The Secret Lives, by Mani Neumeier + Zeus B. Held

The Secret Lives

by Mani Neumeier + Zeus B. Held

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1.	Fox Nr. 7 05:18	buy track
2.	The Secret Lives of Der Lurch 05:32	buy track
3.	Drei Tage Funk 03:56	buy track
4.	Back 2 Nature 05:42	buy track
5.	Pfeif Drauf 03:18	buy track
6.	Ghost Ritual 06:06	buy track
7.	Volcano Dance 03:30	buy track
8.	Sex mit Siri 03:54	buy track
9.	Threesome Railway 04:26	buy track
10.	Wish I Was There 05:06	buy track
11.	Swallow The World (Bandcamp Exclusive) 04:30	buy track

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Mani (Neumeier) und Zeus (B. Held) 

“ … discreetly. almost secretly we’ve been putting together a first album – after we know each other as musicians since a long time …”

 So ist ein spontanes Projekt entstanden – längst überfällig!  Ein bunter Strauß an Ideen, Rhythmen, Sounds, Bildern und Geschichten …Kennen lernten sie sich 1973 bei einem Krautrock Festival in  Frankfurt – Mani spielte mit und war Guru Guru, Zeus war der Neue  bei Birth Control an den Keyboards. Seither traf man sich immer  wieder, jammte und machte Gigs zusammen.  Dann endlich – im Sommer 2019 gingen sie zwei Tage in Bernie Michael  Land‘s Synxxs Studio in Rodgau – eine Wall of Modular Synth und  wundervoller Gongs und Perkussion – so entstanden die Grundlagen  der Tracks mit Mani’s perkussivem Spiel auf dem „Haken Continuum“  und diversen elektronischen Drumpads. Zeus baute dazu die Chord  Strukturen und Sequencen.  Dann ging es in Zeus‘ Freiburger KG Beat Studio weiter, wo Mani ein  akustisches drum kit als Overdub eingespielt hat.  Es gab auch einige Ausbrüche an Poetik – so entstanden zu einigen  Stücken Texte zu den gemeinsamen Klangbildern.  Danach wurde noch einmal in Mani’s Odenwald Geheim-Retreat zusammen an den Stücken gefeilt –  Last not least spielten sie die Tracks dem langjährigen Freund und  Gitarristen Luigi Archetti vor – der zu 5 Stücken spontane Gitarren  Parts herbeizauberte.

 Das ist die Geschichte dieser Album Produktion.

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released September 18, 2020

All Tracks written by Zeus B. Held + Mani Neumeier

Electronic, Acoustic Drums, Percussion, Kaossilator + Vocals
by Mani Neumeier
Keyboards, Voice + Production by Zeus B. Held
Guitar on A3, B2, B3, B4 + B5 by Luigi Archetti
Analogue Sequencing by Bernd-Michael Land
Voice On B1 by Etsuko Watanabe
Recorded at Synxxs-, Kgbeat + Hilsenhain-Studios MMIX + MMXX Mastered by Lars Lafayette Fasbender

Cover Photo + "Wabi Sabi" painting By Mani Neumeier
Postcard Photo by Kamikaze Jane
Sleeve + Typography by Percy

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