IndieMag about Versuchsanordnung:

"VERSUCHSANORDNUNG (GERMANY)
Haunting. Cinematic. Evocative. Versuchsanordnung is more of a collective rather than a band. Forming in 2006, the group has evaded categorization with their particular brand of atmospheric improvisations. Their name itself means experimental arrangement in German and they definitely live up to their name. They have a list of goals that read like a mission statement, including ‘to create sound impressions full of atmosphere aiming to paint pictures in your head.’ Goal archieved. Whether it is a film score or a freeform song, this group lives in a land where no soundscape is ever played the same way twice. Well worth hunting down."

"Die Band um den Kölner Grafiker & Musiker Christian Barthold geht nicht den geraden Weg. Hier hört man jazziges, Progressiv-Elemente, Post-Rock-Tristesse und immer wieder ganz unerwartete Sounds, die dann, wie in PONYHOF, zu einem Moll-Surf-Instrumental führen, das sehr an die wunderbaren Atomic Swing erinnert. Gemeinsam mit Jörg Düpjohann (dr.), Markus Blatzheim (bs) und dem Pianisten Christoph Uhlhaas ist ein sehr eigenwilliges Album gelungen, das neben der Musik auch für sein Verpackungsdesign die absolute Höchstwertung bekommt."
- Gitarre&Bass / Lothar Trampert, CD-Review / Versuchsanordnung: "Urlaub am Saundstrand" (Oct 21, 2011) 

Versuchsanordnung says: Please meet us on Facebook:
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Das Hohelied Der Leere (CD-Version)

"Glaub mir kein Wort" 
from CD Versuchsanordnung: "Urlaub am Saundstrand"

IndieMag about Versuchsanordnung:
"VERSUCHSANORDNUNG (GERMANY)
Haunting. Cinematic. Evocative. Versuchsanordnung is more of a collective rather than a band. Forming in 2006, the group has evaded categorization with their particular brand of atmospheric improvisations. Their name itself means experimental arrangement in German and they definitely live up to their name. They have a list of goals that read like a mission statement, including ‘to create sound impressions full of atmosphere aiming to paint pictures in your head.’ Goal archieved. Whether it is a film score or a freeform song, this group lives in a land where no soundscape is ever played the same way twice. Well worth hunting down."

"Die Band um den Kölner Grafiker & Musiker Christian Barthold geht nicht den geraden Weg. Hier hört man jazziges, Progressiv-Elemente, Post-Rock-Tristesse und immer wieder ganz unerwartete Sounds, die dann, wie in PONYHOF, zu einem Moll-Surf-Instrumental führen, das sehr an die wunderbaren Atomic Swing erinnert. Gemeinsam mit Jörg Düpjohann (dr.), Markus Blatzheim (bs) und dem Pianisten Christoph Uhlhaas ist ein sehr eigenwilliges Album gelungen, das neben der Musik auch für sein Verpackungsdesign die absolute Höchstwertung bekommt."
- Gitarre&Bass / Lothar Trampert, CD-Review / Versuchsanordnung: "Urlaub am Saundstrand" (Oct 21, 2011) 

Versuchsanordnung says: Please meet us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/versuchsanordnung

Glaub Mir Kein Wort (CD-Version)

"Ubu Imperator" (improvisation)
from CD Versuchsanordnung: "Urlaub am Saundstrand"

IndieMag about Versuchsanordnung:

"VERSUCHSANORDNUNG (GERMANY)
Haunting. Cinematic. Evocative. Versuchsanordnung is more of a collective rather than a band. Forming in 2006, the group has evaded categorization with their particular brand of atmospheric improvisations. Their name itself means experimental arrangement in German and they definitely live up to their name. They have a list of goals that read like a mission statement, including ‘to create sound impressions full of atmosphere aiming to paint pictures in your head.’ Goal archieved. Whether it is a film score or a freeform song, this group lives in a land where no soundscape is ever played the same way twice. Well worth hunting down."

"Die Band um den Kölner Grafiker & Musiker Christian Barthold geht nicht den geraden Weg. Hier hört man jazziges, Progressiv-Elemente, Post-Rock-Tristesse und immer wieder ganz unerwartete Sounds, die dann, wie in PONYHOF, zu einem Moll-Surf-Instrumental führen, das sehr an die wunderbaren Atomic Swing erinnert. Gemeinsam mit Jörg Düpjohann (dr.), Markus Blatzheim (bs) und dem Pianisten Christoph Uhlhaas ist ein sehr eigenwilliges Album gelungen, das neben der Musik auch für sein Verpackungsdesign die absolute Höchstwertung bekommt."
- Gitarre&Bass / Lothar Trampert, CD-Review / Versuchsanordnung: "Urlaub am Saundstrand" (Oct 21, 2011) 

Versuchsanordnung says: Please meet us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/versuchsanordnung

Ubu Imperator (CD-Version)

Dunkles Holz (CD-Version)

Hades: New piece by Versuchsanordnung (2019) 

Christoph Uhlhaas: Piano & composer of "Hades" 
Christian Barthold: Guitar & fretless bass
Martin Schubert: Drums

Cover image: Christian Barthold
https://www.behance.net/Christian-Barthold

IndieMag about Versuchsanordnung:

"VERSUCHSANORDNUNG (GERMANY)
Haunting. Cinematic. Evocative. Versuchsanordnung is more of a collective rather than a band. Forming in 2006, the group has evaded categorization with their particular brand of atmospheric improvisations. Their name itself means experimental arrangement in German and they definitely live up to their name. They have a list of goals that read like a mission statement, including ‘to create sound impressions full of atmosphere aiming to paint pictures in your head.’ Goal archieved. Whether it is a film score or a freeform song, this group lives in a land where no soundscape is ever played the same way twice. Well worth hunting down."

"Die Band um den Kölner Grafiker & Musiker Christian Barthold geht nicht den geraden Weg. Hier hört man jazziges, Progressiv-Elemente, Post-Rock-Tristesse und immer wieder ganz unerwartete Sounds, die dann, wie in PONYHOF, zu einem Moll-Surf-Instrumental führen, das sehr an die wunderbaren Atomic Swing erinnert. Gemeinsam mit Jörg Düpjohann (dr.), Markus Blatzheim (bs) und dem Pianisten Christoph Uhlhaas ist ein sehr eigenwilliges Album gelungen, das neben der Musik auch für sein Verpackungsdesign die absolute Höchstwertung bekommt."
- Gitarre&Bass / Lothar Trampert, CD-Review / Versuchsanordnung: "Urlaub am Saundstrand" (Oct 21, 2011)

Versuchsanordnung says: Please meet us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/versuchsanordnung

Final

Hades

Versuchsanordnung: 
"It's our aim to paint images in your head!"


Versuchsanordnung (German for: experimental arrangement) stands for research on tones, molecular geometries of sound, destillates of incidental tonal sounds, be it in the form of compositions or pure improvisation.

Versuchsanordnung create sound impressions full of atmosphere aiming to paint pictures in your head. Versuchsanordnung also compose film scores when getting commissioned (they already did music for 3 films).

Versuchsanordnung is experimenting with unlikely forms of compositions and is a quite well-known unit for group-improvised music.

Versuchsanordnung has been in existance since 2006. 

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Status (May 2019):
At this point, Versuchsanordnung is working on another CD, composing & arranging new pieces. This is a slow process, cause the members live in different cities and don't rehearse.

Despite of this, Versuchsanordnung are available for concerts as a unit for free-improvised music (working as "Laboratorium") until recordings are finished (Guest musicians are welcome).

Contact/inquiries/bookings:
Please contact Christian Barthold:
weaverofyourdreams@gmx.de

Find more music by versuchanordnung on their second soundcloud, reserved for experimental music and group improvisation:
https://soundcloud.com/das_laboratorium

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Versuchsanordnung / Members:

Christoph Uhlhaas: piano, live-electronics
Christian Barthold: guitar, bass, bass-ukulele, flutes and other devices, live-electronics
Martin Schubert: drums & percussion

Guest Player:
Wilfried Hanrath: fretless bass, live-electronics

Former Bandmembers who play in all recordings, despite of "Hades" (2019):
M.: fretless bass, bass-synth
Jörg Düpjohann: electronic and acoustic drums

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First CD: "Urlaub am Saundstrand":

Versuchsanordnungs' sounds are available on CD "Urlaub am Saundstrand" (16 tracks/79min). 
CD comes with beautiful Paper sleeve (Paypal available /13 $/shipping included). If you enjoy the music & like to get the already available CD, please contact us here: weaverofyourdreams@gmx.de
 
Downloads:
Don't look for downloads, you won't find any.
Versuchsanordnung stopped all downloads after noticing heavy piracy.
Listen to Versuchsanordnung's music on Internet.

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Websites:

Main site (with 31 pieces of music, along with videos, photos):
http://reverbnation.com/versuchsanordnung

Other:
https://soundcloud.com/das_laboratorium
www.facebook.com/versuchsanordnung
www.myspace.com/versuchsanordnung
http://myspace.com/versuchsanordnung2

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Latest award:
Highlight in "Best of sound" category on Behance (by Adobe systems)
https://www.behance.net/gallery/46412611/Versuchsanordnung-Urlaub-am-Saundstrand
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Thank you so much for listening to Versuchsanordnung! Very much appreciated.

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