Release : Richard Bartz - Big
Artist : Richard Bartz
Album : Big
Genre : Electronic
Source : CDDA
Label : Kurbel Records
URL : http://www.kurbel.com/
Date : 00/00/0000
Quality : VBRkbps 44,1 kHz Joint-Stereo
Tracks : 14
Time : 64:29 min
Size : 96,8 MB
01 Intro 01:14
02 Atomic Dog 05:05
03 Zero Eight Nine 04:56
04 Do It 05:14
05 Real People 04:56
06 It Must Be Wrong 05:14
07 Rave To The Maximum 03:46
08 While The City Sleeps 04:40
09 Funky Feet 05:12
10 Crazy Mad Bartz 05:01
11 Late Night Acid Final 03:04
12 Evil Knievel 05:16
13 Nightbird 05:22
14 Sun Sun Sun 05:29
2005 marks the year of sudden changes. The digitalization of all our
society's aspects has reached the highest imaginable level. Robot-like, we
move along in a time of ever changing trends, all of them carrying the
same human weakness: their ephemerality. And yet there is a way to avoid
the dead end: honesty, and individual authenticity.
Richard Bartz, widely considered being one of the most interesting and
versatile producers of the electronic avant-garde, surprises with a first
album released on his own label, Kurbel Records. For ten years now, Kurbel
accounts for exquisitely selected Techno music in all its variety,
surrounded by musical influences, constantly avoiding expiration.
Consequently, the new album makes an honest statement by picking up these
paradigms and extrapolating them into new, modern directions. Therefor,
Richard's album "BIG" is at the same time a birthday gift and an
invitation for further planned albums on Kurbel.
"BIG", bearing the name of Richard's own modular synthesizer system,
embodies sound exploration and magnitude, and with that the concepts of
truth and honesty. Features which are particularly relevant for an artist
when they are about to disappear from the (musical) world that surrounds
him. Just one more reason for Richard to ban all the gadgets from his
studio and to dedicate himself to the old way of analogue producing. Yes,
you heard right: The entire album is produced analoguous. Maybe as an act
of questioning the total digitalization of music productions everywhere,
yet maybe just out of delight in proving his constant ability to reshape
music styles.
And he perfectly succeeds with this album. Reflecting his long-time
experience as a producer - for DJ Hell amongst others - the tracks show
perfect craftsmanship and highest complexity in their arrangement and
formulation. Richard Bartz has always been blessed with that fondness for
Chicago, Elektro, Techno, and Acid, yet also Trance styles. He has
mastered the fusion of these styles which he also keeps pushing forward
for more than ten years now. The question about stereotypes never arises,
there's no faking, everything's vivid, pure, and authentic. A very
personal album which can be considered the culmination of 10 years of work
as well as last year's releases.
Departing from the contemporary "Midnight Man" on Gigolo Records, Richard
now takes a journey into time which may be a longer one. Maybe one that
will lead into a new era of music production that fulfills the wishes of
those who long for hand-made quality, not the dirty and indifferent.
That's the real challenge: No pre-programmed arrangements but hypnotic
sounds waking our ancient drives. And that certain relaxed flow alongside
dynamic energy. Bodily effects guaranteed.
When listening to this long player, one will notice a dramaturgically
well-founded arrangement in the compilation of the tracks. And that's what
makes an album an album. Every track makes you feel the personal reference
and the joy in producing. Any feeling is allowed, but it's certainly more
about the energy and the body dynamics. If you're still sitting in your
corner, well, then it's really your own fault.
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