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Frank Bretschneider works as a musician, composer and video artist in Berlin. His work is known for precise sound placement, complex, interwoven rhythm structures and its minimal, flowing approach. Described as „abstract analogue pointilism“, „ambience for spaceports“ or „hypnotic echochamber pulsebeat“, Bretschneider‘s subtle and detailed music is echoed by his visuals: perfect translated realizations of the qualities found in music within visual phenomena.

After studying fine arts and publishing several graphic editions, he began to satisfy his obsession for electronic music in 1984 by starting his first tape experiments and running a cassette label. With the founding of AG Geige in 1986, a successful and influential band of East Germany‘s musical underground, he began to explore the possibilities of an exchange between visual art and music by various means such as film, video or computer graphics. After the fall of the wall and the split of the band Bretschneider continued producing music and in 1996 he co-founded the record label Rastermusic (raster-noton since 1999).

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Meat Beat Manifesto
Storm The Studio R.M.X.S.
2003, ,
Leftfield/Downtempo/Illbient/Abstract/Broken Beat/Rhythmic Noise/IDM/Ambient/Breakbeat/Cut-up/DJ/Drum n Bass/Dub/Experimental
Ekkehard Ehlers
Betrieb
2000, ,
Abstract/Experimental
Cheek
Kasvukipuja
2007,
Various
The Wire Tapper 4
1999, ,
Alternative Rock/Abstract/Post Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Experimental
Ripcyborg*
KWANT Podcast
2016, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, KWANT
CoH
A Colourful Storm 056
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, A Colourful Storm, ,
Minimal/Experimental/Modern Classical/Ambient
Sleep Clinic
New Brvtalism No. 030
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, The Brvtalist, ,
Abstract/Experimental/Field Recording/Musique Concrète
Frank Bretschneider
Codex IV
2014, M/Stick, Comp, Ltd, SDH + 16xFile, WAV, 96 + 11xF, Raster-Noton
Rrose
RA.318
2012, ,
Abstract/Techno/Ambient/Electro/Dub Techno/Minimal
Kyoka
Double D Town Podcast 22
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 192, Double D Town, ,
Experimental/Glitch/Abstract/Noise/Modern Classical/Electro
Various
Japanease - A 120 Track Electronic Dance Music Project For Japan
2011, 138xFile, MP3, Comp, Ltd, 256, Wordandsound, Wordandsound, Wordandsound, ,
Tech House/Deep House/Techno/Minimal Techno/House/Electro House/IDM/Ambient
Sleep Clinic
cOmaWrek Presentz tha nOdcast (v05)
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 256, cOmaWrek Presentz tha nOdcast, ,
Abstract/Experimental/IDM/Noise
Various
Various Audio.nl
2006, 12", Ltd, Tra, Audio.nl, ,
Abstract/Techno/Minimal
Various
Re: Various Audio.nl
2006, 12", Tra, Audio.nl, ,
Abstract/Techno
Various
Re: Various Audio.nl
2006, 12", Etch, Tra, Audio.nl, ,
Abstract/Techno
Various
Notations Archiv 1
2006, CD, Comp, Raster-Noton, Raster-Noton, ,
Abstract/Glitch/IDM/Experimental/Ambient/Minimal
Various
Microscope Session DVD 2.0 (New Cooperations In Sound And Visuals)
2005, DVD, Comp, Trans Mediale Akademie Hellerau, ,
Abstract/IDM/Experimental
Various
Archiv 1.1
2004, CD, Comp, Asphodel, ,
Glitch/Abstract/Experimental/Minimal
Various
Electronautes
2004, CD, Comp, Enh, BiP_HOp
Various
Neue Berliner Initiative Sampler 02
2003, CD, Smplr, Neue Berliner Initiative, ,
Abstract/Minimal/Experimental
Various
Two Point Two
2003, 2xCD, Comp, 12k, Line
Various
A1. Raster-Noton. Archiv 1
2003
Faskil
Quatermix
2002, CD, Mixed, Quatermass, ,
Leftfield/Techno/Abstract/Breakbeat/IDM/Ambient/Progressive House/Illbient/Downtempo/Breaks/Minimal
Various
Preset 1>>3
2002, 12", Quatermass, ,
Electro/Ambient/Dub Techno
Various
Minima~list
2002, CD, Comp, List, ,
Minimal
Various
Audio.nl
2002, CD, Comp, Shadow Records, ,
Abstract/Minimal/Tech House
Various
Chronologi 12k: Year 1-Year 4
2001, CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh, Instinct Records, ,
IDM/Ambient/Experimental
Various
Raster-Noton. [O]acis Box
2001, 4xMinimax, EP, Raster-Noton, ,
Minimal
Various
Between Two Points
2001, ,
Experimental/Minimal
Various
New Forms - Compilation
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Galerie Für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Raster-Noton, ,
Glitch/Abstract/Experimental/Minimal
Various
Raster-Noton. Oacis
2000, CD, Album, Comp, Enh, Raster-Noton, ,
Minimal
Various
Untitled
2000, CD, Comp, Ltd, 12k, ,
Experimental/Minimal/Ambient
Various
Famous Aspect
2000, CD, Comp, Mille Plateaux, ,
IDM/Minimal/Ambient
Various
.aiff
1999, CD, Comp, Ltd, 12k, ,
Minimal/Experimental/Ambient
Various
(Microscopic Sound)
1999, CD, Comp, Caipirinha Productions, ,
Abstract/Minimal/Experimental
Various
20' To 2000
1999, Minimax, Jan + Minimax, Feb + Minimax, Mar + Minim, Raster-Noton, ,
Glitch/Drone/Experimental/Ambient
Various
rastermusic
1995, CDr, Comp, Promo, Rastermusic