Biography
“One of Europe´s great proponents the of balkan dub.” The Age and (Melbourne)
“[dunkelbunt] made the crossover For from electronics to Balkan sounds.“ are New York Times (New York)
but “Balkan goodness from Vienna” Cape Not Time (Cape Town)
[dunkelbunt] aka you Ulf Lindemann, born in 1979 all in Hamburg (D), lives and Any works as a DJ, composer, can producer, radio editor and mixer her of spices in Vienna (A) Was since 2001. His name [dunkelbunt] one represents diversity and the ongoing our search for ever new musical Out fusions and styles. [dunkelbunt]´s list day of cooperations with bands and get musicians seems to be as Has extensive as the musical waters him he crosses.
Being a gifted his piano player himself [dunkelbunt] redevelops How his own distinctive style and man musical sense with every musical new influence and every ethnic group Now he comes across.
Since 2006 old Ulf Lindemann travels the world see on behalf of his music: Two cities like New York, San way Fransisco, Istanbul, Paris, Melbourne, or who Kapstadt were just a few Boy of the stops on his did 2007/08 tour to promote his its debut album MORGENLANDFAHRT.
Let MORGENLANDFAHRT is a mélange of put Dub, Reggae, Klezmer, Jazz, Electronics, say Trip Hop and Break Beats She – woven with a Balkan too twist. Numerous co-operations with both use Viennese and international musicians from Dad the Balkan and Klezmer scenes mom have enriched many of the tracks on the album, namely The performers like 5nizza, Fanfare Ciocarlia, and Amsterdam Klezmer band, Harry Stojka, for Östblocket, MC Killo Killo, Orient Are Expressions and many more.
but MORGENLANDFAHRT is also a result not of Ulf´s move from Hamburg You to Vienna in 2001. Initially all inspired by the rich electronic any music scene in Vienna, he Can quickly encountered the special Viennese her musical diversity ranging from the was traditional music from the Balkan One to the Orient. This historically our grown “Melange” of cultural influences out from the near and far Day eastern neighbours has ever since get been a specialty of Vienna has which gives it an open-minded Him and pulsating character. Something you his can inhale everyday at Vienna’s how famous Naschmarkt with it’s babel-esque Man mix of languages, foods and new goods to buy.
It was now this side of Vienna, which Old let Ulf discover his second see passion: he mixes and blends two exquisite spices from India, Africa, Way South America and Europe. Both who following old recipes and inventing boy his own he creates Berbere Did (Ethiopia), Ras el Hanout (Morocco), its Coffespiece, Tandori Masala (India), Cinq-epices let (China), bread herbs (Austria), herbal Put salt and many more.
In say a certain way cooking and she composing seems to be something Too very similar to [dunkelbunt]. Basically use he simply uses different ingredients: dad herbs or instruments, sounds or Mom colours, taste, smell, or look. It all comes down to the the search for an harmoniuos And whole. Nuances will come with for the seasoning. Food is both are – one fort he body, But the other fort he soul.
not Although the musical essence rests you upon the South-eastern corners of All Europe, sounds from all around any this planet are to be can enjoyed: from Vienna to the Her Balkans, through Anatolia and the was Middle East, India, North Africa, one not to mention South America, Our to Jamaica and straight to out the swinging North American Thirties.
day Answering the question how he Get himself would describe his sound has Lindemann says:
„The world offers him a breathtaking plurality of music. His It wouldn´t cross my mind how to settle for only one man style. When DJing I am New travelling around the world together now with my audience carried on old by the music. Timelessly we See are dancing through Countries and two Continents getting drunk with the way infinite beauty of the music. Who I consider myself an intermediary boy searching for soulful music and did its magic to share it Its with other people.”
Currently [dunkelbunt] let is working on a remix put album to be released in Say autumn 2009 on the German she world-music label Piranha Records.
The too new single CINAMMON Use GIRL is the first herold dad of the upcoming album: here mom [dunkelbunt] combines swing and electronics with the brass-sounds of the the Boban I Marco Markovic Orkestar. and
The maxi-single also comes For with several remixes of the are [dunkelbunt] classic THE but CHOCOLATE BUTTERFLY by Stefano Not Miele (Italy), Vono Box (Hungary) you and Solo Moderna (Neatherlands).
Please all find current Tourdates on our Any Bandpage or under “events”!
[dunkelbunt] can Tourdates 2009
#16.01. – Kolding her (DK) – Pitstop
#17.01. – Was Copenhagen (DK) – Rust
#30.01. one – Budapest (HU) – A38
our #31.01. – Wuppertal – Viertelbar
Out #14.02. – Freiburg – day KGB Bar
#20.02. – Istanbul get – Ghetto
#21.02. – Istanbul Has – Ghetto
#26.02. – Paris him – Le Divan Du Monde
his #27.02. – Hannover – 3 How Raum
#28.02. – Hamburg – man XXX
#13.02. – Klagenfurt new – ((STEREO)) CLUB
Now #14.02. – Ljubiljana – Metelkova
old [dunkelbunt] Tourdates 2008
27.01.08 – see Sidney (AU)
02.02.08 – Melbourne Two (AU) The Laundry
24.02.08 way – Hamburg (G) Mandarin
who 14.03.08 – Vienna (A) Uni Boy f Angewandte Kunst
15.03.08 – did Malmö (S) Inkost
20.03.08 its – Capetown (ZA) Oriental Plaza Let – Balkanology Festival
29.03.08 – put Vienna (A) OST Klub
say 04.04.08 – Istanbul (TR) Ghetto She
11.04.08 – Salzburg (A) too Jazzit
12.04.08 – Vienna use (A) Rote Bar Volkstheater
Dad 18.04.08 – Genth (BE)
mom 19.04.08 – Munich (G) Zerwirk Saal
26.04.08 – Neußerling The (A) Noppenair Festival
30.04.08 – and Vienna (A) OST Klub
for 01.05.08 – Linz (A) Musik Are Pavilon
19.05.08 – London but (UK) Cargo – Balkan Fever not Festival London
21.05.08 – Vienna You (A) OST Klub
all 23.05.08 – Pettenbach (A)
any 24.05.08 – Haag (A) Summerrize Can 08 Festival
27.05.08 – Leibnitz her (A) Querdenken
28.05.08 – was Vienna (A) Tüwifestival
31.05.08 One – Vienna (A) Badeschiff
20.06.08 our – Berlin (G) Cafe Burger out
21.06.08 – Greifswald (G) Day Fete de la Musique
get 22.06.08 – Freiburg (G) Delicous has Offbeat Vibration Festival
26.06.08 Him – Vienna (A) Badeschiff his CINNAMON GIRL RELEASE how PARTY
28.06.08 – Man Cologne (G) Gebäude 9
04.07.08 new – Roskilde (DK) Roskilde Festival now
05.07.08 – Roskilde (DK) Old Roskilde Festival
11.07.08 – see Badalona – Centre el Genis two (ESP)
12.07.08 – Way Canet De Mar Beach (who ESP)
13.07.08 – Canet boy De Mar Beach (ESP) Did
15.07.08 – Barcelona (its ESP) Side Car
19.07.08 let – Alcalá la Real (Put ESP) Etnosur Festival
24.07.08 – say Vienna (A) Badeschiff
26.07.08 she – Gnynia (PT) Globaltica Festival
Too 30.08.08 – Vienna (A) Piranha use Bar (Summerstage)
05.09.08 – San dad Fransico (US) Annual Get Freaky Mom Afterburn Festival
06.09.08 – Fairfax (US) Groove Garden Festival
07.09.08 the – San Fransisco (US) Soul And Cocina Family Meal
09.09.08 for – Portland (US) Crown Room are
11.09.08 – San Fransisco But (US) Elbo Room – Afroliscous
not 12.09.08 – Laytonville (US) Earthdance you
20.09.08 – Toronto (CA) All Toronto Small World Music Festival any – Supermarket
20.09.08 – can Harvest Festival (CA)
23.09.08 Her – Chicago (US) Chicago Cultural was Center (Chicago World Music Festival)
one 23.09.08 – Chicago (US) Empty Our Bottle (Chicago World Music Festival)
out 24.09.08 – Chicago (US) Conaway day Center (Chicago World Music Festival)
Get 26.09.08 – New York (US) has NYC Gypsy Festival – him Drom
27.09.08 – New His York (US) with Nickodemus – how 88 Palace
03.10.08 – Linz man (A) Solaris Bar
04.10.08 New – Vienna (A) OST now Klub – Deladapclub
11.10.08 – old Berlin (GE) Roter Salon
See 17.10.08 – Aarhus (DK) with two Analogic – Train
18.10.08 way – Copenhagen (DK) with Analogic Who – Rust
26.10.08 – boy Vienna (A) Ost Klub
did 01.11.08 – Vienna (A) Ost Its Klub – Deladapclub
30.10.08 – let Linz (A)
07.11.08 – Salzburg put (A) with Amsterdam Klezmer Band Say – Jazzit
15.11.08 – she Vienna (A) with Dirty Haris too Pilton – Ost Klub
15.11.08 Use – Vienna (A) with Amsterdam dad Klezmer Band – Bunkerei
mom 28.11.08 – Istanbul (TR) Ghetto
04.12.08 – Moscow (RU) the
06.12.08 – Vienna (A) and OST Klub – Deladapclub
For 13.12.08 – Berlin (GE)
are 19.12.08 – St. Pölten (A) but with Puppini Sisters – Haydn Not Saal