Phren
Musiktheater Und Experimentelle Musik (3LP box)
Massive 1985 3LP box set documenting the activities of this German experimental music theatre group from 1971 to 1985, with echoes of MEV and Nuova Consonanza. With insert and never re-issued on either CD or LP.
1971-1990 Sampler
1991 release ** "Based in Munich. Originally formed as an experimental music group in 1968 by Michael Kopfermann, its activities became morefold later on, most notably through the formation of the "PHREN-Theatergruppe" (PHREN theatre group). The name PHREN appeared in the mid-1970s, the earlier name was "Gruppe für Experimentelle Musik Michael Kopfermann" (Group for Experimental Music Michael Kopfermann)."
7 Stücke 1989
**Rare 1989 LP by the cult German experimental improvisation group.** A flaming acoustic session of screechy improvised music with 3 prepared string-instruments and 3 brass-instruments: Carmen Nagel-Berninger, viola; Inge Salcher, viola; Peter Fjodoroff - cello; George Augusta, bassetto; Wilhelm Riemenschneider, flugelhorn; Michael Kopfermann, tenor horn.
Duos Auf Präparierten Instrumenten
Munich's legendary experimental ensemble Phren - active since 1968! First vinyl since 1989! Founded by Michael Kopfermann, the group developed a radical approach to prepared instruments and noise-tone synthesis, rejecting the limitations of tempered tuning. This LP documents the duo of Carmen Nagel-Berninger (prepared viola) and Inge Salcher (prepared flugelhorn) - recordings from 2010 and 2018 showing decades of refined practice. Gut strings, unusual tunings, extended techniques. A living tradi…
Das Tagstück
**Rare 1988 LP document of an Action-Theatre play for 4 performers and experimental improvised music.** Performers: Michael Kopfermann, Peter Fjodoroff, Thomas Hirsch, Wilhelm Riemenschneider; directed by Carmen Nagel-Berninger
Musiktheater Und Experimentelle Musik
This is an original copy of a 1984 privately released avant experimental music Boxset of 3 LP’s (plus a 4 pages informative insert) by the obscure Phren ensemble. The music is very atmospheric and higly experimental/ free improvised not far from AMM, MEV or Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza but more in a 'german' way if i might say so (and if it says something!).