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B-Dubs – A Compilation

FOREWORD

Jean-Philippe is stunned

“Here is a compilation bringing together a few pieces of the huge and eclectic oeuvre of Bernhard Wöstheinrich. It’s curated by yours truly, Jean-Philippe Rossi (heart and brain of the Unquiet Music Ltd. project)

Some of you might know that my own music may not have existed without the big impact of me meeting Markus Reuter a few years back; but on the same occasion, I also met Bernhard and found out about his music. I was immediately attracted to his unique blend of electronics, atmospheric compositions and extended pieces, which dragged me into a totally unknown world.

How Bernhard brings this music to life remains a mystery to me to this day.

The series of pieces I have selected and edited here are an attempt to collect and contact some of this mystery. Arranged and sequenced according to my own taste and fantasy, they also happened to loop into my mind with a strange set of visions – unfolding landscapes and surreal events – that I tried to lay down in writing as they came together while I listened to the music.

For those who do not know Bernhard’s music, here is my attempt at setting you up to be transported the same way that I was.

For those of you who do, here’s another trip through this universe of sound and its way of interwining the self-evident with the transgalactic.”

Jean-Philippe Rossi

A new Painting

I’ve resumed my art practice of the “annual oil painting”

These oil studies are a parallel to my music journey. Amid diverse material and color trials, oil on canvas remains my preferred mode. Unlike music and design, my paintings never really came to the fore.

See my complete painting oevre here

Presenting “Radius 1,” my 2023 piece. More variations on this motif can be expected, as circular forms recur in my work anyway. I embrace simplicity in shapes and compositions, even in canvas shape; so, most of them have a square shape, which still seems unusual for some.

Radius 1; 80 x 80 cm, oil on canvas

This current painting and some more are available as art prints
(click here!).

Infuse your space with fresh vibes, supporting my artistic journey.

Bernhard Wöstheinrich – The Wilhelmshagen Sessions 20221125

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Audio Teaser


As a variation of my occasional collaborative sessions with my friends Volker Lankow and Andreas von Garnier in Andreas’ studio, the Wilhelmshagen Sessions, this album presents a unique twist. Rather than a collective effort, it features an isolated track, taken out of context, that I recorded in the studio, meticulously edited and processed to create an immersive and expansive ambient experience.

bernhardwoestheinrich.bandcamp.com/album/the-wilhelmshagen-sessions-20221125

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credits

released June 28, 2023

Bernhard Wöstheinrich: Synthesizers, Keyboards, Live-ArrangementMixing & editing: Bernhard Wöstheinrich

Recorded at SYNTHASIS-Studio, Berlin, Germany, on November 25, 2022.

Mastering: Markus Reuter


Live!@EMEAPP: A Strangely Beautiful Stream of Consciousness

The Electronic Music Education and Preservation Project (EMEAPP) is a world-class curated collection of rare vintage electronic instruments. It is a private museum, a critical learning center and a multimedia production studio outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It is their charge to preserve these unique resources and make them available to their members and the world. EMEAPP does this through its research projects, creative endeavors, and media programming, enlightening many people along the way.

On April 19, 2023, during my US tour, I was invited to perform at this extraordinary venue. In this video you can follow me on this in-depth musical flow state.



Executive Producer: Mike Hunter
Audio Recording/Mastering: Drew Raison
Videography/Live Switching: Mike Hunter
Production Assistant: Lisa Platow
Video Post: Vince Pupillo Jr.

emeapp.org

Bernhard Wöstheinrich – Submerging in a Forgotten Pond

Materiaal Series, Part 060

This session is based on a sample set created from recordings of ponds. These sounds were recorded with a very special microphone, designed to capture all those mysterious sounds found in swamps, pools and smaller lakes. This device is capable of picking up all the scratching, hissing and cracking underwater noises, produced by plants, insects and everything else down there, revealing the secrets that go on right in your back yard.

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Bernhard Wöstheinrich – Keyboards, Samplers, Synthesizers and Sequencers

Editing & mixing: Bernhard Wöstheinrich
Mastering: Markus Reuter

Sound recordings with the Aquabeat Hydrophone by and with David Rothenberg

All drawings (cover and video): Christine Kriegerowski
kriegerowski.org

Video by Bernhard Wöstheinrich, additional pond footage by David Rothenberg

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