All acoustic, instrumental, experimental journeys through new sounds and playing techniques.

13 MP3 Songs in this album (48:29) !
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Details:
When he was 6 years old, André van Rensburg strung a guitar string to a plank of wood, attached the other end to his bedroom window bars and yanked the string until it broke. His musical vision has changed little sinceâ¦. After leaving school he moved to London and Paris for a year, writing his first material. On his return to South Africa he formed the band âSupernatureâ. Supernature recorded 2 albums (released independently) and was infamous for their intense theatrical live performances, often ending in chaotic noise. André then teamed up with Brendan Jury and Trans.Sky (who collaborated with Brian Eno, the Orb and Jamie Catto from Faithless). They later formed the band âOhmâ, which recorded 2 albums for the British independent label M.E.L.T.2000 (previously known as B&W Records and now as Blue Room Records). Ohm toured London and Holland to great reviews. The band had a unique blend of rock and middle-eastern melodies, techno beats and ambient guitar work. In 1999 he joined one of South Africaâs most well-known and popular underground industrial groups, Battery 9. This was an industrial band/theatrical live act that included scrap metal percussionists and a painter on stage. He recorded one album with the group, âSondebokâ (South African Music Awards winner of best alternative rock album in 1999), released by BMG in 2000. In 2004 he also released an album with Battery 9âs vocalist Paul Riekert as âDie Menereâ, reinventing American country music in an Afrikaans idiom. The album, âfloukopâ was reviewed as a breakthrough in Afrikaans alternative. A second album is in progress at this time. André has also done numerous Sound Installations in art galleries in South Africa and composed extensively for experimental theatre, dance & film. He currently lives and works in Taichung, Taiwan.
His 1st solo album âConcreteâ was released in 2007, breaking away from electronics and performed by his own ensemble.

His second solo album (featuring, among others, Chieko Mori and Yuko Ikoma) was recorded in Tokyo, Kyoto & Taipei. Chieko Mori (on Japanese koto) is well known for her work with ground-breaking theatre Director Robert Wilson as well as releasing an album on John Zorn's Tzadik label in 2005.
Yuko Ikoma is an amazing multi-talented musician (member of mama!milk and esquisse) performing accordion and toy piano on the album.
The album also features several solo guitar pieces and is undoubtedly André's best playing to date.