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 Tarwater
Founded somewhere in the offshoots
of the East Berlinian punkscene, Tarwater exist since
1995 and can look back at a remarkable history. Since
then, the duo consisting of Bernd Jestram and Ronald
Lippok (To Rococo Rot) has released more than ten studio
records and a considerable amout of collaborations with
artists like Piano Magic, Tuxedomoon and B.Fleischmann.
Their weavy soundscapes did not only serve as intonation
for countless film- and theatre projects but have also
been presented at international shows and tours all
over the world (among others in Japan, South America,
USA and all Europe). On their upcoming record 'Inside
The Ships', which is going to be released in September
on Bureau B, the electronic duo is driving its diveristy
once more to the top by generating a creative distance
to genre-alikes. The total work of art, which was originally
planned as kind of a Space Opera, indeed transferres
future-oriented concepts but goes far beyond the idea
of a conceptual record. It inherits a special 'otherness'
created by an uncommon use of brass elements and instruments
far away from the usual pop-context - for example the
cimbalom. Moreover, 'Inside the Ships' contains the
first German song in the history of the band. On 'Sato
Sato', a 'Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft' text from
1981 is transformed in such a way that it rather sounds
like another instrument in use than part of a cover
version. The same can be applied for 'Do the Oz' by
John Lennon and Joko Ono. However, the melting of different
art forms, for example between film and theatre as well
as within the working field of a composer does not end
here. 'Inside the Ships' served as a model for the short
film 'The eagle is gone' (Mario Mentrup, Volker Sattel)
which takes place at Berlin Alexanderplatz and whose
black and white aesthetic merges perfectly with the
new Tarwater output. Finally, with the release of the
record this autumn we can also look forward to more
of Tarwater's priceless live shows!
Links
www.bureau-b.com
www.tarwater.de
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