KLÄNG! - copyleft, non-profit, free music

KLÄNG was conceived in 1999 as an ongoing series of cd compilations to present rarely heard sounds from all over the world and of all times. every body was invited to contribute whatever original and copylefted sound sHe wanted to hear: no limitations, no censorship, no copyrights. a free copy of KLÄNG went out to every contributor, but all artists were asked to buy additional copies at prime cost to cover the expenses or to exchange copies of their own products with KLÄNG in return. the idea was to have a free association of distributors and artists: the idea was to have exclusive, interesting music and sound and vision on an inexpensive medium: the idea with every new edition of KLÄNG was to earn enough money to cover the cost for the following edition and to give away the rest of the print run in exchange for any thing or for free. - not a bad idea at all.

unfortunately the concept failed:

ALL but five artists (out of some 130 contributors) were content to get their free copy and add it to their collection of independent underground music. most of the contributors did not even let me know if their copy had arrived.

NONE but five artists (out of some 130 contributors) ordered additional copies for distribution.

so i had to cover 95% of all costs for three editions of KLÄNG.

though i feel not too sad about it (i love the music on these cds: three very rare and expensive collector`s items in my collection...) i can not afford an other edition of KLÄNG within the near future. but as so many artists sent in so much interesting music: may be some thing like KLÄNG might be released within the next twenty years.

in the process of editing and publishig KLÄNG i noticed, that i am much more interested in playing music than to deal with it as some kind of underground business man. i never was able to think mercantilistic, i guess. others do, and they obviously do a much better job than i do. and may be some one decides to adopt the concept of KLÄNG and might like to invite me as a contributor. for the near future my artistic, creative energy will go into my own music ....

for your and my nostalgic pleasure: some things have survived (that is not dead which can eternal lie) and some will come up again. artwork, links, music, odds and ends will be added time after time and again: please stay tuned to KLÄNG!

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pleas note: some of the following links to the artists might not work. in some cases a search engine might help, but some are lost in nirvana...


KLÄNG # 1

(artwork: david)

3" cd-r. april 2000. edition of about 100 copies. copyleft concept with fognin. none of these tracks is longer than one minute and ten seconds, most are shorter. all tracks are converted to mp3 with 160 kbps and hosted on one of my own sites. all these tracks are copyleft.

01> JLIAT - still life #4
02> takanobu hoshino - soft
03> stoned angelina - artificial insects exploding
04> anya lewin - whispers
05> stellatus - the rose
06> D-503 - bel deflection
07> 317wurst - dieses stück ist zu kurz
08> autovan - router
09> artificial memory trace - pre-tucha
10> van daale - mono log 1981
11> brain - orgel
12> phonk- phonk.iccc
13> pavel borodin - brainwaves 1 (edit)
14> cock e.s.p. - enough with the blondes
15> caliba - minuteman2
16> mikroben krieg - paralaxe
17> joshua nash - find a friend in boredom
18> speech.fake - reaction to bites of cheyletiella
19> wobbly - 199
20> anton ignorant - sample reasons
21> soup de nüll - GR1
22> xtine burrough - bed
23> deuf - Eine Minute, um die Welt zu erklaeren...
24> semjon - what i like 2001b
25 kläng

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KLÄNG # 2

one brain records autumn 2000. cd. copyleft concept with fognin. 500 copies. most of the tracks were exclusive contributions.

01> cockroachcandies - pussycat incognito (dinslaken/germany 2000) 1:47
02> marc sloan - split an atom (europe/usa 2000) 7:52
03> arthur bay & wilhelm gromes - werkstattblues (bavaria 2000) 2:28
04> industry inc. - zimnaja, strannaya (moscow 2000) 5:53
05> boo! - duv mafia (r.s.a. 2000) 4:30
06> pix - ub1 (earth 2000) 1:00
07> RLW - digital errors #94019 (mainz/germany 1994) 2:08
08> the guy who invented fire - single pass (uk 2000) 1:05
09> -outhern acific+ - red water torii (canada 2000) 0:55
10> clemens & daniel - cd zu leise / verena tanzt (entringen/germany 2000) 1:00
11> winston o´boogie memorial church - leaving home (eec 1992) 1:44
12> GAWK -AADG (europe/usa 2000) 4:43
13> andrea duwa - elektrische aale (jazzee cut uppee) (stuttgart/germany 2000) 2:18
14> fantazia - again in search (russian federation 2000) 1:02
15> frau müller & herr siemers - chlamydiae (banat/lower saxony 2000) 0:05
16> mortmain() - eraser (france 2000) 1:02
17> schrecklein - tapetenwalzer (birkach/germany 2000) 5:00
18> lee pembleton - fred and gene at dawn (usa 2000) 1:21
19> artifex - the lost lands (russian federation 2000) 1:02
20> dësh - gritos (spain 2000) 0:31
21> monplaisir - double m (russian federation 2000) 1:06
22> junk gun - rank stanky demon (usa 2000) 2:07
23> modus - chimeras of the past (lithuania 2000) 4:50
24> brindle spork - best of bob wills (usa 2000) 0:56
25> radiance - codebreacker (spain 2000) 0:33
26> lieutenant murnau - alpha fuck waves (italy 1982) 1:45
27> 4tek - my hamster ate my 303 (the netherlands 2000) 6:50
28> günter schroth - barcode_176_54 (frankfurtM/germany 2000) 3:02
29> vok - last moment (stockport/uk 2000) 3:22
30> ikuo oyoshi - fire (japan 2000) 1:13
31> brooklyn telephone theater - hi-yes (usa 2000) 0:48
32> kläng (utopia 1981) 0:09

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KLÄNG # 3

one brain records fall 2000. cd. copyleft concept with fognin. 500 copies. most of the tracks were exclusive contributions.

01> wobbly - stoned angelina remix 2 (exploding) (austria/usa 2000) 00:19
02> bahdja - asmi (algeria 2000) 00:04
03> pix - ub4 (earth 2000) 01:00
04> anya lewin - tummy (usa 2000) 00:12
05> raul schmurtz - trying to say some thing (belgium 2000) 00:59
06> megaphonk - oyoy (italy 2000) 00:10
07> autofick - autofickplaytheresidentsplaythebeatles (tübingen/germany 1981) 00:46
08> speech.fake - larva migrants in human arm (canada 2000) 01:00
09> gigabot - krouter (usa 2000) 01:06
10> soup de nüll - GR 2 (hamburg/germany 2000) 00:12
11> eaRLyW - nachtgebet (germany 1980) 00:22
12> nem x - .:.:"-"-: (spain 2000) 00:39
13> artificial memory trace - nameless (belgium 2000) 01:17
14> crowd fern - duetsche (australia 2000) 00:59
15> rafs dziminsky - agatha 2 (earth 2000) 00:23
16> bahdja -sebbat (algeria 2000) 00:04
17> endiche vis.sat - metamorphosis eyes (lithuania 2000) 01:02
18> stoned angelina - artificial insects burning (austria 2000) 00:46
19> jason coffman - diaphonus (usa 2000) 00:20
20> marc sloan - aldehyde (earth 2000) 00:44
21> brindle spork - walka walking (usa 2000) 00:23
22> modus - enjoy the silence (lithuania 2000) 00:49
23> elena rauschenbach - gestiegen (berlin/amsterdam 2000) 01:00
24> mr. rump l. stiltskin - separated from my shoes (usa 2000) 00:27
25> ikuo oyoshi - dotcom3 (japan 2000) 00:19
26> john mcCaig - sound6 (usa 2000) 00:30
27> killian - yarbola1 (usa 2000) 01:00
28> phonk - sumo (italy 2000) 00:44
29> big brother - on all fours (usa 2000) 01:00
30> tate - jakaboim 5 (eckernförde/germany 2000) 01:00
31> mortmain() - mr. machine (france 2000) 01:02
32> RLW - schöner #3 (karlsruhe/germany 1999) 00:45
33> eliot deissen & deuf - part 1 (france/hier) 01:02
34> frau müller & herr siemers - N 305 (transsylvania 2000) 00:03
35> lee pembleton - fred and gene at the bullfights (usa 2000) 01:08
36> jliat - seti (past) (england 2000) 01:02
37> anders östberg - klang ostberg (sweden 2000) 00:30
38> mig 37 - dinamo (spain 2000) 00:31
39> ykmn - en (earth 1982) 00:25
40> TÔLE-ACHE - ordre hypothetique (break the line ! 2000) 01:05
41> suspicion breeds confidence - zwangsernährungsmythos (famelicus) (neu-isenburg/germany 2000) 01:02
42> aeki - nomaki noiamaa (belgium 2000) 01:01
43> mike richard - dreams of green base II (for mike fink) (usa 1987) 01:04
44> benAqua - the beginning/end (usa 2000) 00:47
45> gatida - 291198 (fellbach/germany 2000) 01:04
46> sawyer - osoba sine (crackle mix) (usa 2000) 01:03
47> caliba & metabootlegismus - poems by l.f. (re-fognin) (gemany 1994) 00:18
48> D-503 - untitled (usa 2000) 00:20
49> pavel borodin - An 18-second music piece written on occasion (ger/gus 2000) 00:18
50> villa 21 - 4 01:19
51> xtine burrough - bit (usa 2000) 01:00
52> peter scartabello - zerfallen/selbst (usa 2000) 01:02
53> m*p**3*** - 8:3 (germany 1999) 03:03
54> takanobu hoshino - float (japan 2000) 31:45
55> kläng (nirvana 1981) 00:09

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addenda

a collection of relics and ruins that were planned to be part of later editions of KLÄNG that never were. copyleft and never released before.

anya lewin - whispering wmkmix 1999/2007 usa (0,4 mb)
takanobu hoshino - low 1999 japan (1,1 mb)
stoned angelina - artificial insects attacking 2000 austria (0,9 mb)
wobbly - angelina remix:1 2002 usa etc (0,4 mb)
albrecht/d. - fluten 2000 germany (0,8 mb)
autofick - 6:16 1982 germany (1,5 mb)
sturclub - allthehitson42 2005 germany (5,6 mb)
to crack movement - subclinical nephromegaly w/mild renal tubular ectasia 2000 usa? (0,7 mb)