Erik Bunger
The Empire Never Ended
Format10"LabelInfinite GreyscaleGenreExperimental
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In 2006, researcher Thomas Knoefel found a mysterious backward-pressed 78rpm record containing a man's voice in a language that remains unidentified; he is assumed to be speaking in tongues, in a state of trance. "The Empire Never Ended" is a transcription of this recording, to be performed alongside playback of the original recording. Originally written for Ensemble Modern and commissioned by the BHF-Bank-Stiftung for Frankfurter Positionen 2013. Original recording published by Supposé as part of Okkulte Stimmen - Mediale Musik (2007); edited by Thomas Knoefel, Berlin, 2007. Single sided 10" cut backward and pressed to white vinyl with silkscreened B-side. Numbered edition of 300. Includes download code with digital bonus track.
Release notes
Single sided 10”, cut backwards and pressed to white vinyl with screen-printed B-side. Numbered edition of 300. Comes with a digital bonus track. Includes numbered insert, photograph, and download code. Mastered by Helmut Erler at D&M, Berlin.
| A | The Empire Never Ended | 8:31 |
- Cornelius Quabeck
- Artwork
- Paul McDevitt
- Artwork
- Ulrich Schmidt-Novak
- Artwork (Screenprint)
- Helmut Erler
- Mastered By
