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01. JENS-UWE BEYER - St.Pop
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02. JENS-UWE BEYER - Hands
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03. JENS-UWE BEYER - It Started on Wednesday
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04. JENS-UWE BEYER - Moonshine Tangerine
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05. JENS-UWE BEYER - Water Dancer
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06. JENS-UWE BEYER - About Turn
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07. JENS-UWE BEYER - The Emissary
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08. JENS-UWE BEYER - The Life Of
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09. JENS-UWE BEYER - Trip the Light Fanatastic
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ARTIST
BEYER, JENS-UWE
TITLE
The Emissary
FORMAT
LP+CD
LABEL
KOMPAKT
CATALOG #
KOMPPA 003LP
KOMPPA 003LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
9/18/2015
LP version. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Includes CD. Limited to 500 copies. As one-third of the founding trio of revered Cologne imprint Magazine,
Jens-Uwe Beyer
has become a household name in open-minded electronic music, through releases such as the one-track-one-hour manifesto
Red Book
(MAGAZINE 008CD, 2012), several contributions to Kompakt's
Pop Ambient
compilation series, or inspired remixes for
Barnt
,
Dream Weapons
, and others. He's also the mastermind behind the ongoing
Popnoname
brand, and with all this in mind, one might not expect
The Emissary
to be a debut -- but it is, for it's the very first full-length offering under the artist's real name. To those who happen to know him personally, Jens-Uwe Beyer is pretty multi-faceted, so it doesn't come as a surprise that
The Emissary
is, too. And what a well-rounded album it turns out to be, delving deep into a highly personal and unique sound cosmos made almost entirely of atmospheric pulses and beautifully textured drones. Layers and layers of minute details float in a cloud of sound, surging and fading in the most organic manner, giving the listener the impression that this is a pop album hiding in plain sight. Well, it's called
Pop Ambient
for a reason. But the connection goes a little bit deeper than just some
Gas
-infused sample droning with a hint of rhythmic structure -- described as a "very intimate" album by its creator, this collage of personal sonic impressions doesn't just check the boxes of what normally could be labeled "pop ambient." It's a bit like a silent riot, calm on the outside, but seething on the inside, a run against the grain while embracing all the template has to offer. It's "more a question than an answer," says the producer, "and about the freedom to hear your own music in between the recorded sounds." His intention is to "open up spaces" -- highly idiosyncratic spaces, pathways into the metaphysical, with "every listener being his own emissary" on this uncharted territory.
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