Sven Kacirek & Thomas Klein Rhythmus 1-4

Tracklist:
A1. STEYN A2. HOLLZ B1. METHAL B2. ELEKKTRIK
Shortinfo:
What happens when you bring together two percussionists who are well-established in the electronic music scene and commission them to produce four tracks exclusively with percussion instruments-with the only requirement being not to deliver any overtly thought-out nerd music? The answer has been provided by Sven Kacirek and Thomas Klein on this release.
A few word abut the musicians:
Sven Kacirek has previously released five solo albums, including the highly praised "Kenya Sessions" in 2011. He has collaborated with Marc Ribot, Nils Frahm, Shabaka Hutchings and F. S. Blumm. In 2015 he released an album together with Stefan Schneider on Bureau B.
Thomas Klein is a founding member of the band KREIDLER and has published three solo albums on Bureau B since 2011 under the moniker Sølyst.
Although the two musicians each speak their own distinct rhythmic language, with only a few data transfers between Hamburg and Düsseldorf they have conjured up four compact tracks, which despite the instrumental limitations are surprisingly diverse in terms of sound, groove and depth.
The collaboration went like this: Each sent the other a sketch for further development and expanded upon the one they had received. In a final meeting, there were only a few formal decisions to be made and some minimal corrections. Each contributed his own spectrum of instrumental and tonal possibilities-without overdoing it. In addition to drums, cymbals, shakers, xylophone and vibraphone sounds, sonic treatments are clearly audible. In this way, the acoustic and electronically triggered sound material came into an unconventional dialogue. The musicians only met in person for the mixes at Düsseldorf's Elektro-Mueller Studio.