‘Gürtler’s stark electronics, his mournful synthesiser glissandi bringing an eerie sense of doom. ‘ – louderthanwar.com
“Violins and synths appear to be augmented by sounds and techniques pioneered by the BBC radiophonic workshop or some similar European equivalent entity.” – dancing-about-architecture.com
Field Kit is the debut album from Field Kit, the Berlin based musical collective led by German violinist and composer Hannah von Hübbenet. For the composition and production Hannah has collaborated with Berlin based pianist and producer John Gürtler.
Their Debut Album is of original compositions by Hannah and John, arranged for a subtle mix of warm acoustic and cold mechanical sounds and instruments, at times delicately blended and at others set in sharp contrast. The deft retro futurism brings to mind the films of Tarkovsky and Fritz Lang, images of the future rooted in the past, a cyber-noir soundtrack to modern day dystopia. The level of sophistication in the production and composition finds Hannah and John in a unique sonic space, alongside touchstones of classic, early 20th Century artists such as Iannis Xenakis and Edgar Varèse more contemporary voices such as Oneohtrix Point Never and Mica Levi come to mind.
Having both studied music at the Universität der Künste Berlin before going on to study film composition at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, the duo of Hannah and John is a formidable meeting of musical minds, with both now being acclaimed composers in their own right, with multiple awards to their names.
Nonostar Records is artistically led by celebrated violinist, composer and producer Alex Stolze, and has released Alex’s solo output alongside work from his trio Solo Collective with cellist Anne Müller and pianist Sebastian Reynolds as well as the work of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ben Osborn.
limited 180 g Vinyl Edition with printed inner sleeves
written and produced by Hannah von Hübbenet and John Gürtler, mastered by Andreas Lupo Lubich
AWARDS
„European Original Score 2019“ by the European Film Academy
Nora Fingscheidt’s debut feature premiered at this year’s 69th Berlinale as part of the official competition
Creative Energy Award (Nora Fingscheidt & Helena Zengel) & DBG Fimpreis des Publikums Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney
Golden Lynx FEST – New Directors New Films Festival
Grand Prize & Taiwan Critics Society Award 台北電影節 Taipei Film Festival
Best Feature Film Vukovar Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize & Special Mention Helena Zengel Drugi Sombor Film Fest
Transatlantyk Distribution Award from the audience Transatlantyk Festival