Arnold/Schwer // Terra Formica
beeah–music BEH031 / CD / 12.09.2025
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Audio CD New album by experimental post-rock collaboration Sebastian Arnold (drums) and Jürgen Schwer (guitar).
Guitarist Jürgen Schwer and drummer Sebastian Arnold have explored a number of niche genres over the past 20 years of working together: quirky fake jazz with the Freiburg combo BEEAH, edgy lounge music over electro beats at Sebastian's solo concerts, mysterious bubbling sounds from experiments with old synthesizers and new wonder machines, all closely wired and interwoven. And yet again and again, the two are drawn to free improvisation on their instruments and the countless effect loops of their setups, in which rhythm and sound literally tumble over each other and catch up with each other.
In their latest studio collaboration, they take you on a journey through the wilderness of a fungus-growing ant population, who aim to escape their daily grind. All songs on this album build upon instrumental live improvisations and were later compiled into nine songs in Sebastian's studio in Potsdam. The result is a thrilling ride though cragged post-rock landscapes, funky electronica dub and some krautrock here and there.
Credits
Jürgen Schwer – Gitarre, Modular/Synthesizer
Sebastian Arnold – Drums, Percussion, Bass/Synthesizer
David Wolf – Bariton Saxophon (03, 09)
Aufgenommen im Daseinslabor Potsdam
Mix & Mastering Sebastian Arnold