Mosaike der Imagination

by Baldruin

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Black Vinyl 12" manufactured at R.A.N.D. Muzik, Leipzig, inside-out cover. Ltd to 130 copies

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1.	Zwischen Planeten 02:12	buy track
2.	Stimme des Wegelagerers 03:24	buy track
3.	Aus dem Feuer, aus dem Licht 01:48	buy track
4.	Immer wieder im Kreis 02:24	buy track
5.	In den Tiefen 02:37	buy track
6.	Hinein, hinaus, hinüber 03:26	buy track
7.	Fantasiegebilde 02:01	buy track
8.	Der verwunschene Hain 03:22	buy track
9.	Blick nach Drüben 02:09	buy track
10.	Innerlich außerhalb 03:23	buy track
11.	Schimmernde Chimäre 01:51	buy track
12.	Gemeinsam hindurch 03:50	buy track
13.	Mit verbundenen Augen 01:49	buy track
14.	Purpur-Trank 02:48	buy track
15.	Im Sternstrom 03:05	buy track
16.	Schlingerling 02:53	buy track
17.	Endstation Sehnsucht 02:11	buy track

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Turning their gaze to the buoyant culture of wyrd, modernist German folk music, Quindi welcome a spectacularly idiosyncratic offering from Johannes Schebler, aka Baldruin. Bewildering narrative twists, high drama and intricate delicacy make Mosaike der Imagination an engrossing listen from the outset, as baroque atmospheres and tumbledown drums intertwine with tactile string plucks and needlepoint synthesis in an authoritative bridging of ancient and hypermodern sonic sensibilities.

Schebler's catalogue as Baldruin is extensive, reaching back to the late 00s and covering a lot of ground through cassette albums on respected underground labels like SicSic, A Giant Fern and Lullabies For Insomniacs. Meanwhile, his work has been recognised as part of a broader movement of experimental electronic music in Germany taking inspiration from folk traditions, as documented on last year's essential Bureau B compilation, Gespensterland. Beyond his solo work, Schebler also works with Jani Hirvonen as Grykë Pyje (mappa), and both collaborate with Paul Wilson as Yayoba (Not Not Fun). Christian Schoppik of leading dark folk project Brannten Schnüre joins him as Freundliche Kreisel (STROOM). It's a tangled, fascinating and evocative sound world which Mosaike der Imagination offers a compelling window into.

No two tracks on the album follow the same pattern or palette, whether gliding through the Giallo synth undulations and post rock tonal arcs of 'Stimme des Wegelagerers' or spelling out miasmic incantations through flickering flames on 'Aus dem Feuer, aus dem Licht'. 'Hinein, hinaus, hinüber' revolves around meditative drum mantras and cascading melodic phrasing, densely layered and evolving with purpose. 'Gemeinsam hindurch' flicks between swooping strings and pizzicato plucks in a purely romantic expression of orchestration, 'Mit verbundenen Augen' is a bewildering choral voice study and 'Im Sternstrom' revels in ecstatic synth arpeggios. Nothing can be predicted except the vibrancy and clarity of Schebler's vision.

It's a vision which extends to the front cover artwork for Mosaike der Imagination — a glorious tapestry created by Finnish artist Jan Anderzén, with a responding design and layout from Schebler adorning the rear sleeve.

Stepping to the side of the cosy daydream reveries that inhabit much of the Quindi output, Mosaike der Imagination indulges the label's penchant for sophistication in a freakily fascinating new framework from the heart of an exciting movement in experimental folk music.

credits

released November 15, 2024

Recorded in Wiesbaden, Germany by Johannes Schebler

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi

Cover Artwork "Rauniot" by Jan Anderzén

Layout by Johannes Schebler