While the children watch

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Arrangement, synth & vocals by Ana Berkenhoff, recording, synth & Samplr by Michael Holland, Mix by Sam Weaver.
Recorded over many days March - April 2015 W/ Roland 303 Groovebox, Zoom H4 Fostex 160 Multitracker, Samplr, Trichord, Plumbutter, Steel on Foam and Littlebits.

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boomkat writes: Dadaist poetry and music from German artist Ana Berkenhoff and ONO capo Michael Holland ov Islington Mill, Salford. In tribute to Kurt Schwitters - a core influence on the ONO label - Ana riffs on his parody of a love poem, 'An Anna Blume' set to wobbly lower case electronics in six parts. Between them, they blur the lines between poetry and tone poem, with Manchester's answer to Peter Pan coaxing out a gauzy spectrum of eccentric small sounds, lopped beats and radiophonic quarks matched for quirkiness by Ana's contributions; from glossolalic rambles to English translations of the Schwitters' text.

Picadilly records writes:
Put simply, Ono is the North West's and possibly England's greatest DIY label / art project. It's been the platform for many low-key artists hidden in the shadows and without it, it could be argued, the world would be a much more miserable place! Sounding a little like an Eccentronic Research Council meets Raymond Scott's Mahattan Research Inc meets Cluster, this is a collection of poetry, electronics and improvisation woven together like a tapestry and drawing you in like a tense but beautifully shot thriller. Clangers-esque theramin sine tones, ethnic percussion, multi-lingual poetry, mangled strings - a plethora of idents from an all manner of subversive stylings. This is brilliant!

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ERA GELDES aka Ana Berkenhoff London, UK

Ana Berkenhoff is a soundartist, theater director and performer. With a background in contemporary music, dance and experimental radiodrama she is set for "insubordinatly sublime"* soundscapes.
Featured at BBC radio Wales with live-concert& interview. Played at NTS radio London, BBC 3, Radio futuremusic.fm, Radio Resonance Extra/London, Radio Wavefarm NY, Tilde Festival for Sound Art Melbourne… ... more

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