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01. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Tokamak
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02. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Rompecristales
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03. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Eiweißangriff
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04. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Gegenwelt
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05. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Trippeltanz
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06. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Flucht zum Mars
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07. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Geometrischer Glanz
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08. Cel (Felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler) - Transformator Matki Polki
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ARTIST
CEL (FELIX KUBIN & HUBERT ZEMLER)
TITLE
Gegenwelt
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 427LP
BB 427LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
4/21/2023
LP version. "
Gegenwelt
(Parallel World) is the second LP by
CEL
, a duo
Kubin
and
Zemler
formed. More melodically-evolved than their eponymous 2020 debut (BB 334CD/LP), it is an even more explicit example of the syncretic impulse that impelled these guys to form the band. Their basic notion was to explore the juncture between two streams of German underground sounds -- the motorik 4/4 rhythms first posited by
Can
's
Jaki Liebezeit
and
Kraftwerk
's
Klaus Dinger
, and the sequencer-driven brain loops of early, experimental pioneers of the NDW, such as
Der Plan
. The opening track, "Tokamak", begins like the sequenced soundtrack to a brightly-colored animated nightmare before transmuting into a marimba fusillade that unspools like
Steve Reich
on steroids. The last track is 'Transformator Matki Polki', which sounds like a radical Viennese remix of random snippets from
Wolfgang Dauner
's
Output
. In between these poles are an array of wild and varied rides through cartoon landscapes, with side trips to the spy movie vibe of 'Gegenwelt', the thug/art rock hybrid of 'Eiweißangriff' and beyond.
Gegenwelt
is also a showcase for Kubin's latest invented instrument, the Mechatronikon. Built for him by engineer
Lars Vaupel
, the Mechatronikon receives CV or MIDI signals and translates them into commands for electromagnetic mini motors. In Felix's words, this allows 'sequencers to trigger kitchen gear or whatever we'd like to resonate. With this machine we can also create rhythms that a human drummer would hardly be able to reproduce in this precision.' The mechanical sound effect of this device can be heard, for example, in the piece 'Trippeltanz'. But the precision of the pure motorik impulse is not something Zemler is afraid to ignore at times. His grounding in free jazz emerges regularly (if subtly), displaying lateral moves that add another layer of complexity to music that's often moving in several directions at once. Even when the surface of CEL's melodies sound simple, a closer listening often reveals a wealth of subterranean activity. Mixed and coproduced by Hamburg's post-punk luminary
Mense Reents
, the music on
Gegenwelt
is a fine example of CEL's ability to compose pieces with a multivalent architecture listeners can appreciate in a variety of ways. Their music is partially shaped by whatever preconceptions you bring to it. So think good thoughts about
Gegenwelt
and your rewards will be bountiful." --
Byron Coley
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