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Andrea Ermke
Walks

Recorded during January of 2023 at Maple Studio in Berlin-Spandau, Walks is a collaborative effort between the musician Andrea Ermke, Andrew Lafkas (acting in the role of producer in a sense), and Bryan Eubanks (mastering). Ermke recorded several takes of her unique music, which uses field recordings made to mini-disc and mixed in real time (echtzeit!), directly to 1/4" tape at Maple Studios in Berlin-Spandau. The results are these two pieces, which Ermke likens to a "dub" version of her working method.

Andrea Ermke is a musician living in Berlin and working with samples and field recordings that she records/re-plays/re-mixes from mini disc. She is a member of groups like Sink (with Chris Abrahams, Arthur Rother and Marcello Busato) or Tree (with Burkhard Beins and Chris Abrahams). Her approach to field recording and live mixing is extremely detailed and personal, working with a constantly expanding library of recordings for over 20 years. She is a foundational member of the "echtzeit" music scene in Berlin.

The physical editions of this release are extremely limited and feature photographs of Ermke's part-time life in the Swiss Alps on the cassettes and the covers are hand painted interpretations of mountain ranges done by the artist and philosopher Tim Bradley exclusively for this release. Edition of 50 with watercolor, acrylic paint, ink, and some melting.

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  • Andrea Ermke Walks
  • all music by Andrea Ermke: minidisc recordings
  • Record and mixed by Andrew Lafkas, January 2023
  • mastered by Bryan Eubanks
  • photographs by Andrea Ermke
  • cassette edition of 50 with custom artwork by T. Bradley and digital download
  • SR019
digital download includes 16bit/44.1k CD quality wav files and 320kbs MP3
Track List:
Walks - A
Walks - B [listen to in player above]

Release date: April 24th, 2024