Tilman Ehrhorn
Berlin, DE
Electronica / Ambient/Experimental / Jazz
Bio
Working as a producer, composer, saxophone/reed player and sound designer, Berlin-based Tilman Ehrhorn appears on many jazz records as well as doing electronic soundwork. Within the last few years he has released two critically acclaimed solo albums on Mille Plateaux and Resopal Schallware. In addition to influences from contemporary electronic music, modern jazz is an important source of inspiration for his compositions, creating similarities with the improvisational niveau of jazz and conte...
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“Tilman Ehrhorn’s new electronic album, Past Utopia is sourced entirely with samplers and synthesizers. Whilst this is nothing to raise one’s eyebrows about in general, the fact that Tilman is an experienced jazz saxophonist and composer who has played and collaborated with the likes of Wayne Shorter and Nils Wogram adds a layer of complexity and intrigue that is often missing from modern electronica. Past Utopia summons up the spirit of the City Centre Offices label, the hermetic yet danceable vibe of classic Farben or Jan Jelinek, and the misty processed digitalia of Norway’s Information and Svalastog. Immediacy is not Past Utopia’s strong suit – this is music for headphones or decent speakers given space and time to percolate into your synapses.
As a musical terminology, ‘IDM’ seems to be rather a dead fish these days. Back in the 90s, this definition may have held some validity (although, positioning such beats and textures as ‘Intelligent’ would seem to have been ”
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