bensnburner – noclip

The limits of a digital game are best if you do not notice them or if they are narrative in themselves. If you feel well in a defined area, because it already gives you enough riddles and contains mysteries, you do not want to go outside. On the other hand, there is the attraction of the forbidden, the question of what lies behind it.

In the game DOOM, there is a separate cheat code for exiting the given margin: "noclip". Once activated, I can walk through walls and enemies, and the outer walls of each level are no longer an obstacle.

Actually, I turn on the mini-map and see that I'm getting more and more out of the existing world into the big nothing, farther and farther away from the familiar spaces, towards an infinite void. DOOM does not crash, but the further I step out of the designed room, the more the presentation becomes a confusing loop: walls, enemies, even my weapon multiply, dissolve in a thick layer of overlays. This is not for all eyes, and yet a feature.

"Noclip" is for those geeks who are happy to have discovered something that no-one has ever seen before. At least believe it.

words: robert glashüttner / twitter.com/glashuettner

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this album was recorded in an empty 400 square meter hangar with 30 meters high ceiling just to let the sound breath as much as possible.

the huge reverb inspired to dig deeper into the world of floating atmospheres and ambient drones.

the production is packed with solo-driven moods along with synth and pedalboard-spirit, heavy post-rock tracks in a classic band-setup as well as experimental collaborations with different artists, bringing in their own way to get along with this very different recording situation

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video of tracking "blush response": youtu.be/pd_I001tLZI
video of tracking "do we give a damn?": youtu.be/w8ZR_MO-IWk

for interview inquiries add me on PSN: bensnburner

big thanks to everyone involved:

Sandra & Ella

Tobias Krahl
Elisa Krahl
Marina Krahl
Roland Krahl
Philipp Schlotter
Norman Lonhard
Benedikt Abert
Florian Möbes
Harald Kimmig
Konrad Dycke
Arthur Schlichting
Lukas Auer
Bastian Hirth
Martin Fischer
Markus Österle
Dorian Gracz
Chriss Späth
Gustav Orff
Björn Peng
Chris Uenay
Huji Maja Gang
Markus Schillberg
Franck Mitaine
Oliver Lindhorst
Jasmin Meerhoff
René Walter
Sebastian Zimmerhackl
Matthias Adam
Erick Knudtson
JPTR FX
Sucuk & Bratwurst
Jazz & Rock Schulen Freiburg
IG Subkultur Freiburg
Multicore Freiburg
Kulturaggregat Freiburg
female:pressure
Artik e.V.
E-Werk Freiburg

very special thanks to Axel Lienhard!