1. NEW WEBSITE
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2. NEW RELEASES
title: BUT THEN AGAIN - celebrating 5 years of ˜scape!
cat. #: sc23 cd
format: cd
distr.: indigo/mdm
rel. date (GER): 04.10.2004
Half a decade and still going strong - to mark its fifth anniversary, Berlin-based label ~scape has decided to release a new compilation. "But Then Again" is a felicitous homage to the swung dash - after many artist albums and EPs this is the first ever ~scape compilation to completely and voluntarily dispense with any conceptual framework, something which had worked extremely well for the brilliantly executed Staedtizism-series. Again, openness is paramount, plenty of scope and ~scape for the diversity characteristic of the label and its artists after five years. All fifteen tracks featured on the compilation are new and as yet unpublished, most of them were created with this minor anniversary in mind.
Although references to the intricate ~scape sound abound, "But Then Again" is anything but a review of the label´s back catalogue. In fact, it serves as an experimental piñata with a bellyful of musical ideas ranging from dub and clicks to hip-hop, jazz, funk and popart, a rich surprise best cracked with a laser beam.
A 12inch vinyl release series of the compilation is currently scheduled for early 2005.
Tracklisting:
1. cappablack „5th dimension (anti-imperialism disco)” 7:43
2. thomas fehlmann „take 5” 4:57
3. mike shannon feat. june „remembrance” 3:22
4. john tejada „and many more” 5:35
5. deadbeat „we like it slow and steady” 5:29
6. bus + dabrye „what is paris?” 3:50
7. triola „neuland” 5:46
8. jan jelinek „western mimikry” 3:13
9. epo „doorstep” 6:12
10. andrew pekler „unidentified” 4:30
11. triosk „tomorrowtoday (part 2)” 3:44
12. headset and soulo „the fall of knee high” 5:14
13. rechenzentrum vs. masha qrella „destination vertical” 7:00
14. system „hu ra !!” 4:39
15. crackhaus „birthday bangers and mash” 4:11
LISTEN TO: tracks 1 - 3 - 4- 13 on www.scape-music.de
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artist: BUS (feat. MC-SOOM-T)
title: diamond ep
cat. #: sc24
format: 12inch
distr.: indigo/mdm
rel. date (GER): 01.11.2004
This year, Bus have become a convertible. On their new “Diamond” EP everything is pervaded by a new, dynamic, open feel - just like the sensation of loving your favorite club with renewed vigor after an elongated redecoration break. Maybe, just maybe this new direction has something to do with Daniel Meteo and Tom Thiel’s new studio, finally allowing them to crank up all those tunes beyond sedentary, neighbor-friendly levels.
And „Diamond in the Rough“ (its vocal version again graced by Scottish MC Soom-T) is one of those minimal, exuberant pieces of flickering dub better played loud. But while its funky claps and tiny melodies might point it towards the nearest the disco, it is more likely follow the signs to the nearest open air, pursuing that fluffy cloud high up in the sky shaped like an airy and eerie phantom Bus. “Don’t change it” brims with self-confident chuckles and clucking cadences, always finishing in harmony – and again features MC Soom-T who, unlike her insistent performances on the album “Middle of the Road”, adds a relaxing, yet forceful rap to this track. And finally, “Slow” deigns to rumble out of the experimental corner with affirmative leisureliness to indulge in some slightly bonkers jingly vibraphone sounds.
LISTEN TO: tracks a1 on www.scape-music.de
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artist: ANDREW PEKLER
title: nocturnes, false dawns and breakdowns
cat. #: sc25 cd / sc25 lp
format: cd/lp
distr.: indigo/mdm
rel. date (GER): 08.11.2004
One and a half years after new Berliner ANDREW PEKLER, a former Californian and proud purveyor of a solid indie background ("Mucus 2", "Bergheim 34", "Sad Rockets"), had surprised the world with his very own atmospheric blend of click & cuts aesthetics and sampled analogue jazz sounds on his astonishing, self-titled ~scape debut album, he now presents us with his second, rather more ambitious coup. All 14 tracks on "Nocturnes, False Dawns & Breakdowns" play with and around different facets of urban noir sentiments. The night has many faces – from the promise of excess to social gatherings under the club dictate and the alcohol-induced, melancholy mildness of the "wee small hours of the morning” (Sinatra), to name but a few of the myriad possible associations.
As on "Station to Station" Pekler’s language might superficially hint at the heroic phase of late 60s/early 70s electronic fusion jazz. With the drums high up in the mix, accompanied by threatening keyboard clusters, the resulting sound is decidedly reminiscent of the open textures of classic Miles Davis records like "In a Silent Way” or "Bitches Brew”, even early Weather Report like "I Sing the Body Electric”. While Pekler’s sound might remind you of the soundscapes of collectively produced (and improvised!) music, he on the other hand prefers to work on a bricolage of found material which in turn helps to artfully open up further spaces. What, at a cursory listen, might seem easily categorisable, suddenly gains depth, indifference and richness. Like motifs, his distinct repetitive brass or vibraphone loops add enough recognition value, but these embellishments only mask a veritable abyss of diversity – most of Pekler’s sampling material hails from the analogue jazz of the late 50s. He makes a point of citing Miles Davis’ live soundtrack to Louis Malle’s 1957 film noir classic "Ascenseur pour l´échafaud", an existentialist fable clothed as a thriller. This, too, is a radical night tale! ...
LISTEN TO: tracks 1 - 2 - 5 -8 on www.scape-music.de
release-party:
12th dec. - berlin, maria
3. TOUR DATES
˜SCAPE ON TOUR - CELEBRATING 5th ANNIVERSARY!
USA
10th nov. 2004
usa - cleveland, oh - b side
live: deadbeat, bus, crackhaus - dj: d meteo
11th nov. 2004
usa - chicago, il - empty bottle
live: deadbeat, bus, crackhaus - dj: d meteo
12th nov. 2004
usa - detroit, mi - softcurls at oslo
live: bus - dj: tadd mullinix, d meteo
13th nov. 2004
usa - portland, or - holocene
live: deadbeat, bus, crackhaus - dj: d meteo
17th nov. 2004
usa - austin, tx - amoda at copa
live: deadbeat, bus, crackhaus - dj: d meteo
18th nov. 2004
usa - atlanta, ga - club mips
live: deadbeat, bus, crackhaus - dj: d meteo
19th nov. 2004
usa - new york, ny - subtonic
live: deadbeat, bus, crackhaus - dj: d meteo
EUROPE
13th nov. 2004
portugal - coimbra - teatro academico gil vicente
live: pole - video: visomat inc. - dj: barbara preisinger
19th nov. 2004
spain - madrid - ya'sta
live: jan jelinek, andrew pekler
27th nov. 2004
belgium - eupen - alter schlachthof
live: andrew pekler, bus - dj: meteo
28th nov. 2004
belgium - nijdrop in opwijk - sint-paulus church
live: andrew pekler, bus, to rococo rot - dj: meteo
11th dec 2004
germany - berlin - maria
live: andrew pekler - dj: barbara preisinger, d meteo
(andrew pekler release-party)
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JAN JELINEK DATES
10th dec. 2004
sweden - malmö - rooseum center for contemporary art
11th dec. 2004
denmark - kopenhagen - lab
17th dec. 2004
austria - wien - blue note
4. "BUT THEN AGAIN" T-SHIRT
"but then again" - t shirt, boy and girl size will be available for sale, very soon.
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