Artist : Reagenz
Title : The Periodic Table
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2014
Date : 2014-11-00
Tracks : 6
Label : The Bunker New York
Catalog : BK-010
Source : WEB
Encoder : Lame
Length : 76:20
Size : 184.02
Tracklist:
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1 Si 13:32
2 Tc 12:59
3 Au 11:44
4 Ge 13:24
5 Co 14:31
6 Db 10:10
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76:20
Composed, arranged and performed live at The Bunker New York 10 Year Anniversary
in January 2013
by
Jonah Sharp (aka Space Time Continuum) &
David Moufang (aka Move D)
Elements:
Roland TR 909
Roland TR 606
Roland JX-3P
Roland SH101
Anyware Instruments TinySizer
Nord Micro Modular
Doepfer Dark Time
Akai MPC 1000
Electro Harmonix Memory Man Delay
Moog MidiMurf
Few projects in electronic music have remained at the very cutting edge for as
long as Reagenz, a collaboration between San Francisco-based Jonah Sharp and
Heidelberg-based David Moufang. Their first self-titled album ôReagenz,ö was
released during a foundational moment for ambient and electronic music: 1994. At
the time, JonahÆs main project was Spacetime Continuum; an early signee of
seminal label Astralwerks. He was also running one of the first independent
electronic music labels on the West Coast, Reflective Records, recording with
the likes of Pete Namlook and Bill Laswell; while David was founding acclaimed
duo Deep Space Network, starting to record solo records as Move D, entering into
a fruitful collaboration with Pete Namlook, as well as running his own Source
Records imprint.
Following several well-received live appearances in Japan, Reagenz was reformed
in 2009 for a full-length album ôPlaytimeö on the respected Berlin label
Workshop. Since then, the project has been ongoing, touring to present live
shows in both the US and Europe. There has also been a special collaborative
extension of the project when Reagenz met Magic Mountain High (Moufang w/ Juju &
Jordash) under the name The Mulholland Free Clinic at last yearÆs Unsound
Festival in Krakow. Moufang, working as Move D, is now highly in demand as a DJ
(last year he did one the coveted Fabric mix CDs), whilst Sharp is also busy
with solo gigs and a collaborative project with DJ Spun called the Loose Control
Band.
Now, twenty years after their first project, comes ôThe Periodic Table,ö a
stunning live album captured at The Bunker New YorkÆs tenth anniversary party at
Public Assembly, Brooklyn, in January 2013. This Triple LP / CD album also
serves as the first full-length release from relatively new label The Bunker New
York, which was launched in January 2014, so far releasing nine EPs from the
likes of AtomÖ, Voices From The Lake, Marco Shuttle, and others. To introduce
the album, Sharp notes, ôI consider it a live album that captured the essence of
the show. The two-and-a-half hour show was edited down to 70 minutes or so. The
hard bit was selecting chunks to use.ö
Recorded using a full stage of gear / all-hardware set up that included Roland
TR 909, Roland TR 606, Roland JX-3P, Roland SH101, Anyware Instruments
TinySizer, Nord Micro Modular, Doepfer Dark Time, Akai MPC 1000, Electro
Harmonix Memory Man Delay and a Moog MidiMurf ôThe Periodic Tableö incorporates
elements of house, techno and ambient in an organic flow that few artists could
replicate. Watching the two musicians on stage makes tangible the sense of
decades of shared experience between them very apparent. Moufang clarifies ôit
is definitely about letting go and finding out where we can go as in terms of
improvising (new) tracks.ö Sharp concurs, ôCommunication comes down to hearing
and feeling what's going on at the time and trying to make the right decisions
on the spot. Spontaneity plays a big part! ô
Of course, this special adapt-and-move approach is not something every musician
could do successfully. Sharp confirms, ôit's a challenge to play live dance
music and make it work,ô whilst Moufang sees a parallel for their approach in
game theory, noting ôLive improvisation is always like a game of chess in a
wayùyou follow and try to take the lead.ö
Recorded with almost the same equipment they used to record their debut twenty
years earlier, ôThe Periodic Tableö is a testament to the power of live
electronic music, its ability to transcend time and remain, when delivered with
skill and art, one of the most powerful live music experiences possible. Far
from being locked into any cul-de-sac of ôdanceö genre or DJ tools, ôThe
Periodic Tableö presents a living, breathing model. Free your mind and your feet
will follow.
credits
released 25 November 2014
Mastered At û Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities
Lacquer Cut At û Prarie Cat Mastering
Pressed By û Brooklyn Phono
Designed At û Common Name
Photogram by Seze Devres
Distributed by Forced Exposure in North America
Distributed by Rush Hour rest of World