Frank Wiedemann
Frank Wiedemann (born 1973) is a German musician and owner of the Innervisions[1] and Bigamo Musik labels.[2] He is best known as one half of Âme and is also a member of electronic music acts A Critical Mass[3], Schwarzmann[4] and Howling[5] (alongside alternative singer, songwriter, and producer Ry X).
Career[edit]
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Early Career & Âme[edit]
In 2001, Frank Wiedemann collaborated with Stefan Lechner under the name of Soul FC. The duo's first release - and Wiedemann's debut as a recording artist - 'TraneSpotting', was released on Compost Records in November 2001.[6]
Later in 2001, Wiedemann and Kristian Beyer launched their collaborative House music project, Âme.[7] The duo subsequently released numerous singles, EPs and remixes, as well as a full-length album, Dream House, in 2018.[8] The Âme Live album, released in 2012 demonstrated Wiedemann's transformation from DJ to a live act giving live reinterpretations of former Âme productions.[9]
Innervisions[edit]
In 2005, Wiedemann - alongside Kristian Beyer and Dixon - founded the record label Innervisions.
In September 2018 Innervisions arranged the first electronic music night at Royal Albert Hall in London.[10] Frank Wiedemann performed alongside Ry X as Howling, as well as a solo set as Âme (Live), while Matthew Herbert and Gudrun Gut joined him for their individual collaborations.[11][12]
Howling[edit]
In 2012, Wiedemann joined with Australian born and LA-based alternative artist RY X to form Howling. Their full length album, Sacred Ground, was released via Monkeytown Records and Ninja Tune in 2015.[13][14][15] The duo made their live debut later that year with a European headline and festival run, including performances at Sonar Barcelona[16], Lowlands, Pukkelpop and Panoramabar.[17] Since 2015, Frank Wiedemann and Ry X have curated Sacred Ground, an annual festival held a short distance outside of Berlin.[1][18]
In 2020. Howling released their second album Colure via Counter Records / Ninja Tune. [19][20][21]
Other Projects[edit]
Wiedemann's remix of Irish singer songwriter I Have A Tribe's Yellow Raincoats was released in 2014 on Grönland Records.[22]
Wiedemann's debut solo EP, Moorthon, was released on Innervisions in 2016.[23][24]
Frank Wiedemann occasionally performs alongside Henrik Schwarz, Dixon and Kristian Beyer as A Critical Mass. The group performed a live score for Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari at the Jetztmusik Festival and later at Ron Arad’s Curtain Call at The Roundhouse in London.[25] They also released a genre-spanning mix The Grandfather Paradox on BBE Records.[26]
Out of this collaboration, the project Schwarzmann with Henrik Schwarz evolved. The duo appear together in exclusive live performances based on improvisations rooted in house and techno music.[27][28] In the mid-2010s, Schwarz and Wiedemann invited numerous guest musicians (e.g. Bugge Wesseltoft, Kahil El’Zabar, Ben Westbeech, Pat Thomas, Robert Owens) to jam sessions lasting several hours. These Schwarzmann Soirees took place at the former Amsterdam music club Trouw and at the XJazz Festival in Berlin in 2016.[29][30]
For the techno ballet Masse at Berghain, Wiedemann collaborated with Marcel Dettmann to produce the soundtrack for one of the ballet's three parts, with choreography by Nadja Saidakowa and a stage design by the painter Norbert Bisky. A collection of remixes of this soundtrack were later released by Ostgut Ton.[31][32]
In 2017 Frank Wiedemann founded the label Bigamo Musik; a record label for left-field electronic music that does not fit the house music outlet of Innervisions.[33]
In 2018, Wiedemann composed the original soundtrack and collaborated with musicians of Berlin’s electronic music scene for the film Symphony of Now which premiered at the Berlinale International Film Festival 2018.[34] The music was based on the silent movie classic Die Sinfonie der Großstadt by Walter Ruttman (1927). For each of the five acts Frank Wiedemann co-wrote and performed alongside a collaborator, this music was then used by the director Johannes Schaff for his movie on Berlin nights. At the premiere of Symphony of Now the soundtrack was performed live by the artists.[35]
For WhoMadeWho he was featured and co-produced songs for their album Synchronicity in 2020.[36]
Frank Wiedemann is teaching electronic music production and electronic live music performance.[37][38]
Live Projects[edit]
As a live musician Wiedemann performs worldwide under his alias Âme (Live) in renowned clubs such as Robert Johnson or Berghain, as well as festivals such as Tomorrowland, Nocturnal Wonderland, Field Day, and Electric Zoo.[39]
Wiedemann repeatedly ranked in the top 3 in Resident Advisor’s annual top 100 live acts chart.[40][41][42]. His performances include elements of improvisation.
He participates in the project Circle Of Live by Sebastian Mullaert where up to five electronic live musicians meet up and jam with their electronic music equipment.[43] Occasionally Frank Wiedemann performs together with Mathew Jonson with improvisational sets.[44]
Discography[edit]
Solo EPs[edit]
Soundtrack[edit]
- 2018: Symphony of Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ft. Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Samon Kawamura, Gudrun Gut, Thomas Fehlmann, Modeselektor, Alex.Do[47]
Remixes[edit]
- 2013: Howling – Shortline (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
- 2014: Alex Banks – A Matter Of Time (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
- 2014: Kalabrese – Stone On Your Back (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
- 2014: Alex Barck – Oh Africa (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
- 2015: Tiefschwarz – Do Me (Frank Wiedemann Orchestra Remix)
- 2015: I Have A Tribe – Yellow Raincoats (Frank Wiedemann Remix)[48]
- 2015: The Legendary Lightness – Hey Ron (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
- 2016: Petar Dundov – The Lattice (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
- 2017: Toydrum – God Song (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
- 2020: Al Pagoda – Steel (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
Howling LPs[edit]
Collaborations[edit]
- 2010: Tête (I:Cube & Frank Wiedemann) – Rotor EP
- 2012: Marcus Worgull & Frank Wiedemann – Muwekma
- 2012: Ry & Frank Wiedemann – Howling[51]
- 2013: Ry X & Frank Wiedemann pres. Howling – Shortline EP
- 2013: Marcel Dettmann & Frank Wiedemann – Menuett Masse[52]
- 2019: Frank Wiedemann & Roman Flügel – Tears on the Dancefloor[53]
- 2020: WhoMadeWho, Frank Wiedemann – Dream Hoarding, Peter Pan Me
- 2021: Frank Wiedemann & Mathew Jonson – art.set Fondation Beyeler[54]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ask the Experts: Frank Wiedemann / Âme". XLR8R. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Frank Wiedemann (Âme) startet neues Label: Bigamo". FAZEmag - (in Deutsch). 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ "Review: Henrik Schwarz, Âme and Dixon - A Critical Mass Live". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "MANUEL GÖTTSCHING + SCHWARZMANN (HENRIK SCHWARZ + FRANK WIEDEMANN)". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ Telekom (17 October 2019). "RY X And Frank Wiedemann Announce Sacred Ground Festival 2020". Telekom Electronic Beats. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Various - Future Sounds Of Jazz - Vol. 8". Discogs (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ↑ "RA: Âme". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ "Âme: Dream House". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ "Âme: Live". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Everything you need to know about Innervisions at the Royal Albert Hall". Evening Standard. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ "Innervisions | Royal Albert Hall". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Innervisions at Royal Albert Hall · Event Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ↑ "Howling - Sacred Ground · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Album Review: Howling - Sacred Ground". Ransom Note. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Howling". Mixmag. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Howling (full concert) - Live @ Festival Sónar 2016 - Vidéo dailymotion". Dailymotion. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Berghain Berlin | Programm: 14 August 2014". berghain.de. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Sacred Ground Festival reveals second wave of acts for 2019 edition". Crack Magazine. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: Howling – Colure | NARC. | Reliably Informed | Music and Creative Arts News for Newcastle and the North East". narcmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Howling's Colure is a Tale of Musical Fusion". CUB Magazine. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Howling to release second album, Colure · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Track Of The Week: I Have A Tribe – Yellow Raincoat (Frank Wiedemann Remix) – TWOINAROW" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ↑ "Moorthon EP from Innervisions on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ↑ "Âme's Frank Wiedemann to release first solo EP, Moorthon · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Innervisions: An Evening at the Cabinet of Dr Caligari -". www.roundhouse.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Grandfather Paradox". BBE Records - Barely Breaking Even. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Schwarzmann". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ↑ "RA: Schwarzmann". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ↑ "Red Bull Music Academy". www.redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Schwarzmann Soirée (mit Pat Thomas, Ben Westbeech, Bugge Wesseltoft, Etienne Jaumet, Kahil El'Zabar, Osunlade, David Lemaitre, Robert Owens)" (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ Germany, programm ARD de-ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam. "Masse". programm.ARD.de. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Henrik Schwarz, Dettmann | Wiedemann, Din : Masse". The Brag. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "RA: Bigamo – Record Label". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ ""Symphony of Now" trifft "Berliner"". www.tagesspiegel.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ Stern, Lukas (2018-07-06). ""Symphony of Now": Hommage an Berlin und den Electro-Sound". Berliner Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ Groove, Aria (2020-10-13). "WhoMadeWho brings together stellar collaborators on their album 'Synchronicity'". Electronic Groove. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ↑ "Frank Wiedemann (Âme)". ADE. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ↑ "Circle Of Live - In Bloom". Circle Of Live - In Bloom. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ↑ "RA: Âme tour dates". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 live acts of 2014". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "RA Poll: Top 40 live acts of 2015". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "RA Poll: Top 40 live acts of 2016". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Circle Of Live - Improvised live event series and record label curated by Sebastian Mullaert". Circle Of Live. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ↑ "Fondation Beyeler | Art Experiences Online". www.fondationbeyeler.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Frank Wiedemann – Moorthon EP » INNERVISIONS". innervisions.com. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ "Frank Wiedemann - Granville (Chorus)". Data Transmission. 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ↑ "Symphony of Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" von Frank Wiedemann (in Deutsch), retrieved 2020-01-10
- ↑ "I Have A Tribe - Yellow Raincoats (Frank Wiedemann Remix) - LP". GROENLAND RECORDS (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ↑ "Album Review: Howling - Sacred Ground". www.theransomnote.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ↑ "20 Questions With Howling: The Electronic Duo on Kindness, Patience, Balance, Gratitude & Radiohead". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ "Ry X, Frank Wiedemann Pres.: The Howling – Shortline EP » INNERVISIONS". www.innervisions.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ↑ "Various - MASSE · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ↑ "Dixon curates Transmoderna EP in conjunction with his Pacha residency". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ Frank Wiedemann X Mathew Jonson - art.set Fondation Beyeler – ARTE Concert, retrieved 2021-11-09
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