Giesela weaves a carpet of time from the noises and tones she finds - as if these were made of cloth.
You can expect lullabies, family portraits and some surprises on this record. 4 pieces of serene and almost sacral music – with the exception of piece number three, which is of almost breathtaking concreteness.
3" CDr with photo-card folder/cover. 4 quiet tracks.
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Giesela webt wie Stoff, gefundene Töne mit Geräusch zu einem Teppich der Zeit.
Es sind Schlaflieder, Familienportraits und Überraschungen, die uns auf diesem Tonträger erwarten.
Wohlbehütet wuchs Giesela mit einer älteren Schwester auf.
Giesela war ein kleines Mädchen, dort wo viele Kissen auf dem Stuhl lagen, war ihr Platz.
Mit den Jahren entstanden die ersten Schritte in die Kreativiät, die sich in der Malerei und dem Stecken von Blumensträussen zeigten.
Nach der Lehre zur Schneiderin bekam sie zwei Kinder, mit denen Giesela ihrer Kreativität freien lauf lies.
Improvisation war Ihr Hauptthema; in der Kunst und im Leben.
Nach der Trennung von ihrem ersten Mann, fand sie zu sich zurück und ging ihren Weg viele Jahre im Alleingang.
Auf dem Weg fand sie ihren heutigen Ehemann und lebt mit ihm im selben Dorf auch Heute.
Perhaps I am not at liberty tell, but Giesela (a German girl name) is not a girl, it’s …:-)..., whom we know from the Grünrekorder label. Her (ok, for reviews sake) release deals with time, waving together family portraits and lullabies in an almost sacred way. On the cover it says field recordings by Opa Knef in Koblenz and Opa Rostock in Rostock – two granddaddys helping out. It’s not easy what they did, as Giesela stretches the material far out. If they are voices, they are now knitted together into a field of waving tones. A bit synthesizer in the first two pieces, but in ‘Acer Campestre/Feldahorn’ it seems to be accordion or wind instruments. Quite nice and indeed a bit sacral, but not too much to be kitschy.”
Frans de Waard
“Meanwhile, two new releases of the field muzick label take listeners to faraway dream places. Giesela’s “rot” (that’s “red” in english) is the first release in what will probably amount to an entire series of 3’’ discs. On the cover, cows peacefully graze, the pieces bear the titles of rare plants and the press release informs us that we can expect family portraits and lullabies. Well, it’s hard to tell whose family exactly gets depicted here, but you can certainly doze off into another world while listening to these four dense soundscapes. There’s a sense of eerie uncertainty lingering in all of them, a slow motion feeling, like you’re followed by something or someone, but you can’t really put your finger on it. While field recordings usually play an important part in the label’s philophy, here they are used in a subtle and drawn-back manner, providing for texture and space. Which means that you can really allow yourself to fall into the music and let go of everything around you. A more than welcome and promising work.”
Tobias Fischer
