THE ALBUM
Âme, Innervisions
Since Frank Wiedemann and Kristian Beyer met in Beyer’s record shop Plattentasche, in their hometown of Karlsruhe back in 2001, the music they make together as Âme has been singular expression of their shared loves. Fifteen years on, there’s little that Âme hasn’t accomplished, but 2018 reveals Wiedemann and Beyer’s finest achievement yet, a full-length debut album, Dream House. Three years in the making, Dream House reveals their meticulous craftsmanship via an evocative home listening journey enacted after a decade spent crafting dancefloor weapons. Dream House finds the duo working with a wide array of artists, from Matthew Herbert and Planningtorock, to newcomer Jens Kuross, the iconic Gudrun Gut, guitarist David Lemaitre and German electronic music legend, Hans-Joachim Roedelius. From vocal tracks to captivating instrumentals, contemplative ambience to rhythmic ebullience, Âme show off their entire arsenal on their first album.
A1 The Line ft. Matthew Herbert
A2 Queen of Toys
A3 Gerne ft. Gudrun Gut
B1 Deadlocked ft. Roedelius
B2 Blind Eye ft. Planningtorock
B3 Positivland
C1 Helliconia
C2 Futuro Antico
D1 No War
D2 Give Me Your Ghost ft. Jens Kuross
D3 Oldorado
All songs written, performed, and produced by Âme / Kristian Beyer & Frank Wiedemann except
The Line – vocals and lyrics by Matthew Herbert, published by Soundslike Music / Bucks Music Group (PRS)
Gerne – vocals, lyrics, and additional instruments by Gudrun Gut, published by Edition Golden Good (GEMA)
Deadlocked – additional keys by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, additional guitar by David Lemaitre
Blind Eye – vocals, lyrics, and additional production by Planningtorock, published by Domino Publishing (GEMA)
Positivland & Helliconia – guitar by David Lemaitre
Give Me Your Ghost – vocals, lyrics, and additional instruments by Jens Kuross, published by Dirty Guns Music (Ascap)
No War – contains a sample from „The Orphan“ performed by Weather Report, written by Joe Zawinul
No War is dedicated to Elke Wiedemann
Give Me Your Ghost is dedicated to Irma & Lennart
We would like to thank our families and friends
Mixed by Chris Allen Mastered by Bo Kondren at Calyx
Cover Artwork by Florian Auer Cover Design by Pierre Becker (Ta-Trung) Management by Felix Bierling (Chabchop)
& 2018 Innervisions All rights reserved Made in Germany Distributed by Muting The Noise
GEMA LC-22817 IVLP09
THE LINE
Polly Films, Nikias Chryssos & Crew, Anna Bullard, Sebastian Schneider, Young-Won Song
The cave and the night are mysterious elements, paths that lead us into other states of consciousness.
THE DINNER
Florian Auer, Nobelhart & Schmutzig, MCM Berlin, Haeberlein & Mauerer AG, Lobe Block
A special gathering for the friends, family and collaborators of Âme who helped bring Dream House to life. Hosted at the newly renovated Lobe-Block project and catered by Michelin-starred restaurant Nobelhart & Schmutzig, the dinner was a feast for all senses, with artworks and light concepts created by Florian Auer, and a drone composition by Âme that bubbled from beneath the guests’ tables.
Done With Music: A Continuous Dinner With Sound and Light
A collaboration between Âme and Florian Auer
THE POSTERS
Florian Auer, Ta-Trung Berlin
Adorning the streets of Berlin, Basel and Barcelona, with a special Florian Auer edition in London.
THE ARTIST EDITION
Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler Gallery, Florian Auer, Ta-Trung
"Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler Gallery, Innervisions and Ta-Trung cordially invite you to the release of Âme's Dream House vinyl, artist edition, by Florian Auer“
ABOUT THE COVER
The basic design of the album cover is based on the volumetric nature of a gatefold and the techniques of cube mapping. While the ‘Dream House’ letters seem to float in this magenta space, one might also evoke concrete poetry or the sound/light-environments of the Fluxus-inspired artists La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela. This gatefold indeed is show-casing the simultaneous interweaving of different media spheres. Referring to Marshall McLuhan's attempts at a poetic media archeology published in the renowned "Something Else Press", Florian Auer's work could be considered a "Verbi-Voco-Visual Exploration": the cover builds sound as word and time (audio-spaciousness) and simultaneously as image and space (three-dimensionality). This sound cube, however, does not even try to immerse you into the sweaty intensity of a music club nor does it promise any blurry yet golden heterotopia. At first glance, the cover is more reminiscent of the latest consumer brand aesthetics. These magenta spaces create the feeling that even the blurring of boundaries creates a new, specific spatiality. At the same time, this special edition box, folding in and out that space itself, is an effect of tension and release, compression and distension and production and consumption. Just as the fading words materialize into "Dream House" in their literality, the sound itself becomes a musical object; a sound sculpture.
—Niklas Barth
—La Monte Young
THE ANIMATION
Ede Müller, Robin Hohn, Ta-Trung, Florian Auer
Dream House’s striking cover artwork was visualised in digital form as a video animation of abstract floating letters, fuschia flashes and moving art. Created by Robin Hohn and edited by Ta-Trung, the animations became an indelible part of the Berlin landscape for a brief moment in time, with unannounced projections on walls and structures around the city. Captured on film by Ede Müller.
Torture the Artist: 'Dream House' now comes in with remixes from Solomun, Marcel Dettmann, RY X, Rampa, Mano Le Tough, Roman Flügel and Fango. To what extend does 'Dream House' now get the club coat you intentionally did not come up with in the first place or with reference to La Monte Young, are the remixes an approach on how to maximize the 'Dream House' experience?
KR: I don’t know about that. The remixes are the remixes, we were sometimes surprised by the choices, that which artist chose what track and what he eventually did with it, but we’re very happy with the results. A Blind Eye take would have been interesting, but although some really liked the song, it seems nobody dared to touch it.
FW: I believe a ‘Dream House’ experience is for everybody different. You feel what you feel. If we’ve managed to evoke feelings, with the album or the remixes, then we’ve achieved our mission.
THE REMIXES
Rampa, Solomun, Marcel Dettmann, Fango, Roman Flügel, Mano Le Tough, Ry X, Graphics by David Heuer
The evocative home listening journey presented in Âme's debut album "Dream House" has now been transformed into a range of indispensable dance floor remixes, reminiscent of the dance weapons crafted by Âme over the last decade. From darker interpretations by Marcel Dettmann to a more tropical and chord driven take by Rampa, seven friends show their perspective and freedom through 10 tracks that were released in three waves in August 2019.
THE ALBUM
Âme, Innervisions
Since Frank Wiedemann and Kristian Beyer met in Beyer’s record shop Plattentasche, in their hometown of Karlsruhe back in 2001, the music they make together as Âme has been singular expression of their shared loves. Fifteen years on, there’s little that Âme hasn’t accomplished, but 2018 reveals Wiedemann and Beyer’s finest achievement yet, a full-length debut album, Dream House. Three years in the making, Dream House reveals their meticulous craftsmanship via an evocative home listening journey enacted after a decade spent crafting dancefloor weapons. Dream House finds the duo working with a wide array of artists, from Matthew Herbert and Planningtorock, to newcomer Jens Kuross, the iconic Gudrun Gut, guitarist David Lemaitre and German electronic music legend, Hans-Joachim Roedelius. From vocal tracks to captivating instrumentals, contemplative ambience to rhythmic ebullience, Âme show off their entire arsenal on their first album.
A1 The Line ft. Matthew Herbert
A2 Queen of Toys
A3 Gerne ft. Gudrun Gut
B1 Deadlocked ft. Roedelius
B2 Blind Eye ft. Planningtorock
B3 Positivland
C1 Helliconia
C2 Futuro Antico
D1 No War
D2 Give Me Your Ghost ft. Jens Kuross
D3 Oldorado
All songs written, performed, and produced by Âme / Kristian Beyer & Frank Wiedemann except
The Line – vocals and lyrics by Matthew Herbert, published by Soundslike Music / Bucks Music Group (PRS)
Gerne – vocals, lyrics, and additional instruments by Gudrun Gut, published by Edition Golden Good (GEMA)
Deadlocked – additional keys by Hans-Joachim Roedelius, additional guitar by David Lemaitre
Blind Eye – vocals, lyrics, and additional production by Planningtorock, published by Domino Publishing (GEMA)
Positivland & Helliconia – guitar by David Lemaitre
Give Me Your Ghost – vocals, lyrics, and additional instruments by Jens Kuross, published by Dirty Guns Music (Ascap)
No War – contains a sample from „The Orphan“ performed by Weather Report, written by Joe Zawinul
No War is dedicated to Elke Wiedemann
Give Me Your Ghost is dedicated to Irma & Lennart
We would like to thank our families and friends
Mixed by Chris Allen Mastered by Bo Kondren at Calyx
Cover Artwork by Florian Auer Cover Design by Pierre Becker (Ta-Trung) Management by Felix Bierling (Chabchop)
& 2018 Innervisions All rights reserved Made in Germany Distributed by Muting The Noise
GEMA LC-22817 IVLP09
THE LINE
Polly Films, Nikias Chryssos & Crew, Anna Bullard, Sebastian Schneider, Young-Won Song
The cave and the night are mysterious elements, paths that lead us into other states of consciousness.
THE DINNER
Florian Auer, Nobelhart & Schmutzig, MCM Berlin, Haeberlein & Mauerer AG, Lobe Block
A special gathering for the friends, family and collaborators of Âme who helped bring Dream House to life. Hosted at the newly renovated Lobe-Block project and catered by Michelin-starred restaurant Nobelhart & Schmutzig, the dinner was a feast for all senses, with artworks and light concepts created by Florian Auer, and a drone composition by Âme that bubbled from beneath the guests’ tables.
Done With Music: A Continuous Dinner With Sound and Light
A collaboration between Âme and Florian Auer
THE POSTERS
Florian Auer, Ta-Trung Berlin
Adorning the streets of Berlin, Basel and Barcelona, with a special Florian Auer edition in London.
THE ARTIST EDITION
Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler Gallery, Florian Auer, Ta-Trung
"Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler Gallery, Innervisions and Ta-Trung cordially invite you to the release of Âme's Dream House vinyl, artist edition, by Florian Auer“
ABOUT THE COVER
The basic design of the album cover is based on the volumetric nature of a gatefold and the techniques of cube mapping. While the ‘Dream House’ letters seem to float in this magenta space, one might also evoke concrete poetry or the sound/light-environments of the Fluxus-inspired artists La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela. This gatefold indeed is show-casing the simultaneous interweaving of different media spheres. Referring to Marshall McLuhan's attempts at a poetic media archeology published in the renowned "Something Else Press", Florian Auer's work could be considered a "Verbi-Voco-Visual Exploration": the cover builds sound as word and time (audio-spaciousness) and simultaneously as image and space (three-dimensionality). This sound cube, however, does not even try to immerse you into the sweaty intensity of a music club nor does it promise any blurry yet golden heterotopia. At first glance, the cover is more reminiscent of the latest consumer brand aesthetics. These magenta spaces create the feeling that even the blurring of boundaries creates a new, specific spatiality. At the same time, this special edition box, folding in and out that space itself, is an effect of tension and release, compression and distension and production and consumption. Just as the fading words materialize into "Dream House" in their literality, the sound itself becomes a musical object; a sound sculpture.
—Niklas Barth
THE ANIMATION
Ede Müller, Robin Hohn, Ta-Trung, Florian Auer
Dream House’s striking cover artwork was visualised in digital form as a video animation of abstract floating letters, fuschia flashes and moving art. Created by Robin Hohn and edited by Ta-Trung, the animations became an indelible part of the Berlin landscape for a brief moment in time, with unannounced projections on walls and structures around the city. Captured on film by Ede Müller.
Torture the Artist: 'Dream House' now comes in with remixes from Solomun, Marcel Dettmann, RY X, Rampa, Mano Le Tough, Roman Flügel and Fango. To what extend does 'Dream House' now get the club coat you intentionally did not come up with in the first place or with reference to La Monte Young, are the remixes an approach on how to maximize the 'Dream House' experience?
KR: I don’t know about that. The remixes are the remixes, we were sometimes surprised by the choices, that which artist chose what track and what he eventually did with it, but we’re very happy with the results. A Blind Eye take would have been interesting, but although some really liked the song, it seems nobody dared to touch it.
FW: I believe a ‘Dream House’ experience is for everybody different. You feel what you feel. If we’ve managed to evoke feelings, with the album or the remixes, then we’ve achieved our mission.
THE REMIXES
Rampa, Solomun, Marcel Dettmann, Fango, Roman Flügel, Mano Le Tough, Ry X, Graphics by David Heuer
The evocative home listening journey presented in Âme's debut album "Dream House" has now been transformed into a range of indispensable dance floor remixes, reminiscent of the dance weapons crafted by Âme over the last decade. From darker interpretations by Marcel Dettmann to a more tropical and chord driven take by Rampa, seven friends show their perspective and freedom through 10 tracks that were released in three waves in August 2019.
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