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Wöstheinrich, Lankow & von Garnier – Materiaal 071︱The Wilhelmshagen Sessions 20240419

Materiaal Series, Vol. 071

Recording of a studio session at Andreas von Garnier’s Synthasis Studio in Wilhelmshagen, Berlin, April 19, 2024.

The Wilhelmshagen sessions, taking place on a non-regular basis at Andreas’s studio, are a opportunity to experiment, play around, try out various new settings and combinations and eventually go completely bonkers.


This session turned out to have quite very narrative quality, much like a movie score, with lush textures and orchestral elements. The music invites the listener to immerse themselves in a complex, filmic experience of some sort.

At the end of the session Andreas’s asked us about the meaning of “cinematic” which we found very intriguing.

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credits

Bernhard Wöstheinrich – Keyboards, Synthesizers and Sequencers
Volker Lankow – Percussions, Loops and Drones
Andreas von Garnier – Keyboards, Synthesizers and Sequencers

Editing & mixing: Bernhard Wöstheinrich
Mastering: Markus Reuter
Cover drawing: Christine Kriegerowski (kriegerowski.org)

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Zam Johnson, Rainer Frey, Bernhard Wöstheinrich – Polyphony Performance Series 006-20230416

POLYPHONY AT THE BAIZ, SESSION 006

Recorded live at the “Polyphonie im BAIZ” (“Polyphony at the BAIZ”), Berlin, on April 16, 2024, featuring Zam Johnson.

OUR GUEST FOR THIS EVENT: ZAM JOHNSON
Zam has been in Berlin since 1987 and has played a decisive role in shaping Berlin’s musical landscape ever since. Prior to that in Los Angeles, he was involved in many sessions and recordings and was on tour with Iron Butterfly and Sweet Inspirations.
Here in Berlin, he has attracted attention as a jazz drummer in countless formations. But also as a multi-instrumentalist and composer of plays, compositions for Butoh dance (Yumiko Yoshioka and Minako Seki), experimental guitarist for Bob Rutman, drummer for Lars Rudolph’s Stan Red Fox to name just a few.

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Bianca, Rainer Frey, Bernhard Wöstheinrich – Polyphony Performance Series 005​​​-​​​20240319

POLYPHONY AT THE BAIZ, SESSION 005

Recorded live at the “Polyphonie im BAIZ” (“Polyphony at the BAIZ”), Berlin, on March 19, 2024, featuring Bianca.

Bianca grew up in Paris and moved to Berlin in 2011. She is trained in physical theater (Jacques Lecoq) and entered the world of music through vocal exploration (Song of the Goat, Roy Hart Theater). She experiments with voice, words and pedals, and joins music projects of various genres (experimental/noise – Tangram, Berlin Soundpainting Orchestra // improvised and traditional music – Drei Raben, ZuSu // rock/pop/blues – Blue Lane, Long way home).

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Reichenhall – Café Morgenstern

Looking at the Kottbusser Tor roundabout from space, you can see a star-shaped structure. A caravan of musicians follows the smell of freshly baked baklava. Café Morgenstern appears before them in flickering light. As they enter, they disappear into the mist. The sound of a sewing machine fills their ears. Like free radicals, they make their way. They push open a skylight, look up at the night sky, and hear radio transmissions.

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credits

released March 20, 2024

Bernhard Wöstheinrich: Sequencer, Keyboards & Synthesizer
Lukas Radiomodul: Loopmachine
Mathieu Sylvestre (SONUS EORUM): Looper and Electronics, Real-time Sound Transformations (sonuseorum.bandcamp.com)
Volker Lankow: Soundscapes & Loops (volkerlankow.bandcamp.com)
David Kollar: Guitar

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