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Trans Zimmer & The Djs

by Trans Zimmer & The Djs

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melonsprout Fascinatingly orchestral in its approach to composition, this tape defines experimental in unforeseen modes. Sharing the score with listeners subverts a meaning of listening towards an educational standpoint - one that welcomes the remixing and resampling of patterns and modes of compositional techniques. Silly and serious voices guide you through a tour of a futuristic medieval that seems to be as serious as it is satirical. Mastered to perfection, A.H.A. made everything shine through Favorite track: Wind Quintet No. 3 in E Major, Second Movement.
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1.
Lost Marbles 03:13
strolling thorugh macafrees, taking candy for free sitting at a park table at home we only get cable cats roam, bea bonesly sets the table beatrice the forks are on the wrong side, you're sleeping in the stables coming to the ranch now I feel like a cowboy strolling through a crowded carpark place your hands around my neck now walk downstairs, can't sleep at night make myself some warm milk with honey bee sips on a cup of nectar
2.
silver lining , dinner time driving in her car, she is practicing her lines ‘How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world’ rusty spoke, don't choke please don't sneeze, devil devil new cheese weak knees, i need a new key tonight, two knights making out, what a sight water the plants, dance, rubber duck perfect timing, sea side dining fourth grade teacher, has a son named peter
3.
Pizz Off 01:04
pepperoni pizza please play pizzicato
4.
hello child, look out for the man up in that tower when he's hungry, he feasts on the blood of little boys like you go on without me, only you have the power say there, who are you? would you like to purchase a thing or two? for the chambers of pain i recommend the sword of bane and if you pass the five eyed kings you'll need my cape of gentle winds thanks, I'll take both, and i would like that wooden tipped arrow as well please ah I see, you're planning to take on dracula himself. many have tried, I hear their bones are collected by a tin elf our hero hacks away at gruesome ghouls over the acid pools he leaps protective spells cast upon his feet he battles his way up the tower never seeming to falter or cower standing now with a heart of gold he prepares to enter the chamber of blood hello child, seems we meet at last, prepare to perish I've seen warriors, five times your size, what makes you so special? he draws back his bow, and calls upon the souls of lost lovers, lets his arrow fly, his aim is true, the king of darkness is no more
5.
Sir you have insulted me and my family and quite frankly I challenge you to a duel, engard! Ah take that, and that ah touche please sir, spare my life I've got a wife and family at home I see you've done the dirty work on Mecrutio over there good work lad, I could get you work at the local tavern welcome to the tavern, what can I help you with? are you looking for the dragon or would you like to meet the princess I'm a princess you know yes my father is the king indeed yes that would make you a prince at least yes let's get married, why not let's do it what was we talking about? oh yeh medival times, yeh that's what, that's what I was talking about uh, it's the, it's the medival tavern welcome to the medival tavern here we have lots medival things and medival you can get a weapons to use in the video game oops oops, not supposed to say it's a video sorry sorry my bad, my bad, my bad what was we talking about? oh yeh the dragon, yeh man there was a real dragon out here yeh dood no I'm not talking about like a komodo dragon I'm talking about a real actual dragon a real life actual dragon it was like huge it was like the size of uh it was like the size of several uh komodo dragons, probably
6.
how could you betray me? I thought we were friends O how it hurts to lose you (bye bye strange guy) float down the river passing you by rolling the dice twice
7.
gloria oh deus open up my mail, letter from gail hey, lets fly away tonight up past the stars, sailing through the moon, what a moon o yes what a moon indeed switch lanes in a foreign smokin on a four inch blunt tell me what you want I got it all, no order's too tall I'll slay my enemies, feed them to my bees boy, you seem to good to be true gloria oh deus post agnum tipicum sik totum omnibus
8.
eins zwei drei vier hund maus katze fisch a b c d kopf bein fuß arm rot gelb blau grün feuer wasser erde luft
9.
hey ho, five knots ahead I sees black sails, men ready the cannons hoist the flag, we're to take her as our prize damage to the port bow, patch it up 'fore we drown haul wind, come up on her broadside load the chainshot and aim high shoot for the mast not the sails ye smelly seadogs hey ho, leap aboard, draw out your blades search below deck for the bounty what say we keel haul the whole dammed crew listen hear you thieving scoundrels, ill spare your hinds, if you'll tell me where black rain bay lies romelus romelus, this is songbird songbird hello songbird this is romelus, shall we change to channel 9? copy that, tuning to channel 9 with which fine lady do i have the pleasure of speaking to if i may ask? well actually, we are three, our names are Teles, Ligeia, and Yara my, such exquisite names. how may I be of service o fair maidens? this sounds quite petty, but we were just calling to let you know, we think you are quite the equanimous helmsman, and would be o so honored if you would came to pay us a visit why im a deeply flattered dear ladies, whereabouts be your achorage? we are to be found on the winward side of Cape Pelorum ah, about 20 klicks south by southwest from us, we shall arive in the early afternoon if these mistral winds hold steady o how delighted we are! until then o majestic captain oh, the life of the pirate for me our heroric captain found out just in the nick of time, that the three fine ladies were in fact deadly sirens, attempting to bring his ship against the jagged shoals of Cape Pelorum sir if i may be blunt, you're quite the skirt chaser, time to find black rain bay before the storm sets in under the guidance of captain charm, the crew sailed through the storm unharmed into the pirates bay they snuck, can our skipper hold his luck?
10.
hey you wanna take a trip this weekend out to that bath house near robertsville? alright perfect, yeh I'll pick you up around 4 on friday, alright cool, yeh see yah so what are you in the mood for? I think I'd first like to grab a bite to eat wow that was realy tasty! I think I'm ready to check out the pools lets start with a salt dip shall we? gee some of the staff here are pretty annoying aye? I wonder whats behind that door? I'm getting a lil dizzy from the heat yeh me too, lets look for a cold plunge pool ahh that was refreshing thanks for taking me here, I really enjoyed it! no problem, glad you could come!
11.
Barber Pole 05:02
hey can I, can I please have a couple of vyvanse? please please please please please um, c'mon I'm really onto to something I'm writing a really cool story trust me man it's gunna be such a good story you have any ritalin, you got adderal anything? modafinil even? I need something man it's such a good story, please?! please watch over my stuff I would like to go for a swim I hope thats alright with you baby when I lay beside you I feel far away he promises to never break it again or else I'll stick a knife through all of your favourite things got no one to ring ok so that's the jist of it like the first summary of the story you know your gunna have those characters like Demonthus and Radclaw I'm gunna send them to these different places, we're gunna go underwater we're gunna go into space c'mon I know you liked it, you were like laughing, I saw you laughing I know you like, you know you like my stories just give me a chance I just need a little bit of help, and right now that happens to be the drugs that you can give me ok and I'll pay, I'll pay dood I'll pay you lots of money for it ok? I don't care, you know money is the solution sometimes ok? I just need you gimme that and I'll pay you and I'll write the best story ever ok? and then everyone will be, everyone will be, we'll all be happy! big boi coming at you like a brick techniques so clean no trick 10 o clock at the port authority, you're a lil baby aint got no authority and the polls say ive got the majority all your friends are in my pocket no cash in your pockets lawyer up imma sue your ass smoking on leaves, i dont fuck with gas fill my whip with premium gas your shit is the past my crews online, we're havin a party yr girlfriend stinks, she so farty go to museums cuz im so arty standby and watch while I steal your fanbase grab my sword im coming to your home base slice off that smile from your face I'm applying to my favourite schools they all said yes looks like im gunna reach the top of the food chain soon enough, I'll have taken all of your favourite things god im such king

about

To kickstart a new year of over-the-top “WTF is goin’ onnnnnnnn” releases, Artetetra is honored to present a journey through music with Trans Zimmer & The DJs' debut album. A dense, musical-like jewel of midi composition and arrangement.

For this self-titled album, the film composer "Trans Zimmer" teamed up with production crew "The DJs" and together disassembled a number of orchestral compositions through their sharp sound design craft and absurd, whimsical lyrics. The DJs selected 11 of their favorite arrangements and got down to the midi grind, pouring over every single note.
They transformed flutes into crystalline synths, and bassoons into slap bass lines. The DJs gathered a preposterous amount of percussive and effect samples, and mashed them up into this musical jam.
As label honchos, we felt galvanized upon receiving such a proposal, as it is extremely rare to receive such a unique and refined piece of demo.

Although coming from very different backgrounds, these two parties enjoy a dense and relentless musical approach and both have a taste for certain musical jokes. Above all they both enjoy playing with notes and sounds!

Ultimately, Trans Zimmer & The DJs explore the potential of contemporary music creation through audio workstations and composer tools. Through a plethora of samples and sound references and a rainbow of simulated acoustic sounds and physical modeling, TZ & The DJs share the vision of a universe where classic compositions are more of a digital fairytale of pop references and rhythmic body teasers than serious, academic endeavors.

Indeed, although listening to the tape might give someone the impression of a facetious, childish musical studio, a superficial exercise, instead the results point at how the artists are never scared to embrace a spiraling, vertiginous mishmash of influences and genres going from footwork, juke and schlager to choral pieces and jazzy moves to prove that the apex of avantgarde composition might be hidden behind the fun, the daydreaming and entertaining. The artists bring back the fun to classical and chamber music with a twist, superimposing historical tradition with the most recent experiments in computer music.


But don’t listen to us, hear it from The DJs:

"Gloria (Trans Zimmer) and I (The Djs) grew up together in New Jersey, however we only began to seriously collaborate in 2021 when I asked her to send me her MIDI compositions. Gloria has been a prolific composer since a very young age, and we both shared an interest in certain musical jokes and a maximalist approach to music. We both enjoy music that changes constantly and surprises the listener, without taking itself too seriously. Specifically, the music of Giant Claw and other Orange Milk releases, with their usage of very Hi Def orchestral Vsts and playful arrangements caught our attention, and encouraged us to experiment and try out new styles of music. Other inspirations include: Frank Zappa (specifically the Synclavier albums), Dowop/oldies music, Bach, very fast Eurotrance/Jungle/Breakcore.

I received the Brass quintet arrangement, and made the first demo using instrumentation that constantly changed, and a heavy dosage of samples from Video Games. The result was a sound new for both of us that encouraged us to keep going and create our debut album. I sifted through a large amount of MIDI compositions, ranging from chamber works, to full orchestral arrangements and other diverse compositional experiments that Gloria would send me. My focus was on presenting these compositions in a new light, and exploring as many different timbres as I could get my hands on. It was interesting to see how classical and chamber music could be turned into a wide array of genres by using different drum and efx samples to add a more beat focused element into the music. Some of the tracks lended themselves well to vocals, and I tried to focus on simple stories about Vampires, Naval Warefare, Bathhouses, Medival Knights, and other such fantasies. We both share an appreciation for very literal on the nose art, and don't shy away from simple or even cliche ideas.

Along with a lot of digital/virtual sounds, I tried to always make sure to include some level of real human feeling into the music, be that through live drumming, singing, various percussive gizmos, trumpet, and/or dialogue. We are trying to navigate the current musical climate, which we sometimes feel is either too techno-futuristic or too nostalgic, and hope to find a happy medium, creating music that is forward thinking and uses modern tools/sounds, without rejecting musical/artistic trends and schools of thought that came before us. This Album is a true celebration of all the different music we love!"

credits

released October 21, 2022

Master by Angel Marcloid at Angel Hair Audio (angelhairaudio.com)
Artwork and layout by Sander Ettema (sanderettema.com)
Trans Zimmer & The Djs are:
Gloria (www.instagram.com/gloria.regular/) and Lukas (www.instagram.com/thedjsofficial/)


In addition to the music, the duo provided the orchestral scores for some of the tracks as .pdf documents as well as the songs' lyrics to offer a broader appreciation of the work.

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