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Thomas Köner/Asmus Tietchens/Ditterich von Euler-Donnersperg
This three track EP given to attendees at a live performance in Germany earlier this year, is now available for those who did not attend. Each of the legendary artists contributes one piece to this all-too-brief release, which comes together just as brilliantly as if it were a stand alone release.
Von Euler-Donnersperg’s "Die Schnarrmaus des kleinen Fritz" opens, using what sounds like a dripping faucet to construct an insistent, continuous rhythm swathed in metallic echo.Eventually it transitions to a jumpy, cut-up collage of metallic rattling and percussion before submitting to a digital mangling at the end.The result is a unique combination of texture and rhythm, never fully falling into either end of the spectrum
Köner's "Le Bateau Ivre" is the shortest piece, clocking in a little under four minutes.While it has bit less of the frigid, tundra-like sound of his usual style, it still trades in that sparse, but melodic use drone that he uses so well.Obscured by shadow, there is a beautiful melody hiding, but it never fully appears.
Asmus Tietchens' "L10RA" takes up more than half of this EP, which, as a self-confessed Tietchens fan boy, made me quite happy.Opening with obscured layers of static, the subtlety is upset by understated surges of time-worn noise, sounding like lost recordings of early gramophones appearing out of thin air.He continues this dynamic, pushing the mix into a louder, more forceful one before pulling back and letting space in.It has that distinct Tietchens sound, which is hard to qualify but is undeniably brilliant.
Even disconnected from the performance (which surely was brilliant given the lineup), this brief mini album stands on its own as a compilation of new material from three of the most respected sound artists currently active today.
samples:
- Ditterich von Euler-Donnersperg - "Die Schnarrmaus des kleinen Fritz"
- Asmus Tietchens - "L10RA"
- Thomas Koner - "Le Bateau Ivre"
 
