer Bernhard Lang (b. 1957) is difficult to fit into any one musical category. His oeuvre references a wide variety of musical styles and genres, ranging from free jazz and improvisation to hip hop and DJ culture. The three works on this release showcase an enormous amount of virtuosity. The incessant and rapid repetition of complex musical cells pushes the performers to the edge of their technical abilities. This makes for a highly concentrated and intimate experience for both the performers and their audiences." Performed by: Manuel Zurria, Dario Calderone.
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GODREC 028LP
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2015 release. God Records present a series of pieces by Bernhard Lang, Differenz/Wiederholung -- DW ("Difference/Repetition"). DW is an on-going cycle of Lang's pieces, where the composer explores possibilities of loops and repetitions, which would become his compositional trademark. Songbook I is a piece where Lang takes highly-involved patterns from jazz and pop music and transforms them through "damaged beats". Lang on the compositions: "For many years, one of my main influences beside the work of Philip Jeck were the movies of Martin Arnold: they more or less became the trigger for the series of pieces called Difference/Repetition. For the development of the DW series, four conceptual components were essential: 1. The visual appearance of the repetition in the video/film; 2. Philosophy of repetition in Deleuze; 3. The use of loops in the improvised music, again by reference to video-couplings; 4. Exploration of musical materials of different origins in electro-acoustic environments." Personnel: Jenny Renate Wicke - mezzo-soprano; Trio Accanto: Yukiko Sugawara - piano; Marcus Weiss - saxophone; Christian Dierstein - percussion.
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GODREC 039LP
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Bernhard Lang's Differenz/Wiederholung 2 is a multi-media piece for amplified ensemble, three voices and video installation. While the music is filled with rocking-and-rolling, anti-grooving sound slaps, "scored free jazz", and crippled repetitions, three vocalists present texts (including rap) from Gilles Deleuze, William Burroughs and Christian Loidl, commenting on usual repetitive human habits and its nonsense. If Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica (1969) is a milestone of avant-rock, than Differenz/Wiederholung 2 is the same for contemporary music. The ultimate 21st century agenda of repetitions is soon going to be broken.
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GODREC 016LP
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2013 release. Bernhard Lang delivers his ultimate piece from the Monadologie series, Monadologie XII, for ensemble. Unlike TablesAreTurned, with Philip Jeck, Monadologie XII is nothing less than a blast: a three-part concerto for ensemble with occasional saxophone solos and terrific drum parts (watch your ears on the second side of the vinyl). Features an astonishing performance by Klangforum Wien, under the direction of genius Johannes Kalitzke. Together with Differenz/Wiederholung 2, Monadologie XII could definitely be Lang's most jazz-influenced piece to date and at the same time, one of the biggest quakes in contemporary music of today. Johannes Kalitzke - conducting; Klangforum Wien: Anders Nyqvist - trumpet; Olivier Vivarès - clarinet; Gerald Preinfalk - saxophone; Christoph Walder - horn; Andreas Eberle - trombone; Uli Fussenegger - double bass; Krassimir Sterev - accordion; Björn Wilker - percussion; Adam Weisman - percussion; Florian Müller - piano.
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