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OPEK´s “THE LIGHTHOUSE” OPENS BANDCAMP WEEKLY.
“JAZZ AND BEYOND! FEATURING MUSIC and words with daniel casimir, Muriel crossmann, theon cross and jamal dean.” Hosted by ANDREW JERVIS.

OPEK AT HIS LAB. PHOTO BY DANIEL KOCH.

BANDCAMP • CORNERS (NEW AND NOTABLE)
WDR KULTUR • JAZZ BEats (MAIN TOPIC)
RADIODREYECKLAND • MUSIKMAGAZIN (MAIN TOPIC)
WDR COSMO • SOUNDCHECK (MAIN TOPIC)

OPEK`S RÄTSELNACHMITTACH AT REKORDER, DORTMUND. PHOTOS BY LOTTEPETER MAREN.

RHYTHM BLEND • OPEK (INTERVIEW)

Paths meet at the corner. People have a drink and talk at the corner.
The point where two paths meet is more than a linear function. The X marks the point where two ideas meet, sometimes worlds meet, cosmoses meet, or maybe just two people meet.
Drummer and producer Opek couldn’t have made this album alone, nor would he have wanted to, because the magic comes from collaboration.
For the album ‘Corners’, Opek invited some of his favorite musicians from the Ruhr area for each and every track.
Sometimes the guests were invited as soloists (Julius van Rhee on ‘The Lighthouse’), sometimes he recorded an artist for hours just to find the perfect bass loop (Caris Hermes on ‘Finders Keepers’). The result is an intimate mixture of noisy instrumental hip hop and honest jazz.
Check your corner(s)!

DRUMS, SAX & TROMPONE RECORDED AT IFPOM BOCHUM
ALL MUSIC ARRANGED, PRODUCED AND MIXED BY OPEK

MASTERED – LEON MACHE
ARTWORK – PARISSA CHARGI & DIE OTTOS
PHOTO – CERM

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OPEK “CORNERS” (LP)

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OPEK “CORNERS” (BUNDLE)

LP + RÄTSELMAGAZIN + KUGELSCHREIBER
INCL. ArtworkS FROM Vraeter, MONA GARDE, CRASHKID, JENS ROTH, Robert WInter, Die Ottos & Parissa Chargi.

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OPEK & CARIS HERMES AT THE VIDEO SHOoT FROM “FINDERS, KEEPERS”. PHOTOS BY DANIEL KOCH.