Cel (felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler)

Cel (felix Kubin & Hubert Zemler)

The debut album from this German-Polish duo CEL is a test laboratory for rhythmic cadences and electrostatic discharges. Under the expert guidance of Hamburg producer Tobias Levin, they have created seven self-contained instrumentals enriched by vibraphone, xylophone and African percussion. Zemlers stripped down mechanics and Kubins erratic electronics dovetail superbly. A sense of concentrated restlessness pervades the album - in the greater stream of things, some tracks come close to bursting their banks whilst others scale the loftiest heights of insanity. And yet - every movement, every tone fits perfectly. There is method to the madness, an exercise in systematic excess. A disconcerting electronic pulse traces a filtered path through Ping Korridor. In the space of something over ten minutes the atmosphere shifts from oppressiveness to openness. Indeed, unexpected twists lurk in many of the tracks, snaring the listeners undivided attention. Blink and youll miss the next turning: just when you think youve heard it all, the last salvo fired, the music veers off in a different direction without anyone, least of all the listener, reaching for the brakes. On the contrary, its full speed ahead with eyes wide open, deeper and deeper into the affair. Ghostly synths shimmer through Lichtton, punctuated by minimalist drums. No wave skeletons dance to the jagged rhythms of Elektrybalt. Funkenkammer is an acid monster dedicated to shredding your nerves. Jimmy Carter sends shockwaves across the dancefloor, causing bodies and objects to collide. You may ask: how is such a thing humanly possible? How can something so angular, so intrinsically Teutonic, groove so wildly? This album sees Felix Kubin push his sound generators to the outer limits of the frequency spectrum. Hubert Zemler delivers wonderfully forceful, machine-like beats and dark sonic collages. An album that sounds as if it has always existed as a source of inspiration to generations of musicians. A timeless classic.

Price
€ 26.00
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
14-02-2020
Label
Item-nr
538933
EAN
4015698657821
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In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. PING KORRIDOR
2. LICHTTON
3. ELEKTRYBALT
4. FUNKENKAMMER
5. DAS PERSONAL
6. DOPPELBILD
7. JIMMY CARTER