ari hoenig -
home of brooklyn jazz drummer sensation



david sylvian - 
the official site and home of samadhisound



gloria justen -
home of violin virtuoso and secret voices contributor



godin guitars - 
fabulous guitars from montreal canada. 



k7 - 



King Britt - 



Les Nubians - 



Matthew Herbert - 



Montreux Jazz - 



movingbox - 
the home of electronic producer enrico mariani



non place - 
record label of burnt friedman + jaki liebezeit



plasticodia - 
the photography of katja ruge



radial engineering - 
amazing electronic devices for the modern musician and producer.



ropeadope records - 
the home of sister gertrude morgan, and many other incredible artists from this forward thinking label



sitesakamoto - official site of ryuichi sakamoto



Tape Op - 
read this magazine if you make music.



TriAgency - 



Ursula Rucker - 
home of internationally renown philly poet

ISAAC HAYES - THE LOOK OF LOVE (TILOMO ROBOMIX) STAX TBC

ISAAC HAYES - THE LOOK OF LOVE (TILOMO REMAKE) STAX TBC 

ROBOT KOCH - LIES (TIM MOTZER LIVE EDIT) 12 inch (SUGARCANE

ROBOT KOCH - LIES (TIM MOTZER EXTENDED MIX) DIGITAL (SUGARCANE)

#1 @ juno downloads  UK  November 21, 2008

BABA ZULA - DOUBLEMOON REMIXED 2 (DOUBLEMOON)

RADIOHEAD - AVANT NUDE TIM MOTZER REMIX (check it at myspace.com/timmotzer)

BRAZILIAN GIRLS - LOSIN MYSELF (HILRINGER/MOTZER REMIX)  (TBA)

BRAZILIAN GIRLS - L'ENTERPRETE TIM MOTZER REMIX   (TBA)

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...and from Cologne Germany...

BURNT FRIEDMAN + JAKI LIEBEZIET - UNLIMITED EDITION (NONPLACE)

45RPM 12 AVAILABLE NOW! FEATURING TIM MOTZER ON TWO EXTENDED TRACKS FROM
THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM 'SECRET RHYTHMS 3'...MORE AT NONPLACE.DE

This 10th anniversary re-release of the seminal nyc/philly jazz-funk-drumnbass underground classic avant wot not 
featuring Ari Hoenig, Chris Cuzme, Tim Motzer, and Ben Bocardo with special guests. Finally, you can have
jazzheads - avant wot not in your collection or buzzing away in your i-pod. available now at select stores, and online sites.
pick up a copy today at cdbaby!

APPEARING LIVE FRIDAY JULY 24TH AND SATURDAY JULY 25TH TWO SHOWS EACH NIGHT 
AT CHRIS JAZZ CAFE/PHILADELPHIA FOR THE RE-PRESENTING THEIR UNDERGROUND CLASSIC
ALBUM 'JAZZHEADS-AVANT WOT NOT (1K) 

top 10 spins on Wkdu  philadelphia rpm
Radio 200
Rank Artist Recording Label User Supplied Version

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BURNT FRIEDMAN + JAKI LIEBEZIET - SECRET RHYTHMS 3 (NONPLACE)
RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 THE NEW ALBUM AND EP 

FEATURING TIM MOTZER, HAYDEN CHISHOLM, AND JOSEPH SUCHY. NONPLACE.DE 

Following a concert they gave together, Tim Motzer joined Friedman and Liebezeit in the studio and crucially influenced 3 album titles. Motzer already appeared on the predecessor CD (Secret Rhythms 2, non19) and also provided guitar accompaniment to Friedman’s contributions to the Nine Horses (with David Sylvian and Steve Jansen, samadhisound). Originating from the Philadelphia Jazz scene, the guitarist’s activities include a creative partnership with Ursula Rucker and King Britt. It is Motzer’s acoustic guitar that links up with the 2005 vinyl EP (Out In The Sticks, non17), on which Motzer likewise played an important role. 

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"It's not important, but i like it if people dance to the music," said Jaki Liebezeit in a recent interview. "Sometimes it happens." The drummer is likely to get his wish with Secret Rhythms 3, his third collaboration with Cologne's dub deconstructionist Burnt Friedman. The album, their most muscular so far, is a study in music as movement. Liebeziet's drumming sets the pace on every song, and the duo's collaborators - improvising guitarist Joseph Suchy, Philadelphia's jazz- and soul-schooled guitarist Tim Motzer and Root 70 reedman Hayden Chisholm - fold themselves into the mix like tendons and sinews. Some of that is no doubt due to Friedman's touch as a producer. The studio remains one of his principle instruments, and his mixing helps to smear disparate contributions into a blurry totality. But these seven songs also sound as live as anything Friedman has done, less the product of clever studio constructions than of a real-time mind meld. the album's sheer physicality is helped by the fact that many of these rhythms do indeed seem to harbour secrets. Try as I might to count out the time signatures to "Morning has Broken', I fail, and yet nothing sounds 'difficult' here. Their loping pulses may be riddled with kinks and strange switchbacks, but they keep coursing forward, carrying the listener with them. Although melody takes a third place to rhythm and timbre, riffs and pointillistic daubs of colour create an expressive sensibility that's often lost in rigorously repetitive music. The album's most bruising song, "Entsafter", presents all the contradictions that makes the collective's music so exciting, somehow managing to squeeze grinding, 5/4 guitar strumming into the rigid, 4/4 grid of rock and dance music. Over the course of eight minutes, scabby electric guitar riffs and and unflinching keyboard ostinato whip themselves into a frenzy, and it's not difficult to imagine even a fairly conventional DJ using the track as the climax of a club set. That Friedman, Liebezeit and their colleagues are capable of sneaking their secret rhythms into even the most hidebound contexts only confirms the power of their beguiling approach to pulse. 
Philip Sherburne The Wire (uk) October 2008 

NEW 1K RELEASE:

1k recordings is pleased to present:

NUCULTURES - THE ZEBRAMOON REMIXES (1K014)
featuring the captivating voice of Ellie Perez

The wonderous downtempo house electronic followup and companion
to the critically acclaimed 'Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams' featuring
remixers from around the world: The Society (Denmark), Jeff Sharel (France),
Enrico Marani (Italy), Soy Sos, Tleilaxu, Tilomo and Man From NoWhere (USA).

Not to be missed!!

Produced by Tim Motzer

Listen + Purchase Direct Links

CD:
1K ONLINE STORE
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CDBABY

DIGITAL:
OTHER MUSIC
JUNO download

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION WORLD WIDE BY IODA

In Philadelphia at:
A.K.A Music 27 N. 2nd Street
Long in the Tooth Records 2027 Sansom Street
Tequila Sunrise Records 525 W. Girard Avenue

NUCULTURES WILL BE RELEASING A REMIX ALBUM ON 1K FEATURING SONGS FROM 'BUTTERFLIES, ZEBRAS, AND MOONBEAMS...PRODUCERS AND REMIXERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TOOK PART IN THIS BEAUTIFUL ALBUM....CURRENTLY BEING MASTERED IN BERLIN BY RASHAD BECKER (DAVID SYLVIAN, BURNT FRIEDMAN)...MORE TO COME!

JAZZHEADS SEMINAL UNDERGROUND JAZZFUNKDRUMNBASS CLASSIC AVANT WOT NOT IS BEING RE-RELEASED ON 1K...FINALLY...YOU'LL HAVE YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE THIS CD IN YOUR COLLECTION OR BUZZING AWAY ON YOUR IPOD...FEATURING ARI HOENIG, TIM MOTZER, CHRIS CUZME, BEN BOCARDO...RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2008 ..
CELEBRATING IT'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND UPCOMING REUNION SHOWS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY! STAY TUNED!

BASE 3 - DARK MATTER WILL BE RELEASED IN OCTOBER AS A DIGITAL RELEASE AND LIMITED EDITION CD WITH HANDMADE ARTWORK BY THE ARTISTS...THIS RECORD FEATURES DOUG HIRLINGER ON DRUMKIT, BARRY MEEHAN ON BASS, AND TIM MOTZER ON GUITARS...AN ALL INSTRUMENTAL OUTING...FANS OF MARC RIBOT, BLISTERING GUITAR, AND INCENDIARY TRIO WORKOUTS WILL LOVE THIS RECORD...MORE TO COME ON RELEASE SCHEDULE...ON 1K.

NUCULTURES ON ECHOES RADIO - NATIONALLY SYNDICATED WITH HOST JOHN DILIBERTO
PLEASE CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR TIME AND STATION
IN PHILADELPHIA WXPN TUESDAY JULY 29th 10PM.
NUCULTURES LIVE WITH NEW LIVE VERSIONS OF SONGS FROM 'BUTTERFLIES, ZEBRAS, AND MOONBEAMS' plus 2 WORLD PREMIERES....TUNE IN

NUCULTURES:
ELLIE PEREZ - VOCALS
TIM MOTZER - VOCALS, GUITARS
BARRY MEEHAN - VOCALS, BS
NEIL PODGURSKI - WURLITZER ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN
LARRY TOFT - TROMBONE 
DOUG HIRLINGER - DRUMKIT, MELODICA

check ECHOES.ORG for further information, and be sure to listen to an interview with NUCULTURES.

A SPECIAL ONE-OFF PERFORMANCE W/ SPECIAL GUEST MARKUS REUTER VISITING FROM GERMANY.

MARKUS REUTER - TOUCH GUITAR > (TUNER, CENTROZOON) 
TIM MOTZER - BARITONE GUITAR
JOHN SWANA - EVI
DOUG HIRLINGER - DRUMKIT

WITH TWO OTHER GREAT BANDS:

SHOT X SHOT
HEATH WATTS

PERFORMING 'SONG FOR BILLY'

Not only is it becoming increasingly hard to find an album that runs the gamut of several different musical styles, but all-encompassing double albums are even more of an anomaly in this day and age. But the Philadelphia collective Nucultures is not your average, ordinary band. On their 2007 two-disc set, Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams, the group (which is comprised of lyricist Ellie Perez, guitarist/producer Tim Motzer, and bassist/songwriter Barry Meehan -- all of whom also contribute vocals) issues a true musical potpourri. With a largely laid-back feel throughout and a mixture of electronic and acoustic instruments (additional players lend a hand), many of the songs sung by Perez are equally jazzy and sultry -- and slightly Portishead-esque -- especially such standouts as the album opening "Night Is Beautiful" and "Behind the Moon." But even Nostradamus couldn't predict the group's next move, as they manage to touch upon electro-acoustic-folk ("Think I'm Losing It"), breezy meditations ("Mind Dunes"), and soundscapes ("Amorphous Lake") -- all the while managing not to lose the listener. If it's laid-back but unpredictable pop that is equal parts jazz and trip-hop that you're after, Nucultures' Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams will most definitely not disappoint. -- ALL MUSIC GUIDE Review by Greg Prato

ECHOES TOP 25 AIRPLAY
TOP 25 on ECHOES - a nationally syndicated radio show hosted by John Diliberto on over 130 radio stations across the United States and streaming on the internet. Sept 2007
www.echoes.org

TOP 10 ESSENTIAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2007 - John Diliberto, Host Echoes Radio
TOP 10 ESSENTIAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2007 - ECHOES RADIO STAF

it's a masterpiece that sets up us nicely for the third cometh of Portishead later this year.
STRAIGHT NO CHASER UK

it holds a top spot on my list of phenomenal down-tempo albums of the year. 
...a truly sublime aural experience. Ross Solomon -- SLUG MAGAZINE

At times, Butterflies, Zebras and Moonbeams could stand as a testament to the budding mystique of a great Miles Davis masterwork such Kind of Blue. But it exists in a post-Portishead era, encapsulated in its own time and entity. There's that gorgeous block piano chord tinkle on the standout track, "Babylon is Crying (Tigris)." Like a good Davis cut, "Babylon is Crying (Tigris)" fills the room with its ubiquity, changing everything in the room with its seismic wake. -- NIKKI STYLE

Silky smooth but never sleepy, Nucultures have arrived to fill the gap left after Kruder and Dorfmeister failed to follow-up their landmark K & D Sessions. This is unabashed trip-hop, a descendent of Tricky, Morcheeba and, on the more bootilicious bangers, Dee e-Lite. Where Nucultures expands on their ancestry is in the bedrock musicality and undeniable melodic grace of this ultra creamy double-disc offering, an endlessly shifting landscape spread over 21 tracks that never drags or falters. Nice. -- JAMBASE


It's a strong outing in the downtempo realm and boasts one of that subgenres more distinctive personalities of late. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn -- RAVES.COM


At times evoking images of Portishead, Postal Service, and even Pink Floyd... Unlike other releases flirting with the trip-hop sound, however, "Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams" transcends existing as sheer ambience, or a hot bedroom soundtrack. Songs like "Head," "Babylon is Crying," and "Think I'm Losing It" all prove the serious chops behind the songwriting talent. -- RIFFIN

available in Philadelphia exclusively at:
AKA MUSIC
27 N 2ND St
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2214 
(215) 922-3855

in Cincinnati:
SHAKE IT RECORDS
4156 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 591-0123
www.shakeitrecords.com

Check out Ellie Perez of nucultures captured in Nautica studio Philadelphia
preparing a new song 'starlite' for the next nucultures album. 
philadelphia February 2008

22nd January 2007 will see the release of an extended play cd from David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, and Burnt Friedman's band 'Nine Horses'. It will feature two new tracks, 'Money For All' (the title of the ep), co-written by David and Burnt and 'Get The Hell Out' by Steve and David. The ep will also feature remixes and interpretations by Burnt of 3 tracks from the Nine Horses album 'Snow Borne Sorrow' (The Banality Of Evil, Wonderful World, and Serotonin) and alternative versions of the two new tracks plus the Japanese only released bonus track 'Birds Sing For Their Lives' with Stina Nordenstam... musical contributions by Keith Lowe, Tim Motzer, Joseph Suchy, Hayden Chisholm, Morton Gronvad, and others...

KING BRITT and TIM MOTZER scored 6 scenes for Michael Mann's MIAMI VICE starring Jamie Foxx, Colin Ferrel and Gong Li...available on dvd...soundtrack on cd and itunes. now...the MIAMI VICE original motion picture soundtrack also has two tracks: Ramblas, and a Sister Gertrude Morgan track - New World In My View -that they produced in 2005.

TILOMO, TIM MOTZER, ELLIE PEREZ, And SECRET VOICES ARE HANGING OUT AT MYSPACE.
You can now listen to tracks, view photos, and read about various activities from Tilomo, Tim Motzer, and Ellie Perez at Myspace.com. Go get busy.
www.myspace.com/timmotzer
www.myspace.com/tilomo
www.myspace.com/ellieperez
w ww.myspace.com/secretvoices

Epic compositions with a world collective of poets and musicians colliding classical, free jazz, dub, feedback guitars and loops, ambient, and electronic with sublime poetry from rich medina, ursula rucker, elliot levin, kalaf angelo, and adriano englebrecht with mesmerizing results. also features jeremy carlstedt on drumkit, gloria justen on violin, barry meehan on bass and loops, enrico marani on electronics, and elliott levin on saxophones, flutes, and voice.

mix translation by jeff chestek with tim motzer. assisted by barry meehan. design by benjamin langsfeld from eneone.com

produced by tim motzer with enrico marani. cover paintings by stefano ricci. 

available in philadelphia exclusively at
AKA MUSIC 
27 N 2ND St
Philadelphia,PA 
(215) 922-3855

also news that the DUOZERO 'September' remix that Tim did last year is now out on their full length album...they've thoughtfully included the remix on the record, so look for that on small voices out of italy. www.smallvoices.it

 "Tim Motzer has made some pretty noisy shit...Ursula Rucker and King Britt's Sister Gertrude Morgan CD �not to mention contributions to David Sylvian's Nine Horses and Jaki Liebezeit's Secret Rhythms 2. Yet, on this new solo excursion, this Philadelphian finds solace in silence. 

Tilomo, Tim Motzer's guitar/laptop solo project, benefits greatly from the sloe-gin-y liquid soul of his work with Britt �you can hear it in the way his fuzzy jazz-foink chords ooze through the title track. But there's a sputter, beep, whoosh and clink to the proceedings that make it happily irksome and decidedly un-neo-soulful. The sawed, strained string samples of "Blue Samari," the thickly blown wind sounds that trace the development of "Embrace" from autumn chill to winter storm, the cheery tinkling of "Chi Moto" �there are eight million moody stories to be told in this ambient jungle. "
--A.D. Amorosi (City Paper) Philadelphia

track listing:
01 soft lunch
02 blue samari
03 embrace
04 gelid
05 chi moto
06 zen assembler
07 spellbound
08 shadow guitar
09 sadness
10 after theyve gone

produced by tim motzer for one k music group

tilomo: guitar + laptop compostions + improvisations
jeremy carlstedt: source drumming on 'gelid'

'shadow guitar' and 'sadness' were used by the
scottish dance theatre for their choreography
entitled moment touring scotland and uk 2004

the cover artwork is courtesy of thomas schmid of eneone.com and is available as a 11 x 14 poster.

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TILOMO - SOFT LUNCH IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT

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burnt friedman + jaki liebezeit - secret rhythms vol. 2 (nonplace) feb 2006
the ex-CAN drummer jaki liebezeit and sonic scientist burnt friedman team up with a stellar cast of musicians featuring morton gronvad (vibes), tim motzer (guitars), hayden chisholm (reeds) and vocalist david sylvian. don't miss this record.

"Amazon Review:"Cologne-based artists Burnt Friedman (one half of Flanger) and Jaki Liebezeit (former Can percussionist) have a mutual fascination with non-Western rhythm structures. This second instalment of their Secret Rhythms project sees the duo continue their curious explorations of rhythmic time signatures beyond the traditional or at least ubiquitous (in Western culture) 4/4 format, addressing all kinds of styles and syncopations and flirting with world music and jazz along the way. The songs featured here are playful and naturally off-kilter, steering away from the wilful intellectualism of past Friedman/Liebzeit-related projects. Guitarist Tim Motzer, vibraharpist Morten Gronvad, bass-player Daniel Schroeter, singer David Sylvian and guitarist Joseph Suchy are drafted in to add texture, melody and harmony to the hypnotic structures, helping create an album that both mystical and mellow an ideal if idiosyncratic chill out option."

The follow up to 'Secret Rhythms', 'Secret Rhythms 2' eschews any fancy appellation adjustment in favour of reacquainting the protagonists Burnt Friedman (Scape) and Jaki Liebezeit for more percussion pressed goodness. Having earned his stripes as Can's drummer, Liebezeit is no stranger to the skins; coaxing a cavalcade of percussive elements into a cohesive whole that doesn't rely on its existence to keep things propelled forwards. Opening with 'Sikkerhed', Friedman and Liebezeit allow a fog of waterlogged atmospherics to slowly breach the almost tribal rhythms, acoustic guitar and lazy horns; leading to a sound highly reminiscent of Friedman's Nu Dub Players (even if it does share a melody with Girls Aloud's last single...), albeit stripped clear of the overt shrugging that characterised their output. Next up is 'The Sticks' (re-recorded here after it's appearance in 2005) wherein cut+sliced acoustica is given a wash of sun-set soundscapes and gradually toughening percussion, before David Sylvain contributes a tobacco stained vocal on 'The Librarian'. Fermented further by the discrete funk-guitar of Tim Motzer, tracks like 'Niedrige Decken' and 'Caracolas' rattle along with a sense of jovial intent that never descends into frippery, whilst the micro-sound creases found on 'Broken Wind Repair Kit' and 'Mikrokasper' suggest Jan Jelinek with the window open. Your new best kept secret... 
(boomkat)


URSULA RUCKER - MA'AT MAMA (k7)
Philadelphia poetess Ursula Rucker is back with her third album. With Ma'at Mama (named after an ancient Egyptian kemetic principle, the foundation of universal order and balance), Ursula shows a new level of maturity in her writing. "Ma´at Mama is pure poetry, sensuality and poignant social criticism, uniquely blending Hip Hop and Funk with sparse beats. Productions by Anthony Tidd, Tim Motzer, Rob Life and others. Released in the US Feb 07.





LATE NIGHT WITH KING BRITT (swanky)
a late night downbeat chill mix disc from our favorite dj featuring featuring Ellie Perez - La Vida, Plant Life, and an exclusive track written by King Britt + Tim Motzer ' Love is the Answer'...King's best mix effort yet.












NINE HORSES - SNOW BORNE SORROW (samadhisound)
the alignment of david sylvian, burnt friedman, + steve jansen with a world collective of brilliant musicians (including ryuichi sakamoto, arve hendriksen, stina nordenstam, hayden chisholm, tim motzer, keith lowe, thomas haas, theo travis, morton gronvad, daniel schroeter, tim elsenburg, joseph suchy, and so many others) present nine dark beautiful thought-provoking songs.



from tim motzer:
"about 4 years ago, i met burnt friedman, he of flanger and nonplace fame, at popkomm in cologne, germany. not long after my tour, i emailed him to suggest we do some music together. turns out, he liked the idea but was busy at the time and wanted to wait until there was a suitable project. on my next return to cologne a few years later, burnt came to our show, and suggested now was a good time and that jaki liebezeit would be involved. incredibly exciting stuff. burnt followed this a month or so later with about nine tracks as i recall that he sent me to create to. i loved the tracks and spent a few weeks in my studio working up multiple layered guitar parts for each track. the thinking was, that this would become the next friedman-jaki liebezeit record: secret rhythms 2. burnt and jaki loved the guitar tracks and i was very happy. shortly thereafter, things changed. burnt emailed me to tell me david sylvian had sung on 5 of the tracks. i've been a long time david sylvian fan, so this was incredible news. as time went on burnt mixed the record with sylvian's vocals, and sent a copy to each of us. as i understand it, david wasn't really happy with the mix, that it had lost some of it's fullness. so david asked to mix the record. burnt told me that he had sent him his hard drive with all our parts on there. amazing story. as it turned out, one of the tracks turned into 'the day the earth stole heaven' - a track that i had co-composed with burnt for the friedman-liebezeit record. it's a beautiful track, and to me takes you back to david's brilliant trees period. my guitars ended up on 3 other tracks 'a history of holes', 'serotonin', and 'the librarian' . the burnt friedman mix of 'the librarian' appeared on 'out in the sticks' a 12" teaser, and will also be on the forthcoming friedman/liebezeit album 'secret rhythms 2' due in january on nonplace. to me, nine horses is a brilliant album on so m any levels and reflects both inwardly and outwardly our crazy times. i think it represents some of david's best work. consequently, what started out as a chance meeting with burnt turned into two records and a 12" and a roomful of new friends. it's a privilege to be a part of such wonderful creative works. just proof that good things still happen in this crazy world."

www.ninehorses.com
www.davidsylvian.com
www.samadhisound.com
www.nonplace.de

new release: 
(ropeadope)

SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN (1900-1980) was a painter, singer and self-proclaimed "bride of Christ" whose visually explosive folk art is celebrated on the museum circuit world-wide. But her on album, made in New Orleans in the 1960's, is one of black gospel music's secret relics. Those recordings were unearthed and a limited number of copies were released to unanimous and widespread critical acclaim in 2003.
Ropeadope has procured the master rights and enlisted internationally acclaimed DJ and Producer King Britt along with guitarist/producer Tim Motzer to create an entirely new and ground breaking work, putting musical tracks behind the Sister's previously unaccompanied vocals. 
The cycle of ten songs mixes gospel hymns with funk, soul, mississippi delta, and afrobeat melodies with Britt's deep percussive beats. The live ensemble will tour this unique project with a full multimedia performance featuring live video in late 2005.

Produced by KING BRITT and TIM MOTZER

NPR SISTER GERTRUDE PROFILE
WHYY Radiotimes interview w/ King Britt and Tim Motzer
search radiotimes archive for 'sister gertrude morgan' to hear the interview.
City Paper Cover Story 
Philadelphia Inquirer Article 
Philadelphia Weekly Article
Nashvillerage review


CITY PAPER CHOICE AWARDS:
Most Loving New Orleans Tributes 
Before Katrina was a drizzle over the Atlantic, King Britt and Tim Motzer were paying tribute to long-departed Preservation Hall treasure Sister Gertrude Morgan, laying down groovy, dancey backing tracks behind her glorious a cappella preachings. It's an amazing, timeless CD. And after the storm, hip-hop heroes The Roots turned their long-planned Kimmel Center debut into a fundraiser/upbeat revival. Black Thought, ?uestlove and company plucked the TBC Brass Band out of the shelters and marched down the aisle with 'em to start the show. Unforgettable. 
--PR



SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN - vocals, tambourine
KING BRITT - beat programming, percussion, piano, organ, strings, bass
TIM MOTZER - acoustic, slide, and electric guitars
hammond organ, percussion
special guests:
G. LOVE - harps 
BARRY MEEHAN - bass + lapsteel 

release date September 6, 2005

Since their first collaborative album "Secret Rhythms" came out on Nonplace in 2002, Friedman & Liebezeit have been playing live all over the world, improving cyclic grooves and creating new ones. Paradoxically, their rhythms are difficult to grasp but easy to listen to. The 3 exclusive tracks for this vinyl only mini LP casually manoeuvre round the jagged rocks of "four-four time". 

Jaki Liebezeit's signature drum-mantra is etched into the vinyl of the coolest moments of rock history, and the potency of his distinctive style is barely diminished since his legendary moments in the early 70s.

Burnt Friedman has again conspired with the upper echelons of the musically interesting, this time teaming up with David Sylvian.
During the process of remixing 2 of David Sylvian´s "Blemish" album tracks, both producers decided to start a new, ongoing project. Nonplace is proud to present their first collaborative piece, "The Librarian", featuring David Sylvian as vocalist.

In addition to Friedman and Liebezeit, guitarist Tim Motzer weaves funky touches all the way through. He has resided in Philadelphia, U.S. since 1985 and has been busy working with a virtual who's who of Philadelphia artists over the years including recordings and world tours with poetess Ursula Rucker, King Britt and the French duo Les Nubians.

Lined up for the group's live appearances is Hayden Chisholm, a New Zealander who is living in Germany since a decade. He contributed all horn melodies to this mini LP. Other guest musicians are Morten Gronvad, vibraharp and Daniel Schroeter, electric bass guitar.

Tracklisting:

A1 - Out In The Sticks (11:00)
B1 - The Librarian (8:40)
B2 - 182/9 (3:45)

The Friedman & Liebezeit album on Nonplace is scheduled for 2006.

For more information go to the nonplace site. 

Label: Nonplace
Artist: Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit
featuring David Sylvian
Title: Out In The Sticks
Catalogue number: NON17
Format: mini LP, vinyl only
Release: 17th May 2005

"The set's surprise knockout is King Britt's hallucinatory version of "Little Child Runnin' Wild." Shot through with dense, spiraling layers of slo-mo acid guitars and booming dub bass, the track now suggests twenty-first-century Jimi Hendrix as it re-imagines Mayfield's 1972 original through a junkie's blown mind. It's a killer. " 
Rolling Stone magazine on "little child runnin wild" remix co-produced by King Britt + guitarist Tim Motzer for Curtis Mayfield Remixed. 031005


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