LICHT (2017), by BROCKMANN // BARGMANN

LICHT (2017)

by BROCKMANN // BARGMANN

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Release: October 20th, 2017
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Tracklisting:

1. Aura (1:26)
2. Deepmind (3:44)
3. Softarps (3:04)
4. Horizont (4:54)
5. Prisma (5:33)
6. Sylvester (4:34)
7. Spektrum (2:39)
8. Muezzin (3:09)
9. Schatten (10:35)
10. Meer (3:24)
11. Puls (4:32)
12. Hyper (2:49)

Sounds of celestial beauty and infernal force:
Brockmann // Bargmann celebrate keys, guitars and effects

Esteemed for their improvisational audacity, hurtling forwards to a motorik beat, there is another side to the Berlin "Krautrock Guerilla" trio Camera which sees them explore landscapes of sound. This is exactly what the two founder members Franz Bargmann (guitar) and Timm Brockmann (keyboards) present to us on their purely instrumental debut album "Licht". Harmonic and melancholic, tender and tough, planar and rhythmic — yet never dull.

The story so far: in 2013 Franz Bargmann left Camera to join La Düsseldorf drummer Hans Lampe as the live band for Michael Rother (NEU!, Harmonia).

A year after Bargmann's departure, Brockmann also quit, in his case to devote himself primarily to studio work. This led him first to Boris Wilsdorf, engineer and "in-house" producer for Einstürzenden Neubauten since the year 2000. Brockmann later took on the role of personal engineer for the Tiger Lillies, those underground icons of dark humour, and is still responsible for their sound today. When Timm Brockmann and Franz Bargmann were ready to record the "Licht" album, they turned to Tiger Lillies singer Martyn Jacques, who set them up in his studio.

The album documents an intense journey of exploration into sound, with improvisation as its compass. Stylistic barriers pale into insignificance for Brockmann // Bargmann. Their sound is warm and compact, channelled through analogue synthesizers, pianos and guitars. Occasionally an open room microphone draws the listener right into the recording studio.

Brockmann // Bargmann display the utmost respect for their musical antecedents or pioneering predecessors and do so in the most diverting fashion. Cluster are often alluded to in reverential terms, whilst a hint of Jean- Michel Jarre shines through at certain moments. Sometimes Brockmann // Bargmann align themselves with contemporaries such as Ulrich Schnauss or Rival Consoles, elsewhere they revert to the ferocity of Camera.

The time they spent in the studio allowed plenty of scope for experimentation: material already recorded was rearranged, layered vertically or side by side. Random occurrences and transformation processes were embraced, as exemplified by the track "Prisma". Here, different mixes which, in themselves, comprised various layers were structured as overlays, offering a tangible insight into the workings of the studio.

Whilst a drum computer comes into play here and there, drummer Achim Färber (Automat, Project Pitchfork) was invited to bring his rhythms to the track entitled "Schatten". Towering tribal drum patterns collide with sub bass and guitar drones. The density increases constantly, subtly, evoking images of escalation and destruction before the sonic walls ultimately dissolve into ethereal "Meer".

"Licht" oscillates — as a faithful representation of the artists' emotional world — between different situations and moods in the broadest of arcs. Expect things to happen when they play live.

All songs inhaled & exhaled by

Timm Brockmann - Synthesizers, Keyboards & Machines

Franz Bargmann - Guitars, E-Bows & Atmosphere

Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Brockmann // Bargmann @ RedLightStudio, Berlin, between Januar 2016 - April 2017

Guitar and spirit on "Softarps", "Horizont", "Muezzin" - Michel Collet

Drums and spirit on "Schatten", "Puls", "Hyper" - Achim Färber - recorded by Boris Wilsdorf @ andereBaustelle, Berlin, July 2016

Cover Painting: Ignacio Uriarte, Two Circles, Screen print, 2014

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Brockmann // Bargmann - Licht - CD / Signed Copy
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Release: October 20th, 2017

Tracklisting:
1. Aura (1:26)
2. Deepmind (3:44)
3. Softarps (3:04)
4. Horizont (4:54)
5. Prisma (5:33)
6. Sylvester (4:34)
7. Spektrum (2:39)
8. Muezzin (3:09)
9. Schatten (10:35)
10. Meer (3:24)
11. Puls (4:32)
12. Hyper (2:49)

Sounds of celestial beauty and infernal force:
Brockmann // Bargmann celebrate keys, guitars and effects

Esteemed for their improvisational audacity, hurtling forwards to a motorik beat, there is another side to the Berlin "Krautrock Guerilla" trio Camera which sees them explore landscapes of sound. This is exactly what the two founder members Franz Bargmann (guitar) and Timm Brockmann (keyboards) present to us on their purely instrumental debut album "Licht". Harmonic and melancholic, tender and tough, planar and rhythmic — yet never dull.

The story so far: in 2013 Franz Bargmann left Camera to join La Düsseldorf drummer Hans Lampe as the live band for Michael Rother (NEU!, Harmonia).

A year after Bargmann's departure, Brockmann also quit, in his case to devote himself primarily to studio work. This led him first to Boris Wilsdorf, engineer and "in-house" producer for Einstürzenden Neubauten since the year 2000. Brockmann later took on the role of personal engineer for the Tiger Lillies, those underground icons of dark humour, and is still responsible for their sound today. When Timm Brockmann and Franz Bargmann were ready to record the "Licht" album, they turned to Tiger Lillies singer Martyn Jacques, who set them up in his studio.

The album documents an intense journey of exploration into sound, with improvisation as its compass. Stylistic barriers pale into insignificance for Brockmann // Bargmann. Their sound is warm and compact, channelled through analogue synthesizers, pianos and guitars. Occasionally an open room microphone draws the listener right into the recording studio.

Brockmann // Bargmann display the utmost respect for their musical antecedents or pioneering predecessors and do so in the most diverting fashion. Cluster are often alluded to in reverential terms, whilst a hint of Jean- Michel Jarre shines through at certain moments. Sometimes Brockmann // Bargmann align themselves with contemporaries such as Ulrich Schnauss or Rival Consoles, elsewhere they revert to the ferocity of Camera.

The time they spent in the studio allowed plenty of scope for experimentation: material already recorded was rearranged, layered vertically or side by side. Random occurrences and transformation processes were embraced, as exemplified by the track "Prisma". Here, different mixes which, in themselves, comprised various layers were structured as overlays, offering a tangible insight into the workings of the studio.

Whilst a drum computer comes into play here and there, drummer Achim Färber (Automat, Project Pitchfork) was invited to bring his rhythms to the track entitled "Schatten". Towering tribal drum patterns collide with sub bass and guitar drones. The density increases constantly, subtly, evoking images of escalation and destruction before the sonic walls ultimately dissolve into ethereal "Meer".

"Licht" oscillates — as a faithful representation of the artists' emotional world — between different situations and moods in the broadest of arcs. Expect things to happen when they play live.

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Timm Brockmann - Synthesizers, Keyboards & Machines

Franz Bargmann - Guitars, E-Bows & Atmosphere

Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Brockmann // Bargmann @ RedLightStudio, Berlin, between Januar 2016 - April 2017

Guitar and spirit on "Softarps", "Horizont", "Muezzin" - Michel Collet

Drums and spirit on "Schatten", "Puls", "Hyper" - Achim Färber - recorded by Boris Wilsdorf @ andereBaustelle, Berlin, July 2016

Cover Painting: Ignacio Uriarte, Two Circles, Screen print, 2014

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	1.	AURA 01:24
	2.	DEEPMIND 03:42
	3.	SOFTARPS 03:02
	4.	HORIZONT 04:51
	5.	PRISMA 05:30
	6.	SYLVESTER 04:32
	7.	SPEKTRUM 02:37
	8.	MUEZZIN 03:06
	9.	SCHATTEN 10:32
	10.	MEER 03:22
	11.	HYPER 20:16

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PRESS:

"Berlin duo sculpt a modern Krautrock classic." Prog Magazine (UK)

"These are just three captivating highlights from 12 in this pair's beautifully reflective emotional gamut." Electronic Sound (UK)

"There is not a dull moment on this disc and Licht is sure to please any Krautrock lover." expose.org

"Zwischen treibenden Krautrock-Elementen, stoischen Drum-Computer-Pattern sowie dronigen Gitarreneffekten schimmern wunderbare Melodien hindurch, von denen man sich nur allzu gerne auf eine fantastische Reise schicken lässt." Intro (DE)

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Sounds of celestial beauty and infernal force:
Brockmann // Bargmann (Ex-Camera) celebrate keys, guitars and effects

Esteemed for their improvisational audacity, hurtling forwards to a motorik beat, there is another side to the Berlin "Krautrock Guerilla" trio Camera which sees them explore landscapes of sound. This is exactly what the two founder members Franz Bargmann (guitar) and Timm Brockmann (keyboards) present to us on their purely instrumental debut album "Licht". Harmonic and melancholic, tender and tough, planar and rhythmic — yet never dull.

The story so far: in 2013 Franz Bargmann left Camera to join La Düsseldorf drummer Hans Lampe as the live band for Michael Rother (NEU!, Harmonia).

A year after Bargmann's departure, Brockmann also quit, in his case to devote himself primarily to studio work. This led him first to Boris Wilsdorf, engineer and "in-house" producer for Einstürzenden Neubauten since the year 2000. Brockmann later took on the role of personal engineer for the Tiger Lillies, those underground icons of dark humour, and is still responsible for their sound today. When Timm Brockmann and Franz Bargmann were ready to record the "Licht" album, they turned to Tiger Lillies singer Martyn Jacques, who set them up in his studio.

The album documents an intense journey of exploration into sound, with improvisation as its compass. Stylistic barriers pale into insignificance for Brockmann // Bargmann. Their sound is warm and compact, channelled through analogue synthesizers, pianos and guitars. Occasionally an open room microphone draws the listener right into the recording studio.

Brockmann // Bargmann display the utmost respect for their musical antecedents or pioneering predecessors and do so in the most diverting fashion. Cluster are often alluded to in reverential terms, whilst a hint of Jean- Michel Jarre shines through at certain moments. Sometimes Brockmann // Bargmann align themselves with contemporaries such as Ulrich Schnauss or Rival Consoles, elsewhere they revert to the ferocity of Camera.

The time they spent in the studio allowed plenty of scope for experimentation: material already recorded was rearranged, layered vertically or side by side. Random occurrences and transformation processes were embraced, as exemplified by the track "Prisma". Here, different mixes which, in themselves, comprised various layers were structured as overlays, offering a tangible insight into the workings of the studio.

Whilst a drum computer comes into play here and there, drummer Achim Färber (Automat, Project Pitchfork) was invited to bring his rhythms to the track entitled "Schatten". Towering tribal drum patterns collide with sub bass and guitar drones. The density increases constantly, subtly, evoking images of escalation and destruction before the sonic walls ultimately dissolve into ethereal "Meer".

"Licht" oscillates — as a faithful representation of the artists' emotional world — between different situations and moods in the broadest of arcs. Expect things to happen when they play live.

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Klänge von himmlischer Schönheit und infernalischer Wucht:
Brockmann // Bargmann (Ex-Camera) zelebrieren Tasten, Gitarre und
Effekte Neben den vorwärtspreschenden Motorik-Beat-Improvisationen begeisterte das Berliner Trio Camera (»Krautrock-Guerilla«) auch immer schon mit seinen Soundlandschaften. Genau die liefern die beiden Gründungsmitglieder Franz Bargmann (Gitarre) und Timm Brockmann (Keyboards) auf ihrem rein instrumentalen Debütalbum »Licht«. Harmonisch und melancholisch, zart und hart, flächig und rhythmisch – und nie langweilig. Was bisher geschah: 2013 verließ Franz Bargmann die gemeinsame Band Camera und formt seitdem gemeinsam mit La-Düsseldorf-Schlagzeuger Hans Lampe die Live-Band von Michael Rother (NEU!, Harmonia). Ein Jahr nach Bargmann verließ auch Brockmann die Band, um sich vor allem der Studioarbeit zu widmen. Diese führte ihn zunächst ins Studio von Boris Wilsdorf, der seit 2000 der Engineer und »Hausproduzent« der Einstürzenden Neubauten ist. Später arbeitete er mit den Underground-Ikonen des schwarzen
Humors, den Tiger Lillies, als deren persönlicher Engineer er seitdem für den Sound verantwortlich ist. Im Studio ihres Sängers Martyn Jacques nahmen er und Bargmann »Licht« auf. Das Album ist das Dokument einer intensiven Klangforschungsreise, mit der
Improvisation als Kompass. Stilistische Grenzen stecken Brockmann //
Bargmann wenige. Der Sound ist warm und dicht, getragen von analogen Synthesizern, Pianos und Gitarren. Ab und zu holt ein offenes Raummikrofon den Hörer mit in den Aufnahmeraum.
Brockmann // Bargmann verneigen sich auf sehr abwechslungsreiche Weise bei ihren musikalischen Vorläufern und Wegbereitern, vor allem Cluster erweisen sie oft Reverenz. Einmal schimmert etwas Jean-Michel Jarre durch, manchmal ordnen sich Brockmann // Bargmann aber auch in die Reihe von Zeitgenossen wie Ulrich Schnauss oder Rival Consoles ein. Dann wiederum lassen sie es krachen wie einst bei Camera. Die Zeit im Studio ließ genug Raum für Experimente: Aufgenommenes Material wurde neu angeordnet, aufeinander oder nebeneinander geschichtet, den Zufall und Transformationprozesse bezog man großzügig ein. Ein starkes Beispiel dafür liefert der Track »Prisma«, in dem verschiedene Mixe, die ihrerseits aus mehreren Schichten bestehen, übereinandergelegt werden – die Überlagerung
der Aufnahmezustände wird dadurch fast greifbar. Während gelegentlich ein Drumcomputer die Musiker auf der Spur hält, haben
sie beim Track »Schatten« den Rhythmus-Part an den Schlagzeuger Achim Färber (Automat, Project Pitchfork) abgegeben. Aufgetürmte tribalistische Schlagzeugpatterns treffen auf Subbässe und Gitarrendrones. Die Verdichtung nimmt stetig und subtil zu, weckt Bilder von Eskalation und Zerstörung, bis die Klangwände sich schließlich in dem ätherischen »Meer« auflösen. »Licht« wechselt – als direktes Abbild der Gefühlswelt der Künstler – zwischen verschiedenen Zuständen und Stimmungen und spannt damit einen weiten
Bogen. Auch live wird sicher wieder einiges passieren.

HORIZONT VIDEO:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0jvyDSP_6o

DEEPMIND VIDEO:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKQAOSKmBiE

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released October 20, 2017

All songs inhaled & exhaled by

Timm Brockmann - Synthesizers, Keyboards & Machines

Franz Bargmann - Guitars, E-Bows & Atmosphere

Produced, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Brockmann // Bargmann @ RedLightStudio, Berlin, between Januar 2016 - April 2017

Guitar and spirit on "Softarps", "Horizont", "Muezzin" - Michel Collet

Drums and spirit on "Schatten", "Puls", "Hyper" - Achim Färber - recorded by Boris Wilsdorf @ andereBaustelle, Berlin, July 2016

Cover Painting: Ignacio Uriarte, Two Circles, 2014
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27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in
70 × 50 cm
Edition of 24

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