Artist : Fenn O' Berg
Title : Magic & Return
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2009
Date : 07/03/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 14
Label : Editions Mego
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : cd1: 54:21 cd2: 45:52
Size : 136,8 MB
Tracklist:
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CD1
01.Shinjuku Baby Pt. 1 06:51
02.Steam Powered Oscillation 00:53
03.Horst und Snail mit Markus 03:53
04.Gⁿrtel Eins 06:55
05.Escape from Hamburg 02:34
06.Shinjuku Baby Pt. 2 12:41
07.Gⁿrtel Zwei 04:34
08.Fenn O'Berg Theme 10:27
09.(5,6m Of) Fenn O'Berg 05:33
CD2
01.Floating my Boat 05:36
02.A Viennese Tragedy 14:28
03.Riding Again 11:38
04.We Will Diffuse You 10:16
05.Adidas Sun Tanned Avant Man 03:54
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100:13 min
All tracks by Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke & Peter Rehberg
Artwork by Tina Frank
Remastered at Piethopraxis, K÷ln, January 2009
The legendary Fenn OÆBerg are resurfacing eight years since their last performance. Starting with this
double CD reissue of their two albums; æThe Magic Sound Of...Æ and æThe Return Of...Æ, originally released in
1999 and 2002.
Fenn OÆBerg (Christian Fennesz, Jim OÆRourke and Peter Rehberg) first hit the scene after a surprise
appearance at the Nickelsdorf Festival in 1997. Throughout 1998 and 1999 the trio toured extensively
throughout Austria, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain, as well as shows in North
America and Japan. The highlights of these trips were presented on æThe Magic SoundÆ. Although they
were not first group to utilise mainly mobile computing devices, they were the first to bring such a set up to
venues that would not normally book or even be interested in such things. This resulted in some very
polarised reactions from both audience and promoters alike. In many instances the group needed to
æescapeÆ the city they played. In Rome Jim OÆRourke was even given an acoustic guitar and more or less
forced to play a short acoustic set before anyone could leave the building. Despite all of this, there was a
generally positive response, with some shows going down as local legend. However its worth considering
that the technology at the tine didnÆt offer the convenience of æplug in and playÆ of current operating systems
and applications. This of course led to set of recordings like no other. Not only was the rule book ripped up
but the tour book as well. Each show became an improvised twisted journey through the various strands of
electronic music where popular music sources (some more obvious than others) clashed with more
academic tricks, but never sounding like being part of either.
By 2002, the groups live output was drastically reduced due to all three members schedules moving in
different directions. Only two performances were committed that year, and although the sound was more
polished and one could even suggest that æthey knew what they were doingÆ, their polarising effect was still
there. One show was a sold out over enthusiastic Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the other a miserable
æcount them on one handÆ turnout at a jazz club in Vienna. Edited highlights of these shows made up æThe
Return Of..Æ
Since then the trio has been on a constant pause. In October 2009 they will get together in Tokyo to record
a new studio album planned for early 2010 release. This reissue is repackaged with new artwork by Tina
Frank, and contains two bonus tracks from the same period.
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