An unbounded dreamweave into the strange and beautiful. This far-reaching remix is a spiritual M.O.T for the mortal coil as it revels and revolves in the magical melee of musical meanderings presented by Strange Beautiful.

Dreems and Mojo worked together on this special remix from behind the curtain, up the sleeve and in the clouds - the results speak for themselves.

The Wizard of Oz meets The Little Mermaid on mushrooms. Perhaps.

Strange Beautiful remixed

Downtoad

Strange Beautiful (Reimagined by Dreems & Mr. Mojo in a Peculiar Place)

2002-2022, that’s 20 years of Pingipung! Label co-founder Andi Otto selects some personal faves from the label catalogue.

Check out the new anniversary compilation here: https://pingipung.bandcamp.com/album/xx-pingipung-a-record-label-turns-20
 
Up next: Kusht

Tracklist:
Hadas Hinkis: Easy Traffic (Pingipung Blows The Brass, PP008)
Sven Kacirek: Kayamba Tuctuc (Lawrence Edit) (The Kenya Reworks, PP022)
Y Bülbül: Cacti All Over My Head (Fever, PP072)
Andi Otto & F.S.Blumm: Succulent Green (Entangleland, PP070)
Schlammpeitziger: Schneid ein Stück aus der Zeit (Hey-Ø-Hansen Remix) (What’s Fruit Remixes, PP046)
Umeko Ando: Iyomante Upopo (Numa Gama Remix, Ihunke Remixes, PP062)
Hey-Ø-Hansen: Lonesome (We So Horny, PP019)
Quasi Dub Development: Let’s Communicate, feat. Lee Perry (Little Twister vs Stiffneck, PP040)
Andi Otto: Roots in the Air (VIA, PP053)
Sven Kacirek & Daniel Muhuni Mburu: Almost Paradise (EPA, PP059)
A.J. Holmes: Happiness Is Going To Kill Me (The King Of The New Electric Hilife, PP012)
Springintgut & F.S.Blumm: Stockwüste (The Bird And White Noise, PP043)
Hey-Ø-Hansen: Strange Things (Sonn und Mond, PP016)
M.RUX: Die Polnische Gitarre (Vermonische Melodien, PP069)
Anadol: Casio Havasi (Uzun Havalar, PP065)
Peter Presto: Baddam (Es Ist Sommer EP, PP01)
Museum Of No Art: I miei cani giocano quando piove (XX, Pingipung, PP075)
Y Bülbül, Yumurta: A Large Room Full Of People
ROM: Tonkinese Hop (Foot Signal, PP033)
Schlammpeitziger: Quadrat Ichendorf (What’s Fruit, PP042)
James Din A4: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (Fistel Rose Power, PP014)

Pingipung Podcast 145: 20 Ears Of Pingipung

The lights were low in the small bar, sat alone drinkers watched onwards as the music echoed from the large speaker set. They said little to one another but listened to the sweet, soft sound which filled the space and set the tone for the mysterious, murky affair. The evening was young and they would be here until the small hours, captivated by the strange radiance of the noise.

It were as if they were in a trance like state, lost in the middle of madness yet utterly happy and perplexed in the sheer willingness of it all. Some might call it meditation, others might think it to be magic.

As the fog began to fill the room, one by one they began to nod off and drift away in the the melody…


 
Pingipung is celebrating twenty years of wonderful records. The label, based in Hamburg, has been a stalwart for showcasing cutting edge artists and experimental sounds for two decades and are rejoicing in this with the release of a bundle of new music from some familiar faces and fresh newcomers.

This track by Umeko Ando is remixed by none other than German kraut pioneer Tolouse Low Trax.

XX, Pingipung. A record label turns 20

PREMIERE: Umeko Ando – Hutare Chui (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)[Pingipung]

We are gathered here today to commemorate in song the life of a great legend, the one and only Pingipung Records. 

For many years now, Tepeme has been amazed and inspired by the Hamburg label, release after release we get extreme curation quality, eclectic nature and outstanding artworks. It's beautiful that no matter the genres of their more than 70 (!) releases, we say "that's Pingipung"; few labels accomplish that in our eyes.

So, it is with such pleasure and honor to host one of the tracks pertaining their 20th Anniversary release: RVDS from Hamburg delivers a joyful desert ride with a psychedelic cabaret-like twist. Perfect to let imagination take over.

Sit back, relax and enjoy your uniquely-aged beverage.  It's Pingipung's birthday! Feliz cumpleaños, amores.

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2002-2022, that’s 20 years of Pingipung! The German record label celebrates its anniversary with exclusive tracks by a fine selection of artists from the label roster as well as new names. Instead of looking back at the classics, Pingipung chose to compile a kaleidoscopic preview of possible future directions for the label.
The line-up features playfully melancholic songs by Museum Of No Art, Peter Power or The Notwist, an excursion to the desert by RVDS or a psychedelic take on Dub in Tolouse Low Trax’ remix for the Ainu singer Umeko Ando. Artists such as Anadol, Y Bülbül, MD Pallavi & Andi Otto, M.RUX, Sven Kacirek, Schlammpeitziger, Peter Presto and F.S.Blumm are already well known to the Pingipung audience. They contribute exclusive new tracks, adding to their existing output on the label.

It’s impossible to file this compilation under a genre, which is exactly the case with Pingipung in general - bull’s eye. The collection of tracks is pressed in the perfect format to match the Pingipung jubilee: A 2x10’’ vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.

Get it here
https://pingipung.bandcamp.com/album/xx-pingipung-a-record-label-turns-20

XX, Pingipung

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RVDS - Wüstensphären (XX Pingipung Premiere)

idaho sief (pupi chunes edit)

Pingipung proudly announces the new album by Y Bülbül, Yumurta. The single Jah Oto is out there today, feel the power of this Zen-like vibe setter for their album Not One, Not Two.

https://ybulbul.bandcamp.com/album/not-one-not-two

Not One, Not Two

Jah Oto

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Y Bülbül, Yumurta: Jah Oto (Pingipung 076, LP & digital)

Y Bülbül is back on the controls accompanied by Yumurta, a percussionist from Istanbul. This adventurous mixtape celebrates the release of their debut album. 

"Not One, Not Two” is based on a one-way transmission of improvised drum recordings from an industrial estate in Maslak to another one in Tottenham, where Y Bülbül laid down fragmented layers of bass, synths, guitars and field recordings over Yumurta’s singular drum takes. The result is a free-form deep listening album for fans of dub, ambient and kosmische music.

https://soundcloud.com/yigitbulbul

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Up next: Die Zabriskies (Lorena & Fog Puma)

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Pingipung Podcast 147: Y Bülbül, Yumurta - I'm This, I'm That

Y Bülbül is back on the controls accompanied by Yumurta, a percussionist from Istanbul. “Big K” is the last track from the album “Not One, Not Two” that is based on a one-way transmission of improvised drum recordings from an industrial estate in Maslak to another one in Tottenham. There Y Bülbül laid down fragmented layers of bass, synths, guitars and field recordings over Yumurta’s singular drum takes. The result is a free-form deep listening album for fans of dub, ambient and kosmische music.

Get the album

Y Bülbül, Yumurta: Big K (Pingipung 076)

VDS Podcast Nr.022 w/ @mme-bing (@pingipung)

2022年最後、22番目のVDS Podcastが到着しました！この素晴らしい1年を締め括り、このシーズンに相応しいストリングス満載のミックスを届けてくれたのはドイツのハンブルグを拠点に置く伝説的レーベルPingipungを手がけるMme Bing。

Mme Bing こと Andrea Wienck は熱心なレコード・コレクターで動物愛護家。彼女はレコード店で勤務する傍ら10年以上Pingipungレーベルを共同運営してきた。生々しくダークなメロディを丁寧に選ぶ彼女のセットはレアながら一聴に値する。ストリングス、ギター、メランコリーなメロディが交差するこのミックスはMme Bing 曰く「文鎮のようなハート」。Mme Bing はごろごろと鳴く猫を胸の上において聞く事を勧めています。


We're excited about VDS Podcast Nr.022 - our last VDS Podcast for the year of 2022! Closing this amazing year with a seasonal atmospherical string-packed journey is none other than one of the heads behind the legendary Pingipung label, Mme Bing from Hamburg, Germany.

Mme Bing, aka Andrea Wienck, is a passionate vinyl collector. She has honed her musical taste while co-running the Pingipung label for over a decade, as well as by working in record shops. She prefers her melodies raw and gloomy, and she selects them very carefully - it’s a rare but always delightful moment to catch her live at the decks.

Dive into this beauty of strings, guitars and melancholic melodies, which Mme Bing herself calls “The heart as a paperweight”. Mme Bing recommends listening to this set with a purring cat on your chest.


Artwork as always by magnificent @lauranot ❤️‍🔥.



Tracklist VDS Podcast Nr.022 w/ Mme Bing (Pingipung)

Duke Pearson – Cristo Redentor 
Mary Lou Williams – It Ain't Necessarily So
 ციცინათელა – ქალაქური სატრფიალო
 Hikaru Hayashi – Theme de l’eau 
Eduard Artemyev – Танго 
Chico Buarque de Hollanda & Ennio Morricone – Samba e Amore Juigi Tenco – Tra tanta gente 
Dick Annegarn – Coutances Travesía – Carbón y Sal 
Vincent Le Masne et Bertrand Porquet – Clin d'œuvre 
Dengue Fever – Sleepwalking Through the Mekong 
Tarwater – The Watersample 
Don The Tiger – La Línea today
 Aphrodite's Child – Loud, Loud, Loud 
Sebastian Gandera – D'Un Pas Chancelant

VDS Podcast Nr.022 w/ Mme Bing (Pingipung)

MD Pallavi & Andi Otto first crossed paths on a theatre stage in India ten years ago. They started collaborating instantly and in 2016 MD Pallavi's mesmerizing vocals for the downtempo raga Bangalore Whispers warmed hearts and ears. Their musical relationship flourished with artistic residencies in Bangalore and Hamburg, their respective hometowns, and a concert tour in Japan. The collaborative track Six made ears turn again on Andi’s album Bow Wave (Multi Culti 2019). And now, years later, the fruits of this artistic endeavour are fully formed here on Songs for Broken Ships - the debut album of the duo.
The album presents an interwoven pop-aesthetic vision of the two artists with their contrasting musical backgrounds. It ranges from organically woven folktronica to cut-up disco tracks and acoustic ballads. Reminiscent of, but not akin to Nicola Cruz, Beach House or Four Tet’s early productions the music is experimental but focused on the listener and their experience.
MD Pallavi is a singer, actress, filmmaker and performer from Bangalore, South-India, where she trained in Hindustani music and poetry since childhood. On Songs for Broken Ships, poems in her native tongue Kannada*, one of India's many languages, are performed over Andi’s alluring production, translating the stories into musical narratives. The poems address topics that are as timeless as the music itself. Social equality is touched upon in Bayalu (written by Bontadevi in the 12th century). Artistic struggles - communicated on An Unwritten Word (Gangadhar Chittala, 1865) - are almost prophetic and the surreal, dreamlike scenario of Clockshop (KS Narasimhaswamy,1958) brings you further inside the sonic journey.
Andi Otto is a composer, cellist and DJ based in Hamburg, Germany, He is known for his idiosyncratic and unconventional dance music productions on labels such as Multi Culti, Shika Shika and Pingipung (which he co-runs and curates). For this collaborative experience his dubbed out basslines gently interlock with the 7/4 and 5/4 beats to create a backbone for the instrumentation and expressive vocal timbres of MD Pallavi. His sound design combines graceful acoustic recordings, juxtaposed against modern drum machines, computer generated noise and vintage synthesizers.

Song for Broken Ships

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MD Pallavi & Andi Otto: Clockshop (Pingipung 079)

Pingipung proudly presents the predecessor to "Uzun Havalar" from 2017, newly assembled and mixed by the artist, remastered and also available on vinyl for the first time. Release date: 9th June.

Hatıralar was Anadol's second album, originally composed between Berlin and Istanbul around 2012 and released years later only in digital form on the Ankara based label Inverted Spectrum. The title Hatıralar ("Memories") turns out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Anadol recalled and revisited the music in 2023, gently editing and mixing the compositions for the newly mastered LP format in which they now see the light of day. Hatıralar represents an early version of the melodic, instrumental synth-pop that Anadol refined on her album Uzun Havalar (2019) before exploring the more free, krautrock-inspired musique concrète of her last album Felicita (2021). Here is the text that accompanied the original 2017 release:

Anadol, named after an old-fashioned Turkish automobile brand, is an instrumental synth-pop project by Gözen Atila, an artist, dj and keyboard player. She records with mini organs manufactured during the 70s and 80s, the built-in rhythms and arpeggios of these machines provide the backbone of her sound, and her melodies are influenced by pop music and soundtracks from France, Italy and Turkey from the same period. The music is awash with allusions to the moods of old Turkish and European cinema, from the erotic to the melodramatic, and with a reminiscence of the sound and spirit of so-called "tavern music" popular in Turkey's urban nightlife in the 1980s, a flexible pop style usually performed by a solo keyboardist-singer. Anadol is a continuation of the tradition of lone synth experimentalists like Bruce Haack and The Space Lady with their childlike curiosity for electronic sounds, and of the keyboardists pushing the boundaries of minimal equipment to entertain middle aged drunk couples in pubs and wedding parties of Istanbul.

Y Bülbül, Yumurta: Jah Oto (Pingipung 076, LP & digital)

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