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"a sonic roller-coaster ride of catchy tunes … in sophisticated arrangements with unusual chamber music formations, groovy "Krautrock", solo singer-songwriter passages and interludes in harsh lo-fi sound … 90 minutes of music that does not fit the bog-standard commercial mould"
from musician`s projects website
"Personally, I enjoy this album in two different ways. The first, when I simply read the lyrics, the second, when I let myself be carried away by the music. This album is poetry. Gracias."
Marina, Madrid
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"Sometimes the album explains things that we can`t explain ourselves. Sometimes you understand. And sometimes you can`t breathe..."
Carmen, Barcelona
"A tour de force with 24 tracks overflowing with creativity and variety. From acoustic, modern guitar psychfolk leanings, motorically well-founded 90s indie rock references with melancholic-charismatic vocal color, catchy slacker pop hits full of subtle weirdness, atmospheric, minimalist Kraut head cinema references in black and white cinemascope and hypnotically formulated post-rock epics this opulent epic has everything a concept album needs. Matured over many years, recorded with friends and instrumentally detailed and varied with additional tones of glockenspiel, trombone, trumpet, violin and various percussions condensed into an art rock spectacle" (Flight 13)
"Watch out! The album can teleport you to an ever-evolving soundscape. And the lyrics are constantly questioning what we are"
Oytun, Istanbul
"balladic pieces in the style of Leonard Cohen alternate with electronically spherical insertions, lo-fi hits and indie bangers reminiscent of Guided By Voices, Buffalo Tom, Sebadoh, Red Red Meat, Eels … despite the many influences on it, this album sounds as though it were cast from a single mould"
from TRUST magazine 195/02
"Breathe in and take a deep dive into a sparkling stream full of scattering fragments of intangible memories, ephemeral moods and long-forgotten dreams – intense!“
Ksenia, Minsk
"The album has a Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits feel about it. With a touch of the Vanilla Sky OST"
Luc, Toronto
"The music seems to know me well already right after it starts. It’s a kind journey with myself. At the end of this journey, I might still be confused about myself about life, but I’m for sure not tired anymore."
Wei, Shanghai
from TRUST nr.195/02
…a stylistically slightly mad tour de force blending theatre & film scores with post-singer/songwriter-noise pop, adding pinches of krautrock, lo-fi & orchestra
FILE UNDER: BAROQUE TO POST ROCK
A1 euphoria and scepticism I 1:46
> rf: electric guitar, electronics & prepared strings
A2 the triumphant return of the magnificent and unjustly forgotten doctor frankenstein 6:47
> christoph paus: trombone
> robin furger: trumpet
> till bornemann: drums, drum programming, djembe, tabla & udu
> rf: 6-&12-string electric guitars, electric bass, piano & vocals
A3 poetry of pessimism 3:32
> rf: spanish guitar & vocals
A4 closing credits 5:09
> henrik petschull: organ
> pascal biedermann: slide guitar
> till bornemann: drums & electronics
> rf: electric guitars, electric bass & vocals
A5 stampede 2:44
> rf: electric guitars, electric bass, drum programming & vocals
A6 a new light 2:47
> chris walt: electric bass
> till bornemann: shaker
> rf: electric guitars & vocals
B1 bougainvillea 5:25
> alejandra martin hernandez: viola & violin
> chris walt: electric bass
> claude breutel: french horn
> henrik petschull: claves
> jakab kaufmann: bassoon
> miguel garcia casas: trombone & trumpet
> till bornemann: drums, guiro & tambourine
> rf: electric guitars, glockenspiel, marimba & vocals
B2 a room full of toys 4:55
> till bornemann: drums
> rf: 6- & 12-string electric guitars, electric bass & vocals
B3 wrong, all wrong 2:56
> till bornemann: drums
> rf: electric guitars, electric bass & vocals
B4 kaizen buddhism 1:26
> rf: spanish guitar
B5 sheep parade 5:32
> arthur johann: bagpipe practice chanter
> chris walt: electric bass
> till bornemann: drums
> rf: electric guitars, bass drum, drum programming, tubular bells & vocals
B6 chinese chef shot for shit chop suey 1:23
> rf: piano
C1 waltz for theodosius 4:09
> alejandra martin hernandez: viola
> claude breutel: french horn
> jakab kaufmann: bassoon
> julia diez lazcorreta: oboe
> lucas holguin: double bass
> mathilde bernard: harp
> miguel garcia casas: trombone
> robin furger: trumpet
> rf: drum, gong, snare, tubular bells, vibraslap & vocals
C2 next time 3:51
> chris walt: double bass
> henrik petschull: piano
> jakab kaufmann: bassoon
> till bornemann: drums
> rf: electric guitars & vocals
C3 overbo`d 1:06
> rf: electric guitar
C4 interference 2:15
> chris walt: synthesizer
> marianne hofstetter: guitar cameo
> till bornemann: drums
> rf: electric guitar, electric bass & vocals
C5 sisyphos and the long way home IV 3:11
> rf: electric guitar, electric bass & electronics
C6 the jolly hermit 8:13
> esther luise: keyboard intro
> rf: electric guitars, electric bass, keyboards, drum programming & vocals
D1 are you tired, sisyphos? 5:49
> rf: electric guitar & vocals
D2 last rites of string (kobe) 2:32
> alejandra martin hernandez: viola & violin
> rf: electronics, prepared strings & vocals
D3 patriotism is evil 0:09
> rf: acoustic guitar
D4 goliath, a warrior 1:59
> rf: electric guitar, drum programming & vocals
D5 the long way home VII / this road 9:47
> andrew mackintosh: drums
> jakab kaufmann: bassoon
> miguel garcia casas: trombone
> rf: acoustic & electric guitars, electric bass, timpani, marimba, glockenspiel & vocals
D6 euphoria and scepticism II 2:15
> yuki takahashi: marimba & vibraphon
written, arranged and produced by rf
studio recordings at watt`n sound studio,
wattnsound.com
additional recordings at various living rooms, bed rooms, rehearsal rooms,
theatres, long distance trains et al.
engineered by henrik petschull
pre-recording of prepared strings by peter m. riedel
mastered at sono-works.com
manufactured at handle with care
heartfelt thanks go to all the musicians who were involved in this album.
it was a real pleasure working with you and your contributions are truly awesome!
plus a very special thanks to richard robinson and till bornemann,
without whose tireless support this album would not have been possible!
℗ & © rainer fiedler 2018
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record stores
"are you tired, sisyphos?" can occasionally be found on discogs.com & is also available in limited quantities in these record shops:
Jamarico, Zürich, Switzerland / Plattfon & Stampa, Basel, Switzerland / Michelle Records, Hamburg, Germany SOLD OUT! / Plattenrille, Hamburg, Germany
performed by:
alejandra martín hernandez: viola, violin
andrew mackintosh: drums
arthur johann: bagpipe practice chanter
chris walt: double bass, electric bass, synthesizer
christoph paus: trombone
claude breutel: french horn
esther luise: keyboard
henrik petschull: organ, piano, claves
jakab kaufmann: bassoon
julia díez lazcorreta: oboe
lucas holguín: double bass
marianne hofstetter: electric guitar
mathilde bernard: harp
miguel garcia casas: trombone, trumpet
pascal biedermann: slide guitar
robin furger: trumpet
till bornemann: drums, drum programming, percussion, electronics
yuki takahashi: vibraphon, marimba