Wiesenviertelfest 2018 last Saturday was magical. Thank you! This picture by Dana Schmidt (instagram.com/danaschmidt.fotografie) quite accurately captures and conserves the atmosphere and mood of our performance.
Some time ago (actually less than three weeks, but it feels like a lot more) at Garten Freede… Let's continue our journey at Wiesenviertelfest 2018! In the meantime, check out this video shot on April 29 at the Rotunde Bochum.
After having more or less appropriately slept out our New Year's hangover, we'd like to thank all of you for accompanying and supporting us throughout the past year's journey! We all hope and are really confident that the new one will be filled with the same amount of joy, creativity, inspiration, beauty and – last but not least – a lot of meaningful sound.
For starters, here is a small reminiscence of how we corked up 2017 one day before Christmas Eve. Shout out to Denis, Alex, Malick, Timo and Leon for spontaneously joining us for the session and raising expectations for 2018 even more.
With a lot of love!
Started as a trio in early 2016, MND TRCK codified as a core principle to explicitly encourage featuring guest artists in their shows and on recordings. Thus, vocalists and instrumentalists alike regularly found their spot on the firm basis modeled by the archetypical rhythm section formed by Jan Schimmelpfennig (drums), Robin Heimann (bass) and Ruben Philipp (keyboards). The fragments of their collaborator's artistic fingerprints, injected in the course of countless stick-breaking and heart-taking encounters, have over time become a vital part of the group's DNA and defined its distinct sound.
Even in 2017, the appreciation of such inspiring dialogues has not faded. Yet their ephemeral character left the desire to establish opportunities for more continuous conversations unsatisfied. This longing for breadth and depth, for characterful enrichment of the ensemble's iconic idiolect, its playful solidity can be vividly perceived in MND TRCK's second studio album, TRANSLUCENCE, building on top of the ground work set out by their 2016 debut LSTN!
TRANSLUCENCE, thus, also marks the dawn of a new period: It has been clearly conceived as an invitation for others to board and join in the discussion.
Already while putting the final touches to the record, the premises of its immanent prophecy fulfilled. With trombonists Maximilian Wehner and Kiril Zafirov and pluripotent percussionist Philipp Bracht the band doubled, from a tight trio to a space-consuming sextet. And with Edmund Held and Adino Binondo the journey just gained new momentum.
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the collective:
Kiril Zafirov trombone Max Wehner trombone Robin Heimann bass Jan Schimmelpfennig drums Ruben Philipp keyboards Philipp Bracht percussion Adino Binondo saxophone Edmund Held trumpet
Big hugs to the people from Zeitzeug_ who made us feel really comfortable on stage!
We hope you're having a great Sunday, getting over the worsening weather by looking forward to spending muddy days (and nights) at concerts and sessions near you. The next opportunity to meet us in Bochum is on November 23 at the Opening Night: Zeitzeug_2017. Save the date!
TRANSLUCENCE is out now! We'd like to thank all those lovely people who accompanied us throughout our journey. If you have time, join us at the Ruhrtriennale on September 23 and receive your very personal musical hug then.
You can download the EP on Bandcamp and, if you want, also order a limited Compact Disc. If you're among the streaming people, we've got great news: TRANSLUCENCE is also available on Spotify, Apple Music and the like.
MND TRCK at the gallery.
Thank y'all for coming and being part in the creation of this mesmerizing night at the Rottstr5-Theater!
Here's a video of our trombone player no. 2.5.
Rehearsing for our gig at the Rottstr5-Theater.
The year has started…
Liebe Leute,
was für ein Ort: der Kubus in der Christuskirche. Der sei dort »nicht nur schickes Accessoire«, beschrieb die WAZ, »sondern unverzichtbarer Teil jedes Konzerts: Der Würfel aus Stahl und Plastik schließt Künstler und Publikum gleichermaßen ein, alles andere bleibt ausgeblendet«. Wie könnten wir es uns besser wünschen, als dort für Euch zu spielen.
Kommt mit in den Kubus: diesen Sonntag, 19 Uhr,
mit uns und unseren geheimnisvollen Freunden aus dem Tired Eyes Kingdom – urban urtyp #48
Wir fiebern diesem Abend und diesem Ort seit Wochen entgegen, und mit uns dieses Mal Sängerin Melissa Muther, Rapper Rheza, Trompeter Karl Heinz (Alex Niermann), Percussionist Jotta Arango, Keyboarder Pete de Haan (Peter Köcke) und Gitarrist Timo Light (Timo Lichterfeld).
Wir haben Bock! Ihr auch?
Gestern haben wir mit der Goldkante Geburtstag gefeiert! Hier ein Handy-Leak unserer Show! Es war heiß! Wir hatten Spaß! Danke!
Last Sunday, we gathered some of our friends and fellow musicians for a Blue Sunday Session at our rehearsal space. Using a GoPro and a stereo microphone we amateurishly recorded a few moments. Here is the first of a few favorites. Featuring Rheza on vocals and Niko Keystar on keys.
Danke an alle, die bei tropischen Temperaturen mit uns im Salon der Goldkante das Release von LSTN! gefeiert haben. Wir sind noch immer überwältigt von der Energie, die sich im Laufe des Abends in unserer Lieblingsbar entladen hat. Melissa, Gregor, Schlakks, Rheza – danke für eure Leidenschaft! Zé Bebelo – danke für die Auswahl an erlesenen Schallplatten als Treibstoff für eine fulminante Party! Und das Wichtigste: Danke an das beste Publikum der Welt!
Die EP gibt es ab sofort zum Download auf Bandcamp!
Letzte Woche haben wir unsere Premiere im Rekorder gespielt. Ein toller Abend! Danke an alle, die es an dem Abend nach Dortmund geschafft haben! Danke an das beste Team vom Rekorder und unsere lieben Gäste Gregor Hengesbach, Rheza Blade und den einzig wahren Schlakks! Danke Daniel Bowsh und Fabrique Legere - Rajmund Legere für die Impressionen!
Alle Fotos findet ihr hier.
Last Junkies On Earth berichtete übrigens schon im Vorfeld über uns.
