This is not an album, but my audio diary of the 2022 year. 

It was the first contact with a real war, a terrible regime, endless shame, forced emigration, lost stability, despair, betrayal, and the death of a close friend. 

At the same time, there was help, support, hope, new friends, new cultures, and a new world. 

First Contact is a compilation of my recordings made throughout the year in three different countries with the only synthesizer I had with me, the Buchla 208c. 

All pieces were played live, and one take was recorded; there are melodic sequences, raw sketches, generative patches, and concert fragments; all these are retrospective and a representation of my 2022 feelings and memories.

Farewell

Bazaar

Exodus

Jeopardy

Before

A take-out from works on a dance piece, the diving is a track originally made with only one instrument, an Arturia Minibrute. On this render there are some percussion sounds though that are sampled in a different way.

TheLast - Diving

Brueder Selke, a polyinstrumental composer duo originally from East Berlin, consistently enriches the repertoire of their two primary instruments: cello and piano. Their independent curator role shines through as they frequently host boutique concerts and happenings, featuring both established and emerging artists during their yearly Q3Ambientfest.

'Go East' marks a significant milestone in the long-term collaboration of Brueder Selke, two brothers who grew up on the socialist side of the Berlin Wall. The tracks are driven by the essential components of a restored Piano-Strings  achine, along with two electronic organs named Sandy and the ET6-1, and a E-Piano, all manufactured by Vermona in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Their innate sense of interplay, developed during their upbringing in GDR times, stems from a deep-rooted longing for connection and exchange with like-minded musicians and individuals. Through their music, they convey ideas that embrace a universal duality, showcasing how diverse elements harmoniously complement each other. The album encompasses a wide range of atmospheric moods, from intimate classical chamber music to expansive textural landscapes created by these now rarely intact socialist synthesizers, with their parameters mimicking strings and keyboard instruments. In this ironic and thoughtful manner, Sebastian and Daniel once again skilfully let their main instruments, cello and piano, merge into one another.

'Go East' aptly reflects the artist's profoundly experimental yet accessible approach, making it their 8th duo album. The 2x2 recordings were produced in their Klingenthal Studio in Potsdam in February 2022.
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Composed, performed, recorded and mixed by Brueder Selke
Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Artwork by Contronatura

Brueder Selke - When Things Fall Apart (Vermona Piano-Strings)

Waves Of Humans

one of my greatest (and only) works with only one instrument. turned out kinda chill, and i love it!

son and dad

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They say that restriction is often the mother of creativity and in the case of this album from Morning Seance, the Vienna-based purveyor of (in his words) "surreal electronics and degenerate ambient music", it would definitely seem the case. He created the ten tracks here on just one instrument, the Roland Alpha Juno-1, stretching the instrument's capabilities into hitherto unencountered shapes and sounds. Nevertheless, there's a gorgeous spread of styles here, not to mention some excellent track titles, from 'Eternal Life Makes Your Past Grow Too Big' - imagine Philip Glass making his Sahko debut - to the more celestial drone of 'Don't Ask, Don't Pray'. If you feel you've heard it all already with ambient music, try this and surprise yourself.

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Bouncy, moody, trippy, dreamy. Audio rebel and performer exploring sounds. Love making tracks of all genres using one (hardware) instrument. My imagination is my inspiration...

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Musician and sound artist resident in Malmö, Sweden. Originally from southern Germany. Engaged in theatre and dance. Performing arts.

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