Another report from E-LIVE 2012

Report from Electronic-Circus

 Also the directors of "Electronic-Circus" visited the "E-LIVE Festival" and wrote a report for their official website.

Please read it "here"

New interview online

During my visit of "Electronic Circus" in german city of Guetersloh past month, Stefan Erbe did an interview with me for his "Empulsiv" website.

Please watch it here or on "Youtube".

Celestial Movements

Dear friends,

the year 2008 is almost over. Many important things have happened. I met not only many people from past days again, but also great new people with a lot of energy and ideas. Overall, it seems to me, as if “happens” something again. "Old hands" joined on stage again as well as interesting newcomers which went into the spotlight and caught attention with their beautiful music.
Even in the field of "organizers" interesting things have happened. With the "Electronic Circus" a series of new events seems to be established. This gives me hope for the future for electronic music. I think more than ever before that the scene is vital and alive. And this is not just in Germany. Electronic music has become a global theme. Because of the Internet now this perception is possible all around the world. Regarding this development I think more than ever before that the traditional media of radio and television have been pretty sleepy.

In this blog I gave you the opportunity to look back into my musical life and to tell you a few stories behind the stories. Of course from time to time I will be pleased to do this in the future too.
Nevertheless, it is now time to look ahead and take some decisive steps forward. Which date to report, would be better than this one?

Now, with publication of these lines it is official that I am currently producing a new album, which I will entitle "Celestial Movements". The production stands in conjunction to the upcoming "International Astronomical Year 2009". So more info soon here. A publication is planned for March 2009.

March 2009 is chosen with consideration because on that date an event will be reborn that seemed to be ended for ever. I mean the “Schwingungen-Preisverleihung”. "Schwingungen" had been THE forum for "electronic music" on German radio. Moderator was the famous Winfrid Trenkler. Listeners had the possibility to elect their favorite artists, tracks or newcomer of the year.

Now Winfrid Trenkler himself will be the centre point of this event, because he will be honoured for his work during a ceremony which is now called "Schallwelle-Preis" on march 21st, 2009. This event will be presented by host, co-organizer and musician "Stefan Erbe" (beside “Schallwende e.V.”). Stefan has invited me as laudator and it is really a challenge to me to hold a laudatory speech.
The whole event will be a meeting of the "Who is Who" of electronic music, but it is also open for public audience. So this event is something special for the fans. Venue is the city of Dinslaken.

Speaking about events, please have also a look on the september 12th, 2009. On this day "Electronic Circus II" will be held in Bielefeld again at the "Movie". Organizers are again Frank Gerber and Hans-Hermann Hess (plus their nice team).

You see, the things are in motion. Here again the dates:

1) Spring 2009: release of "Celestial Movements"

2) 21.03.2009: Laudatory at "Schallwelle-Preis"

3) 12.09.2009 "Electronic Circus II" (Movie; Bielefeld)

I am sure that not even the recent events and news will be the only ones for 2009. For all who don’t want to wait until 2009: you can click to the homepage of "Cosmiccagibi”. My friends from France did an interview with me where I talk about some general things as well as about my recent activities.

At this point I would like to thank all of you who accompanied me with their interest, their comments and their assistance in the past months and years. My special thanks to the "Cosmic Bermuda Triangle" Olivier, Christian et Michel!
I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

See you next year (here or there ...).

In love

Bernd Kistenmacher

Electronic Circus Update

You had asked for the latest news? Here is a small one.
In the current edition of the German "Keyboards" magazine (06/08), you can find a gleanings of the first "Electronic-Circus" festival (see search item " Electronic-Circus " within this blog).

The article has been written by colleague Bernhard Woestheinrich aka "Redundand Rocker". Notably, the guests are also mentioned (of which I have been one).

But even more important: the next "Electronic-Circus" is at the same place in Bielefeld probably in September 2009...

Electronic-Circus

During my visit of the first "Electronic-Circus" festival in Bielefeld (Germany) in last september, Stefan Erbe did an interview with me for Lokalvision. The interview has now been published on the website of "Lokalvision" as well as on the "Electronic-Circus" website.
The interview is done in german language. So it may only be interesting for a part of you.
Anyway, many thanks again to Hans-Hermann Hess, Frank Gerber and of course Stefan Erbe.

Electronic-Circus

That was once again a great weekend! Since longer time announced, the first "Electronic Circus" was now held on last Saturday (20th of september) in Bielefeld. To anticipate it: the event was a big success.
I have met "old" friends, fans and fellow artists after many years again and I also met some of them for the first time (the very sympathic Wolfram Spyra for example).

Frank Gerber - the manager of the event - and his team did a great job. Nice people and “helping hands” at all places. The musician Stefan Erbe was the moderator of the event and led (circumventing the breaks cleverly) sovereignly through the afternoon and evening.

All important companies of the e.m. scene (MellowJet Records, Manikin Records, Groove, Cue Records, Spheric music, David Wright, etc.) were represented there as well as the "Schallwende e.V", the "Synthesizer Magazin", "Music-Zirkus-Magazin"," Eldoradio" or the local television of Bielefeld.

All concerts were done with great enthusiasm and I am sure that next year an “Electronic Circus Part 2" will take place again.

Again in Bielefeld and again at the "Movie", a really nice venue.

...with Wolfram Spyra (Der Spyra) and Mike Niemann (one of the "helping hands")

...with Bernd Scholl (MellowJet-Records)

Hans-Hermann Heß and Frank Gerber- the organizers of the "Electronic-Circus"

YouTube

Hello friends,

since yesterday, you can also watch to some of my older videos on my new YouTube page.

Actually you can find there 2 videos made in 1991 und 1994, which were part of the "M.I. Rainbow Collection " CD/CD-ROM set. The first one shows some minutes of a concert, which I had given with Harald Grosskopf (drums) in the cologne "Stadtgarten" venue. The second video was made 3 years later in german town "Bocholt".
Both were made by Franz-Wilhelm Huendchen, a good friend of mine. Thank you for your help!

Also the "Octopus-Experience" article for german "Synthesizer-Magazin"is in progress and ready soon. I will meet the guys from the mag on saturday in Bielefeld during the "Electronic-Circus" festival.

See you there...

Back from holidays!

Hello dear friends,

after a few weeks I am back now (well recovered).

Autumn is coming and there is much work to do.

First, I will work on a new album. The musical direction is not yet clear but it is not planned as a pure "Berlin School" album. However, the compositions will be a mixture of analogue and digital sounds.

Recently, I have purchased a Yamaha YC-45D organ. The beast sounds "dirty and synthetic" at the same time. Connaisseurs like to discribe it as the “organ version” of the CS-80 synthesizer. I agree with it. The instrument is absolutely fantastic and sounds very versatile. The only problem is, that I must kill the noise from it… somehow!

Yamaha YC-45D

The "Octopus" sequencer, will participate on the album too (of course). Parallel to the recordings I will write the promised experience-report for the “Synthesizer-Magazin”. The English version of the text will I be placed in this blog then.


In September, I will travel to Bielefeld (Germany) to the "Electronic-Circus Festival” to meet some people from the scene there, as well as fellow artists and fans. Certainly I can tell you then more concrete details about the album publication. I look forward to this date.


To shorten the time until then you can from now on listen to my last album "Un viaggio attraverso l'Italia" at "Last.FM".


In April 2000 I had performed my last concert so far. By invitation of Tomat Giordano, a member of the Italian electronic music fan club "21st Century Music", I performed at the famous "Teatro Delle Celebrazioni”. The recordings were the basis for this album.
First, the CD was released at the "Merano Magic" record company (Volker Flottmann) in a small edition.
Then, in December 2000, I went to "BSC Music" (Christoph Bühring-Uhle). The album was published there a second time and it is still available.

Unfortunately there was a mistake with one title. "Cogni di B" must correctly called "Sogni di B.". To prevent errors I would rather prefer the English title "Dreaming of B.".


See you soon!