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A SELECTION OF IMPROVISATIONS (1989 - 2017) - REVISED EDITION

by Telesoniek Atelier / Hans Kulk

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Liveinabin I found this on Qobuz and it seemed just a perfect piece of synth improv. It’s a few weeks later now and I found that I’ve pretty much listened to nothing BUT this again and again. I can’t remember the last time a record has done that to me.
I know every note, every intertwining polyrhythm. It’s burned into me and I love it. Favorite track: I AM.
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    A collection of personal recordings played on various synthesizers between 1989 and 2017.

    Originally released in Autumn 2022 on a limited gatefold double LP - this is the revised version of the collection, containing three additional archive pieces.

    Artwork by Meeuw. Mastered by Frederic Alstad at Ångström Mastering.

    A limited edition gatefold LP version of this release is available from many good record shops worldwide including: Rush Hour, Underbelly, Red Light Records, Sounds Of The Universe, Honest Jon's, Boomkat, Bleep, Rough Trade, Rubadub, A-Musik, Soundohm, Hardwax, Anost, Flur, Bent Crayon, Ergot, In Sheep's Clothing, A1, Listen, Underflow, Newtone, Rana-Musica, Orab, Skydiver, Hitsville and more
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CHATEAUROUX 11:55
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I AM 09:52
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IMPROVISATIE 03:27
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SYMPHONISCH 10:24
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HOPE 11:37
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"Fascinating improvs. I loved 'Gruesse'. " Suzanne Ciani (Atmospheric, USA)

"Beautiful music with real subtlety and depth” Anthony Child (Surgeon, Transcendence Orchestra, UK)

"Lovely, pure synth music." Mark Pritchard (Warp Records, UK)

"The phenomenon of the sound and music created here is very mysterious. These pieces of music, created without any intention of being published, reached my ears without warning. Of course, this happened because I have lived a life devoted to a certain kind of music, but there is a chance I would never have listened to them in my life. But, they came to me. Now they play over and over in my listening space - blending into the air that surrounds me. Vibrating. It is as if they had always been there from a long time ago."
Chee Shimizu (Organic Music, Japan)

"Absolutely love Chateauroux .... I love all of it!" Maria Somerville (4AD Records / NTS Radio Earlybird Show, IRE)

"Chateuroux is mighty... A proper zoner. Flung on earth." John T. Gast (UK)

"This is a great release by Telesoniek Atelier - a musician unknown to me before now. I've been thoroughly enjoying playing this double vinyl release since i got it. Both discs are filled with amazing music that moves between abstract electronic experiments to melodic, DMT bent sounding, classical contemporary music and futuristic soundtracks from non-existing Sci Fi movies you'll wish you could see. It time-warps you from here to there then freezes the moment. It all sounds like its been taken straight from the ancient room .. you know, that one where the spirits of the great teachers live. This is very focused, unpretentious and highly emotive music . A wonderful and dreamy sound garden coming from what I imagine to be a beautiful mind . These discs will be camping out on my turntables for a while."
Tako Reyenga (Music From Memory, NL)

"Completely knocked out while experiencing this blissful minimalism. I feel covered in the circularly enveloping tones of the Oberheim synths - like i have been time-warped.
I hope his music reaches the world."
Dubby (Ondas, Japan)

"A deep sense of the symphonic permeates this record. While synthesizers form the basis of its sound, Hans Kulk shapes their timbre into uncanny acoustics and weaves them together like an orchestra. Just when you think you have understood what is happening, another layer reveals itself. Yet it keeps a floating sense of lightness throughout. A truly rewarding listening experience."
Hainbach (DE)

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released January 18, 2023

Over the years Telesoniek Atelier employed various mixing and recording methods: from self-built passive mixers combined with the voltage processors of the ARP 2600 to various tape cassette recorders. The goal was never achieving the best possible audio recording quality - ‘’I was mainly interested in capturing the momentary musical idea improvised on these great SCI, Oberheim and ARP instruments.’’

All of these instruments were played using CV foot pedals for overall expression, in addition to knob and wheel parameter controls. Most of the time the Prophet 10 was played in 'double mode' coupling the lower and upper voices. The Prophet 10 has a unique bug; the sequence transpose works chromatically. However in this mode the played notes on the lower keyboard are transposed in whole tones only. So very specific voicings are needed and heard on this record.

In 2021 Telesoniek Atelier made small edits in Reaper of some of the recordings for this release.

Everything played, recorded, produced & edited by Hans Kulk



My sincere gratitude for this release initiative to my Willem Twee Studios friends Mark Cremins, Rikkert Brok and Mitchel van Dinther. Special thanks for all the support and space from my wife Ellen, our daughter Evelien, and my parents Wil and Aad.

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Telesoniek Atelier / Hans Kulk 'S Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Hans aka Telesoniek Atelier studied spatial arts and music theory, and played Jazz-Rock fusion, Free and Afro-Cuban jazz on multiple instruments. Gradually his point of interest became analog sound synthesis research, resulting in what is now Willem Twee Studio 1.
Currently he still plays his favourite SCI Prophet 10 and OB-SX at home.
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