@feldermelder - Euphoric Attempts
Cat #: OUS030
Release date: October 14, 2022
Distributed by Kudos: https://kudosdistribution.co.uk
Label Bandcamp: https://ousooo.bandcamp.com

«While focusing on the current conditions we find ourselves in and bracing for what seems like the collapse of humanity, I made this collection of music in an attempt to ignite the essential remnants of my inner euphoria, and perhaps yours too» - Feldermelder

«Euphoric Attempts» is a finespun, voluminous manifestation of euphoria, a testimony to creativity, produced at a time when the outside world seems to be slowly disintegrating. The musical language is pure, vast, resilient, and vulnerable. The compositions of Feldermelder have a tonality both strange and familiar, intensified and influenced by classical music, yet distinguished by the coalescence of contrasting styles.

«Euphoric Attempts» relates to the state of our external surroundings but also refers to our inner life: it passes through our memories — through our organism — through our stories, and intends to elude the cold grip of analytical listening, instead retrieving intrinsic truths. The track titles signify a form of homage to our inner individuality, existing in parallel with the severities of the tangible, the external.

For this album, Feldermelder draws together compositions from his extensive archives, focussing on material that reflects the simple joy of making music. As a counterpoint to the abstract complexities and intricate rhythms of his live performances, here Feldermelder creates candid compositions of purity and minimalism, finding a sense of elegance in the details. «Euphoric Attempts» discovers the prospect of liberation and vitality in concealed intimacies, capturing their resemblance in gentle, elaborate, and prodigious movements of sound.

Feldermelder is a Swiss musician, sound designer, producer, and installation artist. He is co-founder of -OUS and part of the audio-visual collective Encor.studio. He has previously released several releases on -OUS, both as a solo artist, and in collaboration with Sara Oswald and Julian Sartorius. Feldermelder’s influences range from pioneering early electronic music to contemporary analogue electronics to classic jazz and beyond. The diversity of the music that inspires him is mirrored in his own work, which illustrates an ever-evolving sound, and indicates that influence is seen as both map and compass, guiding divergent inclinations. 

Credits: 
Written and produced by Manuel Oberholzer
Mastering by VFBM
Cover Picture by Jean-Marc Avila
Graphic Design by Martin Cramatte

Euphoric Attempts

Less Real Than You

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DAT Stroke

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Boomamb

Tarantella - Selections 16
All-vinyl Exotica mix by DJ Vampire Squid.

1. COBRA
2. Sushi
3. Narcissus Queen
4. Escales
5. Lotus Land
6. Tango Miedo
7. Earthquake
8. Sugar Cane
9. Marobi

Selections 16 - DJ Vampire Squid

Funeral

Tarantella - Selections 28
DJ Vontimeslip

Arpanet - No Boundry Condition
Koova - Losing It
Annie Hall - Arden
MicroControlUnit - Dark Matters (Franck Kartell Remix)
Commuter - Hope and Fear
The Hidden Persuader - We Are Computer
Morphology - Darkstar (The Hacker Remix)
AE35 - Future Japanese
Liebknecht - Essex
Aura Nox - Petite Mort (ft. S//Rose)
Sync 24 & Deixis - Ah Ah Ah (Marco Bernardi's Morbider Mix)
Assembler Code & Jensen Interceptor - Otherside

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Selections 28 Vontimeslip

BxB live performance at the INM, Frankfurt/Main. A joint improvisation from zero. The patch developed within 35 minutes. As usual, without digital effects.

Breuer x Burkhardt - Aus dem Nichts

Cheap Matrix

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Electronic piece for stereo audio support

Year — 2024
Duration — 10'38''
Première — tbd
Informations — Based on strange attractor models, ꋪꍟꉣꍟ꒒꒒ꀤꈤꁅ ꍏ꓄꓄ꋪꍏꉓ꓄ꂦꋪꌗ oscillates between states of equilibrium and non-periodic phases, repetitions and sudden bifurcations. The result is a very organic and fluid composition stretched or atomized in space — the material staggering from explosive bursts of percussive, noisy impacts to static but recurrent drones. The whole system expands gesturally from complex, chaotic activity to full suspension state — like an unpredictable, non-linear, yet adaptive and self-sustaining ecosystem.

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This release is results from live studio experiments in no-input feedback generated between MXR Phase 90 pedal and Tapco MIX 260 FX. 

Created by Lucia H Chung. Mastered by Martin J Thompson.

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• composer / performer / sound designer
• curator ~ Naxos Hallenkonzerte
• based in Offenbach/Main (DE)
• part of Studio Wäscherei

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