Burnt Friedman - Zen Aku EP
(12") Nonplace NON31, 2011-06-10

Burnt Friedman rattles the pots and pans and also presents his latest technological breakthrough in the form of the rubber band guitar. He is careful to provide in his orchestrations the outer-rational sound of things banging into other things, or scraping across them, or being struck by a human hand. Guest appearances come from Joseph Suchy, electric guitar, Daniel Schroeter, bass, Hayden Chisholm, reeds and Takeshi Nishimoto, Sarod. The limited edition sleeve artwork was created by Berlin artist Theo Altenberg. Expect a rhythmic journey of percussion, guitar, sarod, steel pan and rubber band box. Housed in limited edition sleeve artwork.

Various - Nonplace 10th Anniversary Edition
(CD/Download) Nonplace NON28CD, 2010

With this 10th Anniversary exclusive instrumentals CD Edition, Nonplace celebrates ten years of labeldom. It's not merely a wild mixture of adventurous quality grooves, but an assembly of tunes from extremely different sources. The contributions come from Flanger (Atom™ and Friedman), Burnt Friedman, Jaki Liebezeit (Can), Hayden Chisholm and The Embassadors, Root 70, Rashad Becker, Mark Ernestus (Rhythm&Sound/Hardwax), Joseph Suchy and Prof Psygrooves. Notoriously not fitting into any category all formations present dubwise instrumental tracks or remixes of the label repertoire, making ambitious musical forms accessible but at the same time enabling the experience of utter foreignness.

Friedman & Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 4
(CD/Download) Nonplace NON30CD, 2011-04-15

The fourth album release in the Secret Rhythms series by Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit results from a ten-year collaborative project encompassing live performances and studio sessions. What began as a rehearsal for a concert delivered at Cologne Triennale 2000 turned into a long-term exploration of the laws governing rhythm. Therefore, this fourth CD is based, like its predecessors, on a variety of rhythms seldom heard elsewhere. While the three preceding albums were dominated by guest contributions, the new production is devoted almost exclusively to Liebezeit's drum set and the Friedman-typical combination of keyboards and string instruments, all kinds of percussion and the computer. There are two appearances (tracks 1, 3) by Joseph Suchy, whose unmistakable guitar sound has left its mark on all the Secret Rhythm releases. Rashad Becker has been responsible for mastering all Nonplace titles since the first production in 2000. For the first time, Friedman and Becker co-mixed one of the album titles, a spin-off from Entsafter (Secret Rhythms 3), a track whose groove was previously used in Obscured by 5 and The Librarian (Secret Rhythms 1 and 2). The story ends with two unworldly musicians who make music for music's sake, while others, using the benefits of technology, have "moved on" and know what they want to sell with their music.

Ninja Tune XX - 20 Years Of Beats 'n' Pieces - The twelve inches

Those who bought the incredible Ninja Tune XX boxset and registered their promo code on the Ninja Tune XX site were sent two exclusive Ninja Tune 12 inches. Four more 12 inches have just been released. Here's the lowdown on which tracks are exclusive to those vinyls and which are taken from the boxset CDs...

Grant Phabao & Djouls - Ninja Tune - 20 Years of Psychedelic Hip Hop, Funk & Jazz (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-08-28 We're still celebrating 20 years of musical activism from the english label Ninja Tune! The huge boxset is now coming out very soon... Parties in Paris and London are starting to get sold-out quite fast, and french magazine Trax has released a special (Ninja Tune 20 Ans...), in which I've written 3 articles. The first one is about 20 of the rarest pieces of wax released by the label. The second is a selection of 20 astonishing or stunning remixes, you might...

Burnt Friedman - Con Ritmo (reissue)
(CD) Nonplace NON26, 2009-03-06

The first Nonplace CD, "Con Ritmo", originally released in 2000, remastered, edited and redesigned - it contains 4 extra tracks from the late 90s electronic jazz-dub production period... Strongly advised if you haven't heard it!!

Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 3
(CD) Nonplace NON25CD, 2008-09-26

Tracklisting :
01. Morning Has Broken 9:01
02. Gegenwart 9:43
03. Trittbrettfahrer 5:40
04. Die ehrliche Haut 6:30
05. Entsafter 8:04
06. Wirklich Version 4:06
07. Sandale 9:33

Note : This is the third release in Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit's collaborative Secret Rhythms series, following Secret Rhythms 2, released by Nonplace in 2006. Recorded in stages in the studio or rehearsal space over the course of months, the material finally emerges in the concentrated form of a 510-minute song, although terms like beginning or end have nothing to do with music of this kind. Other musicians include Hayden Chisholm, Tim Motzer, and Joseph Suchy.

Links :
burntfriedman.com
nonplace.de
myspace.com/nonplace

Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Unlimited Edition EP
(12") Nonplace NON24, 2008-07-18

Tracklisting :
A1. 183-7 Morning Has Broken
B1. 120-5 Entsafter

Info :
After numerous concerts and studio sessions Friedman and Liebezeit are presenting two new pieces as a foretaste of their third album Secret Rhythms 3 due for release 26th September.

Links :
burntfriedman.com
nonplace.de
myspace.com/nonplace

The Embassadors feat. Michel Ongaru - Healing The Music
(CD/2xLP) Nonplace NON23CD/NON23LP, 2008-03-14

Tracklisting :
01. Chema Chajiuza
02. Nia Njia
03. Jipe Moyo
04. Embassador
05. Wimbo Wa Wana
06. Tenda Wema Dub
07. Maisha Haya Kufa Kupona
08. Mwanangu (For Maxim)
09. Nia Njia Version
10. Tenda Wema

Links :
thembassadors.com
myspace.com/thembassadors
burntfriedman.com
nonplace.de
myspace.com/nonplace

Burnt Friedman - First Night Forever
(CD/2xLP) Nonplace NON22CD/NON22LP, 2007-09-21

Tracklisting :
01. Where Should I Go, featuring Steve Spacek 4:10
02. Machine In The Ghost, featuring Barbara Panther 4:51
03. Walk With Me, featuring Steve Spacek 3:39
04. Need Is All You Love, featuring Theo Altenberg 3:35
05. First Night Forever, featuring Daniel Dodd-Ellis 3:35
06. Healer, featuring Theo Altenberg 4:10
07. Western Smoke, featuring Enik 4:27
08. Thumb Second, featuring Enik 3:17
09. Chaos Breeds 1 5:22
10. Chaos Breeds 2, featuring Dodd-Ellis,Panther,Altenberg 5:35

Info :
A Burnt Friedman longplayer entitled "First Night Forever" will be released in September 07 containing 10 new songs with vocals, featuring Steve Spacek and Theo Altenberg amongst others.

Links :
burntfriedman.com
nonplace.de
myspace.com/nonplace