Various - Musik Sprechen

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Review by Gwen Sampé

Musik Sprechen: A Sonic Wrecking Ball That Smashes Expectations Alright, buckle up—this one’s gonna get messy. Musik Sprechen by Various (yeah, real creative name there) is not your typical electronic album. Released in 1998 under the German label WERGO, this sucker dives headfirst into avant-garde chaos with a side of musique concrète weirdness. If you’re looking for bangers to blast at a party, keep scrolling. But if you want something that sounds like it was cooked up in an experimental lab during a power outage—welcome home. Let’s talk tracks because, honestly, some of these cuts stick with you like gum on a shoe. First off, “4 Lautgedichte Als Musik Zu Samuel Becketts Spiel.” Yeah, try saying THAT five times fast. It’s basically poetry chopped up and thrown into a blender set to "obliterate." You’ve got distorted voices layered over glitchy textures that feel like they're crawling inside your brain. It's disorienting as hell but oddly addictive. Listening to it feels like being trapped in someone else’s fever dream, and I mean that in the best way possible. Then there’s “Turn Back Nightingale,” which hits different. This track starts off slow, almost serene, like birdsong recorded in some forgotten forest. But don’t let that fool ya—it quickly spirals into a cacophony of warped sounds that sound like machinery having a meltdown. The contrast between beauty and noise is so jarring it leaves you breathless. Or maybe just confused. Either way, it sticks. The rest of the album doesn’t hold back either. Tracks like “Ralentissez Les Cadences. Mégapneume” and “Dynamische Koartikulation” throw everything at you—fragmented speech, industrial clangs, and rhythms that make zero sense until suddenly they do. It’s exhausting but exhilarating, like running a marathon through a scrapyard while blindfolded. Here’s the kicker though: Musik Sprechen isn’t trying to be likable. It’s abrasive, chaotic, and unapologetically strange. And yet, it works. Maybe it’s the raw energy or the sheer audacity of it all, but this album grabs you by the collar and shakes you awake. By the time you hit “Ausschnitt Aus Anti-Étude,” you’re either vibing hard or ready to chuck your headphones out the window. No in-between. So what’s the takeaway here? Honestly, I think this album is less about music and more about challenging how we listen. It’s not background noise; it demands attention, even if it pisses you off along the way. In a world full of polished playlists designed to numb us, Musik Sprechen reminds us that art can still bite back. Now go listen to it—but don’t say I didn’t warn you when your cat hides under the couch.

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Filename: various-musik-sprechen.zip
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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Avril Déjà2:47
Expressionen Aus Lautgedichte2:33
Konstellative Artikulation0:48
4 Lautgedichte Als Musik Zu Samuel Becketts Spiel2:10
Lautgedicht Als Musik Zu Georg Büchners Leonce Und Lena2:56
Tongtong0:38
Turmdohlen0:53
Crirythme, Ausschnitt Aus Anti-Étude1:41
Erge Erekt2:26
Atemgedicht0:37
Musique Concrète. Studie II2:21
Ralentissez Les Cadences. Mégapneume2:30
Hoppa Bock5:57
So Lange Wie Möglich0:29
Der Minister II0:41
Folge Von Lautgedichten2:24
Der Minister I0:50
Turn Back Nightingale3:14
15 Shakespeare-Kaku8:58
Dynamische Koartikulation0:47

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Catalog Numbers

WER 30262

Labels

WERGO

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Formats

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Notes

  • Ralentissez les cadences. Mégapneume .
  • Avril déjà (ca. 1960/70).
  • Crirythme from Anti-Étude .
  • Turn back nightangale .
  • Hoppa Bock .
  • Musique Concrète. Studie II .
  • 4 Lautgedichte als Musik zu Samuel Becketts Spiel .
  • Lautgedicht als Musik zu Georg Büchners Leonce und Lena .
  • Folge von Lautgedichten (1977 ff.).
  • Expressionen aus lautgedichte (1952/53) recording 1988.
  • Atemgedicht recording 1988.
  • So lange wie möglich recording 1988.
  • Tongtong (1954/56).
  • Turmdohlen (1955/56).
  • Konstellative Artikulation (1955/59).
  • Dynamische Koartikulation .
  • Erge erekt (1962/70).
  • 15 Shakespeare-kaku .
  • Der minister I & II .
  • Anthology of text-sound compositions published with the September-October 1998 issue of Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (Volume 159, Number 5).

Interesting fact about Album

Did you know? The album *Musik Sprechen* by Various artists is a wild ride through experimental soundscapes. Released in 1998 in Germany, it blends avant-garde and musique concrète styles. One standout track is *"4 Lautgedichte Als Musik Zu Samuel Becketts Spiel"*, which turns poetry into music inspired by none other than Samuel Beckett. It’s like listening to art come alive—quirky, unpredictable, and totally unforgettable.