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Almadies

by Franz Kirmann

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    C45 jade green cassette tapes with colour standard onbody printing on both sides of the tape and audio recorded, supplied in clear cases with printed single-sided J-cards with +1 extra panel

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1.
La pointe des Almadies 03:57
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2.
Cap Manuel 04:26
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3.
Teranga 03:41
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4.
Savana 04:31
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5.
Sokhamon 04:09
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6.
Retba 05:39
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7.
Lagon2 03:35
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8.
Playtime au Cap Skirring 03:36
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9.
Mahicao Museum 03:33
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10.
L'île 05:55
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about

Franz Kirmann returns to Bytes for his eighth solo album, available exclusively on Bandcamp from October 29 on cassette and download (released on all platforms on November 5). The “Almadies” are long wooden boats used by Senegalese fishermen. It is also the name of the neighborhood where Franz grew up, in the suburbs of Dakar near the Atlantic Ocean.

"These new compositions are the result of sound experiments conducted over the past few months and reflections on the concept of mind-constructed geographies," Kirmann explains. "The way memories and souvenirs shape an image of a place or country that is part reality, part fantasy, part cliché, yet also deeply personal. This experience is influenced by education, social background, history, and other socio-economic factors."

The ten tracks are crafted from collages of electronic sounds blended with field recordings from various places Kirmann has visited — from Dakar to the Caribbean, as well as London and Paris. His aim is to blur the line between electronically generated sounds and real soundscapes, creating music where it becomes difficult to distinguish the real from the constructed.

All the sounds on the album were produced using synthesizers and field recordings. No drum machines, percussion or traditional acoustic instruments were used.

credits

released October 29, 2025

Written and produced by Franz Kirmann
Design by Laura Lot
Mastering by Sam Berdah - The Wall Studio
Published by Touch Music/Fairwood Music (UK) Ltd.

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