Âme
March 13th, 2008 by sparky
Âme will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
Âme – Biography
Where do connections to Detroit, Chicago, New York, Berlin, and Paris all emerge? no it’s not the Frankfurt Airport because this city is even another part of it. Geographically it might not make any sense, but music-wise we are definitely talking about Karlsruhe here. In this little town in very Western Germany all these cities influences join forces in the studio of Frank Wiedemann, and Kristian Beyer, together forming the duo Âme (French for Soul). Their soulful mission to explore far beyond the borders of house music have already captured the attention of all majot peeps involved in present club music. Delivering constant quality, with 12s that are rocking house, techno, and broken beat floors alike, it seemed like a logical move to the next step of releaseing a collection of their winners.
6 years ago, Kristian and Frank first met up through Kristians record shop ‘Plattentasche’ and various gigs in the area. Frank was already experienced with his former project Soul FC (released on FSOJ), and Kristian being a scientific music nerd (in a positive way). They one day decided to tweak the knobs together. They were joined by a third member, Eren Solak, helping out with additional keys, and parts of the compostition from time to time.
Kristian has always been turned on by the likes of Moodyman, Underground Resistance, and Carl Craig, as well as the NYC sounds of Blaze and Metro Area, whereas Frank’s broad spectrum of influences ranges from Chateau Flight, John Terada, over to IG Culture and Jazzanova.
Âmes sound is accessible without ever loosing depth, complexity or a distinct twist. Their inspirations, no matter how diverse, are cleverly quoted but never copied. What started off with a B-side on a sampler for Soulbrother Dixon’s Off Limits series has since shot off to become a coherent success story.
First remix requests from The Trüby Trio, Simone Serritella, Jazzanova, Nigel Hayes, Random Factor, Wahoo, and Roy Ayers enabled the duo to show their various guises under the umbrella of deep house. The story of Âme now continues, pushing the boundaries of new sounds, patterns, and arrangements.
Âme will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
