in EXO by phanton/Michael Springer
sonic.trips Magazin wrote this:
Up from the ashes, Sonic.Trips returns for a special post to highlight our old friend from Germany — Phanton. Way back in August of 2021 we wrote of the enigmatic artist that his songs “are typically lengthy odysseys merging world-music sounds with tight production, samples, and dance beats,” and all of that is, somehow, built on and expanded with his latest record In EXO. The record is an abstract sonic adventure that fuses seemingly every style of music you have ever heard. Sparse, dynamic percussion often forms the foreground whereafter seemingly anything is possible. Abstract tech and synth experiments may layer over in one moment, Spanish guitars another. Hypnotic vocals often add to the trance experience of the tracks as they seamlessly blend elements primarily from electronic and world music genres. The simple fact is: there is absolutely nothing like this record. Having produced music since the 80s in Cologne, Germany, Phanton has perhaps seen, er, well, heard it all at this point — and he channels that into this record which is as much an exploration of his sonic consciousness as it is any sort of outward expression. Stand out tracks include the 9-minute opus “Heartbreath,” and our personal favorite “Mehr Zeit.” The latter is an enchanting psychedelic track that ranges from funky to outright avant-garde in a manner that only an artist of Phanton’s stature could achieve.
As always check out In EXO by Phanton, and stay tuned to Sonic.Trips for all your indie music needs
Tracklist
| 1. | Use You | 6:12 |
| 2. | Mohammed | 5:30 |
| 3. | Birth in Space | 0:34 |
| 4. | Missing Ones | 5:03 |
| 5. | KingKangKongKonko | 3:04 |
| 6. | HeartBreath | 9:20 |
| 7. | Mehr Zeit | 5:05 |
| 8. | Let me Stand here | 1:28 |
| 9. | Invinety V2 | 4:06 |
Credits
Natural Electronic Music
All tracks written by phanton
Based solely on physical generated sounds
Arranged and mastered direct on tape
A.1 Use You
Love Yourself, Use Your Time
Based on a sample of ukrainian avantgarde-singer Svitlana Nianio at phantonstudio in 1994
Additional voices: Angela Nehme, Diane Springer
A.2 Mohammed
Inspired by a documentary by Gessy George about the life of the 14 year old boy Mohammed in Zaatari, Jordans largest Refugee Camp
Oud: Samir Mansour
Samir Mansour / phanton
A.3 Birth in Space
Based on a plot of Zulfikar Abbanys about
interplanetary colonisation and birth on the way to mars
Voice: Corey Ott
A.4
Missing Ones
About the unborn descendants of the millions killed in the Holocaust.
How many brilliant and lovable people would be around us?
Cello/Trumpet: Beate Wolff
Bass: Korkut Elbay
Voice: Samuel Springer, Angela Nehme, phanton
B,1
KingKangKongKonko
Lightweight Live Track
Guitar: Merlin Grothe
Flute: Nawid Salimkhani
Voice: Amersoula Tsoga
B.2
HeartBreath
Cello/Trumpet: Beate Wolf
Bass: Wolfram Burgtorf de Cloedt
Voice: Samuel Springer
phanton/Beate Wolff
B.3
Mehr Zeit
There is never enough time - just stretch it.
Voice: Amersoula Tsoga
B.4
Let Me Stand Here
Don`t push anybody away, wherever they came from or whatever their stances might be.
B.5
Infinity V2
Just one Version of Infinity
Tzouras: Antonis Antonio
Trumpet: Matthias Mainz
Bass: Jah Wobble
Flute: Nawid Salimkhani
Voice: Saijohns Mwimi Ghettoking
Grafik: Eckhard Langen
Print / Siebdruck: Meike Diedeling
Thank You
Eckhard Langen
Numinos &Madmo Springer
Meike Diedeling
Peter Braatz
Menelaos Tomasides
Korkut Elbay
dedikated to Mali Springer
Kulturamt - Stadt Köln
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License
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Natural electronic music" is how producer and sound engineer Michael Springer aka Phanton describes his music. And that's pretty spot on.
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