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carl craig & moritz von oswald - recomposed by - deutsche grammophon - cd

Genre: Techno / Electro

1. Intro
2. Movement 1
3. Movement 2
4. Movement 3
5. Movement 4
6. Interlude
7. Movement 5
8. Movement 6

A rework project of Carl Craig and Moritz von Oswald reworking standards of classical music from the composers Maurice Ravel & Modest Mussorgsky, recorded 20 years ago by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Over the period of one year, Carl Craig and Moritz von Oswald visited one another in Berlin and Detroit, where they created loops and made improvisations on them (just as jazz musicians do, although Carl Craig prefers to talk of jamming and not jazz music ). They opted for certain takes, which they left unchanged, and from these, they developed and set down further tracks. If one listens carefully here, a huge arch emerges which is brought to a happy conclusion. - An Interlude, filled with drones, clusters and other sonic effects, which produce a pleasant cloud of sound, prepares the way for the two last, very lengthy pieces, and it is interesting to learn that each of the final movements was mixed by just one man: Carl Craig is responsible for the opulent Movement 5, in which its classical origins are overwhelmed here and there by heroic-sounding, symphonic strikes, and one is transported to the parallel world of four-to-the-floor music; and (introduced by a cross fade) Moritz von Oswald puts his name to Movement 6, which is more minimalistic, and more abstract despite prominent, almost waltz-like congas. Tip!