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lingouf. quatuor solitaire. cd. ant-zen act356

available at ant-zen mailorder: https://mailorder.ant-zen.com/product/id/2888

available at bandcamp: https://ant-zen.bandcamp.com/album/quatuor-solitaire

tracklist: 01. sans voix 02. voie sans mots 03. cœur au core 04. corps de maux 05. haut chœur de pas sages 06. au lieu des messes à je 07. les clefs ragent des visages des virages

upc 821272218920 release date: 14september2k16

artwork / painting by lingouf

for more than a decade lingouf has surprised his listeners with a myriad of releases that, while the sound and conceptual approach has constantly changed are always recognizably lingouf. unified by the intention to interpret complex influences and sounds from the outside world by distilling them into his own predetermined work flow - this apparently simplified act has been the basis for an unlimited collection of creative processes.

for the realization of 'quatuor solitaire', samples, acoustic instruments and vocals were omitted - leaving only synthesizers as sound sources and each composition was made using only four tracks. this is an integral part of the concept behind this release. like the four basic elements fire, water, wind and air, four tracks can be the raw elements to any individual's singular universe - a quartet (french: quatuor), a mirror to look inside oneself.

the sonic results of this conceptual excursion are seven powerful tracks with mighty bass pulses, catchy sequencer lines and the peculiar melodies only lingouf is able to create. this is technoid intelligent dance music at it's best - a perfect balance between ease and tension, suitable for headphones as well as for club sound systems.

discography 09.2k16 (excerpt): quatuor solitaire. cd. ant-zen act356. 2016 perles de nausée. digital album. otolythe. 2015 œuvre au noir. cd. ant-zen act339. 2015 frequences sensibles. cd. ant-zen act316. 2014 illumina-tv. cd. ant-zen act298. 2013 terre de pierres. cd. ant-zen act278. 2012 go quantum!. digital album. ant-zen dig027. 2012 doème. cd. ant-zen act266. 2011 ange et gruikk. cd. ant-zen act226. 2009 area keloza. cd. ant-zen act216. 2008 ecritomate. cd. ark-aïk ark.cd004. 2007 printemtrash. cd. teknomad records tnm cd 02. 2006 internazional fratricide. cd. ark-aïk ark.cd002/1. 2005

hypnoskull. immer wieder nein. cd. ant-zen act354

available at ant-zen mailorder: https://mailorder.ant-zen.com/product/id/2832

available at bandcamp: https://ant-zen.bandcamp.com/album/immer-wieder-nein

tracklist: 01. die 23 augen des dr.(hyp)no 02. immer wieder nein 03. black db 04. die angst (findet nicht mehr statt) 05. phantomschmerz 06. soho (die nacht findet nicht mehr statt) 07. who (with dirty gutter) 08. krank vor wut 09. alles schwarz 10. kleine dunkle vorahnung 11. niedergang 12. gegen verführung 13. benares song 14. seeräuber jenny (with nona gogol gonzales)

upc 821272218227 release date: 17june2k16

'immer wieder nein' recorded 2015-2016 at cl²³, belgium by hypnoskull. vocals on 'who' by dirty gutter, additional vocals and instruments by michiel de malsche. vocals on 'seeräuber jenny' by nona gogol gonzales, violin by michiel de malsche. additional scoring recorded at pokka studio, zwolle, the netherlands. mastering by kubus at kubus-biets, zwolle, the netherlands. painting by ira a. goryainova (2016): paul samson-körner and bertolt brecht (1926). layout by stefan alt.

sonic explorations into the rich tapestry of electronic music aside, resistance and challenge have always been hypnoskull's primary statements of purpose, and examining these themes in attendant texts and song lyrics has been, and always will be of the utmost importance to patrick stevens. this work. 'immer wieder nein', his ninth album on ant-zen, is no exception! presenting a highly explosive assemblage of aurally conveyed anger and thought-provoking impulses, a barrage of fierce and violent loops originating from harsh electronics and rhythmic noise backed up with distorted techno beats, this release moves the listener into a state of hypnosis, making them receptive to the lyrics of the closing three tracks. well-known german poet and playwright bertolt brecht inspired hypnoskull to make radical re-interpretations of his works 'gegen verführung' (against seducement), 'benares song' and 'seeräuber jenny' - lyrics about devastation, seeking bloody revenge, and opposition which haven't lost their relevance in the last hundred years. it is important to say 'no' time after time, again and again - join the chant: immer wieder nein!

a statement from hypnoskull: 'immer wieder nein' sagen. saying 'no', time after time, again and again. to question everything. to never accept all you read, because it was written. deconstructing authority.'immer wieder nein' to the never ending and mind eating streams of disinformation. to the propaganda in the disguise of clickbait. to the political communication which pretends to be non-political and based upon ‘facts’. to the ‘truths’ presented to us on a daily basis. to the ‘truths’ that pretend to have no reason except for being ‘truths’. 'immer wieder nein' to the reactions of the masses, the mainstream, the ‘people’ - because ‘the people’ only seem to repeat the press releases which were taken over by their media and written by the spokesmen of those who very soon don’t even have to hide their hidden agenda any longer. 'no' to those who pretend nothing is wrong. 'nein' to those who pretend it’s the end of humanity. 'immer wieder nein' to the violence executed on a daily basis in order to get a select group of people in charge - or keep them in charge. 'immer wieder nein' to the new sectarians of rationalism. 'immer wieder nein' to the new church of emotionalism. lord, give us our daily bloody event so we have an opportunity to rant. to take a side. to choose a camp. and the one who will be the outsider, because he doesn’t want, or can’t make a ‘choice’ will be the one we will spit at. 'immer wieder nein' to those who believe they can question a written word because it doesn’t serve their cause. or because it describes openly their deepest desires which they have to keep secret and hidden cause their surroundings won’t accept. 'immer wieder nein' to the web of lies people choose to live in. 'immer wieder nein' to the pre-programmed sets of ‘moral’ standards, for centuries the perfect tool of suppression and censorship. 'immer wieder nein' to institutionalised power and force - it was and is, and always will be abused by those who control it. 'immer wieder nein' to those who don’t want you to look back and remind them about the times when ‘we’ lost all control. keep reminding them. 'immer wieder nein' to those who reduce humans to ‘capital’ cause they are the ones who reduce you to a figure in an efficiency spreadsheet. the spreadsheet was never, is not and never will be the poetry which we all need when true darkness hits our existential cores. 'immer wieder nein' to those who reduce art to a playground only for the chosen few. 'no' to those who believe ‘positivity’ will conquer all. keep watching aside. 'no' to those who desperately try to erase all dangers in life - their fight against death can’t be won. never. ever. 'immer wieder nein' to those who steal from all of us - who steal our possibilities, our freedoms, our opportunities, in a worldwide mantra with only one sentence : ‘we all have to make sacrifices to maintain our security’. 'immer wieder nein' to 'nein' itself. it only takes one 'yes' to balance out the 'no'. which part in 'no' you didn’t understand again?

hypnoskull discography on ant-zen: immer wieder nein. cd. act354. 2016 electronic music means war to us 2. cd. act294. 2013 industrial owes us money. cd. act205. 2008 panik mekanik. cd. act187. 2006 dark skies over planet e.. cd. act174. 2004 operation tough guy!. cd/2x12'/boxset. act134/134.1/134.4. 2002 electronic music means war to us. cd. act114. 2001 ffwd>burnout! cd. act94. 1999 rhythmusmaschine eins-zwei. cd. act74. 1998