ABOUT THIS ITEM

Brandt Brauer Frick have done it again, fusing techno and classical music to create another excellent LP. The two forms are so different - regimented rhythms and laptop production on the one hand, complex musical theory and virtuosity on the other - you’d be forgiven for thinking a true hybrid was impossible. But tracks such as ‘Bop’, a gently building pulse of shuffling polyrhythms, rich, resonant pianos and warm synth bass, saw them pull it off in some considerable style. ‘You Make Me Real’ may have been built from classical sounds, but the result didn’t sound out of place in a minimal techno set.

Now Daniel Brandt, Jan Brauer and Paul Frick have taken their genre-defying experiment to the next level with the Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble. They’ve ditched the computers and expanded the band to a 10-piece so they can play handcrafted dance grooves completely live. There’s also this new album, recorded using the same handmade approach. ‘Mr Machine’ sees the group reinterpret five tracks from ‘You Make Me Real’ - 'Mi Corazon', 'Bop', 'You Make Me Real', 'Caffeine' and 'Teufelsleiter' - plus adds two cover versions; ‘Pretend’ by Emika and ‘A 606 N Rock N Roll’ by James Braun. A completely new track rounds things off.

1. Mr. Machine
2. Bop
3. Pretend
4. You Make Me Real
5. Mi Corazon
6. On Powdered Ground (Mixed Lines)
7. Teufelsleiter
8. 606'n'Rock'n'Roll