a r t i s t : VA
t i t l e : 100 jahre einsamkeit (Markus Detmer plays Staubgold)
d a t e : 2010
l a b e l : Staubgold
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2011
t r a c k s : 21
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 98,2 MB
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Many label retrospectives feature a chief figure exhuming a
staid collection of recent highlights that have already worn
through their month or two of relative ubiquity. Occasionally,
he or she will invite other relevant artists to remix tracks,
hoping to regenerate interest but instead ending up with a
compilation that merely rehashes weary melodies and rhythms,
another anthology of dusty gems. Markus Detmer's current
selection of Staubgold notables, however, is utter genius in
comparison. Emphasizing the label's one-hundredth release, the
21 tracks the owner and veteran manager included on 100 Jahre
Einsamkeit: Markus Detmer Plays Staubgold not only reflect
cohesiveness, but also renders each individual selection
bright and polished once again.
Opening with the patient techno of Mapstation's I Begin to
Know the Map, the album meanders through a series of
experimental and minimalist electronic pieces that either were
or should have been more familiar. For the uninitiated, many
of these artists will seem iconoclastic. This isn't music for
a vibrant night at the club; like a similar Staubgold set by
Peter Grummich, the choices here present Dinner Music for
Clubbers. Still, there are plenty of electronic bleeps and
blips, spacey keyboard passages, and thrumming bass lines to
satisfy even the most ardent fan of European techno. More avid
listeners will find that the sequence and pairings prove
unique to say the least. Dalek's run-in with Faust on T-
Electronique is an obvious standout, and in a passing shot of
irony, the To Rococo Rot track Autonachmittag was itself taken
from a 2006 compilation of the band's vinyl-only singles.
Several of the tracks, however, reference other more current
compositions. In particular, Jim O'Rourke and Tim Barnes'
remix of Oren Ambarchi's "All Acrostics" captures both the
nuance of a well-organized mix and the whimsy of skilled
improvisation, while also offering a prescient nod to this
year's excellent Tima Formosa, which features Ambarchi,
O'Rourke, and Keiji Haino. Other noteworthy selections include
a double shot of the ever formidable Ekkehard Ehlers, starting
with his inspired reworking of the traditional "Ain't No
Grave" and a sample of Leafcutter John's Four Tet-inspired
folktronica from his outstanding album Forest and the Sea.
While 100 Jahre Einsamkeit doesn't mark the end of Staubgold
as a label, it's a symbolic cap to Staubgold as we've come to
know it. Going forward, the label will re-brand itself as
Staubgold Digital for downloads and CDs and Staubgold Analog
for vinyl releases. As expected, the two infant progeny will
reset their catalog numbers, meaning it will be some time
before we get another retrospective of this magnitude. But
longtime fans need not worry; in Detmer's capable hands, one
can only assume that the future for the venerable label is
bright, no matter the catalog number or format distinction.
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01-Mapstation - I Begin to Know the Map [03:01]
02-Norscq - Il Est Etrange de Voir a Quel Point les Gens [03:03]
Sont DisposΘs a se Laisser Abuser par les Apparences Ma
03-To Rococo Rot - Autonachmittag [02:26]
04-Reuber - Altweiber [02:36]
05-Klangwart and Philippe Petit - Hitzefrei [01:25]
06-Alejandro Franov - Sudan [02:53]
07-Thilges - Oudische [01:35]
08-The Flying Lizards - Shake [03:31]
09-Curse Ov Dialect - Missionaries [02:21]
10-David Last vs. Zulu - Necessary Evils [02:00]
11-Faust vs. Dalek - T-Electronique [05:40]
12-Ekkehard Ehlers - AinÆt No Grave [04:01]
13-Oren Ambarchi - All Acrostics [02:01]
(Jim OÆRourke & Tim Barnes Remix)
14-Rafael Toral - II.V [04:35]
15-Heaven And - Bye and Bye IÆm Going to See the King [03:08]
16-Hassle Hound - Born in a Night [03:55]
17-Leafcutter John - In the Morning [05:24]
18-Sun - Reach for the Sky (Pluramon Remix) [03:34]
19-Kammerflimmer Kollektief - SpookinÆ the Horse [03:54]
20-Jasmina Maschina - Asleep (Minit Variation) [07:18]
21-Ekkehard Ehlers - Woolf Phrase [05:11]
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73:32 min