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Kontraktion (ROTOR 051LP) and Extruder (ROTOR 066LP/CLR-LP) are the results of various tape-sessions by Conrad Schnitzler and Siegmar Fricke in Con's former studio Leberstrasse in Berlin. The soundscapes on both records (produced in November 1986 and July 1987 with EMS-Synthi A, Korg MS 10 + MS 20 + delays) contain all the machinist energy and infernal industrial sound-eruptions similar to Conrad's first three albums Schwarz (BB 112CD/LP), Rot (BB 102CD/LP), and Blau (BB 103CD/LP) and to the rumbling train wheel rhythms of Zug (MINIMAL 001LP) (from the Red Cassette 1974). The albums also carry the spirit of the first Cluster album (released in 1971 on Philips) due to the imposing brutalist elements and uneasy sci-fi atmospheres. Schubkraft, the third and final album of the Schnitzler/Pharmakustik-triology (recorded during the same sessions in Berlin) contains two long pieces of thrust generated force and propulsive power. Soundwise an album combining mechanically driven rhythms and propelling velocity with rusty organic textures. The shiny yellow cover reflects the sheer explosive drive of the audio-material. The complete session-material has been refurbished, restructured and recombined by Siegmar Fricke at Pharmakustik-studio Germany.
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ROTOR 066LP
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Extruder is the second unreleased album from the 1987 collaboration between Conrad Schnitzler and Siegmar Fricke (Pharmakustik) who composed and made several tapes of session-material during their musical meetings in Berlin. All recordings produced, arranged, and mastered by Siegmar Fricke at Pharmakustik-studio. The album contains high doses of hydraulically-driven energy generated by complex analog equipment. Micro-formed sound pools of cold extrusion collide with voltage-controlled pulsations, tape-echoed modulations, and eruptive sound-deformations. Electrostatic charge (caused by compressed configurations of mechanical rhythms in "Kontaktmechanik") has been combined with sonic lubrications of processed accelerators in "Umspulung". "Abrasion Métallique" contains all the acoustic trademarks by Conrad Schnitzler: excessive experiments with dissonant portamentos of the EMS-Synthi A and Korg MS20, overlaid by metallic pressure drag of the modified rhythm-machine. Acoustically and graphically, Extruder continues in the excellent Schwarz-Rot-Blau-series by Conrad like the pre-released "Kontraktion". The audiochemists Conrad Schnitzler and Pharmakustik developed a timeless and uncompromising masterpiece of audiomechanical engineering.
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ROTOR 051LP
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Kontraktion is the result of two long sessions that have been recorded on tape by Conrad Schnitzler and Siegmar Fricke (Pharmakustik) in Schnitzler's former studio Leberstrasse in Berlin. The five soundscapes, produced in November 1986 and July 1987 with EMS-Synthi A, KORG MS 10+20, delays, contain all the machinistic energy and infernal industrial sound-eruptions similar to Conrad's first three albums Schwarz (BB 112CD/LP), Rot (BB 102CD/LP) and Blau (BB 103CD/LP) and to the rumbling train-wheel-rhythms of Zug (MINIMAL 001LP). In addition, Kontraktion carries the spirit of the first album by Cluster released on Philips in 1971 (BB 058CD/LP) due to the imposing bruitiste elements of uneasy sci-fi atmospheres. In 2014, the long sessions on tape have been edited, restructured and recombined by Siegmar Fricke at Pharmakustik-studio Germany and have now become a powerful milestone, 30 years after they have been recorded. Standard black vinyl in an edition of 400.
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