Robert Rich Newsletter, October 11, 2007
∗ Eleven Questions - Markus Reuter and Robert Rich
Our new CD is now available from Robert Rich at:
https://dxc.securesites.com/cdorders.html or from Unsung Records in Europe at:
http://www.burningshed.com/store/unsungrecords/product/176/656/ We're hoping this CD might surprise you a bit.
Thirteen short pieces fall together as a sort of puzzle,
sometimes odd and playful, sometimes rather intense.
This international collaboration was conceived, composed
and recorded in person in one intense week at Robert Rich's
Soundscape studio in California. Rich then completed, mixed
and mastered the work over the subsequent two months.
Unlike most releases of the ambient/electronica genre, each piece
on Eleven Questions has an instant hookiness. The songs form
short, concise statements. The album features mostly acoustic
and electro-acoustic instruments (lap steel, touch guitar, piano,
acoustic guitar, flutes) rather than synthesizers. With audiophile
sensibilities, Rich and Reuter employed the best of custom tube,
vintage and contemporary studio equipment to craft a unique sonic
landscape.
Robert Rich is a respected ambient musician and composer.
With a discography spanning over 25 years, his sound has
influenced today's electronic music vocabulary. Markus Reuter
is an up-and-coming German producer, guitarist, & composer,
working with such ground-breaking groups as CENTROZOON
and TUNER, a collaboration with King Crimson's Pat Mastelotto.
He has also collaborated with Ian Boddy on several releases
through Boddy's DiN label.
This is an album for lovers of modern movie soundtracks,
sound fanatics and people who look for beauty and melody
in contemporary music.
More information at:
http://www.robertrich.com/11q.html http://www.myspace.com/markusreuterrobertrich