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RELS 007EP
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$13.50
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2024
Finally on vinyl -- the re-recorded and refurbished version of Rico Friebe's dreamy electro pop single Keep On Dreaming (Again).
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12"
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XBITRF 002EP
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Beauty at its peak with Rico Puestel dubs from originals by Rico Friebe!
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RELS 006X-EP
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Puestel meets his alter ego Friebe again! Can you imagine that this whole song came to Rico Friebe in a dream? In that dream, he was sitting in a strange living room, playing a live set with very odd, weird and partially never-seen-before equipment while everyone was annoyingly talking to him (while performing) -- one person right next to him even told him that he frequently manages to eat glass by accident. According to all this obscurity, he tried to escape into his performance, just looking straight into a weird countertop electronic device that created sound and suddenly he played this completely unknown song with these special vocals kicking in and he immediately fell in love with and got lost in it, forgetting all about the strange situation he was in -- the distracting voices around him fell into a mute state. Shortly afterwards, he woke up and kept trying to remember all the details, the lyrics, the melody, the production, just anything, wandering around like a maniac. Finally, all of it went pretty well and you're now listening to a dream composition. Magic everywhere!
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RELTIME 008CD
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The third album by Rico Friebe is a clearance, an outcry, an universe within itself, a hope and a message at once -- sending out Anthems For A Lost Generation! After his preceding albums of intimacy Word Value (RELTIME 005CD, 2023) and Faces Meet (RELTIME 006LP, 2023), based on personal tragedies and the accompanying struggles, Rico Friebe has something to tell to a whole generation and delivers ten radiant and distinct top-notch productions that find a most modern and futuristic sound within different styles of pop music while his soft and emotive voice is hovering above all. Originally, Anthems For A Lost Generation has been recorded as an acoustic double-album, but Rico Friebe threw it all out, wrote new songs and found a truly more fitting sound after he realized that there could only be one musical outcome to tell these stories: Songs like "Bad Seed," "I Like Memes," "Redo," "Games," or "Lazy, Bored And Sad" are milestones of capturing a complete zeitgeist and beyond. Each line within the lyrics is taken from close and personal experiences and interactions that made him undergo a whole spectrum of emotions, creating deep worries and sadness, but also a far hope. Feel lost? Be found! With Anthems Of A Lost Generation.
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RELTIME 008LP
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LP version. The third album by Rico Friebe is a clearance, an outcry, an universe within itself, a hope and a message at once -- sending out Anthems For A Lost Generation! After his preceding albums of intimacy Word Value (RELTIME 005CD, 2023) and Faces Meet (RELTIME 006LP, 2023), based on personal tragedies and the accompanying struggles, Rico Friebe has something to tell to a whole generation and delivers ten radiant and distinct top-notch productions that find a most modern and futuristic sound within different styles of pop music while his soft and emotive voice is hovering above all. Originally, Anthems For A Lost Generation has been recorded as an acoustic double-album, but Rico Friebe threw it all out, wrote new songs and found a truly more fitting sound after he realized that there could only be one musical outcome to tell these stories: Songs like "Bad Seed," "I Like Memes," "Redo," "Games," or "Lazy, Bored And Sad" are milestones of capturing a complete zeitgeist and beyond. Each line within the lyrics is taken from close and personal experiences and interactions that made him undergo a whole spectrum of emotions, creating deep worries and sadness, but also a far hope. Feel lost? Be found! With Anthems Of A Lost Generation.
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XBITR 001EP
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Rico Puestel steps up his dub game and delicately reinterprets two songs from his forthcoming 2024 singer-songwriter double-album Anthems For A Lost Generation as Rico Friebe, delivering ten deep and immersive minutes of electronic music on each side. While the original songs have never been designed for the dancefloor, both perfectly blend into the dry and groovy environment of Puestel's remakes and won't lose anything from their original message: Struggle, hope, and friendship.
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RELS 003CD
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Shortly after his recent single release Don't Hurt Me Now and its accompanying B-sides, Rico Friebe presents his follow-up "So... Hi!" --a heartfelt dedication to the good moments in life, somehow deeply inspired by '80s and '90s pop music. Alongside, he presents his meditational songs "Me&You" and the Zen-like instrumental "Tiger Tundra" from a same-titled album that has never been released (yet)...
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RELTIME 006CD
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Rico Friebe is back with the album Faces Meet after his recent debut Word Value and delivers his personal "deer in the headlight" moment. What once appeared sparely uncertain and questioning, equaling the fragile try to overcome a state of darkness and forsakenness, now forms into a frenzy of confrontational flashes on Faces Meet. Like reflecting on the uncertainties presented on Word Value, Faces Meet reveals some genuinely harrowing findings, creating a wholesome musical moment in time that might never happen like this again. Besides the uncompromising statements as to find in the opener "Look At Me," refined perceptions in "Nowhere To Run" or "Fifty-One," open-hearted calls in "Do More" and "Let Go," Rico's pivotal confrontation with the irrevocable truth and emotional dissection peaks in his heartbreaking story on "The Best Talk" which marks the crucial lynchpin of the whole album. Like faces (and therefore people) are constantly meeting everywhere, being faced with the decision how honest and open to meet at all, Faces Meet happens to be an even more involved metaphor about surrendering to your true inner self in a mirror-like situation. Deeply rooted in the seeds of his debut album Word Value, Rico follows a highly natural and severely plain musical language while implementing new and further ideas and elements throughout his sonic landscape.
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RELTIME 006LP
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LP version. Rico Friebe is back with the album Faces Meet after his recent debut Word Value and delivers his personal "deer in the headlight" moment. What once appeared sparely uncertain and questioning, equaling the fragile try to overcome a state of darkness and forsakenness, now forms into a frenzy of confrontational flashes on Faces Meet. Like reflecting on the uncertainties presented on Word Value, Faces Meet reveals some genuinely harrowing findings, creating a wholesome musical moment in time that might never happen like this again. Besides the uncompromising statements as to find in the opener "Look At Me," refined perceptions in "Nowhere To Run" or "Fifty-One," open-hearted calls in "Do More" and "Let Go," Rico's pivotal confrontation with the irrevocable truth and emotional dissection peaks in his heartbreaking story on "The Best Talk" which marks the crucial lynchpin of the whole album. Like faces (and therefore people) are constantly meeting everywhere, being faced with the decision how honest and open to meet at all, Faces Meet happens to be an even more involved metaphor about surrendering to your true inner self in a mirror-like situation. Deeply rooted in the seeds of his debut album Word Value, Rico follows a highly natural and severely plain musical language while implementing new and further ideas and elements throughout his sonic landscape.
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Cassette
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RELTIME 005CS
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Cassette version. After 36 years without singing one word, unforeseeable tragedy and its consecutive challenges made Rico Friebe finally find his voice, suddenly and fluently starting to write songs full of intimacy and subtle storytelling -- now presented on his debut singer album, Word Value. Processing the encounter with a special person and the lasting aftermath, all songs are perfused by an emotional sincerity and serenity, dealing with a rise and fall of depression and hope while furthermore exploring forgotten chasms and grievances from his further past. Word Value is tracing an arc as the first of four albums that are deeply connected, based on one another, followed next by the second LP Faces Meets later in 2023. In times of fast rising technology, artificial intelligence, social deconstruction, inflation of language and morality, the most basic and natural human needs haven't ever changed -- re-find them while closing your eyes, opening your soul and putting on Word Value...
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RELTIME 005CD
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After 36 years without singing one word, unforeseeable tragedy and its consecutive challenges made Rico Friebe finally find his voice, suddenly and fluently starting to write songs full of intimacy and subtle storytelling -- now presented on his debut singer album, Word Value. Processing the encounter with a special person and the lasting aftermath, all songs are perfused by an emotional sincerity and serenity, dealing with a rise and fall of depression and hope while furthermore exploring forgotten chasms and grievances from his further past. Word Value is tracing an arc as the first of four albums that are deeply connected, based on one another, followed next by the second LP Faces Meets later in 2023. In times of fast rising technology, artificial intelligence, social deconstruction, inflation of language and morality, the most basic and natural human needs haven't ever changed -- re-find them while closing your eyes, opening your soul and putting on Word Value...
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RELTIME 005LP
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LP version. White, 180 gram vinyl. After 36 years without singing one word, unforeseeable tragedy and its consecutive challenges made Rico Friebe finally find his voice, suddenly and fluently starting to write songs full of intimacy and subtle storytelling -- now presented on his debut singer album, Word Value. Processing the encounter with a special person and the lasting aftermath, all songs are perfused by an emotional sincerity and serenity, dealing with a rise and fall of depression and hope while furthermore exploring forgotten chasms and grievances from his further past. Word Value is tracing an arc as the first of four albums that are deeply connected, based on one another, followed next by the second LP Faces Meets later in 2023. In times of fast rising technology, artificial intelligence, social deconstruction, inflation of language and morality, the most basic and natural human needs haven't ever changed -- re-find them while closing your eyes, opening your soul and putting on Word Value...
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RELTIME 003LP
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Rico Friebe returns with a second part to Jenni, his initial full-length album from early 2022. The furthermore ongoing personal story of empathy, tragedy, and hope continues with a cycle of orchestral compositions, leading Friebe's work into unforeseen directions. A soundtrack of the soul with the uniquely natural and timeless touch of orchestra music... Includes CD.
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