LP / CD / DIGITAL pre-orders now at MWM bandcamp:
We are really psyched about the release of this new live album in collaboration with Sulatron Records for physical formats ! The improvisational band krautfuzz, with Imari Kokubo (drums), Dirk Dresselhaus (guitar, vocal), and Derek Shirley (bass) is embossed by an angular-futuristic tension, spanning from fuzzed-out neo-psych-rock, abstract, heavily processed minimalism to pure noise, and is open at the fringes, which also means that they usually invite surprise guests from diverse musical backgrounds for their live shows to play time-transcending music without a safety net while giving some extra attention to communication in-between each other as well as to the individual subconsciousness. Illustrious guest performers so far were Murat Ertel (Baba Zula), experimental sax player André Vida, Eleni Poulou (ex-The Fall) & Hilary Jeffery (zeitkratzer), Xambuca’s Chandra Shukla on processed e-sitar, and J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), who contributed a bunch of his outstanding electric guitar performances in the 2nd part of this live recording, which organically blend into the transcendental sound approach of krautfuzz.
As the three core members come from a variety of musical activities with the likes of faust, Schneider TM, die ANGEL, Locust Fudge, The Still, Monno, Vladislav Delay Quartet, Piratezombiedog or Hi-Speed Dubbing, the premise is to reduce stylistic concepts to their essence, implement moments of CHANCE and allow inspiration from unexpected styles such as contemporary classical or stochastic music.
What started with occasional studio sessions in late 2022 has so far led to 5 regular krautfuzz releases and some live shows that left enthusiastic audiences behind.
LP / CD at Sulatron Records
23rd May 2025: krautfuzz + iLan (live video) + special surprise guest, Schokoladen, Berlin, Germany tickets
18th July 2025: krautfuzz + iLan (live video), Braille Satellite music festival, Lithuania tickets
Podcast: krautfuzz special on Cashmere Radio (from 20 March 2025)
PROMO: heythere@mirrorworldmusic.com
LIVE BOOKING: booking@mirrorworldmusic.com
Available now at bandcamp as part of the ::: Gvoon – Versions ::: series :
Gvoon – Version 2-11 is a continuous rework/collaboration series by a wide range of international artists with the original recording of Gvoon – Brennung 1 by Holger Czukay from 1997, which was kicked off by the release of Gvoon – Version 1 by HOLGER CZUKAY / die ANGEL & Zappi W. Diermaier in January 2025.
Purchasing the album at MWM bandcamp includes automatic free downloads of all future versions until the album is complete – a total of 10 versions by January 2026 !
Track 1: HOLGER CZUKAY / Natalie Beridze & Anushka Chkheidze – Gvoon – Version 2 (Minda)
Natalie Beridze and Anushka Chkheidze are two leading figures in Georgia’s electronic music scene, known for their innovative approaches to sound and composition. Beridze, a pioneer and mentor, and Chkheidze, a rising talent, have collaborated on projects that bridge generations and showcase the depth of Georgia’s experimental electronic landscape.
Video by Gvoon Arthur Schmidt:
Holger Czukay / Natalie Beridze / Specials at MWM
The NDR Kultur radio play adaptation of Fatma Aydemir‘s family novel “Dschinns” by Florian Fischer has been awarded the German Audiobook Prize 2025 (Deutscher Hörbuchpreis 2025) in the “Best Radio Play” category. The score was composed by Dirk Dresselhaus aka Schneider TM, who has long been a sought-after composer for film and radio. The jury’s statement states: “‘Dschinns’ gives the unheard and the unprecedented a grand entrance – through the performance of an outstanding ensemble of speakers in the subtle and clever production by Florian Fischer and through the artistically convincing soundscape composed by Schneider TM, whose sounds create worlds here.”
Dirk Dresselhaus / Schneider TM at MWM / schneidertm.net
Available now at bandcamp as part of the ::: Gvoon – Versions ::: series :
“Gvoon – Version 1 contains two recordings that were created independently from each other more than 22 years apart and miraculously formed this musical unit by chance.“
It is a case of pop cultural archaeology. A search for traces in electronic music. After more than 30 years, lost tapes by Holger Czukay that he once recorded “for free disposal” have resurfaced. A sound meditation from 1997, now available for the first time remastered in the original and in a “version” by die ANGEL (Ilpo Väisänen / Dirk Dresselhaus) and Zappi W. Diermaier from the Krautrock legend Faust.
Gvoon – Version 1 is the first part of an extended rework/collaboration series based on the original Holger Czukay file with a wide range of artists which is coming up at MWM during the next couple of months.
Release date: 31st Jan 2025 (DIGITAL) / T.B.A. (PHYSICAL)
Gvoon – Version 1 / Verhalten (video by Gvoon Arthur Schmidt):
Original Holger Czukay album Gvoon – Brennung 1 available from March 28th as LP / CD and DIGITAL at Groenland Records.
Gvoon – Brennung 1 / Irgendwann (video by Gvoon Arthur Schmidt):
die ANGEL / Holger Czukay / faust at MWM
LP / DIGITAL available now at MWM bandcamp:
“5” is the new krautfuzz album, released as LP / DIGITAL in collaboration with the experimental US label Erototox Decodings, whose founder Chandra Shukla (aka Xambuca, Travelogue, and formerly a member of Psychic TV) contributed processed electric sitar overdubs to its entirety. Japanese drummer Imari Kokubo, German guitarist Dirk Dresselhaus, and Canadian bassist Derek Shirley started out recording live improvisations, the so called fuzzkraut sessions, at the ZONE Studio, Berlin, in November 2022, and this is the 5th time they performed together. The cover artwork is by visual artist iLan katin, who regularly collaborates with krautfuzz and is responsible for the live video work at krautfuzz shows.
LP orders EU: MWM bandcamp / USA: Erototox Decodings bandcamp
23rd May 2025: krautfuzz + iLan (live video) + special surprise guest, Schokoladen, Berlin, Germany tickets
18th July 2025: krautfuzz + iLan (live video), Braille Satellite music festival, Lithuania tickets
20th March 2025: Acid Shampoo 4.4. A krautfuzz special / 21:00 – 22:30 CET / Live streaming on Cashmere Radio “Do you feel like escaping reality and accelerating your subconscious towards a futuristic angular vision or a sonic blessing ? Then lock yourself into this in-depth investigation of Berlin’s Krautfuzz discography. Manfuoco hosts at Cashmere studio members of the project Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM / die ANGEL / MirrorWorldMusic), Derek Shirley and Ilan Katin. All together they play Krautfuzz’s released and unreleased material and undertake any possible discussion which may generate from it.”
A limited edition of krautfuzz – shirts designed by iLan katin are now available exclusively via the Schneider TM Store at Bingo Merch:
PROMO: heythere@mirrorworldmusic.com
LIVE BOOKING: booking@mirrorworldmusic.com
LP / DIGITAL available now at ::: MWM bandcamp :::
The Feedbackorchestra FBO was founded in Berlin in 1999 and consists of 8 electric guitarists who work exclusively with feedback. The music of the FBO is very concentrated and meditative on the one hand, yet at the same time has a very impressive physical presence, often drawing comparisons to various forces of nature by the audience. It’s a constantly and slowly rolling stream of vibrations, frictions, and rising and falling walls of sound in which tones and harmonies constantly attract, break, and find each other again. In addition to the contemplation and quiet moments, the music is often performed at thundering volume. The orchestra is always arranged in a circle to ensure the closest possible contact between the players, while the audience can freely move around this circle to listen to the music from different positions. The pieces are primarily performed in unusual locations with unique acoustic, architectural or other features. That respective space always mixes into the freely improvised piece being performed, creating impressive moments of mutual influence. (Another feedback in itself.).
FBO now has a permanent staff of guitarists who have been making music in various bands and projects in Berlin for several decades, like Ziguri, Knochen=Girl, Midget, Golden Showers, Mutter, Schneider TM, Metabolismus, Ilse Lau, and many more. The orchestra has been performing since 1999; the first show took place in the wide stairwell of the legendary club “Maria am Ostbahnhof.” This was followed by many performances in special places, such as cathedrals, ruins, concert halls, barns, and water reservoirs, from the Niederfinow ship lift to the Völkerschlachtdenkmal Leipzig, from Stasi headquarters to underground rock clubs.
With the release of their 1st vinyl album via Edition Telemark / MWM in the fall of 2024, the FBO is now swiftly entering its second quarter of a century, as determined as ever.
” Side A begins with a slow swell, the kind of sound that feels less like a beginning and more like discovering something eternal already in progress. ” FBO Review – Chain D.L.K.
” Berlin ist ein Dorf. Man kennt sich, und Genre-Grenzen bestehen eh nur für Edgelords und andere Kleingeister, und so kommt es, dass (auf den ersten Blick) sehr unterschiedliche Musiker regelmäßig zusammenkommen, um sich und ihr Publikum in Klangwellen zu baden. ” FBO Review – SKUG
Release concert 17th October 2024 – 20:00 CET
Feedbackorchester (+support: Takushi Minagawa w/ Munsha)
Audiovisionen / KulturRaum Zwingli-Kirche e.V., Berlin
Rudolfstraße 14, 10245 Berlin
FB event / Tickets
DIGITAL / CASSETTE TAPE (limited edition) available now at ::: MWM bandcamp :::
The improvisational band krautfuzz, with Imari Kokubo on drums, Dirk Dresselhaus on guitar and occasional vocals, and Derek Shirley on bass, is embossed by an angular-futuristic tension, spanning from fuzzed-out neo-psych-rock, abstract, heavily processed minimalism to pure noise, and is open at the fringes, which also means that they usually invite surprise guests from diverse musical backgrounds for their live shows to play energetic, dynamic, and time-transcending music without a safety net while giving some extra attention to communication in-between each other as well as to the individual subconsciousness. Among the guest performers so far were Murat Ertel (Baba Zula) and J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.). This special release documents a concert evening of 2 separate sets, the first played as a trio and the second as a quartet with guest appearance by André Vida, performed and recorded live on March 23rd, 2024, at Urban Spree, Berlin.
1st November 2024 : krautfuzz + iLan (live video), Foyer Extended Festival, ZENTRALWERK, Dresden, Germany, FB event / Tickets
3rd November 2024 : krautfuzz + iLan (live video) + special guests: Eleni Poulou & Hilary Jeffery (Organza Ray), Release Concert, Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, Germany, FB event / Tickets
Now available at bandcamp as part of the ::: MWM live ::: series :
Live at ZODIAK is a recording of an improvised live set by Ilpo Väisänen’s (Pan sonic) and Dirk Dresselhaus’ (Schneider TM) longterm drone & noise project die ANGEL together with krautrock pioneer Günter Schickert (ZIGURI), which was performed 2021 at HAU 1, HAU Hebbel am Ufer theatre in Berlin during ’Bildet Nischen! Rückkopplungen aus dem Zodiak Free Arts Lab’, a festival thematizing a space for non-hierarchical musical experiments and interdisciplinary exchange that was brought to life in late 1967 by electronic music avant- gardists Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and collaborators. Although the Zodiak Club had only existed for a little over a year, it played a significant role in the development of a style of music that would later be called krautrock by hosting early performances of the likes of Ash Ra Tempel, Tangerine Dream, Kluster, etc.
This is the third part of the ongoing MWM live – release series on MirrorWorldMusic that features live recordings of diverse projects and bands from around the world. MWM live and MWM rough, another series featuring instant recordings and mixes from the studio ZONE, are exclusively available as downloads at MirrorWorldMusic bandcamp and later on as streaming on all preferred platforms as well as on occasional physical formats. By purchasing at MWM, you are directly supporting all involved artists.
MWM live #3 review at KrautNick Magazin (in German)
