Art Zoyd – Music You Need To Hear

Thierry Zaboitzeff – Séquences

As a cellist, bassist, composer and former member of Art Zoyd, I’d venture to say that Thierry Zaboitzeff needs no introduction. However, what I didn’t know about him over these past few years was that he has been active making soundtracks.

This particular one is for the movie Winds of Sand, Women of Rock, which is a film about a group of Tubu women traveling the Sahara Desert selling dates in Agadez, Niger. The film looks fascinating, but the music is equally so, bringing to mind a lot of modern minimalist composers (the usual suspects, like Philip Glass and Michael Nyman, of course, but it would be appropriate to add Wim Mertens to this list as well).

The music on this album is a world away from Art Zoyd, definitely.

John Tejada & Ulrich Krieger – Silversonic

Two legends from rather different backgrounds collaborate on this EP.

Austrian-American DJ John Tejada is a legend in electronic music as has thrived in the scene as a sought-after remixer. I had the pleasure of meeting him several times while working at a record shop in Los Angeles during the 1990s, and it pleases me to no end how far his career has taken off.

Ulrich Krieger is a composer, improviser and experimental rock musician from Germany whose work you may have heard either as a composer or interpreter of contemporary classical music with Zeitkratzer/ or as a member of such experimental rock bands such as Art Zoyd.

Track 3 is freeform and beat-less, showing Krieger’s compositional skill. The piece stands out on its own, but in the hands of Tejada, he gives is a heartbeat that makes you want to move. Two tracks are remixed by Josh Wink, and they are of excellent quality.

It’s releases like this which keep me interested in techno. Bravo, lads.