{"product_id":"moritz-von-oswald-silencio-2026-repress","title":"Moritz Von Oswald - SILENCIO (2026 Repress)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat are the differences and similarities between human and artificial sound, between oscillations generated by vocal cords and synthesizer voices, voltage amplified by speakers? On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilencio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his latest album for Tresor Records, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoritz von Oswald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e works with a 16-voice choir to explore this concept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from the ensemble works of long-standing inspirations \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdgard Varèse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGyörgy Ligeti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIannis Xenakis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, von Oswald and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVocalconsort Berlin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e delve into the space between sounds, creating a deeply textured collection that shifts between light \u0026amp; ethereal and dark \u0026amp; dissonant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs masterfully demonstrated in the early work of von Oswald and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMark Ernestus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ influential \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBasic Channel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e project, repetition and reduction are key elements here, much in the tradition of techno and minimalism. The vast dynamism of the human voice adds to the profound weight of electronics while offering up a rhythmic source and sonic noise palette unexplored in von Oswald’s repertoire. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilencio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, von Oswald dredges a dank murk, pulling clouds over a distant pulse. It hangs, ready to take on new forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe compositions were written in von Oswald’s Berlin studio on classic synthesizers, such as the EMS VCS3 \u0026amp; AKS, Prophet V, Oberheim 4-Voice and the Moog Model 15. These abstract recordings were transcribed to sheet music for choir by Berlin-based Finnish composer and pianist, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJarkko Riihimäki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and performed by Vocalconsort Berlin in Ölberg church in the city’s Kreuzberg district, only few metres down the road from where Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering and Hard Wax opened their doors for music enthusiasts for many years so long.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe recordings of the choral versions were then incorporated into the synthesized parts of the album and brought into anew electronic context; in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilencio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the focus is not on using one means to imitate the other, but to sonically discuss the tensions and harmonies between the two worlds and create a dialogue between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe relationship between von Oswald and Tresor Records goes back thirty years, all the way to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlake Baxter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDream Sequence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1991 - which von Oswald engineered alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Fehlmann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The collaboration with Fehlmann lived on, seeing the duo team up as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3MB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEddie Fowlkes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuan Atkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. More recently, the Detroit-Berlin connection continued as Juan Atkins \u0026amp; Moritz von Oswald present \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor von Oswald, Tresor Records and also the participating guest musicians of the choir, this release brings together audiences from other musical areas, cross-pollinating; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilencio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an album that stands for itself beyond the musical genre boundaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tresor","offers":[{"title":"180g Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":60036664951129,"sku":"SDZ-55019","price":37.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0048071397_10.jpg?v=1792504665","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/moritz-von-oswald-silencio-2026-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}