The Sacrifice For The Music Became Our Lifestyle

by The Dogmatics

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1.	The Role of the Sun Lay at the Heart of the Problem 03:02	buy track
2.	A Reconstruction of the Sequence of Events Which Has Brought It into Being 04:49	buy track
3.	The Hand that Wields It Does Not Bear Down as Hard 08:26	buy track
4.	Snakes and Eagles 02:19	buy track
5.	... and those Melodies Proved to be Invulnerable Again 10:10	buy track
6.	Schnecken und Igel 02:02	buy track
7.	Eternity is a Long Time 07:00	buy track

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released July 22, 2012

THE DOGMATICS
Chris Abrahams | piano
Kai Fagaschinski | clarinet

All compositions by Chris Abrahams (APRA) and Kai Fagaschinski (AKM).
Recorded on October 23rd and 28th, 2009 at Arthur Rother's kitchen (pre-renovation phase) in Berlin by Chris.
Edited and Mixed by Chris and Kai at Kai's place during 2010/11.
Mastered by Werner Dafeldecker in April 2012.
Cover painting and sleeve design by Zev Lander.

Released on vinyl by Monotype Records on July 22nd, 2012.

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When Chris sits in front of the Russian upright piano he interacts with it on its own terms – respectful of the evolution of its mechanics. And yet sometimes, bypassing the keys altogether, he pushes the hammers at the strings with his bare hands - a slap in the face to Bartolomeo Cristofori! at times it seems like Chris is trying to find new dimensions in “unvanity”, but his sparse repetition can also be evocative of powerful, distant emotions.
Subtle multiphonic modulation and tiny, noisy textures are Kai's way of expressing things from the bottom of his heart, but on this album it seems he wants to pull out the grand melodies, too. You may watch him with some worries walking now on these high heels. Well, he stumbles a bit, but he doesn't fall and there might even be some dignity in fearless stumbling.
Together the two create uneven yet strangely smooth dialogues, where, allowed by the omnipresent transparency, foreground and background meet each other on eye level. The word ‘absurdity’ comes to mind in describing the symptomatic odd shifts Chris and Kai undertake during the course of their improvisations. having a close ear on the resulting music one could question whether freedom and pigheadedness are really contradictory qualities. Overall, there is a feeling of a late work ... coming too early.

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The Dogmatics Berlin, Germany

Chris Abrahams (Sydney) and Kai Fagaschinski (Berlin) started working together in 2007. It has been a rather private affair for some years until the release of their debut album THE SACRIFICE BECAME THEIR LIFESTYLE, when the duo turned outwards and toured in Europe.
Their 2nd album CHOP OFF THE TOPS came out in October 2018 and another European tour is in the works for June 2019. ... more

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