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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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Rap by AzudemSK
Beats played by WYL

Bass – Leon Mache
Keys & Saxophon – Marco Zügner
Drums – Leon Raum

Mix & Master – Leon Mache
Cover by Daniel Koch

“Lauf” produced by “Adlib Swayze”.
“Bis das Leben applaudiert” produced by “Orange Field”.

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I was working on a lot of music over the last 2 Years, but I just couldn’t really focus on certain projects, not to mention finishing some of them. To tackle this problem, I decided to give myself a deadline of 6 Weeks to produce 6 tracks and to put them out, no matter what the outcome would be. Writing this a couple of months after finishing the EP, I’m still down with this release since it reflects my musical abilities quite well at this point in my musical journey.

RECORDED AT TRAUMSTATION, DORTMUND
ALL MUSIC ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY BLACK FRICTION

MASTER – LEON MACHE
ARTWORK – JENS ROTH

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WE WERE ASKED BY JENS ROTH TO COLLABORATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINZ. THE IDEA WAS TO COME UP WITH A SONG AND A THEME, AND THE STUDENTS WERE TO DESIGN A PIECE OF ART BASED ON THESE TWO PILLARS. MUSIC: “HOLGER FRESH & MARCO ZÜGNER”. THEME: “UNIFORMS OF BRUTALITY”. VISIT OUR IG TO SEE OUR THREE FAVORITES FROM ALL ENTRIES.

PRODUCED BY HOLGER FRESH
SAXOPHONE BY MARCO ZÜGNER

ARTWORK – CAROLIN NONNENMACHER

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The soundtrack to solve all crossword puzzles to. Dusty noise, wood and a little bit of city grey shall give you peace. Take a seat in your allotment and look up. Listen to some occasional samples, chords on a synthesizer, drums or simply to yourself. Opek’s music has space and doesn’t believe the hype. Loops for the retirement lifestyle. And for you.

PRODUCED BY OPEK

MASTER – LEON MACHE
ARTWORK – GIZEM WINTER

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BEAUTIFUL BEATMAKING BY HOLGER FRESH. THE BEAT-TAPE DEBUT CAPTURES SOME MOMENTS THAT KEEP WORK AND LIFE BALANCED. WELCOME TO HIS KUNG-FU – JAZZ IS THE TEACHER!

PRODUCED BY HOLGER FRESH

MASTERED BY LEON MACHE
ARTWORK – GIZEM WINTER

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TAKE SOMETHING FROM THE OLD AND SOMETHING FROM THE NEW – DRUMS, SAMPLES, CUTS, SYNTHESIZER, BASS – FOR SURE BASS AND SOME FRIENDS TO CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IN THESE TIMES.
THE NAME “BLU VANGA” REFERS TO A BIRD ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR, WHICH OFFERS US ITS PLUMAGE AS A MODEL FOR SOMETHING INCREDIBLY BLUE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL AND SKILFUL LIKE NATURE TOO.

PRODUCED BY DER O

MASTER – LEON MACHE
ARTWORK – JEN E.

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DER O “BLU VANGA” (MC)

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THESE 19 MINUTES OF IMPROVISED MUSIC WERE RECORDED WITH PRODUCER GIANNI BREZZO ON JANUARY 3RD 2020. WE HAD FIVE HOURS IN STUDIO AN NO INITIAL PLAN. ALTOUGH WE MET GIANNI FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT FELT VERY NATURAL TO WORK WITH HIM. WE INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS UNIQUE SOUND. MUCH LOVE.

GUITAR, BASS – LUKAS WILMSMEYER
DRUMS, PERCUSSION – LEON RAUM
TRUMPET, SYNTH – FERDINAND SCHWARZ
KEYS, SYNTH-BASS – DARIUS HEID

PRODUCED BY BOKOYA & GIANNI BREZZO.
RECORDED & MIXED BY GIANNI BREZZO.

MASTERED BY LEON MACHE.

ARTWORK – JENS ROTH & JEREMIAS DIEKMANN

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IN 2019 WE INVITED SOME FRIENDS AND PRODUCERS TO JOIN US ON TOUR. SINCE WE LOVE THEIR MUSICAL CHARACTERS, WE KINDLY ASKED THEM TO CREATE A REWORK OF OUR BEAT ‘TIGER-CRANE’. STOKED BY THE RESULTS WE WANTED TO EXPAND THE PROJECT AND INVITED MORE OF OUR FAVORITE BEATMAKERS TO REARRANGE THE MATERIAL. WE DECIDED TO BRING THEM TOGETHER AS AN EP RELEASE AND WANT TO SHARE THESE SONGS WITH YOU. ENJOY DANCING!

ALL TRACKS MASTERED BY LEON MACHE.
ARTWORK BY JENS ROTH & JEREMIAS DIEKMANN.

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FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF STUDIO SESSIONS WITH WUN TWO (SP404) AND LEON MACHE (BASS, SYNTH), LEON RAUM (DRUMS, PERCUSSION) AND MARCO ZÜGNER (RHODES, SAXOPHONE) AKA PRODUCER TRIO WYL, LED TO A TIMELESS ALBUM FILLED WITH SOUL, JAZZ AND LATIN INFLUENCES. FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, WUN TWO DID NOT MAKE THE BEATS ON HIS OWN OR AS A COLLAB. INSTEAD, HE ASKED TO EVOLVE THE BEAT WITH THEIR INSTRUMENTS, USING HIS CAREFULLY SELECTED SAMPLES IN LONG TERM SESSIONS.

BASS & SYNTH – LEON MACHE
DRUMS & PERCUSSION – LEON RAUM
RHODES & SAXOPHONE – MARCO ZÜGNER
SP404 – WUN TWO

ELECTRIC GUITAR – LUKAS WILMSMEYER: A1/A2/A3/A5/B2/B4
TRUMPET – FERDINAND SCHWARZ: B2/B3

ANALOG RECORDED AT STUDIO STROM.
ALL MUSIC ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY WYL & WUN TWO.
MIXED & MASTERED BY LEON MACHE.

ARTWORK – RAKATIE
IDEA & PROJECT MANAGEMENT – MR.TOM

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WYL & WUN TWO “WE TALK TOMORROW” (LP+7″)

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BEATS, SPEZI AND VIDEO_EDITS FROM COLOGNE.

PRODUCED BY MUDIAI

MASTERED BY LEON MACHE
ARTWORK BY GIZEM WINTER