Hello, a fantastic ride by Annemiek van Vleuten, after a solo of 105km she became worldchampion at the female pro-cyclists, no one got close, i hope someone convices her to freeze some of her eggs, comsidering she's 37 next week, because DNA like that shouldn't be lost. i'm sure these would make a good price. Alas there's no market for such..yet. Over at the F1, Ferrari was fastest in qualifying but it's expected to be a close race with all 3 top teams having a chance to win. I expect Hamilton to win. Fighting at the front and thru the field where differences come down to driver skills and gotspe..Hopefully we get to see someof that.
Today's artist is a composer of electronic music, sound artist and inventor born in Eschwege in Germany. Sound is his art form. He has worked for film, television, theatre, dance and as sound designer. He began his career in the early 1990s constructing 'soundscapes' and installations around Germany. He has collaborated with a wide range of visual artists, musicians, producers and DJs. He has released several albums, starting in 1995 with Homelistening Is Killing Clubs. His focus is on electronic music, seamlessly blending interesting samples, synthesizers, percussion and other elements together in unique ways. While sometimes experimental, most of his music has a certain accessibility in terms of the rhythmic and melodic components. Though frequently associated with the retro or Berlin School sound pioneered by Klaus Schulze and others, he uses modern ambient electronica elements extensively, creating his own rich sound that defies easy categorization."... ......N-Joy
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From Spyra's website
artistic biography of wolfram der spyra (* 1964) , clearly there was no need to keep this bio german style up to date after 2001, what can i say apparently no devoted fan availble to do the work for free. Not sure what has been posted on his facebook page, i'm not a member of that club.
performance, invention or exhibition referred to within this website
release on compact disc referred to within this website
1986 - 92
study of free arts at the h b k college of art, kassel
1986
metall . basalt - performance, galerie zorro, kassel
1988
denkwürdigkeiten eines nervenkranken - composition of music for a theatre-performance, kassel
composition of music for several performances of the artist natascha fiala
1989
ausflug zur dämmerung - performance, schaufenstergalerie, kassel
musica povera - music- and text - performance with bernd friedmann and tim matthieson as part of the exhibition kunststudenten stellen aus, moderne galerie, saarbrücken
steine -performance within the context of the retirement of the g h k - president, gießhaus, kassel
1990
wenn - performance, produzentengalerie, kassel
1991
nachrichten - klanginstallation, kirchweg 15, kassel
build of a sound studio at the h b k, kassel
hunger kunst hunger - group - exhibition , halle k 18, kassel
1992
completing the free arts study with the degree dissertation klangerzeugung, klangkomposition, klangskulptur (sound generation, sound composition, sound sculpture)
lectureship at the h b k college of art, kassel
1. kasseler kunstmarkt - organisation of the eexhibition
hush hour - sound installation in a parking house as part of the sculpture exhibition platz da (documenta - support programme)
fisch / schiff - sound installation, ms ger jea, kassel
panakustikum - individual exhibition of sound sculptures within the context of the documenta IX support programme
winner of the award kasseler kulturförderpreises
winner of the wolfgang zippel - award with the artist group platz da
bath - sound installation, dock 4, kassel
etherlands - outdoor sound installation with antennas as part of the exhibition zeitbrücken, mühlhausen
1993
the park -sound installation, cultural fair kassel, dock 4
composition and realisation of music for the lecture ofe windi winderlich, kongreß der luxus und seine verpackung, hotel 4 jahreszeiten, münchen
nachtmusik - sound installation, salzmann factory, kassel
composition of a modern dance piece for the company tanz form, kassel
hospital - sound installation, hospital church, treysa
klangbleche - concert and sound installation in the gasgebläsehalle der völklinger hütte as part of the festivals schichtwechsel, saarbrücken / völklingen
nr. 7 - sound installation in a hotel room as part of the international art project transit, hotel hessenland, kassel
stiftskirche und roßgang - 2 environmental sound installations as part of the kaufunger kulturtage
1994
stille - 4 sound installations,gedenkstätte breitenau (breitenau memorial)
roßgang 2 - the sound installation is being bought by the mining museum, kaufungen
sound factory - sound installations in the club aufschwung ost, kassel
the queen of instruments has left the country -sound installation in the city-church of hessisch - lichtenau (finissage of the exhibition höhenflug + flügelschlag from elke teuber - s. and ruth ullenboom)
p.a.s.s. - portable ambient sound system -(Interactive sound installation. P.A.S.S. - units were hired out to visitors by the documenta - archiv, allowing them to use the system for soundwalks through the city
1995
farbrauschen - exhibition with the finnish artist helena rytkönen, galerie studio kausch, kassel
live concert with klangbleche (metal sound sheets) at the computer-fair combit , kassel
kunstwald - live concert at the art festival in herne
live-konzert within the context of the love - parade in berlin
several concerts in the chillout of the techno-club aufschwung ost, kassel (also 1996 / 97/ 98)
exhibition of the klangbleche at the hessentag in schwalmstadt
strom - exhibition of 220 volt - objects in the salzmann factory, kassel
homelistening is killing clubs - release of the first solo - cd (hyperium / wigwam)
1996
r. u. n. - composition of the music for the theatre piece r. u. n. - risiken und nebenwirkungen of michael seyfried and oliver nitsche, theatre erlangen
odyssee - group exhibition, documenta - halle, kassel
quest - composition of music for the animation film quest by stellmach / montgomery. in 1997 the film wins the oscar - award in the category animation film
diverse live - concerts, e.g. at the festivals waterworld, koblenz, auerworld, bad sulza, and escape from samsara, london
realisation of the soundtrack for an animation film by parvis safadel
composition of music for the cd - rom china - im reich der sonne, publisher nova media
1997
schall und rauch - two sound installations of the type portable ambient sound system (p a s s ) for a sound-exhibition for children in the kongreßhalle berlin
p a s s in space - 30 pass - systems are bought by the firm reemtsma (west)
das büro -realisation of the soundtrack for a short film by joachim bode (mtv)
phonehead - release of the 2nd solo - cd (plus vinyl-maxi) at fax - records, frankfurt
my little garden of sounds - sound exhibition and live concerts as part of the documenta X support programme
my little garden of sounds - release of the 3rd solo - cd within the context of the exhibition of the same name
kulturbahnhof - several sound sculptures from the little garden of sounds are shown at the kulturbahnhof, kassel
the akustischer stadtplan - (acoustic city map) is bought by the city of kassel and exhibited at the town hall
future of the past -release of the 4th solo - cd at manikin records, berlin
schall und rauch - the exhibition (s.o.) is shown in vienna
1998
schall und rauch - the exhibition (s.o.) is shown in mailand
solar system - sound installation as part of the atelierrundgang, neuer kasseler kunstverein
sferics - release of the 5th solo - cd at fax records, frankfurt
le jardin - participation in the exhibition and diverse live - performances at the stockwell-studios, the vauxhall st. peter's heritage center, the beaconsfield gallery and the i.c.a. (institute of contemporary arts), london
round tables - the sound installation is being bought by the allianz-versicherung, frankfurt
kassels akustischer stadtplan – release of a cd with the sounds of the acoustic city map of kassel
virtual vices - release of a cd in collaboration with pete namlook at fax-records, frankfurt
1999
die blinden von kilcrobally - composition of music for a theatre piece, staatsatheater kassel
etherlands- release of the 6th solo -cd at fax records, frankfurt
vauxhall soundmap - acoustic city map vauxhall - order of an acoustic city map for the london district vauxhall
acoustic city maps budapest & frankfurt - the acoustic citymaps of both partnership towns are shown in the kunsthalle schirn, frankfurt
jump - o - phone - construction of an interactive sound - and - light - instrument
weltglockengeläut - dj - livemix of music and sounds of bells from all over the world (via internet & telephone), apolda
e - live - - live concert at one of the most important festivals for electronic music in europe, nijmegen (netherlands)
fliegender wechsel, group- exhibition at the kunsttempel, kassel
2000
dj und live - act at the liquid millenium celebration, liquid sound, bad sulza
build and move to af a new sound studio in kassel
composition of an 8 - channel - music-soundcollage for yadegar assisi´s hanse-panorama
komposition of midi - files for a cd - rom with projectsof the expo 2000
live performance with adrian palka and dancers of the coventry university at the opening of the summer show at stockwell studios, london
group - exhibition funkhaus, dresden
exhibition klangbleche and several live-performances in croatia
live-concert (steel cello and electronics) with bob rutman, architekturfakultät, berlin
virtual vices II -- release of a cd in collaboration with pete namlook at fax records, frankfurt
live-concert in berlin (2nd space trance tronic night, lichterfelde)
live-performance with the russian sound-poet valeri scherstjanoi, leipziger literarischer herbst
2001
performance with scherstjanoi at the festival musica viva (joseph anton riedl), gasteig münchen
construction of technical sound-units for the friedensmuseum (peace museum), lindau im bodensee
composition of sound-tracks for mtv spots by lichthof/stellmach
kick the bucket - installation und performance in collaboration with adrian palka as a part of the exhibition carambolage, kunsttempel, kassel
live-performance with valeri scherstjanoi, steffen moddrow and f.w. block, kasseler museumsnacht
treib.gut - les sons démocratiques - concert and performance museumsnacht, kassel
the presence of the sun - installation und video - live - performance with andreas stolkmann, bastion kunst, kassel
live performance at the opening of millennium - tage, kassel
kassel am meer: participation in the group-exhibition with a new version of the klangbleche (incl. a 7-channel-composition) and the work round table, fridericianum kassel
live performance with adrian palka at the opening of wiedervorlage d5, an exhibition in the context of the 40th anniversary of the documenta - archive, fridericianum kassel
konzert für querflöte und 4 k(ettensägen) – performance with christiane winning, dr. f.w. block, m. hess, u. duttenhofer
elevator to heaven – release of a 3-cd-box (7th solo -project) at manikin records, berlin
presentation of the round table at the symposium labyrinth des hörens, villa clementine, wiesbaden
virtual vices III - release of a cd in collaboration with pete namlook at fax records, frankfurt
2002-2019
Virtual Vices IV (with Pete Namlook) (2002)
Invisible Fields (2003)
Achtundsechzig 24 Live@Toskana-Therme (2003)
Excerpts 1 (2004)
Headphone Concert: Little Garden of Sounds II (2004)
Meditationen (2005)
Orphan Waves (2006)
Virtual Vices V (with Pete Namlook) (2006)
Space Cowboys @ Jelenia Góra (2007)
High Phidelity (2007)
Gasoline 91 Octane (2008)
Virtual Vices VI (with Pete Namlook) (2008)
January in June (2009)
SeQuest (with Chris Lang) (2010)
ADSR Remixed (Maxi-single with Steve Baltes) (2010)
No Beats For 1 Hour (0B41H) (2010)
Staub (2014)
Requiem (2017)
Wolfram did undoubtedly much more because clearly he did very little to promote himself and his work like creating a decent biography alas that kind of naivity is all to common with artists.
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As with the Satie homage on Phonehead, two basic piano pieces "Mechanic Piano" and "V.C. Piano" (the latter involving a deep synth bassline) serve as bookends for Spyra's sophomore FAX album; a form of quiet mediation focus on the classical background Spyra wants to exude. But the theme of Sferics is the fascination with radio signals and the world that relies on them. The title track has an ambient intro based off of radio static followed by a deep melodic theme with vocal samples along side blips and radio static bursts. The rest of the album carries the theme of using radio-like noises in various styles from jazz ("10^(-12) Meters") to ambient dub ("Crossing the Channel") to laid back reggae of "Gentle Machines" with "Vinyl vs. Carts" being the most sample heavy. The break in style may have fans consider this a slight step from Phonehead but Spyra doesn't stray from having plenty to offer.
.Spyra - Sferics ( 367mb)
01 Mechanic Piano 3:06
02 Sferics 7:35
03 Interzen 11:59
04 10-12 Meters 10:45
05 Gentle Machines 11:59
06 Crossing the Channel 16:06
07 Vinyl vs Cards 9:17
08 V.C. Piano 3:10
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For his third release on FAX, Spyra breaks off from the progressive and sophisticated direction of his previous releases, which is made releveant with the goofy sample-laden opener "The Synthesizer Experience", a brief retro electro-pop track that sends you into Etherlands, where suffice to say Spyra gives his arsenal of synthesizers a real workout. You have moments like on "Six Miles South of Hastings" which feels like a jam session from the Electric Mayhem. The jam session feeling is even more evident on the title track "Etherlands" where during Part II, analog radio sounds fight violently but things peter out until eventually there is nothing left. But true to a Spyra release, it's epilouge "Mellotron Etude" is a short but well composed classical synth piece. But all that Etherlands has to offer is overshadowed by what has to be one of his greatest pieces, "Birds on a Wire". An emotional urban sunset accompanied by the sounds of cello, theremin, and, what we imagine, the chirping of birds on telephone wires in the distance, it's the point where Spyra's unique post-rock/berlin school style has reached perfection.
Spyra - Etherlands (flac 377mb)
01 The Synthesizer Experience 4:42
02 Radio Noordzee 6:04
03 Monotonous Stereo Part I 7:27
04 Birds on the Wire 8:22
05 Six Miles South of Hastings 7:45
06 Monotonous Stereo Part II 12:48
07 Etherlands Part I 12:16
08 Etherlands Part II 11:56
09 Mellotron Etude 2:33
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Glorious five-star sequencer nirvana."Live in Berlin.de", flows effortlessly as a continuous piece, even though it is indexed as several tracks. Snippets of familiar pieces like "Etherlands" are heard, but by and large it sounds new. This is much more traditional Berlin school than he usually gets, and very well done."Breath" is possibly titled so that you'll remember to;;;.
Spyra - Elevator To Heaven 1 Live In Berlin.de (flac 331mb)
01 Intro 10:06
02 Here We Stand... 5:05
03 Cardioid 8:59
04 Under the Bridge 6:30
05 Slow Steam Engine 4:09
06 Tired Steel, Out There 3:58
07 Breath (Main Theme) 15:06
08 ...At Night 4:08
09 Coming Up from the East 6:10
010 Fleeing Westwards 6:37
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"The Bright Side Of The Sun", is trademark Spyra, featuring finely crafted, well-layered compositions with distinct melodies and a wide variety of sounds. There are danceable numbers like "Remembrance" and "Rain On Water", and even "Last Train To Bayreuth", a Schulze tribute. "Chord3Organ" has smooth jazz touches. There are dark haunting choirs in "Mentalized", a rather epic-sounding piece, ending with Spyra's always accomplished piano playing.
"San Tommaso Eqed" takes a page out of Schulze's book of mixing classical and electronic music. This could be sweeping soundtrack music, and makes a nice segue to the third disc
Spyra - Elevator To Heaven 2 The Bright Side of the Sun ( flac 296mb)
01 Remembrance 8:47
02 Rain on Water 12:34
03 Last Train to Bayreuth 10:26
04 Chord 3 Organ 4:52
05 Mentalized 14:31
06 San Tommaso 11:32
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Third disk is a library music/soundtrack excursion, ethnic bits etc, with some fun points but ultimately a mismatch of different tracks and some class B material, with music for films and TV productions. Quite many of these tracks sound unusual for Spyra. "Motion Picture Music", is a series of varied, shorter pieces. From the somber majesty of "Die Hanse (intro)" to the quirky "The March of the Dwarfs", lots of different experiments are tried, some successfully some less so, adding to Spyra's already diverse and powerful sonic arsenal. .
Spyra - Elevator To Heaven 3 Motion Picture Music ( flac 355mb)
01 Die Hanse (Intro) 5:01
02 Lonely Drivers Part 1 3:30
03 Tea House (Flute Mix) 4:28
04 Classic Power Supply 8:27
05 Guitar Piece Without a Name 3:19
06 A Motorway at 5 A.M. 3:23
07 Slow Movie 2/3 2:19
08 The March of the Dwarves 3:47
09 Classique Technique 4:47
10 Ethnoo 6:52
11 Numagroov 3:19
12 Kilcrobally 5:05
13 Die Hanse (Outro 1) 2:03
14 I M H O 2:45
15 Sinking Down Eastly 3:12
16 Quest Remixed 9:10
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