release date October 6, 2023 (Subrosa)
black vinyl / digital
- Gunter Nagels
- Graceful
- JB’s Bag
- Akzelerator
- Cinema
- Wolkenkrabber
- Moody Shuffle
- Guillermo Brown
- FKR
- Lockdown (Totaal)
‘Musik für animierte Tonspurfilm’, the twelfth album by Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung (or DAAU, as they are commonly known), is the soundtrack to a series of short, abstract animation films by Rudy Trouvé, who also acted as a creative director during the recording process.
The music originates from acoustic improvisation sessions by accordionist Roel Van Camp, clarinetist Han
Stubbe, double bass player Hannes d’Hoine and percussionist Jeroen Stevens. These took place according to conceptual guide lines set by Trouvé. Sometimes the starting point was a play on words or a random chord sequence, sometimes a specific atmosphere, but the playing field was always kept deliberately limited. Hence, the musicians were forced to build a musical structure with minimal means.
The result was cut on cassette, after which the Antwerp enfant terrible, known from his work with dEUS, Kiss My Jazz, Gore Slut and I H8 Camera among others, happily hit the tracks with a virtual sledge
hammer.
DAAU’s pieces were cut up, sampled, drastically restructured and pasted together again, a method that had been applied earlier on the retrospective album ‘Hineininterpretierung’ (2017).
On top of that audio collage, the musicians added new electronic layers, using a digital accordion, synths, bass guitar and electric marimba.
The ensuing raw and abrasive sound came about through the way the tracks were recorded.
Being the lo-fi obsessive that he is, Rudy Trouvé made sure the music did not sound too neat: an aesthetic choice, in which white noise, for instance, became an integral part of the music. Some songs, such as ‘Skyscraper’, sound remarkably frivolous and show a lightness that was exceptional on DAAU’s previous records. This playful aspect marks the influence of ‘master of ceremonies’ Rudy Trouvé, who has always taken pleasure in sailing against the current.
DAAU, anno 2023 nog steeds een viertal, dook het repetitiehok in en volgde blindelings orders op van bovengenoemde kunstenaar. Enkel drums, accordeon, klarinet, contrabas en twee aftandse taperecorders werden toegestaan. Vrienden kwamen langs. Opnames werden gemaakt. Wat er precies met de tapes gebeurde is een mysterie, maar wat we zeker weten is dat de heer Trouvé werd teruggevonden in een hangar in Antwerpen Noord, enkele maanden later.
Een intrigerende geluidscollage was het enige dat overschoot. De ruggengraat voor de plaat was er, en in een donkere decembermaand werkten de heren de composities verder af, met animaties van R.T. ter inspiratie, afgespeeld op gigantische kartonnen dozen. Benieuwd naar het resultaat?