"SETLIST

1. Qiroah pak Yaser 1
Qiroah (recitation of the Quran) is a common practice in Islamic communities. While officially not belonging to music, Arab reciters make use of various Maqamat (specific tonal material). When Islam arrived in Java, Javanese adapted the practice of Qiroah by using the Javanese pelog scale. Nowadays this tradition has almost become extinct, replaced by common imitations of the original Arab style. I made this recording in 2020 with Muhammad Yaser Arafat (pak Yaser), an Indonesian scholar who learned the old-school Qiroah Jawa by himself and who even wrote his thesis about this. Thanks to Gerrit who put my attention on the rare Bantul azan in pelog, thanks to Rusdyha who helped me finding Bapak Yaser and, of course, thanks to Pak Yaser himself.

2. Gamelan Monggang
Gamelan Monggang is an archaic set of instruments from around the 13. century. The tuning of the instruments consist of only 3 pitches and there is only one composition which can be played on the set. It is only played at the most important rituals in the central Javanese palaces like Royal weddings, funerals: or Islamic festivals (for instance the celebrations of Ramadan). This recording is from the CD “Original Javanese Music: Gamelan Music, Vol. 3 (Gending-Gending Klenengan)”, an Indonesian production.
[See “The Functions and Values of Gamelan of the Yogyakarta Palace” from Yuan Hsin Tung]

3. Macapat 1 (Maskumambang Pelog Nem)
Macapt is a classical Javanese form, basically the recitation of a poem. While a Macapt doesn’t have an obvious Islamic function, Pak Yaser explicitly mentioned Macapt as a strong influence on the Javanese style Qiroah. This recording is from the CD “Gamelan of Central Java - 18 Solo Music”, recorded by John Noise Manis.

4. Gamelan Sekaten 1 (Gendhing Glendheng)
Gamelan Sekaten are also archaic Gamelans. They have been created around the 16/17 century. Javanese only play on them once per year: at the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. This recording is from the CD “Gamelan of Central Java - 26 Sekaten Continuum Surakarta”, played by musicians from Keraton (palace) Surakarta, recorded by John Noise Manis.

5. Qiroah pak Yaser 2
(see above)

6. Gendhing bonangan Dhenggung Turulare pelog nem
A “Gending bonangan” is a typical form in Javanese Gamelan music which can be played on mostly any modern Javanese common-practice Gamelan. They belong to the “loud” style of the repertoire which omits all soft instruments. While not directly having a connection to Islam, their relationship towards Gamelan Sekaten could be understood as the inverse relationship Qiroah Java - Macapt, since they are basically a modern version of the old loud style Gamelan Sekaten. This recording is from the CD “Gamelan of Central Java - 33 Court Music Gems”, played by musicians from ISI (conservatory) Surakarta, recorded by John Noise Manis.

7. Macapat 2 (Macapat Dhandhanggula Pelog Nem)
(see above)

8. Macapat 3 (Macapat Mijil Pelog Barang)
(see above)

9. Gamelan Sekaten 2 (Gendhing Glendheng)
(see above)

10. Qiroah pak Yaser 3
(see above)" (Levin Eric Zimmermann).

JdR x Radio80k w/ Levin Eric Zimmermann – 17.01.2022

for cello, stereo-tape & live-electronics

cello: elio herrera sanchez

ohne Titel (4)

The emergence of the unknown (2022) Rearranged

Santur & Flute: Azin Zahedi
Percussions: Petros Tzekos
Live-Electronics, Production, Mixing, re-arrangement & Mastering: Alireza Ostovar (A.k.a. Ali Ostovar)

Rearranged from recording a live concert at BLO Atelier in Berlin on 28th  May 2022.

The emergence of the unknown (Live)

"Land Scape" (Live) - Quartet version

Tanbur & Vocal: Pouria Solhjou
Santur & Flute: Azin Zahedi
Percussions: Petros Tzekos
Live-Electronics, Production, Mixing & Mastering: Alireza Ostovar (A.k.a. Ali Ostovar)

Recording from a live concert at BLO Atelier in berlin on 28 May 2022.

Video: youtu.be/MrRNk7yG8_8

Album Land Scape: tember.bandcamp.com/album/land-scape

Land Scape - Quartet version (Live)

From the upcoming live DVD:

Coincidence (Gathered Sounds)
Live in Bochum, Germany on May 4, 2014

Ruben Philipp - piano, synth
Leon Philipp - bass
Timon Graewert - drums

Filmed by Tristan Schröder & Eileen Parnitzke


Watch the video: http://youtu.be/uK-F8_aII3w

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Coincidence (Gathered Sounds)

Lean back in your swivel chair and enjoy these twisted tunes. Hope you won’t get dizzy!


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Drehwurm
for wind quintet and humming tops
written by Marius Bajog 2021/02

played by

王泊宁 Boning Wang, flute
東 莉沙 Risa Higashi, oboe
Roberto Beseler Maxwell, clarinet
강민정 Minjeong Kang, french horn
Georgie Powell, bassoon

conducted by the composer

premiere recording: august 2021 @ icem
audio engineers: Lukas Tobiassen, Marius Bajog

special thanks to 王芃惠 Peng-Hui Wang and Rodrigo Ortiz Serrano


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All notes in this music are bits and snippets taken from iconic classical pieces, played "wrong". These pieces have been played around the world over and over again, while volumes of music, equal in quality, remain widely unknown. Almost everyone has heard these works at some point, even though their origin and purpose seem to have become less important. The idea of this piece is to identify these wrongly played bits and snipptes with the spinning of the humming tops. These mere toys have no purpose or progression in what they do, yet it appears tempting to let them spin again and again.

Drehwurm

Lili Boulanger Parfois Je Suis Triste

one track of our latest recordings with paper kite

Legrenzi Cinzia

for 8 channel tape, piano and smartphones

This piece was developed for pianist Martin Tchiba's social media
piano recital "WIReless" at the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf. (https://www.wireless-piano.com/english/)
As source material it uses recordings of piano pieces composed for this project.
The german word "zerstiebt" means something like dispersed or scattered.

Zerstiebt

improvisation for piano and live electronics

"Monochord" explores one single note on the piano, the lowest d (D1).
This is a mix of excerpts from a performance in Rieti(Italy) at Composit 2017.

Monochord 1 (excerpts)

From the album TRANSLUCENCE (released on September 11, 2017)
for Kiril Zafirov

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MND TRCK's latest release is a paradigmatic example of what the Bochum-based ensemble is currently up to. The piece appears to be a manifesto-like blue print of the musical and formational shifts the band is currently undergoing. 
Founded as a trio in early 2016, MND TRCK codified as a core principle to explicitly encourage featuring guest artists in their shows and on recordings. Thus, vocalists and instrumentalists alike regularly found their spot on the firm basis modeled by the archetypical rhythm section of keyboards, bass and drums. The fragments of their collaborator's artistic fingerprints, injected in the course of countless stick-breaking and heart-taking encounters, have become a vital part of the trio's DNA and defined its distinct sound. 
Even in 2017, the appreciation of such inspiring dialogues has not faded. Yet their ephemeral character left the desire for establishing opportunities for more continuous conversations unsatisfied. This longing for breadth and depth, for characterful enrichment of the ensemble's iconic idiolect, its playful solidity can be vividly perceived in MND TRCK's latest studio album. TRANSLUCENCE, thus, also marks the dawn of a new period: It has been clearly conceived an invitation for others to board and join in the discussion. 
Already while putting the final touches to the record, the premises of its immanent prophecy fulfilled. With trombonists Maximilian Wehner and Kiril Zafirov and pluripotent percussionist Philipp Bracht the band doubled, from a tight trio to a space-consuming sextet. 

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Jan Schimmelpfennig – drums
Ruben Philipp – piano, electric piano, synth
Robin Heimann – bass, programming, string arrangement, backing vocals
Alex Niermann – trumpet
Maximilian Wehner – trombone

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TRANSLUCENCE is available on Bandcamp: http://mndtrck.bandcamp.com

TRANSLUCENCE

Софийски айляк

Софийски айляк / Sofiyski Ailyak (TRANSLUCENCE)

Marius Bajog is a German composer, musician and lyricist.