krautfunk, by jo jena

krautfunk

by jo jena

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BM24 It's definitely something more than an usual ambient guitar album. Jo Jena has a very good ear for harmony and a beautiful guitar sound. Modern guitar fans should check this one out!

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1.	krautfunk (feat. siegfried jackson jr.) 03:59	buy track
2.	study in postindustrial duisburg 01:08	buy track
3.	friedrichskreuz 02:43	buy track
4.	grünfeld 04:05	buy track
5.	schwarzwäldler 02:30	buy track
6.	boche/bosch 01:24	buy track
7.	schraubenkönig 02:11	buy track
8.	rosa resonanz 02:30	buy track
9.	rothenbachkopf 02:30	buy track
10.	hidden champignons 03:08	buy track
11.	braunfeld 02:30	buy track
12.	global green social democracy 02:57	buy track

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this album is the continuation of my preoccupation with the concept of pulse and drone* which were conceptually formative in the early days of the minimal avantgarde. my interpretations are informed by free improvisation, synths, odd-meter-funk and techno. especially the latter was developed in so called post-industrial regions like german "ruhrpott" or the "rust belt" since around 1975 (more about my view on this complex in the four hand-drawn sketches included as extra material in the download).

both the rhythms and the minimal scapes/ambient tunes were created in a series of studio sessions as free solo improvisations. I was looking for a certain sound, trying - as the climbers would say - to "flash" it, i.e. to get straight through to the result without any preparation: the somewhat edgy and rough character of the album is deliberately intended after the careful schönberg and jazz recordings this year.

* see 3 strat studies/hot air (2000), rhythm 'n' drones (2004), scapes & experiments (2005)

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released October 26, 2021

jo jena - electric baritone, 7 & 8 string extended range guitars, fx, guitar synths, looper

special guest: siegfried jackson junior - guitarsolo on track 1

played, designed, recorded & mixed by jj; recorded at studio gresham, frankfurt am main in late spring 2021, mastering by LANDR

thanks to E# (recommendation of boden guitar!), mitka bartlomiej, lofileif and mike west. special thanks to e. for great overall support and artistic consulting.

this album is dedicated to u. & s.

instauratio minima musicarum 2021

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jo jena/imm records Frankfurt, Germany

imm (instauratio minima musicarum) records started in 2003 with the possibility of distributing music on the internet. currently, bandcamp is the best possible platform to pursue this vision. the focus is on solo works by guitarist and composer jo jena, which are informed by modal jazz, ambient and avantgarde. likeminded collaborations with burtis knight and other artists complement the catalogue. ... more

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