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"eitkratzer director Reinhold Friedl and his ensemble present new compositions, grounded on Domenico Scarlatti's piano sonata F-minor K.466. Commissioned by the dance company Rubato and dedicated to Mario Bertoncini (1932-2019). Little is known about Domenico Scarlatti ...
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KR102 | KARLRECORDS

"2023 First ever, remastered vinyl version! The core duo plus guest collaborators expand its sonic palette of RICK BROWN's elemental percussive patterns and CHE CHEN's ecstatic modal guitar style to a new musical richness.With some tape releases and their first album ...
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KR108 | KARLRECORDS

"EREIGNISHORIZONT, SCHNEIDER TM's new and with a duration of over 80 minutes truly epic album, sounds and feels like a soundtrack for a yet-to-be-made sci-fi movie and exposes the essence of Dresselhaus' artistic approaches, crafted here with a more pared-down set-up, ...
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KR104CD | KARLRECORDS

"EREIGNISHORIZONT, SCHNEIDER TM's new and with a duration of over 80 minutes truly epic album, sounds and feels like a soundtrack for a yet-to-be-made sci-fi movie and exposes the essence of Dresselhaus' artistic approaches, crafted here with a more pared-down set-up, ...
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KR104 | KARLRECORDS

The third and closing chapter of the "Raum" trilogy by an moku and stefan schmidt - "Raum Im Raum" serves finely crafted ambient / soundscapes, and is the most intense and darkest album of the series.
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KR110 | KARLRECORDS

"Born and raised in Naples, Berlin-based sound artist / vocalist SARA PERSICO cut her teeth experimenting on the fringes of Naples' fiery underground experimental/noise scene, developing a technique that would integrate her voice with analogue electronics, field ...
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KR107CS | KARLRECORDS

"Modular synthesizers / electronics + a drum kit enhanced with triggers and sensors: on its self-titled debut album, the duo hA¨K / Danzeisen creates a sonic energy that oscillates between high-precision rhythm patterns, analogue sounds and frenzy climaxes." (label ...
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KR105LP | KARLRECORDS

"11th album by the one-of-a-kind collective: psychedelia and free form jazz (not jazz) trigger a sophisticated excursion into weird textures with drastic turns. Dislocated dense music full of secret connections!" (label info)
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KR101CD | KARLRECORDS

"11th album by the one-of-a-kind collective: psychedelia and free form jazz (not jazz) trigger a sophisticated excursion into weird textures with drastic turns. Dislocated dense music full of secret connections!" (label info)
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KR101LP | KARLRECORDS

"Cello player and electronic artist Martina Bertoni returns with her 2nd album for Karl: Hypnagogia delivers six new, masterfully crafted tracks between experimental ambient, drone and modern composition. " (label info)
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KR097 | KARLRECORDS

"Electronic music legend and head of Editions Mego, Peter Rehberg, teams up with zeitkratzer mastermind Reinhold Friedl. 3 side-long pieces melting electronic / contemporary avantgarde. Uncompromising.When Peter "Pita" Rehberg and Reinhold Friedl first met each other, ...
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KR099 | KARLRECORDS

"By zkr director Reinhold Friedl's personal request now available on vinyl for the first time: Zeitkratzer's critically acclaimed interpretations of groundbreaking compositions by James Tenney. James Tenney (1934 - 2006) was a composer, music theorist and pioneer ...
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KR095 | KARLRECORDS

"Italian sound artist GIULIO ALDINUCCI returns with his 4th album on KARL: "Real" is again a truly masterfully composed and sound-designed ambient masterpiece and a more than worthy follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Borders And Ruins" (2017), "Disappearing In A ...
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KR096 | KARLRECORDS

repressed "The compilation "Celestial Birds" reveals and focuses on the widely unkown electronic compositions of the AACM founder and jazz pianist MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS. No. 5 in the Perihel Series, curated by zeitkratzer director REINHOLD FRIEDL. MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS ...
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KR070 | KARLRECORDS

repressed "On her 6th album, the French electroacoustic composer BERANGERE MAXIMIN explores the idea of a kaleidoscopic world - a sonic aggregation of living creatures, plants, minerals, nature and buildings, using various sound objects, small percussions, synths, ...
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KR078 | KARLRECORDS

This album is disc V "Late Works" of the 5 LP / 5 CD box set "Electroacoustic Works" that celebrates the 100th anniversary of IANNIS XENAKIS (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers. All tracks have been newly mixed by longtime ...
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KR091 | KARLRECORDS

This album is disc II "Les Polytopes I" of the 5 LP / 5 CD box set "Electroacoustic Works" that celebrates the 100th anniversary of IANNIS XENAKIS (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers. All tracks have been newly mixed by ...
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KR090 | KARLRECORDS

This album is disc I "Early Works" of the 5 LP / 5 CD box set "Electroacoustic Works" that celebrates the 100th anniversary of IANNIS XENAKIS (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers. All tracks have been newly mixed by longtime ...
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KR089 | KARLRECORDS

This album is disc III "Les Polytopes II" of the 5 LP / 5 CD box set "Electroacoustic Works" that celebrates the 100th anniversary of IANNIS XENAKIS (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers. All tracks have been newly mixed by ...
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KR044 | KARLRECORDS

This album is disc IV "Les Polytopes III" of the 5 LP / 5 CD box set "Electroacoustic Works" that celebrates the 100th anniversary of IANNIS XENAKIS (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers. All tracks have been newly mixed by ...
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KR024 | KARLRECORDS

"New album by the Berlin-based musician, composer and producer MIDORI HIRANO aka MIMICOF, entirely recorded using the EMS SYNTHI100 at Electronic Studio Radio Belgrade during an artist residency: contemporary electronic music / ambient for the advanced listener. " ...
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KR093 | KARLRECORDS

repressed "Three early compositions (1968-1970) by Steve Reich, one of the most prolific exponents of minimal music, in stunning interpretations by the critically acclaimed Ensemble Avantgarde. Available on vinyl (180gr, gatefold sleeve incl. download code) for the ...
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KR026 | KARLRECORDS

"The new album by the Peruvian-born / Berlin-based experimental artist Ale Hop was conceived in a context of immobility and provides six sonic vignettes that wonder about location, circularity, rootedness and experience. In collaboration with Ana Quiroga, Concepcion ...
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KR087 | KARLRECORDS

"IANNIS XENAKIS (1922-2001) is one of the most important composers of the 20th century avantgarde whose influence on music can be traced to the present day - not only in the world of conservatory-trained composers but also in various streams of current non-academic ...
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KR092CD | KARLRECORDS

"the first chapter of the "raum"-trilogy by dominik grenzler aka an moku and stefan schmidt. Finely crafted ambient / soundscapes using bass, cello, electronics and field recordings. the album: as for many musicians, if there was anything positive about the lockdown in ...
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KR085 | KARLRECORDS