First review is in for the new album by Kontakte. We all know that labelling music hinders as much as it helps: although the practice of pigeon-holing orientates it also gives opportunity to dismiss mostly due to the perpetually shifting status of ‘fashionable’ genres. If you disagree, simply visit your local hipster bar (metropolitan areas […]
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Review of regen:tropfen by EtherReal: zazie von einem anderen stern est le projet musical de Maike Zazie Matern, jeune allemande baignant dans la musique depuis son plus jeune âge. Un père jouant du piano dans le salon, une collection de vinyles parmi lesquels se trouvaient Keith Jarrett et Miles Davis, à 10 ans des études […]
Im Intro sind zu Anfangs nur Schritte zu hören. Was mag da kommen, fragt sich der Hörer. Und dann, ganz leise, erklingen tröpfchenweise Töne bis alles Verstummt. Erst jetzt fängt Regen:Tropfen an. Neun schöne Lieder, die am Klavier von Nils Frahm entstanden. Dahinter steckt Maike Zazie Matern , die sich als Künstlerin den langen Namen […]
If you’re finding life is moving too fast, or you’ve been told to slow down, you’re probably in the market for Zazie von Einem Anderen Stern (zazie from another star). Her debut “regen:tropen”, on Drifting Falling, consists of a collection of unconventional, fragmented piano compositions, mingled with found nature sounds. This is the soundrack to […]
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ドイツ人女性Maike Zazie Matern（1983年生）によるソロ・プロジェクトのデビュー作 公式 ::: : : zazie von einem anderen stern * ::: :: : : soundscapes by maike zazie matern ::: : ジャケットも良いですね 2008年にRalph Etterによって行われたフォトセッションからの一枚のようですちなみに、Ralph EtterはNils FrahmのUnterのPVも担当した人でした NilsそしてPeter Broderickとはドイツ人同士ですし交流が盛んなようですね さて、レーベルでの紹介にもあるように（＊）、彼女は音楽一家に生まれ、Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, Satie, Chopin, Tori Amos, Björk, Múm, Amiina, Arvo Pärt, Peter BroderickやYann Tiersenと影響を受けつつ、クラシックピアノを学んで育ったようです 本作はメインにピアノをおき、ヴォイス、チェロ、グロッケンシュピール、フィールドレコーディング、エレクトロニカ…が用いられていますShannon Wright & Yann Tiersenの一枚を思い出させる、ささやくようなヴォーカル曲もあります 静かで爽々と、ふわりと優雅な、少女の面影が残る original review […]
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[photo courtesy close to 94] I hadn’t come across Kontakte (pictured above) before this performance. They wear their Germanic inspiration lightly (being named after a seminal Stockhausen piece and all), focusing instead on a universal, propulsive, often noisy – though always accessible – wall of electric guitar and synthetic textures and rhythm. Very effective it […]
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Maike Zazie Matern currently lives in a garden apartment in Berlin. Childhood days were spent thumbing through her parents’ eclectic collection of Keith Jarrett and Miles Davis recordings. She received a thorough grounding, too, in the German children song collection ‘Das Liedmobil’. In the 90s, her serious classical piano studies drew her to Eric Satie and Chopin, but at twelve she found that miraculously, classical and pop piano, can be soul mates. That enticing marriage of evocative piano and voice that artist Tori Amos pioneered, proved to be a particularly deep inspiration. Bjork, Yann Tiersen and Peter Broderick also became part of her steady canon. Zazie’s solo project, ‘Zazie Von Einem Anderen Stern’ began in 2006.
That title means, “zazie from another star.” Her debut, ‘Regen:Tropfen’ is a hybrid which might mostly appeal to acoustic piano fans and those who appreciate experimental soundscapes. The listener will not be force-fed. This is not a, “just add water”, commercially solvent type of album. It’s clearly inspired by the sensitive artistry of Amos, but Zazie’s voice is not an overriding force> It is simply one of the elements.
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Zazie von einem anderen Stern’s Regen:Trophen is aimed at those with an interest in piano and experimental music, but it will likely appeal more to the former than the latter. Although such a combination has become increasingly commonplace, Zazie’s music strikes a reasonable balance between musical accessibility and experimentation. The piano, electronica beats, and vocals evoke a nostalgic atmosphere; the diverse […]
There’s something incredibly warm and inviting about Regen:Tropfen, like trailing your hands in a stream on a warm day. It’s the product of Maike Zazie Matern recording as Zazie Von Einem Anderen Stern, who mostly plays piano but brings in decorative glockenspiel, glitch, field recording, voice and cello flourishes. Pieces tend to be short and […]
Short but very flattering review from FocusSound: 心地よいピアノやストリングスのサウンドにエレクトロニカのサウンドが絶妙にマッチした作品。様々な楽器が個々に輝きを放っている名作。声や現実音などとのバランスも素晴らしい。 original review Auto-translation: Exquisite piece that matches the sound of soothing electronica piano and strings sounds. Classic shine to a variety of individual instruments. Such great balance between voices and real sound. […]