Fennesz — Bécs
Δ• Viennese electronic pioneer Fennesz has built a following as expansive as his ambient soundscapes.
Δ• Bécs is the Hungarian word for Vienna, in case you were wondering, and the album features contributions from a handful of collaborators. Drummer Tony Buck guests on the 10-minute track “Liminality,” while bassist Werner Dafeldecker and drummer Martin Brandlmayer contribute “a range of atmospheric abstract effects” to “Static Kings,” and Cédric Stevens plays modular synthesizer on “Sav,” which he also co-wrote.
Birth name: Christian Fennesz
Also known as: Fennesz
Born: 25 December 1962
Origin: Vienna, Austria
Location: Austria
Album release: APRIL 28, 2014
Record Label: Editions Mego
Duration: 43:30
Tracks:
1. Static Kings 5:46
2. The Liar 4:38
3. Liminality 10:01
4. Pallas Athene 6:10
5. Bécs 5:43
6. Sav* 7:35
7. Paroles 3:37
© 2014 Editions MEGO
CREDITS:
Δ° All tracks by Christian Fennesz, except * by Cédric Stevens & Christian Fennesz
Δ° Modular Synthesizer on “Sav" by Cédric Stevens
Δ° Bass on “Static Kings" by Werner Dafeldecker
Δ° Drums on “Static Kings" by Martin Brandlmayr
Δ° Drums on “Liminality" by Tony Buck
Δ° Recorded & mixed at Amann Studios, Vienna, 2013/14
Δ° Tony Buck’s drums recorded by Martin Siewert at Garnison7, Vienna, July 2013
Δ° Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin, February 2014
Δ° Cover design by Tina Frank
Δ° The last time Fennesz released an album on Austrian label Mego it was 2001 and the name of that release was 'Endless Summer'. Now, in 2014 Editions Mego is extremely proud to release the conceptual follow up that landmark of abstract pop. Δ° Bécs (pronounced 'baeetch') is Hungarian for Vienna and is the first full length Fennesz solo release since 2008's 'Black Sea'.
Δ° Eschewing the more drone orientated works of 'Black Sea', 'Bécs' returns to the more florid pop mechanisms as deployed on Endless Summer. 'Static Kings' features the extra leverage of Werner Dafeldecker and Martin Brandlmayer who deploy a range of atmospheric abstract effects to shape a bewitching sound world. The 10 minute centrepiece 'Liminality' (featuring Tony Buck on drums) is classic Fennesz: epic, evocative, beautiful, impossible. 'Pallas Athene' creates a sanctuary of hovering beauty which leads into the title track. Emotional and assured, the track 'Bécs' is an astonishing contribution to contemporary pop. 'Sav' co-written by Cédric Stevens (aka Acid Kirk) inhabits a less structural terrain as one enters a forest of small sounds and oblique atmospheres, where the closing 'Paroles', a gentle melody unravels amongst swirls of electronics and fried disruption. Bécs is not just an album or a series of songs, it's a world to inhabit, a landscape ripe with sounds, songs and that esteemed Fennesz signature.
A singular work by a singular artist.
Website: http://www.fennesz.com/
Label: http://editionsmego.com/release/eMEGO-165
MySpace: https://myspace.com/fennesz
Discography:
Studio albums:
Δ° (1997) Hotel Paral.lel (Mego)
Δ° (1999) Plus Forty Seven Degrees 56' 37" Minus Sixteen Degrees 51' 08" (Touch)
Δ° (2001) Endless Summer (Mego)
Δ° (2004) Venice (Touch)
Δ° (2008) Black Sea (Touch)
Δ° (2010) Szampler (Tapeworm)
Δ° (2014) "Bécs" (Editions Mego)
Collaboration albums:
Δ (2005) Cloud with Keith Rowe, Toshimaru Nakamura and Oren Ambarchi (Erstwhile)
Δ (2007) Cendre with Sakamoto (Touch)
Δ (2009) In the Fishtank 15 with Sparklehorse (Konkurrent)
Δ (2010) Knoxville with David Daniell and Tony Buck (Thrill Jockey)
Δ (2010) Remiksz with Stefan Goldmann (Tapeworm)
Δ (2011) Flumina with Sakamoto (Commmons)
Compilations:
° (2002) Field Recordings: 1995 — 2002 (Touch)
Live recordings:
° (2000) Live at Revolver, Melbourne live EP (Touch)
° (2004) Live at the LU with Keith Rowe (Erstwhile)
° (2005) Sala Santa Cecilia live EP with Ryuichi Sakamoto (Touch)
° (2005) Live in Japan CD (Headz/Touch, 2003) and LP (Autofact/Touch)
° (2009) Live @ The V. Sessions streaming video recording (The V. Sessions), 2009
Studio EPs:
Δ (1995) Instrument 12" vinyl (Mego)
Δ (1998) Il Libro Mio EP (Tanz Hotel)
Δ (1998) Plays 7" (Mego)
Δ (1999) Plays CDEP (Moikai)
Δ (2006) Plays 10" vinyl (Editions Mego)
Δ (2011) Seven Stars 10" vinyl (Touch)
Singles, tracks:
° (2002) "Wrapped Islands" with Polwechsel (Erstwhile)
° (2005) "Erstlive 004" with Peter Rehberg, Sachiko M and Otomo Yoshihide (Erstwhile)
° (2007) "On a desolate shore a shadow passes by" (Touch) — download only
° (2008) "Transition" (Touch)
° (2008) "Saffron Revolution" (Touch) — download only
° (2011) "Fearless" (Thrill Jockey) — contribution for the Benefit for the Recovery in Japan compilation
Remixes:
° (2003) Remixed "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "The Future Sound Of Music" (titled "Only the Poor have to Travel") by Ulver on 1993-2003: A Decade In The Machines (Jester Records)
° (2005) Remixed "Weight" by Isis on Oceanic Remixes Vol. 4 (Ipecac)
° (2007) Remixed "In This Twilight" by Nine Inch Nails on Year Zero Remixed (Interscope)
° (2010) Remixed "Returnal" by Oneohtrix Point Never on Returnal Maxi Single 7" (Editions Mego)
° (2011) Remixed "The Visitor" by Miracle on Fluid Window
° (2011) Remixed "Shikaku Kakumei" (titled "QSMJAF") by Sōtaisei Riron on Tadashii Sōtaisei Riron (Commmons/Mirai Records)
Soundtracks:
Δ (1999) Beyond the Ocean (USA)
Δ (2000) Gelbe Kirschen (Austria), directed by Leopold Lummerstorfer
Δ (2002) Blue Moon (Austria), written and directed by Andrea Maria Dusl
Δ (2005) Platform#09 Chicago loo (France) by Cedrick Eymenier
Δ (2009) Film ist. a girl & a gun (Austria), directed by Gustav Deutsch, with Lucia Pulido, Martin Siewert, Burkhard Stangl (7", Interstellar Records, Austria 2009)
Δ (2012) AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things
In Fenn O'Berg:
Δ (1999) The Magic Sound of Fenn O'Berg (Mego)
Δ (2002) The Return of Fenn O'Berg (Mego)
Δ (2009) Magic & Return Double CD reissue (Editions Mego)
Δ (2010) In Stereo (Mego)
Tribute to Fennesz:
Δ (2004) Tim Hecker "Mirages" (Alien8 Recordings) — Incurably optimistic
Δ (2012) Lcoma "Fennesz" (Unsigned) — Musical influence
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Δ• Viennese electronic pioneer Fennesz has built a following as expansive as his ambient soundscapes.
Δ• Bécs is the Hungarian word for Vienna, in case you were wondering, and the album features contributions from a handful of collaborators. Drummer Tony Buck guests on the 10-minute track “Liminality,” while bassist Werner Dafeldecker and drummer Martin Brandlmayer contribute “a range of atmospheric abstract effects” to “Static Kings,” and Cédric Stevens plays modular synthesizer on “Sav,” which he also co-wrote.
Birth name: Christian Fennesz
Also known as: Fennesz
Born: 25 December 1962
Origin: Vienna, Austria
Location: Austria
Album release: APRIL 28, 2014
Record Label: Editions Mego
Duration: 43:30
Tracks:
1. Static Kings 5:46
2. The Liar 4:38
3. Liminality 10:01
4. Pallas Athene 6:10
5. Bécs 5:43
6. Sav* 7:35
7. Paroles 3:37
© 2014 Editions MEGO
CREDITS:
Δ° All tracks by Christian Fennesz, except * by Cédric Stevens & Christian Fennesz
Δ° Modular Synthesizer on “Sav" by Cédric Stevens
Δ° Bass on “Static Kings" by Werner Dafeldecker
Δ° Drums on “Static Kings" by Martin Brandlmayr
Δ° Drums on “Liminality" by Tony Buck
Δ° Recorded & mixed at Amann Studios, Vienna, 2013/14
Δ° Tony Buck’s drums recorded by Martin Siewert at Garnison7, Vienna, July 2013
Δ° Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin, February 2014
Δ° Cover design by Tina Frank
Δ° The last time Fennesz released an album on Austrian label Mego it was 2001 and the name of that release was 'Endless Summer'. Now, in 2014 Editions Mego is extremely proud to release the conceptual follow up that landmark of abstract pop. Δ° Bécs (pronounced 'baeetch') is Hungarian for Vienna and is the first full length Fennesz solo release since 2008's 'Black Sea'.
Δ° Eschewing the more drone orientated works of 'Black Sea', 'Bécs' returns to the more florid pop mechanisms as deployed on Endless Summer. 'Static Kings' features the extra leverage of Werner Dafeldecker and Martin Brandlmayer who deploy a range of atmospheric abstract effects to shape a bewitching sound world. The 10 minute centrepiece 'Liminality' (featuring Tony Buck on drums) is classic Fennesz: epic, evocative, beautiful, impossible. 'Pallas Athene' creates a sanctuary of hovering beauty which leads into the title track. Emotional and assured, the track 'Bécs' is an astonishing contribution to contemporary pop. 'Sav' co-written by Cédric Stevens (aka Acid Kirk) inhabits a less structural terrain as one enters a forest of small sounds and oblique atmospheres, where the closing 'Paroles', a gentle melody unravels amongst swirls of electronics and fried disruption. Bécs is not just an album or a series of songs, it's a world to inhabit, a landscape ripe with sounds, songs and that esteemed Fennesz signature.
A singular work by a singular artist.
Website: http://www.fennesz.com/
Label: http://editionsmego.com/release/eMEGO-165
MySpace: https://myspace.com/fennesz
Discography:
Studio albums:
Δ° (1997) Hotel Paral.lel (Mego)
Δ° (1999) Plus Forty Seven Degrees 56' 37" Minus Sixteen Degrees 51' 08" (Touch)
Δ° (2001) Endless Summer (Mego)
Δ° (2004) Venice (Touch)
Δ° (2008) Black Sea (Touch)
Δ° (2010) Szampler (Tapeworm)
Δ° (2014) "Bécs" (Editions Mego)
Collaboration albums:
Δ (2005) Cloud with Keith Rowe, Toshimaru Nakamura and Oren Ambarchi (Erstwhile)
Δ (2007) Cendre with Sakamoto (Touch)
Δ (2009) In the Fishtank 15 with Sparklehorse (Konkurrent)
Δ (2010) Knoxville with David Daniell and Tony Buck (Thrill Jockey)
Δ (2010) Remiksz with Stefan Goldmann (Tapeworm)
Δ (2011) Flumina with Sakamoto (Commmons)
Compilations:
° (2002) Field Recordings: 1995 — 2002 (Touch)
Live recordings:
° (2000) Live at Revolver, Melbourne live EP (Touch)
° (2004) Live at the LU with Keith Rowe (Erstwhile)
° (2005) Sala Santa Cecilia live EP with Ryuichi Sakamoto (Touch)
° (2005) Live in Japan CD (Headz/Touch, 2003) and LP (Autofact/Touch)
° (2009) Live @ The V. Sessions streaming video recording (The V. Sessions), 2009
Studio EPs:
Δ (1995) Instrument 12" vinyl (Mego)
Δ (1998) Il Libro Mio EP (Tanz Hotel)
Δ (1998) Plays 7" (Mego)
Δ (1999) Plays CDEP (Moikai)
Δ (2006) Plays 10" vinyl (Editions Mego)
Δ (2011) Seven Stars 10" vinyl (Touch)
Singles, tracks:
° (2002) "Wrapped Islands" with Polwechsel (Erstwhile)
° (2005) "Erstlive 004" with Peter Rehberg, Sachiko M and Otomo Yoshihide (Erstwhile)
° (2007) "On a desolate shore a shadow passes by" (Touch) — download only
° (2008) "Transition" (Touch)
° (2008) "Saffron Revolution" (Touch) — download only
° (2011) "Fearless" (Thrill Jockey) — contribution for the Benefit for the Recovery in Japan compilation
Remixes:
° (2003) Remixed "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "The Future Sound Of Music" (titled "Only the Poor have to Travel") by Ulver on 1993-2003: A Decade In The Machines (Jester Records)
° (2005) Remixed "Weight" by Isis on Oceanic Remixes Vol. 4 (Ipecac)
° (2007) Remixed "In This Twilight" by Nine Inch Nails on Year Zero Remixed (Interscope)
° (2010) Remixed "Returnal" by Oneohtrix Point Never on Returnal Maxi Single 7" (Editions Mego)
° (2011) Remixed "The Visitor" by Miracle on Fluid Window
° (2011) Remixed "Shikaku Kakumei" (titled "QSMJAF") by Sōtaisei Riron on Tadashii Sōtaisei Riron (Commmons/Mirai Records)
Soundtracks:
Δ (1999) Beyond the Ocean (USA)
Δ (2000) Gelbe Kirschen (Austria), directed by Leopold Lummerstorfer
Δ (2002) Blue Moon (Austria), written and directed by Andrea Maria Dusl
Δ (2005) Platform#09 Chicago loo (France) by Cedrick Eymenier
Δ (2009) Film ist. a girl & a gun (Austria), directed by Gustav Deutsch, with Lucia Pulido, Martin Siewert, Burkhard Stangl (7", Interstellar Records, Austria 2009)
Δ (2012) AUN: The Beginning and the End of All Things
In Fenn O'Berg:
Δ (1999) The Magic Sound of Fenn O'Berg (Mego)
Δ (2002) The Return of Fenn O'Berg (Mego)
Δ (2009) Magic & Return Double CD reissue (Editions Mego)
Δ (2010) In Stereo (Mego)
Tribute to Fennesz:
Δ (2004) Tim Hecker "Mirages" (Alien8 Recordings) — Incurably optimistic
Δ (2012) Lcoma "Fennesz" (Unsigned) — Musical influence
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