Farn, Pete

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2018
Two current productions from Pete Farn and Opera's Space could hardly be more different but more or less from the same source. 
While the more experimental "Noodle+" is appreciated rather from a small circle of avantgarde lovers, "Opera's Space" establishes a fresh and more accessible electronic sound with elements of rock and spacemusic. 

The winking theme seems to match with this album: "We are not guardians; we are explorers!" No keeping to hoary relics, but "Neo-Psychedelic-Avantgarde-Space-Rock". 

Ready for Take-Off!

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2016
Opera´s Space is a new project by Pete Farn, who is known for very detailed, experimental, crazy, versatile, inspiring and surprising ambient music. Opera´s Space is a recognizably Pete Farn project, but you find more elements of electronic rock, rhythm and sometimes even melodies performed with analog and digital synthesizers as well as E-drums and E-guitar. Pete Farn tags his project as "Neo Psychedelic Avantgarde Space Rock", and this is pretty close to exactly the character of this debut album called "Aus-Flug" (excursion)
Composed, mastered and produced by Peter Schäfer aka Pete Farn 2016

Opera´s Space is: 
Dr. Where: E-Drums 
Mr. Beam: E-Guitar 
Mdme. Curry: Synths 
Pete Farn: Synths 

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2019
2018/19 I was pretty often travelling through the area of the so called "Schönbuch" and at the border of the hillside of the "Schwäbischen Alb", with its geologically most interesting formations and high settled viewing towers.
In Autum there was a memorably outdoor gig in about 2.700 ft above sealevel at freezing temperatures as well as a nerdlike meeting of synthesizer friends in the town of Tübingen. During that event some videos were taken and music was composed and recorded. ... my music.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2012
Breathtaking 3D Computergraphics. A journey through space until you reach a different world.
This movie is acomplished with the electronic music played by Pete Farn.
 

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2007
The opening track “Weltenreise.” has a funky little bass line whose quirky rhythm reminds me of Laurie Anderson’s “Blue Lagoon” from her Mister Heartbreak CD; not a typical reference point for electronic music, but it totally works. Retro elements like mellotron choirs and other electronic sounds add to the ambiance. “Novemberwelt” is a 22-minute number a bit more meandering and experimental in nature. Melancholy synth strings in a minor key wax and wane slowly for a few minutes, then tribal drumming is added to the dark mood. Quirky mechanical pulsations emerge after that, bringing a livelier beat to bear along with a rawer, edgier sound that sounds like a modern take on old krautrock, maybe a bit like Klaus Schulze’s energetic solo on “Mental Door” from Totem, though not that frenetic by any means. This track has several distinct movements, some more abstract and minimal, some more active. This could prove a challenging listen for some. If you prefer a stronger retro element, the bass line, male choirs, soft sequencing, and infectious beat of “Zeit:Los” should be right up your alley. “Stimme im Kollektiv” is perhaps the most daring yet, a minimal, mostly quiet abstract piece that explores a surprising range of sounds within a certain mood and feel. The wide-ranging tracks showcase Fern’s skill quite well in a fascinating album that works quite well despite the differing styles throughout.


 

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2015
Prepare for a strange sound journey.  Stringed instruments and their emulations are the subject of this CD. In Celloid part 1-5 "sound pairs" of real cello and different sound synthesis and -processing are formed. But even with physical modeling simulated or invented stringed instruments
add in the experimental sound. microtonal pieces round the bizarre sound travel. Inclined? Beautiful!

 

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2007
"Blow My Tears": contemporary synthesizer music - an idea book and a cornucopia of sounds. An electronic music parallel world fullof surprises

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2013
His second Biospheres work, this time very experimentel and full of metallic sounds and deep drones.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2003/ 2006
Berlin School meets experimental.
The live project FARN was founded beginning of the eighties with the purpose to present electronic experimental music live. Till this day the project is continued by Peter Schaefer alias Pete Farn and is complemented with studio work. No matter whether in the studio or live on stage: Pete(r) FARN Schaefer is a sound experiment, is a sound architecture.


 

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2023
Pete Farns new project 2023 in two parts, Vol. 2 will be released in the second half of 2023
A lot of granular synthesis in three long tracks in Vol. 1
Strange, experimental, worth to listen to deeply

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2010
The idea for the "Tales From The Modular Zone" revealed itself through the use of an analog modular system: surreal worlds, the modular zone, tales, Synthosaurs, living music instruments...
Clear that even the "good old" analog sequenzer would be used. But with the hardware alone it is not done and the old electronic waters are brackish. But: are there any musicians managing to really create something new? It is more realistic to unite existing styles or different music worlds. Voila, a concept was born: Seven more pieces of music, born out of the "old electronic world" - that is classic modular sequences as a basement.
So much for Vol. 2.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2009
The idea for the "Tales From The Modular Zone" revealed itself through the use of an analog modular system: surreal worlds, the modular zone, tales, Synthosaurs, living music instruments...
Clear that even the "good old" analog sequenzer would be used. But with the hardware alone it is not done and the old electronic waters are brackish. But: are there any musicians managing to really create something new? It is more realistic to unite existing styles or different music worlds. Voila, a concept was born: Six pieces of music, born out of the "old electronic world" - that is classic modular sequences as a basement - combined with a "slightly different musical world": in every piece a more classical instrument plays the more or less equal counterpart. Those who know Pete Farn's music can imagine how he interprets “other music worlds”: A cello (first piece) is not played like a cello. His cello is hoarse, and enervated by the cozy cool grind of the sequencer. And the busy talking trumpets in the second piece are light years away from the virtuosity of Miles Davis or Nils Petter Molvaer. But: this is 2009 and the cello and trumpet etc. have become living beings. The "Clones" in Title 4 are two synchronous running "960" sequencer. New variations arise while playing the skip buttons. The guitarist "Teff Kult" tumbled for a while in the New York Avantgarde scene, which is hearable unmistakable. Track 2 and 5 are a mix of session and computer patchwork. Teff Kult was well on it during the two nights: sounds wild, born to be wild!
"In der Ferne" is an electronic blues. Traditionalists of electronic music will feel good with it. The title was recorded live with no subsequent overdubs.

So much for Vol. 1. It goes on ...

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2011
How to file this music: Classic Electronic Music? Dark Ambient? "Neue Musik"?, Ethno? Zen-Music? Minimal-Art? - For "Lichtdruck" (pressure of light) not only classic Synthesizer-Equipment was used but also Cello, Cymbal, Voice and Violin add some "bended" nature sounds. But it is still electronic music whereby soundbending and digital sound-processing stays in the very foreground. - Zen-Koan 2011: "Can you hear the sound of a violin without strings?"

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2006
How to describe invisible, abstract music without falling into snobbery? Because speaking about a musical form of anti-music is like speaking about the Braille writing without being able to read it. This is the reflexion that comes in mind while listen this opus as dark and enigmatic as its cover. Pete Farn is a sound engineer from German who improvises purely experimental EM from the same ground of Tangerine Dream on Electronic Meditation area and all the psy prog rock from that same time. A cold, metallic and very abstract music that asks a good dose of auditive curiosity. And that worths it…
Space Opera starts with some melodious prisms catch on a static synth and which are mislaid in metal fogs stratified wanders, sometimes placidly cold, sometimes curiously attracting. I would say more a ballet that an opera, so much the dominion is slow and drawn-out. Metal that we twirl and which spread out all its leaves all its auditive striations as much suffering as curiously melodious, forming short moments of metallic floating. Sound, liquid in fusion and sound effects which, if we listen carefully, recalls indeed the birth of Tangerine Dream on Electronic Meditation.
Metaswamp is more underwater with spectral breaths and these strange duck cries which roll on balls to guttural frictions. A strange and fascinating sound fauna, as Confused Species and its weirdness that deviate on a strange melody with fluid and harmonious orchestrations. A hunting track where we fell like running in a dark corridor, to escape a metallic animal. On that level Creepers is a success with its harsh floating spectra which run on the metal cords of an acid cello. Titles of a concordant realism that respects the vision of the author. After Valley of Cages as absorbing as Space Opera, Layers brings a ghostly touch with beautiful dark mellotrons, dense and soft with the chorus and arrangements curiously charming on percussions out of its context. McSquare is an opus with strange metal fusions which join the curiosity and the creative ability of its architect. It is certainly not the kind of music which we like for his melodious approach, but that we can appreciate for his sound evolution.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2013
Biospheres Vol. 3
Metalsphere is „electronic“ music, but produced with only one acoustic instrument – a cymbal; thanks digital soundprocessing and editing with the computer.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2007
Deep sequencerrhythms appear and soms sort of Tangerine Dream melodies from the 80ies fullfill the rest. Nice.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2017
Synthesists know that "noodles" are not just for nutrition. Under "Noodles" we also understand a patch on the synthesizer, noodling around and around. A self meandering sound sculpture, more programming art, than music in the classical sense. But one can arrange it. For example, split the Noodle, use parts of it in another composed context again, add new parts, play to it; create more "value", a plus. Contrary to "Opera's Space" Pete Farn continues his experimental line with his solo projects.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2009
Pete(r) FARN Schaefer announced in the end of 2008 three exciting and rather different productions for the next years: A soundtrack for an animation film, a production for modular synthesizer and acoustic instruments and this ambient album.
Ambient? Permutation, according to the rather sober title, would fit in several drawers: enoesque ambient collages, from Steve Reich influenced minimal music (track 4) and permutations – to itself slowly, however, steadily changing sound structures, which style always belonging. Pete Farn's newest album is a quieter and still stimulating work again. Friends of the minimal art come at her expense.
 

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2021
"RePete!" surprises us, as we are used to from Pete Farn, with often strange experimental sounds, but this time very rhythmic, RePet-itive. This runs through the whole album, as usual no harmonic background music to sprinkle, but a challenge for the ears and the desire for the unusual in a form that invites you to move, whether only in your mind or also physically. The more you listen, the more the album opens up with each repetition.

Artist: Pete Farn
P: 2011
Pete Farn produced some ringmodulaters and in combination with his huge modularsystem, we can hear something really interesting coming out of the instruments. Here a factory pressed CD.