glitterbug

The releases are in chronological order, starting with the latest addition.
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Artist: Glitterbug
Title: Privilege
Catalog Number: c.sides007
(Double CD, 2×12’’ and Digital)
Label: c.sides label
(exclusively distributed by Kompakt)
PR: Stars&Heroes Agency, Berlin
sandra@stars-and-heroes.com
Booking: Magnet Booking, Berlin maya@magnet-musik.de
Release Date: May 17th, 2010

Web: www.privilege.csides.net
c.sides: www.csides.net
Glitterbug: www.glitterbug.de
Glitterbug Myspace: www.myspace.com/meglitterbug
Artwork: Ronni Shendar: www.ronni-shendar.com

Track list 2xCD:
CD1:
01 Lionheart 05:36
02 Swirl 08:47
03 Blue Rifts 06:27
04 Wide & Near 06:11
05 Calcutta 06:51
06 After All 08:24
07 Blast 08:34
08 Confront 06:46
09 Pink Sparks (Cave Edit) 08:25
10 Vertical Extent 04:25

CD2:
11 Waves 06:43
12 Float 07:36
13 Cornered 08:30
14 Slurred Thinking 07:11
15 Shake And Tumble 08:43
16 Parted 07:03
17 So Could We 04:09
18 Transitions 05:42
19 Over Water (Dub Edit) 08:12
20 Walk Me 05:59
Total Playtime: 2h:20min:24sec

Track list 2×12”:
Vinyl 1:
A1 Swirl 08:47
A2 Calcutta 06:51
B1 Drift (Vinyl Exclusive) 07:16
B2 After All 08:24

Vinyl 2:
C1 Waves 06:43
C2 Blast 08:37
D1 Parted 07:03
D2 Over Water (Dub Edit) 08:12
Total Playtime: 1h 02min 05sec
(the buyer of the vinyl is eligible for downloading the full CD release, more info below)

The most exciting and intriguing undertaking of the flourishing Glitterbug, is his breathtaking new double-CD / 2×12’’ album ‘Privilege’. Scheduled for release May 17th, 2010, ‘Privilege’ is a milestone that continues Glitterbug’s line of venturous sounds and overflowing inspirations, exploring and uncovering new frontiers of techno with 20 brand new tracks in an epic double CD with 2h20min playtime, and a 2×12’’ in beautifully sounding club quality with 8 tracks and 1h02min playtime, including a vinyl only bonus track. (The dedicated vinyl buyer additionally gets to download the CD album tracks for free).

Glitterbug’s debut album ‘Supershelter’ (Oct. 2008) made huge waves across music critics, magazines and fans around the globe. His following EP ‘Dim Flares’ and remixes kept unraveling his musical surprises and an unmatched sound of an epic Glitterbug world.

‘Privilege’ is an emotional and passionate production, and Glitterbug’s sensitivity to sounds keeps unraveling and revealing a unique language that spans between abstract composition, ambient, pop music, and the one ingredient that binds it all: Techno.

With ‘Privilege’, Glitterbug takes the listener on a journey to explore new terrains, inverted and unconditional, drawing the full attention of every nerve and sense. If ‘Supershelter’, was still searching for a refuge, ‘Privilege’ goes farther, to explore alternative prospective landscapes, uncharted territories of unearthly lands.

‘Privilege’ was produced partly in Glitterbug’s Cologne recording studio and partly “on the road” during his international performance tours in 2009 between the Arctic Circle, southern India, Israel, Europe and China (and everywhere in between). Fragments of field recordings he took in these places appear in many of the tracks, some are apparent, others very subtle.

Despite its epic playtime, ‘Privilege’ never feels lengthy, perhaps because of its inverted genuine celebration of the sole opportunities of its own existence:

“’Privilege’ deals with the fortune of living out a dream in a world that does not grant all people with the same opportunities. Over the last year I had the fortune to visit places around the globe in which I felt the obscene wealth of opportunities I have in life. It’s hard to bear that the majority of humanity will never have the chance to even dream of who and what they could have been.” (Glitterbug about his new album)

Accompanying the CD release, is a stunning booklet by internationally acclaimed Israeli visual artist and photographer, Ronni Shendar, also Glitterbug’s visual partner for most of his live performance. Shendar’s photos and artwork are perfectly mirroring the album’s foreign terrains of blurring and desolate horizons.

Vinyl Bonus and ‘myprivilege’:

The double-vinyl release comes with an exclusive bonus track, ‘Drift’, (a striking, deep fervent addition promising to enchant the dancefloor) and is a hand numbered 500-copy limited edition. The first 300 copies will include the extensive, beautiful CD booklet as an exclusive addition.

Those purchasing the vinyl release are eligible to download the full CD release by sending a photo of themselves with the vinyl, in a scenery of their choice, to the email address: myprivilege@csides.net. In addition to the photo, a picture of the number of the vinyl copy has to be sent. The photos will be published on the dedicated album micro site: www.privilege.csides.net

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Artist: Glitterbug
Title: Dim Flares EP
Catalog Number: c.sides005 (Vinyl and Digital)
Label: c.sides label (exclusively distributed by Kompakt)

PR: Stars&Heroes Agency, Berlin
Booking: Magnet Booking, Berlin
Release Date: 12th of October 2009

Track list:
A1 So Much More (00:09:01)
A2 Deadpan (00:02:37)
B1 Daubed Beams (00:05:14)
B2 Be Content (00:08:07)

Following the great international success of Glitterbug’s album “Supershelter”, everyone has been curious to hear what this unique and unmatched producer will bring us next. And truth is, there is a lot! Glitterbug has been working on piles of new enchanting materials, tracks, projects and remixes.

As a first release in a series that will lead to his next (double CD) album, is the “Dim Flares EP”: a dream-like, intense and deep moody EP that carries that very special Glitterbug sound to a whole new level, touching on deep emotional techno with a utopian 4/4 perspective.

This beautiful EP opens with “So much More”, an epic track that releases its melancholic-euphoric mood slowly over the course of 9 minutes, turning itself into a beautiful, hopeful, hand-raising screamer that floods the dance floor with overwhelming warmth and heartfelt love. Side A ends with “Deadpan”, an intense dark ambient miniature that lets us peak at Glitterbug’s world of score-like ambient compositions.

The B-Side begins with “Daubed Beams”, a Deephouse track all Glitterbug. “Daubed Beams” feels like what mid 90’s Detroit techno released on Warp would have sounded like: unbelievably deep, pensive, warm, divine and pumping.

c.sides’ latest emotive EP culminates with “Be Content”, a warm track with a deep drive of warped pads, a dark bass-line, airy percussion and unforgettable arpeggios. This exhilarating dance track is layered with bottomless emotions, the kind you want to close your eyes to, hug the person dancing next to you and wish it would never ever end.

The “Dim Flares EP” is the first in a series of 3 magnificently moving EP’s (by Glitterbug, Christian Löffler, and a collaboration between Glitterbug & Ostgut Ton’s Murat Tepeli) to be released on the c.sides Label in 2009-2010, all leading up to Glitterbug’s extraordinary next double album which is currently in the making and will be released in spring 2010.

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I also did a remix for this:

Schaffhäuser & Friends
Title: Unequal Equality 3
(previously unreleased bonus vinyl!)

Format: 12” Vinyl + digital
Cat.-No.: Ware 81
Distribution: Kompakt/MDM/Alive/Finetunes
Release date: 07/09/09

The Schaffhäuser & Friends series was so much fun to make and so well received, it now enters round three with an additional bonus vinyl. All tracks on this EP have never been released, not even on the CD edition of “Unequal Equality“.

“It’s Only Flesh (What We Call Brain)” by Schaffhäuser; Pawas & Beume take a unique journey through dance history mixing crisp dubhouse and Kraut vocals. With his “Ibiza Panda Remix” Glitterbug continues right where his “Supershelter” album ended – perfectly in the middle between understatement, euphoria and desire. The vocal mix by Schaffhäuser & Midinovela’s “Quiero” takes up all of side two. Not only different from the instrumental album version with EDU’s (Buenos Aires) super smooth vocals, it also features revised and optimised arrangements and sounds.

Track list:
01 Schaffhäuser, Pawas & Beume – It’s Only Flesh (What We Call Brain)
02 Schaffhäuser, Pawas & Beume – It’s Only Flesh (What We Call Brain) / Glitterbug Remix
03 Schaffhäuser & Midinovela – Quiero / Vocal Version

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Track listing Supershelter – The Remixes (c.sidesDigi001) / Release Date 09.03.09:
A1 Brontohouse (Lawrence Born To House Remix) 00:08:25
A2 Reference System (Glitterbug Remix) 00:08:34
A3 Intro (Barbara Morgenstern 1000fach alles Remix) 00:04:06

SUPERSHELTER is the internationally celebrated debut album of the multi-dimensional multifariously multitudinously creatively active DJ / producer / artist Glitterbug (Till Rohmann). Supershelter was released as a CD album / digital release together with two 12’’ vinyl excerpts. The last of the Supershelter series, is this digital-only release of Supershelter remixes by Lawrence (Dial Rec.), Barbara Morgenstern (Monika Enterprise) and Glitterbug himself.

The release comes with the explicitly deep, heartwarming groovy Deephouse remix of ‘Brontohouse’ by Dials’ Lawrence (aka Sten). Lawrence captures the passionate mood of Brontohouse and pushes it to new limits, combining the atmosphere the adored Lawrence with the percussion of a Sten track and the unique musical language of Glitterbug to sweep everyone on the dance floor make you fall in love.

Glitterbug adds the latest and final contribution to the Supershelter cosmos, and puts together the finest clubbing skills for an entirely new breathtaking ‘Reference System’- a track that reads from and writes into club history and in its new remix will let the sweat drop to the dance floor.

Barbara Morgenstern reworked the albums ‘Intro’ and added her stirring lyrics and extraordinary voice, piano sweeps, flourishing organs and a chorus to hum to in an unforgettable one woman choir.

A three remixes special edition to rock the dance floor and drive into the sunset of the glitterbug universe: relentless, passionate, clumsy and heartfelt. In other words – unforgettable.

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Excerpt 2 is the second part of vinyl excerpts from the Supershelter album, this one coming with an amazing Remix of Barbara Morgenstern (Monika Enterprise).

Track listing Supershelter – Excerpts 2 (12’’ Vinyl) / Release Date 01.12.08:
A1 Intro (Barbara Morgenstern’s Massenhaft alles Remix)
A2 Oh my Hick!
B1 Afternoon
B2 Unforgotten

Excerpt Two is the second part of two vinyl excerpts from the Supershelter album, and comes with an amazing Remix of legendary Barbara Morgenstern (Monika Enterprise). The 12’’ includes a wide and exciting array of the finest Supershelter tracks and premiers Morgenstern’s ‘Massenhaft alles Remix’ of ‘Intro’. Morgenstern added her stirring lyrics and extraordinary voice, piano sweeps, flourishing organs and a chorus to hum to – this piece is impossible to brush aside! Alongside Morgenstern’s remix is ‘Oh my Hick’, a track that takes you to a night of dazzling moonbeams, shooting stars, floating trombones and that beloved detuned saloon piano from an old familiar bar… Side B contains the 9 minute track ‘Afternoon’- an epic rave anthem that adds and adds and adds up the suspense and will take any club by storm, leaving the dance floor defenseless to the inevitable howling, arm waving, whistle blowing, feet stomping, and breath taking madness until the very last chord. After the storm, the EP closes with ‘Unforgotten’, an ambient-ish parting miniature.

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Excerpt 1 is the first part of vinyl excerpts from the Supershelter album, this one coming with an amazing Remix of Lawrence (aka Sten, of Dial).

Track listing Supershelter – Excerpts 1 (12’’ Vinyl) / Release Date 04.11.08:
A1 Brontohouse (Lawrence Born To House Remix)
A2 Miss
B1 Brontohouse (Original)
B2 Coming Out Again

The first 12’’ ep, to be released on the same date as the album, contains one of the crowd-adored album knockouts – Brontohouse – together with a explicitly deep deep heartwarming groovy Deephouse remix of Dials’ Lawrence (aka Sten). Lawrence captures the passionate mood of Brontohouse and pushes it to new limits. A warm dreamy atmosphere with a bass that will sweep everyone on the dance floor, a little tune to make you fall in love. Brontohouse original mix and remix will be accompanied by two additional tracks from the album: “Miss”, an atmospheric string miniature that will make you miss everyone you’ve ever and never known, and “Coming out Again”, a little tune for hopeful moments after the nuclear fallout.

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Release Date: 4th of November 2008

SUPERSHELTER is the long awaited debut album of the multi-dimensional multifariously multitudinously creatively active DJ / producer / artist Glitterbug (Till Rohmann).

A journey of self in distant places, Supershelter is a surprise of many layers combining clever warm house music, dance floor rave hits and abstract compositions that come together to create a solid, independent epic piece that will conquer hearts both at home and on the dancefloor.
Like everything glitterbug, Supershelter is a very intimate piece of unique combinations. Classical house and techno sounds are meeting harps, strings, accordions, sailboats, abstract ambience and deep driving bass- and these are just a few of the players in his orchestra conducting timeless wondrous sounds of a glitterbug world. Supershelter is a surprising mixture of simultaneously touching, clumsy and elegant dance music, a place and a mood that unconditionally absorbs and gently spits you out.

Supershelter is the perfect album to open the winter season- fresh, surprising music with a deep, old school-ish soul, a journey that snatches you to sail an unknown sea filled with warm soothing waves and suspenseful storms of dance floor rave surrounded by an incessant longing for a place of safety, a friendly shelter from a ruthless world, a medicine for those moments when it all just stops making sense, and certainly is one of the most visual albums this year, music for films that have yet to be made.

The CD / Digital album will be accompanied by two vinyl EPs together with remixes of two of the c.sides wide circle of close friends: Lawrence (aka Sten) and Barbara Morgenstern. This album will be released with a tour including a creative combo of fabulous players: Barbara Morgenstern, Lawrence, Falko Brocksieper, Jacopo Carreras, Anna Haleta, Murat Tepeli and many others together with glitterbug’s live act, dj set and/or joint audio-visual set with c.sides other half, multi-industrious partner and renowned visual artist Ronni Shendar with a live video performance based on a custom set of videos for the Supershelter album.

Track Listing CD:
1. Intro 04:57
2. Up North 07:42
3. The Things I Long To Do 08:00
4. Oh my Hick! 07:36
5. Unforgotten 01:36
6. Reference System 08:32
7. Brontohouse 06:32
8. Presence 08:17
9. Miss 02:45
10. Afternoon 08:57
11. We Will All Go 08:38
12. Coming Out Again 03:15

Total CD Running Time 77:16

The Digital Release will have one Bonus Track, “Number 6”

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