Dead Saints Chronicles

Burnt Friedman - Dead Saints Chronicles EP Cat. no.: Marionette05 Format: 12” Vinyl (180g) + Digital Release date: July 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marionette's fifth instalment sees Burnt Friedman channeling some sinister, mystical rhythms. As if a djinn were mapping out a higher order logic map. This is some visionary work that is riddled with contradicting non-human concepts, brought to life with geometry and intuition. 'Dead Saints Chronicles' is an ode to drawing fascination from Near Death Experiences (NDEs). The title for the EP is inspired by a book written by David Solomon and Antony West, involving sifting through thousands of recorded NDEs, a process analogous to that which Friedman used to revive pieces from his archive of DAT tapes. The result is a powerful EP comprised of 6 unique tracks that work to foreshadow what's to expect from the label, while hinting at the flashbacks that may have slipped through the cracks. This is an occult meditating ritual for the nocturnals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchfork "Dead Saints Chronicles is a record where rhythm reigns supreme, where even the faintest and smallest sound finds its foothold in a vast and overarching constellation, where no sound is not connected to each and every other sound. It’s a record not so much about timekeeping as it is infinity." Inverted Audio "To enter the intricate skeins of textured envelopes and tangled polyrhythmic drumwork of Friedman’s sound imaginarium is to abandon yourself to a one-off, mind-expanding experience. Away from the canons of functional electronic music and full-out leftfield digressions, it spirals through and over with elusiveness and spirit, like a soul slipping out of its shell, floating half-way between complete disintegration into the big whole and the rising convergence of all centres onto the Omega Point."

The German electronic musician explores deep, fluid percussive grooves in the same vein as his work with the late drummer Jaki Liebezeit.