Mapstation – My Frequencies, When We

‘My Frequencies, When We is the eighth Mapstation album Stefan Schneider has released since 2000. Recorded between March and August of 2020 in Corona-induced isolation, there is a sonic homogeneity to My Frequencies, When We. For the first time in years, guest musicians are conspicuous by their absence. Schneider himself assumes vocal duties on The City In. He has also pared down his equipment list: an analog tape loop device, Roland 808 drum machine, Novation Peak synthesizer, a guitar. Yes, there are hypnotic African grooves on Flute Channels and the ingeniously rhythmic, imaginary world music of Taro Zing Ta has much in common with Jon Hassell, Marja Ahti or DJ Residue, but these do not reflect the full spectrum. For the most part, the rhythms are as rudimentary as those found in folklore, tottering and stumbling along. There are gentle reminders of kraut-elektronik (Conrad Schnitzler, Cluster, Neu!) and discrete reconfigurations, with the aural current of the Rhineland flowing nearby.’

LP / Bureau B

Cat. No. BB367LP