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Wouter Jaspers / Franz Fjödor

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OUT NOW ON VATICAN ANALOG:

FRANZ FJÖDOR / WOUTER JASPERS - EXHIBITION

The press on Exhibition:

"Dit is muziek om te ondergaan." - LiveXS

"Actually, a rather pleasant listen." - MusiqueMachine (Rated: 4/5)

On 'Borispol:' "One of the nicest tracks I have heard so far this year."
"Again another great act from the Netherlands." - EarLabs (Rated: 8,5/10)

"A scary piece of music. Throughout a work that is well made, and a most promising start." - Vital Weekly

FRANZ FJÖDOR - EXHIBITION

Label: Vatican Analog
Catalog: VA101
Format: CD, Album
Country: Netherlands
Release date: 05 Jun 2008

Tracklisting:
1. Terezin [7:36]
2. Dzido [11:20]
3. Exhibition [10:56]
4. Geigercounting [3:10]
5. Boryspol [16:38]

Total: 49:40 min

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/01/2007
Band Website: www.wouterjaspers.nl
Band Members: Wouter Jaspers
Influences: Fennesz, Le Syndicat, Etant Donnes, Muslimgauze, Laibach, Mission Papau Holland, Randy Greif, Merzbow, The Haters, THU20, People Like Us, Staplerfahrer, Vincent Koreman, John Cage, Negativland, Bourbonese Qualk, Throbbing Gristle, Wire, Sonic Youth, White Stains, Nurse With Wound, Einstürzende Neubauten, Serena Maneesh, Woven Hand, The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Sounds Like: "When Franz Fjödor goes on a trip with his recording equipment, he's just called Wouter Jaspers. The sounds he registers, are deformed and tranferred into psychedelic drones that from time to time are very close to dark ambient. From the first second of this debut album it becomes clear that we are not talking about beach holidays here: industrial hum and hiss, astranging voices and a few melancholy droning instruments (guitar and cello). Sometimes it appears that folky fingerpicking will make the album a bit lighter to digest (Lustmord meets Current 93), until you find out the track is called "Geigercounting". We ride in a taxi through the Ukraine, in the direction of Tsjernobyl, and the driver doesn't care anymore he doesn't have the most healthy work environment - that atmosphere. "Exhibition" graps our full attention while listening to it (by some passages we don't even dare to move), and that is a compliment as your know how many similar cd's we already have behind us. We are not the only ones convinced by the qualities of Franz Fjödor, amongst others John Wiese and Sudden Infant already have the plan to remix his material."

GONZO CIRCUS
Record Label: Vatican Analog / Black Syndicate / VLK Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Interview 3voor12 / De drang naar het "Wilde Oosten."

2009 wordt een druk jaar voor geluidskunstenaar Wouter Jaspers, alias Franz Fjödor. Zijn nieuwe soloplaat Glorious Days komt uit, hij werkt aan een duoalbum met jazzgitarist Bram Stadhouders en verh...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 05:57:00 GMT

NEW REVIEW ON EXHIBITION - HEATHEN HARVEST

new review of Exhibition on the great webzine "Heathen Harvest"Franz Fjödor - Exhibition  Artist: ...this site will open in a new browser window">Franz Fjödor...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:14:00 GMT

NEW REVIEW ON EXHIBITION - GONZO

The Belgian/Dutch magazine on 'good' music, Gonzo, reviewed my last album 'Exhibition.'Kisses from AthensDutch Version:"Als Franz Fjödor op reis gaat met zijn opnameapparatuur, heet hij gewoon Wouter ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:18:00 GMT

Day 20/21 - Istanbul

Day 20IstanbulOn our second day in Istanbul we just redid the previous day; hang around, drink coffee and the amazing Turkish tea: just chillin' bro! Around 6 PM we were expected at the venue to do a ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:48:00 GMT

Day 19 - Koln-Bonn - Istanbul

Day 19Koln-Bonn - IstanbulAt 4 in the morning we got on our way to the airport to catch our flight to Istanbul, while the other two were up and running already (they slept during the night), I was tir...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:47:00 GMT

Day 18 - Dusseldorf - Cologne

Day 18Dusseldorf - CologneWhile I'm writing this part of the blog, more than a week has passed since we got back from our tour in the USA/Turkey and Bulgaria. We simply didn't have enough time to upda...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Day 11 - Providence - Boston

Day 11Providence - BostonIn the morning we met up again with the Scots, who slept at a different location. Around 1 PM we went together to a Oz's Restaurant, a famous $ 2,- diner, where we got big pla...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:12:00 GMT

Day 16/17 - New York City

Day 16/17New York CityOK, New York City. A lot has been said, a lot of stuff has been booked, but in the end we didn't play there... Whats the story?Well, when we started off booking the tour, we had ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:16:00 GMT

Day 15 - Portsmouth NH - New Haven

Day 15Portsmouth NH - New HavenToday Steffan's got a date with Leilani, the girl we met in Chapel Hill, so I went to New Haven, the town of Yale University, to meet up with my friend Jon Eriksen and h...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:15:00 GMT

Day 13 - Portland ME - Manchester NH

Day 13Portland ME - Manchester NH Because Steffan is the driver, he always gets the best place to sleep. Thats the most important rule when it comes to touring. Drivers need more rest the anyone else....
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:14:00 GMT