Elektronische Kammermusik 1 - Pole und Sunroof

Electronic chamber music
Pole
Sunroof aka Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones
Curator: Thorsten Nolting
Friday, March 22, 2024, 9 pm
DG Kunstraum, Finkenstr. 4, 80333 Munich

Admission 8:30 pm
Sunroof 9 to 10 pm
Pole 22 to 23 h

The program 'Electronic Chamber Music' is curated by Thorsten Nolting, who managed to win Pole aka Stefan Betke together with Sunroof aka Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones for a performance in Munich.

Stefan Betke (born 1967 in Düsseldorf) can look back on a career spanning over 25 years as a musician, producer, remixer and mastering engineer in abstract electronic club music. In particular, the eight albums he has released under the pseudonym Pole during this time have permanently shifted the coordinates of electronica. Beginning with his dark blue debut album '1' from 1998, Pole laid the foundations of bass, dub and a defective Pole filter as a starting point for the exploration and implementation of new sound architectures. By the turn of the millennium, these expeditions had grown into an album trilogy with the titles '1', '2' and '3', released in the colors blue, red and yellow. After the album 'Fading' (2020), Betke's successor 'Tempus' was released in 2022. An album that deals with the connection between past, present and future. Pole increasingly presented this through live performances, in which the elements of improvisation and the unsteady development of his own music played an equally constant and central role. With the precision of a civil engineer and the sure intuition of someone who can hear sound where there was silence before, Pole goes to the concrete basements, open-air stages and nightclubs in his path and blows them open from the inside.

Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones have been making music with synthesizers and - later - samplers since the late seventies. Daniel Miller (born 1951 in London) is a British music producer who founded the first electro-punk project 'The Normal' in 1978 and in the same year founded Mute Records, the label that is still influential in electronic pop today; it became famous for releasing all of Depeche Mode's albums up to 2010. Gareth Jones (born 1954 in northern England) is a British music producer who has worked with bands such as Depeche Mode, Einstürzende Neubauten, Wire, Nena and Erasure. After working in London, he moved to Berlin, where he worked in the Hansa recording studios. Jones is considered a pioneer of digital sampling technology. He co-produced three important Depeche Mode albums, 'Construction Time Again', 'Some Great Reward' and 'Black Celebration', which showed the significant musical transformation of the band.

Mute founder Daniel Miller met Gareth Jones when he asked him to work with him on the Depeche Mode album 'Construction Time Again' in late 1982. The result of the successful collaboration is well known to most. During the recording sessions, Miller and Jones were often in the studio when the band had finished their work to work on their own sessions - a practice they continued for years. In the mid-nineties, Sunroof emerged as a remix project. After four decades of friendship and collaboration, they released their joint debut album 'Electronic Music Improvisations Volume 1' in 2021 and the second album 'Electronic Music Improvisations Volume 2' in 2023. Both albums contain eight improvised, modular pieces with atmospheric structures and sounds. Sunroof reworked songs by Can, MGMT, To Rococo Rot, Kreidler and Goldfrapp.

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Electronic Chamber Music
Pole
Sunroof aka Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones
Curator: Thorsten Nolting
Friday 22nd March 2024, 9 pm

Entry 8:30 p.m
Sunroof 9 p.m. to 10 p.m
Pole 10pm to 11pm

The 'Electronic Chamber Music' program is curated by Thorsten Nolting, who managed to get Pole aka Stefan Betke together with Sunroof aka Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones to perform in Munich.

Stefan Betke (1967 in Düsseldorf), has established a noteworthy career spanning more than 25 years as a musician, producer, remixer, and mastering engineer in the realm of abstract electronic club music. Under the pseudonym Pole, he has released eight albums that have significantly influenced and transformed the electronica genre. His debut album, '1', released in 1998, introduced a distinct combination of bass, dub, and a faulty Pole filter, thus laying the foundation for innovative sound structures. As the new millennium approached, these explorations evolved into a trilogy consisting of '1′, '2′, and '3', each album designated by a specific color: blue, red, and yellow, respectively. After the album 'Fading' (2020), Betke's follow-up 'Tempus' was released in 2022. An album that deals with the connection between past, present and future. Pole increasingly showcased his work through live performances, where the elements of improvisation and the ever-evolving nature of his music took center stage. With the precision of a civil engineer and the intuitive ability to perceive noise in silence, Pole fearlessly infiltrates concrete basements, open-air stages, and nightclubs, transforming and making them explode from within. Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones have been creating music, initially through the use of synthesizers and in due course incorporating samplers since the late 1970s.

Daniel Miller (1951 in London) is a prominent British music producer. In 1978, he inaugurated the pioneering electro-punk project 'The Normal' and established Mute Records, a label that still holds significant influence in the electronic pop genre. Mute Records gained recognition through its release of all of Depeche Mode's albums until 2010. Gareth Jones (*1954 in Northern England) is a well-known British music producer who has collaborated with notable bands like Depeche Mode, Einstürzende Neubauten, Wire, Nena, and Erasure. After a period working in London, Jones relocated to Berlin and became involved with the renowned Hansa recording studios. Jones is regarded as a pioneer in the field of digital sampling technology. He co-produced three pivotal
Depeche Mode albums, 'Construction Time Again', 'Some Great Reward' and 'Black Celebration' which showcased the band's significant musical transformation.

Mute Records founder Daniel Miller crossed paths with Gareth Jones towards the end of 1982, when he asked him to join forces on the production of Depeche Mode's album 'Construction Time Again'. The outcome of this fruitful collaboration is widely recognized by most people. Throughout the recording process, Miller and Jones would frequently remain in the studio even after the band had finished their work, devoting their time to their own creative sessions - a practice that endured for many years. In the mid-1990s, a remix project called Sunroof appeared. Fast forward four decades of friendship and collaboration, they unveiled their debut album 'Electronic Music Improvisations Volume 1' in 2021 and a second album 'Electronic Music Improvisations Volume 2' in 2023. Both collections include eight remarkable modular pieces with improvised structures and atmospheric sounds. As 'Sunroof' they rearranged songs by Can, MGMT, To Rococo Rot, Kreidler, and Goldfrapp.

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