A Wunderblock trio in full bloom returns to its dub and ambient roots with a milestone album. The release represents the smoky atmosphere at their Moscow studio, where numerous jam sessions were recorded by the band during 2008-2018. The tracks are cinematic and narrative — a kaleidoscope of dreams that journeys from allusions to David Lynch (“U-Turn To Lost Highway”) and Thomas Pinchon (“Schwarzgerät”), through the irony of mythological paradoxes (“Achilles And The Tortoise”) and the sincerity of exotic nature (“Safari Dub”), to the bloody nightmare of the Russian Revolution (“Red Oktober”, remixed by Arcuation). It’s an anthology of Wunderblock’s downtempo, non-techno works, a mesmerizing trip from dark ambient and IDM to post-dub and noise.
Written & produced by Wunderblock [Igor Ivanov, Michael Teplov, Vladimir Kochenov] during 2008-2018.
Track 9 remixed by Michael Chernev.
Track 2 courtesy of KultFRONT.
Track 8 courtesy of FormResonance.
Mastered & edited by Michael Teplov at Principi Di Musica, Moscow, Russia, in 2020.
Artwork by Roman Sht.
Layout by Michael Teplov.
Format: CD / Digital
[p][c] 2022 Ibid.
A division of Wunderblock Records.
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Played & supported by The Brvtalist, Philipp Strobel, Daniel Myer, DVS1, SNTS, Michail Stangl (Boiler Room Berlin), Sounds From Nowhere, Dax J, Takaaki Itoh, Slam, Electric Rescue, Kenny Campbell, Diarmaid O Meara, Patrick DSP, Esther Duijn, Greenbeam & Leon, Lustprinzip, Different Grooves, Como las Grecas / Ibiza Sonica, Hydrangea, Richie Hawtin, Paco Osuna, Marco Carola, Joseph Capriati, Dave The Drummer, Bintus, Drop-E, Louk, The Spy, Ben Fester, Press Play Pro, Raymundo Rodriguez, Intergalactic Gary, Bambounou, Timothy Clerkin, dMIT.RY, and more.
Comments:
Michail Stangl / Boiler Room Berlin: “Really really enjoyed the deep deep dub here!” favourite: Red Oktober (Arcuation Dub Edit)
Kenny Campbell: “Love this. Perfect atmospheres throughout” favourite: U-Turn To Lost Highway (Album Version)
Electric Rescue: “nice one thanks” favourite: Kinetika
SNTS: ”Thanks for this promo. Peace&Love,S” favourite: Schwarzgeraet (Pre-Launch)
Bintus / Power Vacuum: "i need some of this in my life. THX!” favourite: Wunderblock - Schwarzgeraet (Pre-Launch)
Takaaki Itoh: ”Kinetika is top for me”
Bambounou: “Deep and interesting sounds, thank you” favourite: Autopoiesis Intro
Lustprinzip: “Acid absolute!” favourite: Achilles And The Tortoise
Como Las Grecas / Ibiza Sonica: “The future of dub is here. Love the synth work and beats” favourite: Achilles And The Tortoise
Grey People / Mutant Radio: “This is pretty refreshing, really looking forward to sitting down and listenintg through the whole things, may play a few as well!” favourite: Kinetika
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A Wunderblock trio in full bloom returns to its dub and ambient roots with a milestone album. The release represents the smoky atmosphere at their Moscow studio, where numerous jam sessions were recorded by the band during 2008-2018. The tracks are cinematic and narrative — a kaleidoscope of dreams that journeys from allusions to David Lynch (“U-Turn To Lost Highway”) and Thomas Pinchon (“Schwarzgerät”), through the irony of mythological paradoxes (“Achilles And The Tortoise”) and the sincerity of exotic nature (“Safari Dub”), to the bloody nightmare of the Russian Revolution (“Red Oktober”, remixed by Arcuation). It’s an anthology of Wunderblock’s downtempo, non-techno works, a mesmerizing trip from dark ambient and IDM to post-dub and noise.
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The term of Wunderblock is related to the concept by Siegmund Freud from his work “Notiz über den “Wunderblock” [1925]. Freud regarded the Wunderblock as a perfect metaphor for the process of recording
memories. According to Freud, the mind records memories continually receiving stimuli and transferring traces of that information to the unconscious to be stored as memories.
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Ibid. is an abbreviation for the Latin word ‘ibīdem’, meaning ‘in the same place’, commonly used in an endnote, footnote, bibliography citation, or scholarly reference to refer to the source cited in the preceding note or list item.
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The term ‘autopoiesis’ (from Greek ‘auto-’ [self], and ‘poiesis’ [creation, production] refers to a system capable of reproducing and maintaining itself by creating its own parts and eventually further components. Since then the concept has been also applied to the fields of cognition, systems theory, architecture and sociology.
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Special thanks and respects go to:
* Michael Chernev a.k.a. Arcuation for the amazing
remix, and for the 20 years-long friendship and collaboration
* Roman Sht. for the Wunderblock and the Ibid.
labels concepts, for the outstanding album artwork, and the website design
* Patrick Gharapetian a.k.a. Patrick DSP for some helpful mastering advice
* Florian Schirmacher of FormResonance label for inspiration and for the opportunity to use the track 8 [previously released in 2011 on “Become Free EP”/ FR07]
* Ivan Nelubin of KultFRONT label for the opportunity to use the track 2 [previously released in 2017 on “Now It’s Dark: David Lynch Tribute” CD compilation / KF-XXVII]
* all the fans for their patience and support!
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Played & supported by The Brvtalist, Philipp Strobel, Daniel Myer, DVS1, SNTS, Michail Stangl (Boiler Room Berlin), Sounds From Nowhere, Dax J, Takaaki Itoh, Slam, Electric Rescue, Kenny Campbell, Diarmaid O Meara, Patrick DSP, Esther Duijn, Greenbeam & Leon, Lustprinzip, Different Grooves, Como las Grecas / Ibiza Sonica, Hydrangea, Richie Hawtin, Paco Osuna, Marco Carola, Joseph Capriati, Dave The Drummer, Bintus, Drop-E, Louk, The Spy, Ben Fester, Press Play Pro, Raymundo Rodriguez, Intergalactic Gary, Bambounou, Timothy Clerkin, dMIT.RY, and more.
Comments:
Michail Stangl / Boiler Room Berlin: “Really really enjoyed the deep deep dub here!” favourite: Red Oktober (Arcuation Dub Edit)
Kenny Campbell: “Love this. Perfect atmospheres throughout” favourite: U-Turn To Lost Highway (Album Version)
Electric Rescue: “nice one thanks” favourite: Kinetika
SNTS: ”Thanks for this promo. Peace&Love,S” favourite: Schwarzgeraet (Pre-Launch)
Bintus / Power Vacuum: "i need some of this in my life. THX!” favourite: Wunderblock - Schwarzgeraet (Pre-Launch)
Takaaki Itoh: ”Kinetika is top for me”
Bambounou: “Deep and interesting sounds, thank you” favourite: Autopoiesis Intro
Lustprinzip: “Acid absolute!” favourite: Achilles And The Tortoise
Como Las Grecas / Ibiza Sonica: “The future of dub is here. Love the synth work and beats” favourite: Achilles And The Tortoise
Grey People / Mutant Radio: “This is pretty refreshing, really looking forward to sitting down and listenintg through the whole things, may play a few as well!” favourite: Kinetika
credits
released January 28, 2022
Written & produced by Wunderblock [Igor Ivanov, Michael Teplov, Vladimir Kochenov] during 2008-2018.
Track 9 remixed by Michael Chernev.
Track 2 courtesy of KultFRONT.
Track 8 courtesy of FormResonance.
Mastered & edited by Michael Teplov at Principi Di Musica, Moscow, Russia, in 2020.
Artwork by Roman Sht.
Layout by Michael Teplov.
Format: CD / Digital.
[p][c] 2022 Ibid.
A division of Wunderblock Records.
