*my
artforum
best of 2010
takes Gudrun Gut is a composer and a founding member of experimental punk/techno
bands Mania D, Malaria!, and Matador. Creator of the German record label Monika
Enterprise, she also heads the Berlin-based collective and new-music radio show
Ocean Club (Radioeins, 95.8 FM). Greie Gut Fraktion, her new project with Antye
Greie/AGF, released Baustelle (construction site) on Monika this past summer.
1 Four Tet, There Is Love in You (Domino) With great production
and sensitive programming/writing, this album is a must. The sound repetition
used here reminds me of the Swedish band the Field (in a good way). I had the
record playing nonstop all summer. 2 Thomas Fehlmann, Gute Luft (Kompakt) In 2008, eighty camera
teams set out to film Berlin, following all kinds of people for twenty-four
hours straight. This past September, director Volker Heise’s resulting
24h Berlin was broadcast, uninterrupted, on German TV. Thomas Fehlmann scored
parts of the documentary and compiled for this Kompakt release many of the tracks
from the film, along with several others that never made the cut. As a record,
it’s very good daytime listening—not just “good air,”
but Gute Berliner Luft! 3 Jackmate & the Missing Linkx, “Täterätä,”
Discodisco2 (Pampa) The best bass line I’ve heard this year is my two
little cats, Moon and Caruso, purring away on my lap. But the one on this track
is pretty great, too. 4 Wolfgang Voigt, Freiland Klaviermusik (Profan) I love Wolfgang’s
courage and have been following his work since he started Gas (which sounds
like glam-rock Wagner). True to Kraftwerk’s motto Musik als Träger
von Ideen (Music as a transporter of ideas), this new electronic piano-based
record pushes into even more remote territory. 5 Natalie Beridze Ambient, elegant, brilliantly melancholic,
Natalie Beridze, aka TBA, aka Tusia Beridze is an exceptional artist from Tbilisi,
Georgia. In 2003, the German techno label Max Ernst released her first full-length
album and from her work with Goslab (a Tbilisi-based arts collective) to the
tracks she put out on volume 1 of 4 Women No Cry (Monika, 2005) to her recent
collaboration with experimental pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto, I love everything
she’s done. 6 Harmonious Thelonious, Talking (Italic) Here, electro mastermind
and cofounder of Italic Recordings Stefan Schwander (aka Antonelli) carries
the serial minimalist tradition of Kraut/NEU! forward with an Afro-industrial-infused
sense of the contemporary—and it’s refreshingly good. 7 Delia Derbyshire Early electronic composer and musician Derbyshire
was the subject of a major BBC Radio 4 documentary this past spring following
the recent reissue of her 1971 BBC Radiophonic Music. I came across her work
via YouTube a few years ago and am glad she’s back in the public consciousness. 8 White Noise, An Electric Storm (Island) The rediscovery of
the year for me. Although this record was recorded by Derbyshire and fellow
BBC Radiophonic Workshop composer Brian Hodgson (and produced by David Vorhaus)
in 1968, it sounds anything but old or out of sync. Fresh, sexy, chaotic, and
wild, and using one of the very first synths, it goes really well with all of
the new stuff coming out of LA right now.
Click to enlarge
Gonjasufi, Mojave Desert outside Las Vegas, 2010. Photo: Tomas Muscionico. 9 Dublab in Los Angeles I love the Los Angeles music scene—especially
dublab.com radio and the Plug Research label crew. It’s full of so many
free-minded, inventive people making great music, like Dntel, Daedelus, and
Flying Lotus. What counts here is more their attitude than any specific sound—and
one that’s far away from Hollywood fake. Check out Gonjasufi’s A
Sufi and a Killer (Warp, 2010). 10 Klaus Weber and Martin Ebner, Eyetree, 2010 (UM Festival
2010, Sternhagen Gut, Germany) Taking place every other year, this art/music/literature/film
event is set in the countryside about an hour’s drive northeast of Berlin.
It’s wonderful to see culture mixing with the trees and meadows, and this
work by Weber and Ebner—two big metal eyes suspended from branches, lost
in a weeping willow—couldn’t have been better sited. Fantastic!
*greie
gut
fraktion - BAUSTELLE yes we did it- our new album BAUSTELLE is out on monika enterprise.
we are very happy that ian anderson from designers republic recollaged our collages
and made a bright and cool artwork for us. thanks ian!
the 12inch has fantastic remixes for "wir bauen eine neue stadt" by
alva noto and wolfgang voigt.
videos were done at merz akademie for - drilling
an ocean and wir
bauen eine neue stadt ........
greie gut fraktion : stadtmixe (12")
greie gut fraktion : baustelle (album cd)
*greie
und gut antye greie (known as AGF) and me have finishished recording our album
BAUSTELLE.
antye is mixing in finland and we will be preparing the coverartwork.
you will be surprised by the result- for now check this: baustelle
and here a preview wir
bauen.....
*best
of 2009 my little list of records i liked last year
kreidler: mosaik 2014
bill callahan: sometimes i wish we were an eagle
the field: yesterday and today
mulatu astatke: the story of ethio jazz
the sound of lucrecia: congost
grizzly bear
mapstation: the africa chamber
gala drop
matias aguayo: ay ay ay
*aus
nz cn + bbc + usa my fabulous tour to australia and new zealand
ended with a concert in beijing china on the way back to berlin.
i played shows in aus brisbane (thanks lawrence english), aus melbourne (thanks
oren ambarchi), nz christchruch, nz wellington, nz auckland (all nz dates thanks
to zoe from altmusic
festival and to christoph and lisa from goehte institut). then the final
show in beijing on world womens day march 8st (thanks to goethe institut and
philipp). it was wonderful!
my
cooperation withagf
"baustelle" for bbc
late junction will finally be broadcasted on march 19th on bbc3 at about
23:56.
my first usa
solo gigs: in april i am following an invitation from the boulder communikey
festival to play the opening night on the 17th of april and the university
of colorado i will be part of the visiting artist program 20th till 23rd, i
will do more gigs sharing bill with thomas fehlmann in san francisco at mezzanine
24th and portland at holocene 26st of april.
*transgression the exhibition „transgression" shows visual works by
seven artists: Lydia Lunch, Niagara, Gudrun Gut, Françoise Cactus, Danielle
de Picciotto, Breeda C.C. and Myra Davies. all 7 work besides their musical
activity in the field of visual art. through crossover prjects they have caused
new "frictions" and significantly influenced following generations.
curated by Danielle de Picciotto.
my part is a dream about apples, pears and deer, a selfportrait in used sheets.
popular structures. logistics.
exhibition duration: 14th december - 11th january 2009
location: neurotitan, haus schwarzenberg, rosenthalerstraße
39, 10178 berlin
opening hours: mo - sa: 12 - 20h; So: 14 -19h
*7
women no cry along with the release of the third volume of the "4
women no cry" cd (which i happily curate and put together- this time
with 4 female artists i found on myspace) we had the opening to the worldtronic
festival at haus
der kulturen der welt berlin with 7women no cry! here a pic from the last
moment where they all had a session together as encore. 26st of november 2008
the sound of lucrecia (columbia)
julia holter (california)
manekinekod (greece)
dorit chrysler (austria/usa)
tusia beridze (georgia)
mico (japan/gb)
rosaria blefari (argentina)
aftershow dj: gudrun gut
visuals: flora+faunavisions
*myra
davies and blaktroniks and agf here
an update on my latest collaborations
Myra Davies:
i finished a new recordings with spoken word artist myra davies from vancouver.
it's a new album myra and me started last year, myra doing concept, vocals and
lyrics and me music and production.
the "Myra Davies: The Girl Suite EP" is already available as an online
release and the album "Myra Davies: Cities and Girls" is coming as
a cd and online release end of september on Moabit
Musik - here with music not only by me - there is a track by beate bartel
and by danielle de picciotto with alexander hacke.
and it's all about cities and girls... and its great!
Blaktroniks:
are from san francisco and they asked me for a vocal contribution for their
new album "Blaktroniks: Mechanized Soul" on Rubaiyat
Rec- we communicated via email and met once in san fransisco. the track
is called "noon" - i send them the vocal recording and then they dubbed
it up. cool.
agf:
antye greie (agf)
and me are doing a coop for bbc3 "late junction" broadcast - our working
title is "baustelle" - we are still on the case. this new work will
be on air in march09.
*new
album
i finally finished my album - it will be released end of march 2007 on monika-
naturally.
and the title is: I put a record on
:-)
*gg
best of 2006 list
this is a list of some of my favourite records from last year -
ekkehard ehlers ---a life without fear ---album staubgold
liars ---drums not dead ---album mute
tv on the radio ---return to cookie mountain ---album
tvontheradio
niobe ---white hats ---album tomlab
rashim ----suns.shadows ---album mosz
smog ---rock bottom riser ---single domino
esg ---keep on moving ---album souljazzrecords
james figurine ---mistake mistake ... ---album monika
first nation ---first nation ---album paw-tracks
thomas fehlmann ---emo pack ---12inch kompakt
tortoise+ bonnie 'prince' billy ---the brave and the bold ---album domino
barbara morgenstern---- the grass is always greener ---album monika
the field ---sun + ice ---12inch kompakt
ricardo villalobos ----fizheuer zieheuer ---minialbum playhouse
*gut
a rist
aka pipilotti rist und gudrun gut
"celle zu zweit selbst"
audio video installation 2006 for sonambiete
festival
ex polish embassy/botschaft, berlin, unter den linden 72
file under:
unterwäsche auf gestricketem krautrocktechno mit orangengitarre, klopfgeistern,
bienenfütterung und ehemaligen kinderpolnischen botschaften im schweizer
hintergarten. brennesseln vor und hinter der haut.
knitted krautrocktechno with orange on guitar, pounding ghosts, bee feeding
and ex childish polish embassys in swiss backgardens. stinging-nettle in front
and behind the skin.
our slogan: "polish girls rule the world" was deleted from the wall
twice- unfortunatly: not there anymore. its still an embassy.
.....Highlights
of the sonambiente berlin 2006 opening weekend, June 1st to 5th, include a site-specific
sound and light installation at the Potsdamer Platz metro station by the Austrian
artists group [dyna:mo] and the performance by the freq_out orchestra with the
Swedish artist Carl Michael von Hausswolff. Plus, the sonambiente_exhibition,
which stands at the centre of the six-week festival, opens its doors to works
by some 75 internationally known artists such as Candice Breitz, Janet Cardiff/Georg
Bures Miller, Terry Fox, Christina Kubisch, Bernhard Leitner, Aernout Mik, Helen
Mirra, Carsten Nicolai, Finnbogi Pétursson and Pipilotti Rist with Gudrun
Gut.
1.june till 15th of july 2006
*gguts
best of 2005 list
the field - things keep falling down (12“- kompakt)
blefari, pratter, gouzy, beridze - 4women no cry (album - monika)
coco rosie - alles (touch + go)
judith juilerath - slack time remixes (12“ shitkatapult)
portable - version (album scape)
stereolab - kyberneticka babicka pt1(7“ - dreiersingle)
karen dalten - so hard to tell who is going to love you the best (album - koch
rec)
depeche mode - precious / m.mayer remix (12“ - mute)
gudrun gut - move me (7“ earsugar)
jan jelinek - kosmischer pitch (album - scape)
adolf noise - zuviel zeit ( mr. koze sowieso)
morgenstern/lippok - tesri (album - monika)
the orb - okie dokie (album - kompakt)
you dee - through the tulips (album - onitor)
triola - im fünftonraum (album - kompakt)
*gg
- alte lieder- background + memory hits
matador - memory (ecoute album)
neu! - alles
siouxie + the banshees - happy house + hongkong garden
daf - kebab träume (7“)
throbbing gristle - 20 jazz funk greats (album)
harmonia - de luxe immer wieder (deluxe album)
normal - warm leatherette (7“)
new order - true faith (factory)
nick cave + the bad seeds - the ship song (the good son album)
kraftwerk - radio aktivität
*new
limited edition single out on earsugar:
a side: gudrun
gut: move me (tango)
b side: gudrun
gut: move me (thomas fehlmann tango shuffle)
SINGLE OF THE
WEEK!
GUDRUN GUT - Move Me
Earsugar 7" // £ 3.99
Another limited outing for Earsugar, this time round recruiting legendary Berlin
figure, one-time Malaria / Einstuerzende Neubauten member, as well as one half
of the massively influential Oceanclub radio show and head honcho of the Monika
Enterprise label..phewww...Gudrun Gut! Built around a killer Tango set piece
seeped in all the dub reverbarations and echo chamber padding you’d expect
from Berlin’s favourite experimental daughter, the overriding emphasis
here is on the kind of hedonistic abandon you just never get sounding this good.
With Gudrun’s vocal seemingly reinvented for this exquisite excursion,
its good vibes and otherworldly fascination that’s served here in buxom
quantity – summer really will last a lifetime. Oceanclub cohort and Kompakt
grandaddy Thomas Fehlman delivers the “Tango Shuffle” dub on the
flip, sangria and sunshine filtered through Cologne’s favourite jerkin
riddim. How good is this??/ Buy!!
*gudrun
gut interview and 1hour dj set at the great us mag tokion - see + listen: tokion
*gudrun
gut first exhibition with fotos as part of group exhibition
"kunst und königin"
13.- 28. august 2005 magazin of arena, berlin
*oceanclub
in japan! gudrun gut dj-gig in tokyo.
09.October.2005
german sounds presents oceanclub: berlin in tokyo JP-tokyo, ebisu @ club unit main:
gudrun gut (dj)
bus (live)
morgenstern/lippok (live)
le petit orb (live)
kaito (dj)
thomas fehlmann & alex paterson (dj) saloon:
cappablack (dj)
daniel meteo (dj)
amerika ruby (live)
+ third ear live acts + djs www.unit-tokyo.com www.third-ear.net/oceanclub www.oceanclub.de
