tracklist

01 we are not alone

02 finding home problem

03 either or

04 fractor

05 bouncing monologues

06 boon dog bone

07 magenta verve

08 gen

09 boon dog bone reprise

10 broken dolls

11 black verve

all tracks written, produced and mixed
by frederik van de moortel and me raabenstein.

mastered by frederik van de moortel at image-sound, belgium

artwork by simonraabenstein.com

distributed by nonine recordings

frederik van de moortel and me raabenstein met in 2002 and decided to collaborate that very moment. sakuran‘s work on bass and doublebass, accorded with his brillant ears for apropos effects and sole fluid programming shapes the project‘s magnificent and distinct timbre.

gen is an extremely visual album and a movie of its own, which you the listener must sit down with, close your eyes and follow the ambrosial sounds through their own distinct and exotic habitats. with that, it will truly be a pleasure to see what sort of film plays out in your mind. the exponential barrier breaking experiments of patron and patron couple the resonating wooden ducts of your mind, merging secret juices burrowed away in pools of musical honey, which have sat too long in the grey waiting.

the album evokes the listener‘s most colorful memories and coveted sensations out of any stagnating place with its compelling staccato laughs and its sagaciously crafted tempos, taking you on a bold journey through fantastic places and mesmerizing sound scapes. with a contrast of visual sound arrangements, reminiscent of twisted scenes from an abstract sci-fi film matched with subtle melodies… your ears will permeate with ecstasy there after.

clench your teeth around this wise candy, whose taste will never laze in your mouth, as upon each spin of the record, you will find the flavors renewing themselves. with styles hailing from wicked jazzed film scores, a sort of left-field down tempo hip hop, and a large array of genre-free experimental musical styles, patron and patron will conclude as one of those things one hears and then knows is untouchable and undyingly seductive.

patron and patron offers more than the usual upgrade to old senses. it abducts and replaces them with a whole new set of intricate, mystifying chromosomes.
an album with rhythms not set before, it is creating a whole spectrum of directions for other artists to someday follow. like waves of the sun‘s hot liquors, it will clear your senses from their daily remedial dues, leaving you in bewildered contemplation.
liner notes by david ennio minor

enjoy the melody !!!

feedback

patron & patrons »gen« bezieht mehrwert aus dem zusammenspiel von analogem bass- und kontrabass (frederik von de moortel) mit electronics (me raabenstein). eine stimmige platte für die chillout-phase…
alfred pranzl, skug.at, austria 12/08

in an album so heavily entrenched in a machinated aesthetic, it’s surprising then that the disc would take its name from the one track that reminds you there are two humans behind the scabrous beats and vortexes of sound. amidst the dropping of digital cluster bombs that explode in showers of bass-swathed fuzz and the staccato, skittering glitches, sukuran’s double bass rears its organic head, voices appears like half-remembered dreams, guitars swirl with delay and a doleful sax moans.

‘gen’ is the album’s centrepiece, and is fittingly the title track to berlin outfit patron & patron’s latest release. on gen, beats crackle and cascade, whirlpools of sound slice across the digital landscape at grating, ear-piercing pitches and synthesised bass remains anchored murkily below the surface. gen is as much an exploration into the digital realm for the composers as it is an excursion for the listener into the inner workings of patron & patron. the outcome of this is two-fold: at times, gen is overly monochromatic, bordering on self-indulgent. on a track like ‘finding home problem’, the duo overlooks something as simple as a coherent mix, with shronks and whhhuuurls building to eardrum-bursting point. it turns gen into a battle of endurance, rather than something that’s enjoyable.

conversely, frederik van de moortel and me raabenstein – the brains behind the brawn – balance the equations nicely on ‘either or’, ‘bouncing moonlights’ and ‘boon dog bone’. there’s a soft, almost delicate, touch to these songs that appropriately and intuitively marry sleek, knife-life rhythms and warm instrumentation like bass, soft, ethereal synthesiser pads and – in the case of ‘boon dog bone’ – glockenspiel. sure, these guys like autechre, and they’ve probably been listening to a bit too much gantz graf, but when you’re not being pummeled by the crashing waves in their digital sea, you can always find solace in the calm.
dom alessio, cyclicdefrost.com, australia 10/08

start marking down the name of me raabenstein because i suspect that „the guy has the results in his legs,“ maybe still needing some improvement in the structure of the tracks, but the timing is there, and he has the stamina, this time in collaboration with sakuran (aka frederik van de moortel) under the moniker patron and patron. since it’s his nonine, raabenstein does a bit of whatever he wants, but the point is that whether digital downloads or not, this guy isn’t making a bunch of poorly done junk just to have some success or a substantial discography, or rather, maybe he’s aiming for that too, but he’s doing things properly—“try it and believe it“ as aiazzone would say. this album sounds great too, maybe it doesn’t have the spark that made seefeel and autechre giants among their contemporaries ten or twenty years ago, but undoubtedly, even if he’s not at the front of the pack, he’s well positioned among the followers and is a teammate to be respected. patron and patron, unlike the work with nono under the name taub, relies less on the night effect and much more on the club, in fact, it immediately reminds me of some parallel works of kruder and dorfmeister, tosca in the more relaxed tracks, and a bit of peace orchestra.

that said, i don’t think we can really talk about a k7 album, since their style is a bit more electronic and darker compared to the nu-jazz, funk of the austrian label, but messes and sounds always travel on a warm, melodic, elegant, and moderately relaxing current. at times, the result makes me think of some k7 stuff, as if it passed through the hands of someone from the sonig crew, not necessarily mouse on mars, but some of the „electronic“ artists from their roster who differ quite a bit in style and „extravagance.“ the clubby undertone late-night style remains, and that makes me think it’s partly raabenstein’s taste, but maybe it’s just about the people he chooses for collaborations. whatever the case, if this is the kind of music played in clubs and certain mittel/north european discotheques, so be it, because tracks like „bouncing monologues“ make me want to take a nice trip even though i’m „nailed to the x.“ there’s also room to show off some post-techno rhythmic muscles in „boon dog bone,“ but again, it’s broken down and reassembled into a new collage. the title track brings us to a softer, almost jazzanova-like ground, or the best of the future sound of jazz, and that’s good because it’s not just a simple copy, it varies the taste. i repeat, if you enjoy digesting electronic music, especially melodic ones, nonine is not bad at all, and if „you don’t like it,“ chew on something tougher that won’t stick to your dentist’s work.
andrea ferraris, sodapop.it, italy 10/08

on the hour-long gen , patron and patron produce a dense brand of jazzy electro-funk with sakuran’s bass and double-bass playing lending an appealing bottom end to the group’s multi-tiered swirl. following an ethereal sample-heavy intro (“we are not alone”), the duo get down to business with “finding home problem,” a subtly swinging exercise in electro-dub atmospherics and looped voices, and the funky “laptop jazz” of “either or” which suggests some degree of kinship between patron and patron and burnt friedman. the duo’s music exists halfway between the club stage and the computer lab with propulsive rhythms rubbing shoulders with rich textural colouration throughout. though “magenta verve” works up some of the album’s most aggressive viral snarl, the album’s most impressive cut may be the titular provocation which merges saxophone playing and varied electronic textures with a slow-moving beat throb. the term “cinematic” is thrown about too often but it legitimately applies here as de moortel and raabenstein put a great deal of effort into constructing off-kilter, sci-fi films for the ears (exemplified most uncompromisingly by the congealing, eleven-minute closer “black verve”). even so, beats and rhythm structures are the key ingredients in this context for, without them, the tracks, which are more atmospheric than melodic or emotive, would amount to little more than mildly-captivating soundscaping.
ron schepper, textura.org, canada 10/08

like many of these electronic artist, the music is usually composed by one man or a duo, in this case, the later is true: sakuran (frederik van de moortel) and me raabenstein makes up patron & patron. there’s a lot of usage of bass in these songs, which is kind of unusual for electronic artists. but you’ll quickly find yourself at home when you run into random noises and quirks throughout the album. there are no lyrics (although there are random movie lines or something, like „we are not alone“), so you’re left to interpret each song. this actually makes it really hard for me to describe to you what each song is about. there seems to be an industrial influence on this album, songs like „magenta verve“ uses natural sounds like doors opening or chains (?), mixed with artificial energy… but warped somehow. of all the songs, i thought „either or“ is perhaps the best one. there’s a skeleton structure to it, and there’s also a funky jazz feel to it. i’m calling it space jazz. i suggest you really experience this album with headphones to catch all the quirkiness and sound effects.
vu nguyen, weheartmusic.com, usa 10/08

this is just a fine psycho electro-acoustic (again, more electro, less acoustic) album that the listener can easily get lost in without needing to turn on fashionable circuits or put in the effort to reconstruct some kind of sophistication, because it simply doesn’t exist. and furthermore, like any other album, it can be listened to with closed eyes and drift away. therefore, no. but one must appreciate the work of brian eno and other experimental pioneers much more, who didn’t have such convenient techniques but created epoch-making works focused on the future of music. patron & patron are just their rightful children following old traditions in a new guise that is beautiful, fine, charming, and elegant for enjoyment in the new era of ambient post-techno. a pleasant space post-techno/acid-jazz journey. album rating [1-10]: 7
horvi, terapija.net, croatia 10/08

love that patron & patron release… great sounds and rhythms. especially track 3! beautiful! nonine definitely wins my heart every time!
menno jager, sound of swoud, netherlands 09/08

sakuran und me raabenstein erschaffen hier ein wunderschönes, vielschichtiges klangalbum. den hörer erwarten experimentelle,meist minimalistische downtempo – melodien mit feiner und durchdachter akzentuierung.
abo, stadtpark, oldenburg, germany

i really like it, its very dark but perfect sound track when you are sitting down to do some work. i imagine in the right space / club this would sound very heavy !!!
electric minds, uk 08/08

very strange sounds and rhythms = very nice on my ears!
dirty bruce, uk

another hit for nonine…
richard e, further out, uk

good vibes, more great nonine action.
jash, uk

p and p’s got the good music coming out.
travis blaque, uk

compliments on the bouncing monologues, wild stuff, loving it…

confidential, holland

nice, dark and deep sounds.
addvibe, norway

very cool & nice & soundfull!
breemix, uk

great deep tunes.
demetrio / ccs, spain

ah dig. ahoy the good ship patron and patron. the eternal digital journey. count me in bro!!!
jazzheadchronic, uk

sounds great… hell yeah! concentration is everything… very focused work, no compromise. i love it….
kreng, belgium

cool music.
axel niedt, usa

cool dope…
irrationalz, italy