Systeme, by Bersarin Quartett

Systeme

by Bersarin Quartett

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hendrik favorite section: firmamente/illusionen/nacht&nebel/neuronen

rcarlberg/Anode This album is some kind of wonderful. It paints a definite mood, which is neither morose nor giddy, landing somewhere in the "thoughtful contemplation" arena. Hint: for best results play on a really big stereo.

furrybeans There's a lot to love about this album; it's sheer experimentality and creativity, it's deep, luscious sound design. But what I love the most is the sheer emotional range on this thing. Gespenster is such a different track from Macht, but both weave together to tell a truly fascinating musical story. And I need to give special mention to Signale, which is one of the best tracks I've heard all year. Favorite track: Gespenster.

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"Neuronen"... is the favourite track (the R:F one...), they are all excellent and will fit on the wall...it does not get any better. It is so exact, so precise... so much dynamic and depth. Bass music made for the wall. Dramatic stuff.

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1.	Gespenster 03:15	buy track
2.	Exo 03:35	buy track
3.	Licht 03:20	buy track
4.	Für und Wider 03:17	buy track
5.	Autopoesie 03:24	buy track
6.	Signale 03:20	buy track
7.	Firmamente 04:12	buy track
8.	Illusionen 03:35	buy track
9.	Nacht und Nebel 04:59	buy track
10.	Neuronen 03:40	buy track
11.	Macht 04:31	buy track
12.	Liebe 02:30	buy track
13.	Systeme 04:11	buy track
14.	Relevanz 02:51	buy track

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Finally the 5th album of the imaginary German quartet - as always via Denovali. Although the title "Systeme" suggests a perhaps rather distant-cool album, it is the most personal and concentrated soundtrack so far created by Thomas Bücker from Münster in his "E-Smog-Playground" studio. In 2008, the quartet still flirted with cyrillic-mysterious melancholy and red wine-swilling trakl melancholy. 15 years and four albums later, it seems almost cynical to simply continue at this point. Because: late modernity delivers its very own complex tragedies - in real time.

This feeling of "Something's not right here" runs like a thread through the entire new album. While it still sounds popularly symphonic here and there, there are also many soundscapes that have an observing, almost unmasking effect. Microtonal shifts, polyrhythmic structures, tempo fluctuations and sound aesthetics torn out of context create a fragile, unpredictable foundation - as if Talk Talk, Tim Hecker and Skrillex were making music together and challenging our tolerance for ambiguity.

Typical of the Bersarin Quartet: sparks of optimism shimmer through everything. However, sitting back and enjoying doesn't really want to work - necessarily. Because that makes it exciting without freezing in escapism - fortunately.

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released December 15, 2023

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Systeme

Dec 2023
Methoden und Maschinen

Nov 2019
III

Nov 2015
II

Apr 2012
Bersarin Quartett

Mar 2010

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