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HARZ

by HARZ

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  • Streaming + Download

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  • Limited Edition Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Professionally dubbed, high-quality type-II cassette tapes (C-44). They're all hand-numbered by Empty Space. The covers are printed on heavy matte paper.

    Includes unlimited streaming of HARZ via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Live at Atelier Dürer - Limited Edition Screenprint
    Poster/Print + Digital Album

    Handmade serigraphy, designed and printed in collaboration with Formen. Printed on DIN-A3 (17"x23") heavy stock paper. Every print is hand-numbered. Strictly limited to 10 pieces per color. Prints may vary as all posters are handmade.

    Includes unlimited streaming of HARZ via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Live at Atelier Dürer - Limited Edition Screenprint (CMYK Set)
    Poster/Print + Digital Album

    Handmade serigraphy, designed and printed in collaboration with Formen. Printed on DIN-A3 (11"x17") heavy stock paper. Every print is hand-numbered. Strictly limited to 10 pieces per color. Prints may vary as all posters are handmade.

    ***With this option you get the whole set, consisting of four posters (cyan, magenta, yellow and black).

    Includes unlimited streaming of HARZ via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Noira 04:23
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Nonlinear 06:09
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Entropy 04:41
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Halftone 05:59
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Pulse 08:38

about

In his debut album, HARZ dedicates himself to the old art of microsampling. Through clever and innovative use of his vintage 12bit-4kHz sampler, his 14 channel mixing console and self-entangled effect loops, HARZ creates an homage to the soundscape of early Clicks 'n' Cuts and Glitch. The album’s abstract downtempo groove stands out due to its hypnotic rhythms, which, combined with glitchy loops and seesaw vinyl noise, evoke a feeling of floating. As usual, every track is performed live without overdubs or subsequent editing.

The covers and posters were created and realized in collaboration with Formen. Parallel to HARZ’s music which uncovers the hidden details of tone and noise through microsampling, the cover shows a macro shot of a halftone print, thereby uncovering hidden textures of images.

The mastering was also done by Formen. Disregarding some minor digital adjustments, the album was mastered primarily with analog compressors, tube-EQs and Formen’s trusty reel-to-reel machine. This approach allowed for a strong emphasis on the warm texture that comes with HARZ’s music.

The album has been transferred to C-44 cassettes by our friends at Sinus Dub. This time we chose Type-II, meaning chrome tapes. Those are a bit more expensive than the usual Type-I cassettes but in return offer a higher dynamic range and a broader frequency spectrum, thus resulting in a better sound quality.

credits

released May 6, 2022

All tracks are written and produced by HARZ
Artwork by HARZ and Formen
Mastered by Formen

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HARZ Bern, Switzerland

Kunstharz.

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