Demdike Stare - Something Special

It's been over a year since we last heard any new material from Demdike Stare, and there are rumbles of renewed studio activity somewhere in the not-too-distant horizon. In the meantime, Demdike finally present theIr third mix, and their first released on tape.

Shifting 'The Weight Of Culture' to a ferric format feels apt for their anachronistic tendencies, shrouding the crackle of expensive and often battered wax with the hum of their machines to suitably gauzy effect. As expected, they've dug ever deeper into the nooks of their archive, pairing obscure NDW diamonds with looped electronics and inverted jazz modes, traversing dimensions between kosmic flutes and terrestrial doom via illusive segues and masterful misdirection. You'll find obscure S&M odes penned by the most unlikely characters rubbing anonymous shoulders in the darkness with sublime Detroit rarities and blood-curdling noise themes, taking in private members body music, 'luud rock and practically every kink in between….

Limited Edition run of 150 copies, pro-duped 70 minute cassette housed in a stamped outer sleeve with artwork by Alex Solman.

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Another mix. Not quite sure what to make of it. Is this their stuff or them manipulating other folks or just a big bowl of soup or what?

I guess it's a 'mix' in the loosest possible sense. I don't have any of their mixes, thought I'd dip in with this one and see..

also title is 'The Weight of Culture'.

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Does indeed seem to be another mix. The last two CDs* have been pretty decent so ordered this one without a second thought. I think I particularly enjoy them because I'm not well-listened enough to recognise any of the sounds used in them. I also have a burgeoning cassette fetish.

EDIT: * last two mix CDs, I meant to say.

  On 2/15/2013 at 12:44 AM, SPD² said:

Another mix. Not quite sure what to make of it. Is this their stuff or them manipulating other folks or just a big bowl of soup or what?

Their mixes are cool. The general suspects are dark ambient and industrial electronics, jazz, library, techno, film scores, eastern music. They incorporate some of their own stuff in there as well. Their Osmosis mix starts with 'Poor Enunciation' by The Caretaker, haha. I forget if I've figured out any of the other tracks in them.

  On 2/17/2013 at 1:57 AM, Tauhid said:

 

  On 2/15/2013 at 12:44 AM, SPD² said:

Another mix. Not quite sure what to make of it. Is this their stuff or them manipulating other folks or just a big bowl of soup or what?

 

Their mixes are cool. The general suspects are dark ambient and industrial electronics, jazz, library, techno, film scores, eastern music. They incorporate some of their own stuff in there as well. Their Osmosis mix starts with 'Poor Enunciation' by The Caretaker, haha. I forget if I've figured out any of the other tracks in them.

i noticed karlheinz stockhausen in there as well

Yeah, the Demdike Stare mixes are something special and way more than a conventional one. Hopefully the new LP will be a bit more entertaining than Elementals.

How the hell do you open the case without ripping it?

  On 2/21/2013 at 3:00 PM, Caretstik said:

How the hell do you open the case without ripping it?

it can only be properly opened within a circle of salt.

I'll just wait til Walpurgis Night.

finally got a chance to listen to this (i.e., got access to a tape player). i think this is really awesome! don't know if there's a tracklist around, but i'd love to know some of these songs.