Lithops - Formationen

sounds interesting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Ugd5F2jzA

Lithops, aka one half of Mouse on Mars Jan St. Werner, has been intrinsic to the development and recognition of Cologne as a world centre of electronic music with his collaborative projects, Mouse On Mars (with Andi Toma), Von Südenfed (w/ Mark E. Smith) and Microstoria (alongside Markus Popp aka Oval). 'Formationen' is based on four tracks created with synthesizers and effects which were discovered on cassettes dating to 1992-93, pre-dating much of his best known material. Jan has augmented the pieces with new elements and computer editing, creating a timelessly beautiful suite of classical, beatless electronic works. The tracks wouldn't comfortably fit into the "drone" or "ambient" categories, they're just too kinetic and experimental. Instead, as Werner himself calls them, these are "harmonically defined and modulated movements of sound", or abstract, nuanced and engrossing compositions which are defined by Jan's expanded sonic vision more than anything else.

boomkat (out of stock, btw)

mouse on mars is has always been the enemy of drone music in my mind. that's a feeling of why i like them.

when i say enemy, i mean, they're making music, not sleeping aids. they want you to listen closely and feel their creations. so above all else they're real in what they do. they're not full of shit like so many others and they've never been concerned with appearances or fitting in with what's cool.

this is awesome, i like lithops but all i have so far are mound magnet and ye viols.

i can recommend you lithops - scrypt

looking forward to this, also check out Holosud and other F.X. randomize collaborations with Jan St. Werner. basically the godfathers of glitch

Lovely! Hope this sees a digital release at some point..