CLEEMANN

DARK BEAUTY---MYSTERIOUS MELANCHOLY---POETRY AND NOVELTY---TRANSCENDING OPTIMISM---------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------CLEEMANN is a one-man-project centered around singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer gunnar cleemann. his song cycle "45 minutes" is co-produced with mario thaler (d) (the notwist and lali puna from the sub-bavarian weilheim Scene)------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------CLEEMANN's manifold, musical, mood-layerings combine with the lyrics to create an image of humanity at once complex and contemporary------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------exuding its own ambient brilliance, CLEEMANN's serene voice is one of his most remarkable instruments. CLEEMANN's vulnerability and his lyrics reveal a very human spirit------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------the song cycle "45 minutes" arise from a series of investigations and questions into the tricky art of writing music as well as into CLEEMANN's own self. here CLEEMANN's personal expression has been condensed into a 10-song cycle, with each track representing a particular personality-aspect------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------self-righ teousness // the desire to be surrounded by people like yourself // the longing for material wealth // excessive optimism // self-pity // past present future // suppression // presence-absence et al. all ten songs are rendered with tender affection, making it clear that this is about personal realizations, and presented in the hope that listeners will perhaps discover in their own eyes a splinter of the fully mature tree he dares to display in his--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------his unique material, the subtle acoustic textures blending with computerized beats and loops – is ideally matched with german producer mario thaler behind the board at uphon studio, in collaboration with german monster drummer christoph brandner (console, lali puna, village of savoonga, tied and tickled trio a.o.), danish/american bassplayer mick groendal (jeff buckley) and a group of acclaimed danish musicians--------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------1 ambitious 2 optimist 3 romantic 4 righteous 5 repairman 6 emphatic 7 collide 8 progressionist 9 absent 10 accountant-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- beginning with the song "emphatic", two videos are under development, directed by danish artist frans jacobi, starring danish actress sarah boberg------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------