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01. HILDEGARD KNEF - Ich schreib dir ein Buch
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02. HILDEGARD KNEF - Sie hat ihr Leben an den Kleiderhaken Mensch gehängt
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03. HILDEGARD KNEF - Du bist mein Salz in der Suppe
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04. HILDEGARD KNEF - Heute Morgen war Termin
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05. HILDEGARD KNEF - Anderthalb Millionen
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06. HILDEGARD KNEF - Lass das Vergangene vergangen sein
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07. HILDEGARD KNEF - Das Jahr 2000
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08. HILDEGARD KNEF - Guten Morgen Paul
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09. HILDEGARD KNEF - Meine Lieder sind anders
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10. HILDEGARD KNEF - Ich hab mich so an dich gewöhnt
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11. HILDEGARD KNEF - Bei dir war es immer so schön
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12. HILDEGARD KNEF - So oder so ist das Leben
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ARTIST
KNEF, HILDEGARD
TITLE
Remixed - 12 Versions By Hans Nieswandt
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 119CD
BB 119CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
9/25/2012
In the summer of 2011, when the Hamburg label Bureau B knocked on
Hans Nieswandt
's door to propose the production of a complete
Hildegard Knef
remix album, the Cologne-based DJ and producer didn't need to consider it for long. Almost exactly 10 years before, he had made a remix of a song by this legendary German chanteuse ("Bei dir war es immer so schön") and had since always touted this work as one of the best remix experiences of his entire career. The reason for this was the special quality of the raw material -- complete, digitized orchestral tracks from the early and mid-'70s, played by Germany's finest musicians and recorded with the best microphones in rooms with ideal acoustics. And having Hildegard Knef's voice as a dry a cappella is something so incredibly rare and precious, which most people never get a chance to hear. The idea to again be able to dissect and reassemble 12 of these masterpieces was irresistible to Nieswandt, and technology had developed greatly in the meantime. This served as a reason for Nieswandt to opt for a strict working method: only with a very few exceptions for kick drums and bass lines, he used only this stunning original material, adding no additional plug-in synthesizers, drum machines or other samples for the remixes. Thanks to the latest software and Nieswandt's well-known craftiness, he could transform the swinging rhythms of the drummer into a reggae beat or a house beat according to mood. Just by rethinking the balance of the mixes as well as through reduction, something amazing came to light: the drummer, otherwise hidden deep in the mix, actually has a really rough groove. The bass, which in those days was usually mixed way back, has a rhythmic structure of enormous capacity and punchiness, especially when flexing the beat. Working with this heavy-duty, low-slung foundation, Nieswandt then gradually rebuilt the songs. Like refurbishing an old building, he preserves the character of the old architecture, but brings it up to date with new cables, optical fibers and all kinds of electronics in order to make it available for new residents -- or in this case, new listeners. Retaining the original character was a primary concern in this project. That, in addition to the brilliance of the musicians, Hildegard Knef's captivating vocal performance, her marvelous spirit and the astonishing directness of her lyrics, is what makes it possible to present this music to a new generation through a new medium.
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