ARTIST:.......: Kl(aus) TITLE:........: Kl(aus) TYPE:.........: Retail LABEL:........: CATNO:........: GENRE:........: Electronic LANG:.........: English QUALITY:......: 271 kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo CODEC.........: LAME 3.100 -V0 SOURCE:.......: WEB GRABBER:......: UKW TRACKS:.......: 5 SIZE:.........: 82.24 LENGTH........: 00:40:32 RELEASE YEAR:.: 2016-00-00 RIP DATE:.....: 2020-12-15 T R A C K L I S T -------------------- 1. Three Sheets 7:00 2. Proof Portal 6:01 3. It Hurts To Shoot Gloves From Your Stick, But It's 8:13 Necessary 4. Feral Teapot 13:22 5. Big Dream and A Pinch Of Towel 5:56 ----- Total 40:32 min R E L E A S E N O T E S ------------------------- http://only1klaus.bandcamp.com/album/kl-a-s Former Tasmanians and school friends Stewart Lawler (Boxcar, Severed Heads) and Jonathan Elliott (Prayers in Ashes, Batrachian) formed Kl(au?s) in 2013. With many years experience playing in critically acclaimed and influential Australian electronic bands using sequencers and laptops, and even more long evenings in the pub arguing the nuances of Tangerine DreamÆs 1979-1985 period, the pair realised that the Berlin School genre is a perfect vehicle for a style of improvisation and sonic exploration that is focussed around playing instruments rather than performing from laptops. Says Lawler, ôWe think the recent trend for æauthenticityÆ in electronic music by exclusively using vintage equipment is a bit misplaced, to be honest. What really matters is how you play the instrument; be it physical or software, itÆs how you interact with the sounds as you play that counts. By recording live improvisations direct to multi-track audio weÆve displaced the sequencer from its central role, allowing a more organic development of musical ideas to take placeö. The result is a magnificent soundscape of an album that takes the listener on a journey from beginning to end and while referencing an earlier eraÆs style and methodology doesnÆt shy away from using modern production technology to achieve its own unique sound. It may also be the first Berlin School album to feature the sounds of an Australian spotted gum forest. The album was mastered in Sydney by industry veteran Rick OÆNeil released July 1, 2016