On WICHMAN AND OTHER PIECES (68'34") Spielerei (Dennis
Knoepper) & Mantacoup (Jeroen Vermeent) bring together
divergent traditions. The duo views electronic music, from
groundbreaking deep space works through to experimental
computer built realizations, in the present tense. This strong
release derives its potency from the unresolved tension between
the old and the new. "Wichman" (39'24"), the piece for which this
album is named, is a live recording, while the remaining four
tracks are from the studio. This combination makes for an
interesting mixture of perspectives, with one view heated and
intuitive from the concert hall, the other cool and collected from
the studio. The mood and tone of WICHMAN moves easily
between edge-of-nowhere electronic wasteland and the
vastness of the pulsing cosmos. Repetitive patterns of
geometric rhythms and abstract forms rise out of the quiet
complexity of drifting harmonies and spacey effects. This work is
meant to be stimulating, its expansion and contraction
correlating with the listener's engagement - which will be
focused during the lilting ethereal melodies, less so when
submerged within the stark sonic depths. WICHMAN, however
open and infinite, possesses an impeccable sonic sense, one
where every meticulous detail demonstrates that nothing was
left to chance.

Tune in to STAR'S END this weekend for music by Spielerei &
Mantacoup

For more on WICHMAN, access: http://www.databloem.com

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