“An extraordinary work, creating beauty from its sadness.” – 4/5 The Independent“A song may move around, expand, come apart in its limbs and joints and skin to sink back into the room space, where strings are vibrating, snares rattling.” - David Toop on On&On
Daniel Blumberg has shared a new video for “On&On&On&On&On,” the penultimate track from new album On&On. It is the final rendition of the ever-evolving title song which appears four times across the arc of the record, each time cast in a new light. The self-directed video is the second in a series of films depicting Blumberg endlessly circling a London roundabout on his motorcycle and is this time shot at night. Watch the video to “On&On&On&On&On,” directed by Blumberg, here. Watch the original video for “On&On,” directed by Blumberg, here. Released today on Mute, the new album follows 2018’s debut Minus and is a consolidation of the deconstructed song aesthetic Blumberg has been developing. It finds him operating at the intersection between conventional song structures and free improvisation and incorporates recurring themes, shapeshifting motifs, and at times dissolves the boundaries between songs altogether. It is accompanied by an essay written by the author David Toop, which is available to read here. Stream and purchase On&On here. On&On was born out of live sessions with the same core group of players as Minus: Daniel Blumberg (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Ute Kanngiesser (cello), Billy Steiger (violin), Tom Wheatley (double bass) and Jim White (drums), with the addition of electronic maverick Elvin Brandhi (vocals). As such, it represents a deepening of relationships and distillation of techniques for this tight-knit group of free-playing musicians who are loosely based around Café OTO. The album was recorded by Peter Walsh (Scott Walker), who captures the group’s extraordinary performances – encompassing the full expressive range of their instruments from softly-bowed melodies and tender vocal harmonies to rough-hewn scrapes, plucks and rattles – while the sound of the room and the outside world spill naturally into the sound field. It has also been announced that the film The World To Come (directed by Mona Fastvold), featuring an original score composed by Blumberg, will premiere in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival from September 2-12. Blumberg currently has a large scale drawing on display at Kunsthal Rotterdam as part of the “Black Album / White Cube” exhibition which is running until January 10. The exhibition also includes works by Mark Leckey, Albert Oehlen, Kim Gordon and Wolfgang Tillmans, amongst others.
ON&ON TRACKLISTING1. On & On 2. Sidestep Summer 3. On&On&On 4. Bound 5. Silence Breaker 6. On&On&On&On 7. Teethgritter 8. On&On&On&On&On 9. Pillow FURTHER LISTENINGDaniel Blumberg performing live at Café OTO ( link) Daniel Blumberg performing “The Bomb” on Later… with Jools Holland ( link) Daniel Blumberg & Keiji Haino present SILVER DINNER: ( link) RECENT QUOTES“underlines his experimental drives, his desire to push through sound barriers.” - 4/5 Q magazine“The album is built around the piece ‘On&On’, which is split over four tracks scattered through the LP, gaining an additional ‘…&On’ each time, like a rolling stone made of avant-garde music and sadness” – 8/10 Uncut“The method of the record’s execution is as important as the idea itself, with Blumberg’s core band embracing free-playing live sessions as an exercise of trust and technique, testing the limbs of their instruments and seeing how far they can bend them before they succumb and break.” - 8/10 Loud & Quiet"A modern masterpiece" - 5/5 The Times (on Minus)"A statement of intent from an artist who has found his voice" - The Quietus (on Minus)“Traces lines between drawing and improvised music” - The Wire“One of London’s most exciting emerging artists” - Hans Ulrich ObristSELECTED DISCOGRAPHYDaniel Blumberg: On&On (Mute, 2020) GUO: GUO4 (Mute, 2019) Daniel Blumberg: Minus (Mute, 2018) Daniel Blumberg & Hebronix: Liv (Mute, 2018) Daniel Blumberg: Live at Café OTO (OTOroku, 2018) GUO: GUO2 (OTOroku, 2018) GUO: GUO1 (self-released, 2017) Daniel Blumberg & Neil Michael Hagerty: HEB-HEX (ATP Recordings, 2013) Hebronix: Unreal (ATP Recordings, 2013) SELECTED FILMOGRAPHYThe World To Come (dir. Mona Fastvold, 2020) GUO4 (dir. Peter Strickland, 2019) GYUTO (dir. Brady Corbet, 2019) Brigitte (dir. Lynne Ramsey, 2019) Gleaning Truths (dir. Agnes Varda, 2018) SELECTED EXHIBITIONSBlack Album / White Cube, Kunsthall, Rotterdam (2020) Dance, Stanley, Dance with Marianna Simnett, Matt’s Gallery, London (2020) JOMO, Macro, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome (2020) MK Calling, MK Gallery, Milton Keynes (2020) Hyper!: Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (2019) Union Gallery, London (2019) Ways of Listening with [Assemble]: British School at Rome (2018) LINKSboiledegg.org http://mute.comhttps://www.brigittelacombe.comhttps://davidtoopblog.com/
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