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KI 014LP
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Ki Records welcome Stimming to the label family. Martin Stimming is well known for his releases on labels like Diynamic and Pampa and his live shows around the world. Here's the new EP, Die Luft, Der Garten Und Das Meer ("The air, the garden and the sea"). Few people bring a truly original sound to house music. Stimming's productions are decorated with his own unique, charismatic field recordings, and he never uses the same sample twice.
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DIYNAMIC 014CD
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Hamburg-based electronic musician Stimming presents his fourth album, Alpe Lusia. The work takes its name from a remote little hut in the Italian Alps, in which Stimming secluded himself to work on the album for a full month, all by himself. "When I reduce the outer impulses, I create a sort of artificial understimulation which in turn makes all my gear and equipment appear incredibly attractive again (in the way it actually deserves to be)," explains the artist. Alpe Lusia begins with the rippling noise of a little creek, and in a way, the album itself is precisely that -- a river, which in its course ingests further streams and gains force, while still remaining the same. At times it's as powerful as a rapid, and at others calm as a river bend, but it always originates from the same spring. "I wanted to create something of my own, a journey that (apart from the basic House formula) orientates itself as little as possible on contemporary influences," says Stimming. If you want to rely on his many colleagues' feedback, it seems he has mastered that -- e.g. DJ Koze, who says: "I am amazed. Incredibly warm, stripped down, deep, playful and most of all personal! Almost as if someone sat in front of his gear while cruising on a cutter boat over the ocean all by himself (and on Ritalin)." And the cutter boat is indeed part of the story -- after finishing the production of Alpe Lusia in the lonesome lodge, Stimming went (not without taking a short break among people) onto a container vessel by himself for seven days, sailing through the wintery North and Baltic Seas from Bremerhaven over northern Sweden and back via Rotterdam to the starting point. Stimming used this time to single-mindedly work on his live set for the 2016 worldwide album release tour. Would Stimming recommend this excursion to fellow producers? Not without preparing sufficient material and ideas: "I think starting with a blank piece of paper would be way too tough."
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PAMPA 022EP
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Hamburg's Martin Stimming now enters the Pampa Records fold with two tracks of dancefloor material that magnify the opposing sides of his studio psyche. "China Tree" is a spiky affair that sacrifices melodic sweetness for primal bass and drums, with a raw edge and exaggerated percussion. "Southern Sun" is its opposing force, building on whispered phrases and melodic shadows that appear and disappear between each beat. Micro sounds are layered and woven into a rich, undulating fabric that shifts and gleams like a kaleidoscope.
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DIYNAMIC 010CD
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Stimming's self-titled new album was born on the beaches of the Baltic Sea, during a five-week retreat from reality in the winter of 2012. The contrast of traditional and modern, of colorful yet sinister, of classical but still unheard compositions is the main focus of this album. These controversies are reflected in the album cover as well: bright waves surrounded by dark skies, a beautiful and enchanting cherry blossom placed upon two black, headless pigeons, bringing together elements that are not intended to be combined. These pigeons are the main theme of the track "Die Taube auf dem Dach," a track that brings across the hope and dream of freedom. The third track "Ferdinand (feat. Urzula Amen)" delivers driving basses, Spanish guitar sounds and beautiful vocals by singer Urzula Amen that emerge into multi-layered harmonies, accompanied by enchanting synthesizer sounds. She also appears on "From One Cell," which comes across as a light and sizzling -- yet soulful -- interpretation of modern house. "Die Mächtigen" is an anger-filled statement about the world's political and even daily life, for the sake of profit. The track "Cherry Bud" is set amidst what seems like a comfortable tea-time scene -- a beautiful piano piece is playing, providing a perfect reference for the later track "Cherry Blossom." Another example of Stimming's combination of classical elements very modern production methods is heard on the track "Dylan's Theme," where strings and bass seem to go hand-in-hand. As soon as the beautiful strings (played by Dylan Naylor) reach their climax, the artist mercilessly destroys them. The album reaches a deep and sinister point with the track "Uberblick" -- the artist's own voice creeps under your skin and the steady beat is interrupted by short kettledrum-rolls, making the track suspenseful and exciting. To round it all off, "Feeding Seagulls" is a reference to his first track, showing off a simple synthesizer harmony combined with a complex melody and bringing you back to the very beginning.
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2DIY4 006EP
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2019 repress. What would a Stimming track sound like when it's played by a real, 64-person orchestra? Well, you're about to find out. On side B there is the original version of "November Morning" featuring blue, melancholy house chords with a pseudo violin, field recordings and a whistle. Side A involves more than 60 musicians from the Brandenburg State Orchestra, making this work a unique classical experience.
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DIYNAMIC 006CD
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The second album on Diynamic from Hamburg-based producer Martin Stimming wasn't initially planned to be an album. There was an intrinsic need for him to express what was going on in this period of life. Relationship problems led to a very punk, off-whack attitude to his producing. With seven tracks done and dusted, he figured the work was more than just a collection of weird shit; it was a whole new music experience -- add another 5 months of studio work, and he named it Liquorice. Definitely hard to pigeonhole -- call it minimal, stripped-back, dub, experimental -- maybe "electronic free jazz" comes the closest. No sign of a typical 4/4 bass drum at all and Stimming has incorporated his trademark use of field recordings, from a marble run, a pizza slicer, a trashcan, a coffee machine, and an ice train shuttling past to name a few. The Stimming'esque percussion, which is even more radical this time, has been thrown in with all these facets in his massive melting pot, coupled with some dark emotions. "This time I didn't use all the main events a groove normally has," recalls Martin. "I kind of sneaked around the normal bass drum/clap or snare combination during the most productive time when I had to sleep on the couch in my 16 square meter studio -- certain circumstances didn't allow me to sleep at home... that was very, very intense." It's this loose, punk ethic that encapsulates the freestyle feel to Liquorice. Obvious bass and kicks have been stripped and replaced with eerie atmospheres, fluid percussion, found sounds and dystopian electronics in the search for something new. It's this sideways approach that also gives the album its glue, bringing all 13 tracks together as a unique listening experience. From the opening chattering of loose-limbed and scene-setting orchestral instruments on "Cold Water" the first three tracks give an idea of what will happen, building slowly to "Cooking Coffee" and the introspective feel of "On A Grey Day." The album's emotional climax reveals itself on "Don"t Touch This," and finally concludes on the beautiful closing track, "The Train." Stimming further elaborates, "Even when I have all those strange sounds in it, it's still very groove-based. I called it Liquorice because I simply love real liquorice-sweets and I have realized that it's something someone loves or hates."
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GR 007EP
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Green happily presents the incredible Gaensebluemchen EP by Stimming. Two stunningly creative, and forward-thinking tracks, encompassing the very best of house, techno and minimal, all woven together with a golden musical thread. A sprinkle of Stimming stardust and the most brilliant sound effects.
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AM 037EP
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Stimming presents the wonderful Buxton Pipes EP for Audiomatique. The lead track is a beautifully-reduced, gentle roller that combines textural, shifting, filtered percussion, phasing, effected melodies and a rich sub-room sound design. Dainty, pretty, and yet totally punchy at the right volumes, it's a genuine slice of ultra-modern micro-post-minimal-house. "Kakusei" arrives with an array of softened percussion and carefully-extended, spooky breakdowns. "Seepferdchen" throws a spanner into otherwise smooth grooves with delicately-jacked drum patterns and controlled sub-bass-line throwdowns. Simply superb work.
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DIYNAMIC 026EP
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"After the successful album debut of Stimming, we are proud to release the first remix-single The Kiss by two very special artists: First Sascha Funke, one of the most important stands of Bpitch Control, who provides us since years lots of joy with his unique mix of techno an funk. And second, Ripperton alias Mr Perspectiv, who brings us Lazy Fat People. Marvelous music to all dancefloors around the world."
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