Dunkelbunt

Mr Dunkelbunt: Piano, Keyboards, Synths, Vocals, Turntablism, Beatbox

Cloud Tissa: Vocals, Percussion, Electronics, Overdubs
Hidan Mamudov: Clarinette
Jimi D: Vocals, Guitar
El Pirado: Trumpet, Horn
Dr Schimansky: Percussion, Electronics, Vocals, Overdubs

Special Guests: depends on city, country, riverbank

video links to db shows:
dunkelbunt dj set http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4xNHXP1_w
dunkelbunt & cloud tissa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR5ybcorq4I

 With „Sun Dub Vol. 2“ [dunkelbunt] happily escapes from within the boundaries of all things „balkan/gypsy“ in order to finally present the entire [dunkelbunt] universe: from electro swing and oriental dub via mestizo and tarantella over to nu asian sounds and back, Mr. Lindemann explores the fine art of setting the dancefloor on fire by dropping the nicest grooves and at the same time providing pretty laid back excitement.   

Think a wide variety of rare (maybe almost forgotten) tracks, exclusive edits and as-of-yet unreleased remixes (a.o. courtesy of Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar, Stefano Miele, Shazalakzoo, Adham Shaikh, !Dela Dap, Malente, Eastenders & Bajka and of course [dunkelbunt] himself) because that’s just how the man rolls... in the mix, that is.

With this, the long awaited 2nd volume of his highly acclaimed „Sun Dub“ compilation, [dunkelbunt] strikes again on a global scale. Being a trained piano player as well as a dedicated globetrotter, this man is constantly curious for everything musical on this planet. „This world is huge and offers such a wide variety of musical styles, so i never would even dare to deal with only one of them really. I am a free spirit. Today I like this, tomorrow it might be that. I prefer it colourful and all mixed up. Life is all about variety!“

Fueled by (and carefully blended with) contemporary electronic club sound, this attitude provides a highly unique and rather organic overall vibe. 

List under: electronics, groove, world, Balkan, Klezmer, live, gigs, club

During the last three years, [dunkelbunt] has recorded the album MORGENLANDFAHRT, to be released in May 2007 on Viennese urban-world label chat chapeau. MORGENLANDFAHRT is a mix of Dub, Reggae, Bossa, Jazz, Electronics, Trip Hop and Break Beats woven with a Balkan twist. Numerous co-operations with both Viennese and international musicians from the Balkan and Klezmer scenes have enriched many of the tracks on the album, namely performers like 5’nizza, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Amsterdam Klezmer band, Harry Stojka, Östblocket, MC Killo Killo, Orient Expressions and many more.

With MORGENLANDFAHRT, [dunkelbunt] combines the many facets and faces of Southeast European music with various stylistic elements of electronic- and world music. The results of these efforts are fusions one may call Balkan-Dub, Balkan-TripHop or simply Balkan-Electronics!

But MORGENLANDFAHRT is more than a mere musical melding of genres. It tells of a bicycle trip from Vienna to Istanbul in 2005, which provided the inspiration for the album. Travelling through 7 countries during his trip, [dunkelbunt] aka Ulf Lindemann got to know not only the lifestyles of locals but also the places where the music originated. The background sounds, which connect the tracks of the CD, were nearly all recorded on his trip with a small stereo microphone. For example: sunrise and birds in the verdant plains by the Danube (Hungary), evening twilight in the meadows of the Danube (Serbia), on the horse and carriage (Romania), children and the sounds of the waves at the beach on the Black Sea (Bulgaria), at the fish market (Istanbul).

[dunkelbunt] is not only well known for remixing international artists such as Balkan Beat Box, Unified Gecko, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Orient Expressions, Harry Stoijka, Niftys, Eastenders, !Deladap and many more. Within his long-running “Balkan Hot Step” Club Night, [dunkelbunt] has been setting audiences ablaze with his eclectic world music mix and is now considered to be above reproach within the Viennese Balkan scene.

MORGENLANDFAHRT is also a result of Ulf´s move from Hamburg to Vienna in 2001. Initially inspired by the rich electronic music scene in Vienna, he quickly encountered the special Viennese musical diversity ranging from the traditional music from the Balkan to the Orient. This historically grown “Melange” of cultural influences from the near and far eastern neighbours has ever since been a specialty of Vienna which gives it an open-minded and pulsating character. Something you can inhale everyday at Vienna’s famous Naschmarkt with it’s babel-esque mix of languages, foods and goods to buy.

It was this side of Vienna, which let Ulf discover his second passion: he mixes and blends exquisite spices from India, Africa, South America and Europe. Both following old recipes and inventing his own he creates Berbere (Ethiopia), Tandori Masala (India), Cinq-epices (China), bread herbs (Austria), herbal salt and many more.

In a certain way cooking and composing seems to be something very similar to [dunkelbunt]. Basically he simply uses different ingredients: herbs or instruments, sounds or colours, taste, smell, or look. It all comes down to the search for an harmoniuos whole. Nuances will come with the seasoning. Food is both – one fort he body, the other fort he soul.

Although the musical essence rests upon the South-eastern corners of Europe, sounds from all around this planet are to be enjoyed: from Vienna to the Balkans, through Anatolia and the Middle East, India, North Africa, not to mention South America, to Jamaica and straight to the swinging North American Thirties.

“When DJing I am travelling around the world together with my audience carried on by the music. Timelessly we are dancing through Countries and Continents getting drunk with the infinite beauty of the music. I consider myself an intermediary searching for soulful music and its magic to share it with other people.”

Still there’s that certain [dunkelbunt] trademark sound on „Sun Dub Vol. 2“, too. Check his „Kebab Connection“ tune (plus the remixes) or the opening track „Floresty in dub“, the great „To Proto“ remix for Stefano Miele as well as the sunny reinterpretation of his own instant classic „Cinnamon Girl“.And simply because our man tends to write PERFECTION in capital letters, senor [dunkelbunt] has crafted original edits of !DelaDap’s „Kaj Tu Salas“ and the Amsterdam Klezmer Band’s „Smokin Guns & A Holy Bible“ to round of the mix just... perfectly. As if that wasn’t good enough already, [dunkelbunt] did not just simply remix Analogik’s „Gypsie  Doodle“, but went and added lead vocals in his mother tongue instead for the very first time, with the result being dubbed „Morgenlandstreicher“...   

some Gigs (2007-2009)

 some of the larger citys:
Sydney - Melbourne - Berlin - Warsaw - Cracow - Prague - Genève - Istanbul - Budapest -  Paris - London - Dublin - Copenhagen - Oslo - Stockholm - Rom - Aarhus -  Ljubljana - Bucharest - Trieste - Toronto - Montreal - New York - San Francisco - Los Angeles - Chicago - Portland - Vancouver -  Moscow - St Petersburg - Cape town - Nairobi -  Washington DC  - Napoli - Malmö - Novi Sad - Belgrade - Timisoara - Athens - Madrid - Barcelona - Seville - Hamburg - Frankfurt - Cologne - Munich - Zurich - Vienna - Salzburg - Graz
 + ohne Ende kleine Städte und Dörfer in aller Herren Ländern wie Linz, Turin, Kiel, Hannover, Ghent, Freiburg,  usw)
 
 (some of them frequently: Istanbul, Copenhagen, New York (Turntables On The Hudson), San Francisco, Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, Toronto etc..)
 
some larger Festivals/Clubs:
 Exit Festival (Serbien)
 Earthdance (USA)
 Roskilde Festival (Dänemark)
 Small World Music Festival (Canada)
 Harvest Festival (Canada)
 Solstice Festival (Australia)
 Donau Festival (Deutschland)
 Fusion (Deutschland)
 Balkanology (South Africa)
 Etnosur Festival (Spain)
 Ariano Folk Festival (Italien)
 Chigago Worldmusic Festival (USA)
 International Romani Art Festival (Rumänien)
 Balkan Fever Festival (England)
 Ethnic Festival Kamwa (Russland)
 
 Turntables On The Hudson (USA)
 Afroliscous (USA)
 NYC Gypsy Festival (USA)
 Balkan Beats (Berlin/D)
 Balkanstyleee (München/D)
 Jalla Party (München/D)
 Datscha Party (Hamburg/D)
 Mojo Club/Mandarin (Hamburg/D)
 Funkaus Europa Birthday Bash (Mühlheim/D)
 Dub Club (Wien/A)
 Klezmore Festival (Wien/A)
 Concert hall Vienna
 usw..
 
 shared stage with:
 with Nickodemus, Amsterdam Klezmer Band, Balkan Beat Box, Puppini Sisters, Russ Johnes, Fatima Spar, La Cherga, Analogik, Shantel, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Bassnectar, Ojos De Brujo, Rivastarr, Parov Stelar, Oi Va Voi, Magnifico usw..
 
exhibitions
 Womex 2007
 Popkomm 2008
 
Discografie:
 
Albums:
 

• 2003: Wackelkontakt (dunkelbunt)
• 2004: Mandeltraeume (dunkelbunt)
• 2005: Balkan Hot Step (dunkelbunt)
• 2007: Morgenlandfahrt (Chat Chapeau)
• 2009: Sun Dub – A Spicy Blend (Poets Club Rec.)
• 2009: Rain Rain Drops & Elephants – Piranha ReInterpretations (Piranha Records)
• 2010: Sun Dub Vol. 2 - A Spicy Blend (Prepared by [Dunkelbunt])
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Singles:
 

• 2006: The Chocolate Butterfly (Chat Chapeau)
• 2007: Smile on Your Face (Chat Chapeau)
• 2008: Cinnamon Girl (Chat Chapeau)
• 2009: Kebab Connection (Poets Club Rec.)
• 2009: Kebab Connection Remixes (Poets Club Rec.)
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Compilations:
 
2000:
 

• The Undiscovered Sounds of Hamburg Vol. 1 (dunkelbung recordings)
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2001:
 

• The Undiscovered Sounds of Hamburg Vol. 2 (dunkelbung recordings)
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2002:
 

• The Undiscovered Sounds of Hamburg Vol. 3 (dunkelbung recordings)
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2006:
 

• Colors (Direct Club)
• Ostklub Kapitel 1 (Chat Chapeau)
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2007:
 

• Balkanology (Runway Music)
• DJ Click Flavour (No Fridge)
• Balkanica! (Feel Good Productions)
• Klassik Lounge 6 (High Music)
• Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers 2 (Atlantic Jaxx Recordings)
• Namaste Vol.5 (Blue Flame Records)
• Gipsy Beat (Petrol Records)
• Beginners Guide to Eastern Europe (demon music)
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2008:
 

• The Balkan Club Night (Club Star)
• Catersport 2 (Ala Bianca)
• Beginners Guide to Belly Dance (demon music)
• Instant Vol.4 (Mama Records)
• Sangennarobar 2008 (microcosmodischi)
• Moondomix Experience (Mondomix)
• Coup d'etat 3 (Shock Records)
• Balkan Fever (Wagram Music)
• Ostklub Kapitel 2 (Chat Chapeau)
• Fm4 Soundselection 19 (Universal Music)
• Go Tan Go (Warner Music Poland)
• Fm4 Soundselection 16 (Universal Music)
• Balkan Compilation (Doublemoon)
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2009:
 

• The Rough Guide To Gypsy Revival (Worldmusic Network)
• Jalla Club Compilation No. 1 (Jimyz Music)
• Electro Swing (Wagram)
• Viertelbar Compilation 3/4 (Viertelbar)
• I Love Balkan Music (Suna Bar/clubstar)
• Sangennarobar 2009 (microcosmodischi)
• Swing Style Vol 2 (Suna Bar/Clubstar)
• Balkan Beats - A Night At Berlin (Piranha)
• Bellylicous 3 (Emi Music)
• (Eastblok Musik)
• Kultur Kantine Exotic Lounge Session (Sony Music)
• First (Warner Music)
• Made in Russia (Suna Bar/Clubstar)
• Eine Welt, Eine Zukunft (Inwent)
• World Tour II – Balkan Basics (Kulturspiegel/Sony Music)
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2010:

• approximately 20.,  Buddha Bar to Swing Fever

 Links:
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