“Repetition: Into the Tohuwabohu, cultural patterns are passed. Saam Schlamminger (aka Chronomad) learned to play numerous instruments, such as frame drums and lutes from various regions of the world. He is an expert in rhythms and tunings and repetitive contemporary electronic dance music – and in styles that are disappearing from the cultural sonic memory;.
Takes: … Burnt Friedman – Nonplace owner, producer, sound and drum machinist, is fascinated by rhythm and metre, by straight and odd time signatures. Together, Schlamminger and Friedman create spaces of resonance ‑ “ur-crackling”, dissect takes of sonic memory with origins lying in the drums and flutes.
Place in actuality: Schlamminger and Friedman play in the traditions of change … In the beginning there were echoes.” (Johannes Ismaiel-Wendt)
Place: “They are ‘off’ and may be out of place, but at least they are always in motion, in time, in place, in the form of all kinds of strange combinations moving about, not necessarily forward, sometimes against each other, contrapuntally yet without one central theme.” (Edward Said)
credits
released November 8, 2013
all tracks composed and produced by Saam Schlamminger and Burnt Friedman
The impecable work of two great artists. It's difficult to know what each has done on this record and it is that that makes it so great. Mortazavi and Friedman are very complementary and bring a sort of relaxed dub to the world which is very satisfying. Thibaut Devigne
I can’t believe that I hadn’t seen this release on Bandcamp before today!! I thought I would check if a search of“Drums off Chaos” produced anything here on Bandcamp and found this. It’s amazing!! Especially after seeing Drums Off Chaos play in Cologne two days ago as part of the Tribute to Jaki Liebezeit concert. And this is a most wonderful recording - you should buy it immediately and anything else that is released by them. I do hope there is more to come.
I saw Jaki play several times and it was always a marvelous experience. I met him only once to speak to - after a Damo Suzuki Band gig on the 26th or 27th of December 1987 at the Stadtgarten, Köln. He was such a kind and warm presence. I was a student and poor and he gave me a lift to my hotel in his car. I will always remember him drumming on the dashboard and steering wheel of his car as he waited at the traffic lights. He was kindness in/and rhythm. The world is seems a little diminished without him in it - but I hope that the “many recodings” mentioned above may eventually pop up as releases so the world can hear them. David Kellett