Name: Unplugged by Franck Dubois
Duration: 3 min 54 s
Description: This performance was recorded at Snøhetta Pavillon in Dovre National Parc (Norway)in june 2013. A dialogue with the wind blowing constaintly, a bow and an acoustic guitar. www.franckdubois.org/nplugged1.html

Pioneering experimental electronic record receives first-ever complete vinyl pressing, featuring expanded content and exclusive liner notes.

Editions Mego release the highly anticipated vinyl reissue of Get Out, the groundbreaking second album by Peter Rehberg under his influential PITA moniker. Originally released in 1999, this seminal work stands as a landmark achievement in experimental electronic music, praised for its revolutionary fusion of ear-splitting noise and melancholic melodies.  Moving beyond the era's trend of pure abstraction, Get Out represents a pivotal moment when experimental electronic music began exploring new territories laying forth a path which many artists would subsequently follow.  

This expansive reissue marks a significant milestone for collectors and enthusiasts, presenting all 12 tracks from the 2008 eMego CD version on vinyl for the first time. The inclusion of the rare Detroit live recording (remastered by Jim O’Rourke) provides invaluable insight into PITA's performance practice during the album's original touring cycle, whilst new liner notes from Jim O'Rourke and Chris Clepper provide further personal and anecdotal insight.  

Since its original release, Get Out has been recognized as essential listening for understanding the evolution of experimental electronic music in the late 20th century. This authoritative reissue ensures that Rehberg's visionary work remains accessible to new audiences while providing longtime admirers with the definitive version of this crucial album.

Get Out

Get Out 3

Pita 'Get Out 3' (EMEGO029)

SUPRA | Markus Mehr

Kafkas Metamorphosen | Matthias Engelke

Ocean with Spirit Patterns | Grant Cutler

Sound of the Wetlands | Various Artists

Everyday Infrasound in an Uncertain World | Brian House

OSTN | PIETRO GROSSI (Sergio Armaroli)

Listen! MadeRadioArt Anthology | Sergio Armaroli & Steve Piccolo

Editions Mego welcomes KMRU back to the fold. Kin is Kenyan born, Berlin based, sonic wizard Joseph Kamaru’s second release on Editions Mego, following on from the classic 2020 release Peel. Since the release and subsequent praise for Peel, the artist has been a staple on the electronic scene performing on numerous stages and festivals worldwide in tandem with a flood of media recognition. Kin could be construed as the second child following Peel. The project came out of initial discussions with Peter Rehberg about what a Peel sequel would sound like. Kamaru is quick to clarify that Kin is not that record; “I'll know when that record will come and when I'll make it. It's already happening... or maybe it lives within both of these Mego records”.

It is this deft ambiguity and vague tiptoeing around the concrete that encapsulates the ambiguous sound world of Kamaru’s vision.

Kin was started early 2021 in Nairobi with Kamaru exploring his noisier palette of sounds encompassing distortions reminiscent of the sounds he would muster from in his youth when playing guitar. He paused making this record for a year as soon as Peter died, then slowly returned to it through 2022 resulting in the immense new work we have here.

The charms within Kin lay as Easter eggs revealing the true identity behind the colourful sonics only after multiple deep listens. With Trees Where We Can See sets the tone by way of a warm swaying melody inviting the listener in for further investigation. In 2022 KMRU and Mego stalwart Fennesz toured the USA together resulting in a strong friendship and also, the second track here, Blurred. A neat Mego/Editions Mego loop as such. Blurred arranges twangy guitar strums alongside glistening glaciers of shimmering drones. They Are Here represents a darker hue as melancholic clouds of shadowy noir tap directly into the listener's nerve stream. Maybe takes a detour into a bristling euphoric electronic storm whilst We Are screeches in a pattern formation not unlike a highly abstracted Aphex Twin forcing its way out of a hard drive. By Absence concludes proceedings, operating as both exit music and a portal to further sonic investigation with acoustic bellowing residing amongst a kaleidoscopic backdrop.

Kin is a trip that rewards close repeated listens as all the colours and textures, nuance and narratives unveil themselves. This isn’t a record to be glossed over, magic rewards concentration.

Kin is a record to be Played slow and LOUD.

For Pita.

All tracks written, produced, mixed by Joseph Kamaru  
Blurred co-written & produced with Christian Fennesz  
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering  
Photography: Joseph Kamaru  
Layout & Design: Nik Void  
Cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle, Berlin

With Trees Where We Can See

KMRU 'With Trees Where We Can See' (EMEGO319)

L'OMBRE DU VENT 2021-26

This performance was recorded at Snøhetta Pavillon in Dovre National Parc (Norway)in june 2013. A dialogue with the wind blowing constaintly, a bow and an acoustic guitar. www.franckdubois.org/nplugged1.html

Unplugged

My aesthetic intentions are directed towards a rediscovery of the sound which gives itself to listen rather than to hear, which presupposes an attention to the impalpable, elusive and nevertheless constitutes a physical and epidermic experience.
Franck Dubois is also member of the experimental music duo MLFD and runs |'Atelier(s), an experimental and improvised music program based in Évreux (France)

Unplugged

Franck Dubois

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