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Live set played at Les Rencontres Du Container on the September 30th 2022.

Event organised by Marasm/Helecho Dub,

https://marasmlabel.bandcamp.com/music


Setup: Octatrack, Analog Rytm, Space, Echosystem, Zen Delay, Rooms, 1642vlz4

live at LRDC9

live at LRDC9 part 2

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live at LRDC9 part 1

live at LRDC9 - part 1

Excerpts from a live performance at LRDC8 on February 26 2022.

Event organised by Marasm/Helecho Dub
https://marasmlabel.bandcamp.com/music

Setup: Analog Rytm, Octatrack, Echosystem, Space, 1642VLZ4

LRDC8-part1

https://morctapes.bandcamp.com/album/split-lp-2

Extrait du split avec Pefkin sorti chez Morctapes.

"Mutual admirers of each other’s work, these titans of Scottish and French dronefolk team up for a split lp – 2 tracks by Pefkin, 3 by Roxane. The fact that these like-minded artists explore the boundaries of what connects them, makes it a very exciting release. The Pefkin side is Gayle at her most melodic, whereas Roxane goes down a poetic and rhythmical path. Dream combo."

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MARTINA BERTHER / PHILIPP SCHLOTTER, Matt, LP

Release date: September 29, 2023
Catalogue nr. – HG2305
Red vinyl, ltd. to 200 copies
Hallow Ground

hallowground.bandcamp.com

Tracklist:
1. Unruhe (14:10)
2. LFO 1 (07:55) – Single release on September 1
3. Gallia (05:03)
4. LFO 2 (06:26)
5. Frachter (05:10)

Credits:
Music by Martina Berther (bass, organ) and Philipp Schlotter (synthesizer, organ)
Recorded by Flo Götte at Reformierte Kirche Matt (GL)
Pre-Mix by Roland Wäspe
Mastering and Post-Production by Lawrence English
Cover photo by Andrea Ebener
Band photo by Jeremie Luke
Design by Laurin Huber

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Martina Berther and Philipp Schlotter are prolific in their respective ways, having been active in pop and jazz music, respectively, as well as playing in bands and exploring the outer fringes of sound art or composing music for film. Their first joint album »Matt« was recorded over the course of four days in a church in the Swiss village after which the album was named. Berther and Schlotter worked with the buildingʼs organ as well as synthesizers and electric bass to follow an experimental approach that oscillated between composition and free improvisation. The five pieces, recorded directly to tape by Flo Götte without any additional overdubs, are characterised by an intimacy and rawness that calls to mind the introspective atmosphere of Hallow Ground label mateʼs FUJI||||||||||TA or mastering engineer Lawrence Englishʼs latest album for the Swiss label. »Matt« is the result of two versatile composers and musicians executing minimalist ideas by giving them plenty of space to unfold.

The album opens with »Unruhe,« a composition that is based on the twelve-tone technique. Using a stopwatch to ensure the adherence to the pre-determined temporal intervals between the individual notes, Berther and Schlotter used the church organ and synthesizers for an ominous piece that traverses different moods and levels of intensity throughout its 14-minute run time. »LFO1« and »LFO2« are different variations of the same concept: Based on a synthesizer preset and structured by an organ drone, two tone generators slowly fall silent, resulting in elegiac pieces that call to mind the work of Éliane Radigue. »Frachter« and »Gallia« put more emphasis on percussive elements. Again working with organ as well as Bertherʼs prepared electric bass, this improvisation comprises interlocking textures that sound almost menacing on »Frachter,« while they create a very different atmosphere on »Gallia.« These notable discrepancies in sound and mood are even more astonishing if you consider that the two pieces are based on the exact same recording, played at different speeds.

As two variations on the same idea with very different results, these two pieces perfectly represent how the duo effectively creates emotionally affective sound worlds with very few means. Berther and Schlotterʼs conceptual minimalism yields rewarding, multi-faceted aesthetic results. »Matt« is an intimate album, marked by a sense of vividness and spontaneity, but also the product of compositional conciseness.

Matt

MARTINA BERTHER / PHILIPP SCHLOTTER - LFO 1 (HG2305)

oct 28

Mix pour Razzle Dazzle sur Station Station

fractal rhythms.
deep bass.
droning soundscapes.

electronic doom.
dislocated dub.

feel good music for noise freaks.

crafted with care using a drum machine, a sampler, an electric bass, a reverb unit and an echo unit.
sometimes a synthesizer.

info and booking: bedham.or.bedlam@gmail.com

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