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  • 23/02/11

    hello, here's a little update regarding some upcoming shows - been making some good progress with the solo record and looking forward to trying out more new music in a live setting. the collaboration album with mark peters is as good as done (one or two more sessions i'd say) and has been provisionally scheduled for an early autumn release date - will post further details asap. also working on another song for kirsty hawkshaw's album. take care, u.


    1) GIGS
    thursday, march10: stage club, larissa/greece
    friday, march11: lithografio theater, patra/greece
    saturday, march12: block 33, thessaloniki/greece
    sunday, march13: tiki bar, athens/greece
    friday, april22: zdravo mildai, skopje/macedonia
    saturday, april23: start the bus/bristol, uk (live and dj set afterwards)


    2) BEROSHIMA
    ...and now for something completely different: rejoined frank mueller's beroshima project - some of the first results have just been released on 12" as well as a download.


    3) HOME STEREO FAVOURITES

    *riya "seems like" (autonomic)
    great chords, great lyrics - easily one of my favourite songs of last year...

    *luke slater "hectic bag" (gpr)
    current favourite re-discovery: can't stop listening to slater's 7th plain releases - true classics...

    *rockwell "aria" (critical)
    this decade's photek - unbelievably precise and inventive editing...

    *commix "japanese electronics (instra:mental moog remix)" (metalheadz)
    an anthem - merges everything that's worth remembering about contemporary electronic music into one track - detroit, london etc.

    *asc "phobos" (nonplus)
    an irresistible groove paired with captivating athmospheres - the logical evolution of the 90s deep blue sound...

    *lenzman ft riya "open page" (metalheadz)
    elegiacally elegant: superbly crisp lenzman production...

    blu mar ten "believe me" (blu mar ten)
    gorgeous remix of an already wonderful track...

    *redeyes ft deeizm "luv&haight (matrix remix)" (spearhead)
    this is probably what it would've sounded like if rodgers and edwards would've recorded a dnb track - very soulful and a chorus to die for...

    *consequence "a man and a woman" (exit)
    delicious quadruple vinyl album on exit - excellent contributions from asc, instra:mental and d-bridge included...

    *bcee "generations" (spearhead)
    unbelievably dense, almost claustrophobic despite a tastefully reduced arrangement - the killer bline deserves an extra mention...

    *broken little sister "silence" (happy prince)
    bit of gaze anyone? good song...

    *stray "frost" (med school music)
    *syncopix "smile" (sync:saphir)
    gotta have the impression only few other "happening" genres at the moment reach the level of musicality that dnb seems to incorporate so effortlessly. two tracks that involve an -in this context- unusual usage of guitars - in fact, this is simply timeless good music rather than the "style over substance"-fodder we're being served so often.
    12:05 AM
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      • Hypnotica


        Nice compo Ulrich :-)

        Consequence - A Man And A Woman - Gr8 - Nice n mellow

        Bcee - Generations - [ [ ACE ] ] Melody & bassline - an earworm already -

        Blu mar ten quality - superb!

        The Money shot for me:
        commix "japanese electronics (instra:mental moog remix)

        OMG! Global communication meets Casino vs Japan. Reminds me of Dream is

        Always the same too...

        No expert on DNB but I love LTJ Bukem > Photek > Blu Mar Ten

        Will sendu a Spotify Mix of a few other great electronic tracks to check

        Cheers
        Mat

        1 year ago

  • 29/11/10

    three more gigs this year...

    *december2, kings college, london: playing a last minute solo support slot before as well as performing with engineers who will be headlining.

    *december6, atp in between the days, butlin's holiday centre, minehead: supporting michael rother's hallogallo.

    *december10, lovegang@uebel&gefaehrlich, hamburg: old skool/rave dj set.
    4:13 AM
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      • gordon emanuel

        Hmmm, can't make it to those unfortunately, but I look forward to seeing/hearing you play again somewhere, Bristol perhaps? Still listening to you as much as I did 2 years ago! Do you still have the sketch I did of you in Basement45 in Bristol? If so was wondering if you could scan it for me, don't remember how good/bad it was but would love to put it with my other caricatures, Take care Sir Schnauss ;-) G

        1 year ago

  • 27/09/10

    hello, some additional north american dates have been confirmed - as a result the schedule for the next months is currently looking like this:

    1) SOLO SHOWS
    *oct01 lincoln hall, chicago, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with AIRIEL!)
    *oct03 bell house, nyc, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with DEAD LEAF ECHO!)
    *oct04 le poisson rouge, nyc, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with SOUNDPOOL!)
    *oct05 middle east, boston, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with 28 DEGREES TAURUS!)
    *oct06 lee's palace, toronto, canada (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with FJORD ROWBOAT!)
    *oct08 troubadour, LA, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with THE MEETING PLACES!)
    *oct09 mezzanine, SF, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with A SHORELINE DREAM!)
    *oct10 rontoms, portland, usa (LIVE with SOUNDPOOL and YLANG YLANG!)
    *oct11 new frontier lounge, tacoma, usa (LIVE with SOUNDPOOL and TOKYOIDAHO)
    *oct12 sunset tavern, seattle, usa (LIVE with SOUNDPOOL and HYPATIA LAKE)
    *dec06-09 butlin's holiday centre, minehead, uk, LIVE@atp/in between days curated by amos

    2) ENGINEERS TOUR
    *nov22 newcastle, cluny
    *nov24 bristol, cooler
    *nov25 southampton, joiners arms
    *nov28 manchester, deaf institute
    *nov29 birmingham, academy 3
    *nov30 nottingham, stealth
    *dec02 london, KCLSU
    *dec03 liverpool, masque (loft)

    3) LISTENING...
    *imandra lake: seesamseesam (seksound)
    *picnic: winter honey (seksound)
    *luke abbott: holkham drones (border community)
    *seba: never let you go (warm communications)
    *sarabeth tucek: exit ghost (promo)
    ...and also very excited about this one (released on oct26):
    *nile rodgers presents: the chic organization boxset vol.1 (warner)
    8:18 PM

  • 19/08/10 still alive...

    hello, next week it'll be a year since the last message -
    first of all i'd therefore like to apologize to everyone that i may have disappointed by providing such a drastic lack of updates.
    to be honest the last two years haven't necessarily been the best - this is also one of the main reasons why i found myself in a situation where it seemed easier to work with other people than just on my own.
    however, more recently i've made some good progress trying to get back on track - although i'm probably not gonna be able to stick to the idea of releasing a new album this year anymore it still shouldn't take that much longer from now - thanks for your patience!
    i'll be testing some of the new material at the upcoming gigs (see below) - due to the nature of my ableton-based set up the live versions will differ quite strongly from the recorded ones though.

    here's an overview on what else has been happening:

    01) MISSING DEADLINES
    is a compilation of the (in my opinion) best remix work i've done over the last decade - it's recently been released on rocketgirl.

    02) KABOOM
    is the name of gregg araki's new movie - he kindly offered mark peters (engineers) and myself the opportunity to provide some score music. it really surprised us how much we liked the results which is why we decided to record some additional music in order to turn this into a full album. the material is mainly instrumental and features me playing quite a bit of piano rather than just synths - something that i haven't done on a record before. 8 out of 10 songs have been recorded already - towards the end we'll also add a couple of surprise collaborations.

    03) ENGINEERS
    after playing live with the band for a while i've now joined engineers as a full member - the new line up also features daniel land on bass as well as matthew linley on drums. some of the first recordings of this new set up will be featured on the upcoming album "in praise of more" - due via kscope in early october.
    you can see us live at the old blue last in hoxton on september21.

    04) EXIT CALM
    i've mixed and co-produced exit calm's debut album which has recently been released on the ac30 label.

    05) KIRSTY HAWKSHAW
    only two or three songs are missing now until the completion of the joint record i've been working on with kirsty hawkshaw - in the meantime, a limited ep featuring 3 songs that will also appear on the album can be ordered through kirsty's website.

    06) JONAS MUNK AKA MANUAL
    and i have recorded an album for pedigree cuts - a library publishing company specifically releasing music aimed at the film and tv market. at the moment there are no plans for a general public release - however, all songs can be previewed on the pedigree website.
    parties interested in licensing this music should get in touch with pedigree.

    07) OTHER COLLABORATIONS
    two songs i recorded with all in the golden afternoon and a shoreline dream respectively will feature on an upcoming rocketgirl compilation.

    08) OLDIES
    hexaquart was my tech-house project in the late 90s/early 00s - false industries have released two tracks from those days that i recorded with paul davis aka junkie sartre (download only).

    i have also created profiles for two other old projects:
    myspace.com/ethereal77dnb (atmospheric drum&bass) and

    09) UPCOMING SOLO SHOWS
    *sept10 bestival, isle of wight, uk (DJ SET as well as LIVE)
    *sept16 ica, london, uk (DJ SET supporting SEEFEEL!)
    *sept18 more than ever@the drop, london, uk (acid house & 80s DJ SET)
    *sept24 von krahl, tallinn, estonia (LIVE with IMANDRA LAKE!)
    *sept25 plink plonk, tartu, estonia (LIVE with IMANDRA LAKE!)
    *oct01 lincoln hall, chicago, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with AIRIEL!)
    *oct03 bell house, nyc, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with MAHOGANY!)
    *oct04 le poisson rouge, nyc, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with SOUNDPOOL!)
    *oct05 middle east, boston, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with 28 DEGREES TAURUS!)
    *oct06 lee's palace, toronto, canada (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with FJORD ROWBOAT!)
    *oct08 troubadour, LA, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with THE MEETING PLACES!)
    *oct09 mezzanine, SF, usa (LIVE supporting CHAPTERHOUSE with A SHORELINE DREAM!)
    *late october: feedback fever festival, hamburg, germany TBC (LIVE)

    10) LISTENING...
    *soap&skin: marche funebre ep (couch)
    *serena maneesh: #2: abyss in b-minor (4ad)
    *propaganda: a secret wish 2cd reissue (ztt)
    *claudia bruecken: love and a million other things 2cd reissue (cherry red)
    *mark van hoen: where is the truth (cco)
    *lovesliescrushing: crwth (chorus redux) (line)
    *lovesliescrushing: girl echo suns veils (projekt)
    *sarabeth tucek: get well soon (sonic cathedral)
    *motorspycho: heavy metal fruit (rune grammofon)
    *elika: snuggle bunnies (promo)
    *soundpool: mirrors in your eyes (killer pimp)
    *phonophani: kreken (rune grammofon)
    *imandra lake (promo)
    *manual: drowned in light (make mine music)
    *pieter nooten: here is why (rocketgirl)
    *ipg: up (hi phi)
    *aarktica: in sea (silber)

    11) MAILING LIST
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    3:06 PM
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      • French RockNroll

        ..Please come to Montreal with Chapterhouse. S'il vous plait!....
        ....
        ..

        1 year ago
      • Miu*

        now listening Engineers!! ..

        1 year ago
      • lowpaz

        welcome back ..

        1 year ago
      • [Sm]☮shley

        WOOHOO! Good to see an update from ya Ulrich :) I was superrrrr bummed when your Seattle show with Chapterhouse was canceled, and wish it was rescheduled in these new dates! But I may actually be down in Cali around the time your there in October and if so I will be FOR SURE attending the San Fran or LA date. Hopefully it happens!! Peace & Love <3

        1 year ago
      • Michael

        Good to hear from your again, Ulrich. 

        I'm sorry to hear that things haven't been as you'd have liked them to be over the last couple of years, though I'm glad to hear that you feel in a bit of a better place.

        The new album sounds like it's going to be something very special, going by those audio links. I was looking forward to the new album dropping this year, but I more than happy to wait a few more months to get a product that you feel satisfied with (and that, afterall, is the main thing).

        The Manual collaboration is stellar stuff, and I've got one of the limited edition EP's with Kirsty Hawkshaw which is gorgeous. I thought that the EP was it, so I'm over the moon to hear that there will be a full album dropping in the not-too-distant future.

        Take care of yourself, and I'm looking forward to the new music. Oh, and don't be a stranger to Edinburgh - your last show there was superb.

        Michael.

        1 year ago
      • Michael

        Well....this news has well made my week / month :D

        Sorry to hear there's been some issues in the past year or so.

        You've made such an unspeakable impact on the lives of your listeners. Especially myself.

        All this news is very exciting and I look forward to each bit of work.

        Let me know next time you're back in Scotland :)

        To echo the other guys, we've missed you.

        1 year ago
      • Vlad Stoian

        FUCK. I LOVE YOU. WE'VE MISSED YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        1 year ago
      • Ryan Pratt

        Looking forward to having you back... we've missed you!!

        1 year ago

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