Mirko Uhlig & Dronaement: Walk the Farewell Fields

German sound artists Mirko Uhlig and Dronaement (aka Marcus Obst) have announced the release of a Split CD on Czech label Nextera as a first document of their nascent collaboration. “Farewell Fields” will be a two-track affair and directly or indirectly focus on the live repertoire of both of the musicians. In the case of Dronaement, the case is more obvious: “Fields” is a long, floating track recorded on the spot at the “ETA Festival” at the AZ Conni club in Dresden. It features all of the different shades that have made Dronaement stand out from the fold: Glistening chord progressions, drones, field recordings and even some pulsating rhythms create a dense, yet open space for both dreaming and concentrated listening. There is a subtle Krautrock-feeling to “Fields” as well (a genre Marcus Obst has a long-standing interest in), which awards the track the position of an ideal overview of his entire ouevre. Mirko Uhlig, on the other hand, offers “Para Puri”, a piece which has been part of his concert repertoire for the past year in various alternative forms. Built around a deep, breathing bass resonance and a line of vocal samples, the work establishes an ambiance of longing and absolute tranquility, in which time seems to stands still. Thanks to the excellent distribution network of Nextera, the album will now be available worldwide.