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Review: Frank Bretschneider's "Rhythm" is neither pop nor avant-garde, but deals simply with the basic principles of any modern music - rhythm. The terseness and precision of previous works remains, as well as a preference for high-voltage sounds halfway between noise and tone. A combination of programming, composition and construction, which draws a clear distinction to his preferred loop-based work on foregone albums, is connected with Bretschneider's very idiosyncratic aesthetic of digital sound. This is an explosive Raster Noton release.

Review: Frank Bretschneider's "Rhythm" is neither pop nor avant-garde, but deals simply with the basic principles of any modern music - rhythm. The terseness and precision of previous works remains, as well as a preference for high-voltage sounds halfway between noise and tone. A combination of programming, composition and construction, which draws a clear distinction to his preferred loop-based work on foregone albums, is connected with Bretschneider's very idiosyncratic aesthetic of digital sound. This is an explosive Raster Noton release.

Review: Up until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, it was notoriously difficult to run a record label in the German Democratic Republic, better known in the West as East Germany. New wave and experimental electronic enthusiast Frank Bretschneider got round this by restricting the releases of his Klangfarbe imprint to a handful of extremely limited cassettes. Here, he gathers the best of those releases together for the first time on vinyl, with each side of wax showcasing the work of a particular artist. It's impressively out-there and entertaining stuff, with tracks drawing influence from British and American minimal wave, Stockhausen style tape experimentation, post-punk noise, industrial funk, and Radiophonic Workshop style electronic experimentation.

Review: Freaky Tunes and tiny breaks, cheesy sounds and lousy mistakes. Experience the Underscan cosmos and discover a world of aural pleasures, take a trip to the wild side, 'Now' or never. Previously released as a set of four 12" records the compilation series titled 'Now' is finally available as a sixteen track CD. It reflects the contemporary musical focus of Berlin based Underscan Records. Featured acts are Underscan recording artists Frank Bretschneider, Scanner, Dalezy, Gram, Somshit, Onethema, Pytlik, and Menu:Exit. As well as guest appearances from Funkarma, Lambern, Fibla, and more.

Review: After much anticipation, Hauschka's remix project is finally upon us. "Versions Of The Prepared Piano" includes remixes from a wide range of acclaimed artists situated around the globe, each with their own interpretation of a track from 2005's "The Prepared Piano". Ranging from TG Mauss's dirty electro rendition of "Twins" to Wechsel Garland's laidback pop shuffle that is "Es Waren Einmal", it's a varied affair throughout. Instead of the lazy and uninventive remixes that these sort of albums sometimes bring, each artist takes parts of Volker's (as Hauschka is known to his friends) subdued masterpieces and truly creates a new composition instead of an idle rehash.