tracklist

01 europa & io

02 easy my love

03 scratches on logic circuit

04 these flowers

05 open windows

06 orange less

07 sugar cheek

08 spectre grim

09 ad

10 winner of the day

11 ‚tis so

12 rue du bac

13 birthday suit

14 esk

15 ode to a horn

16 language is a spy

all tracks written by me raabenstein,
additional drumming by thomas wydler – track 03,
additional synth by volker meitz – track 03,
additional guitars by andreas koslik – track 11,
produced and mixed by me raabenstein.

mastered by ju bartholomäus, berlin.

artwork by simonraabenstein.com

distributed by nonine recordings

artful, bristling, prolific and oustanding – me raabenstein, much acclaimed head of nonine recordings is back with his third solo album. three years have passed since ‘language is a spy’s predecessor album wrapped you around the finger. the new tracks again illuminate the full and extensive cosmos of the producers audio perception.

a softly muffled jelly of raabenstein’s modern classical alter ego ‘slowcream’ seems to coat the creations, carefully shimmed with the artists noted broken beat / glitch / funk drenched electonic vision. they say, it takes two to tango, have a short listen to ‘rue du bac’ and you will realize there is always a way to create new cognition. sixteen tracks, fifty-five minutes, have a refreshing shower in raabenstein’s sonorous environment.

enjoy the melody !!!

feedback

zwei karrieren sind anstrengend, aber offenbar nicht für jeden. der unermüdliche me raabenstein pendelt scheinbar mühelos zwischen bildender kunst und musik. die lässige electronica von ‚language is a spy‘ ist gerade deswegen so gelungen weil sie die spielerische aura des jammend aus dem moment entstandenen beiproduktes geradezu kultiviert.
franck eckert, groove magazine, germany 01/16

some great slow mo dub-techno vibes there from me raabenstein
and his great nonine record label !
james barrie, audio texture radio show, spain 11/15

talent, creativity, and inventiveness go hand in hand with the releases of german artist me raabenstein, an agent provocateur capable of producing an endless number of musical alter egos—each fully justified and so diverse that it’s astonishing how none of his projects overlap. solo—or rather, under his own name—raabenstein has released three albums before language is a spy, carving out a path defined by an intriguing rhythmic texturization built from glitches and asynchronous beats. yet, over these elements, he masterfully weaves eloquent melodic insinuations that push each track toward a danceable atmosphere, without ever fully becoming dance music. with me raabenstein, electronic music gains a density rarely found elsewhere and a sonic depth that unfolds into an almost proto-futuristic visuality. his work strikes a perfect balance between the familiar and the strange, fueling the listener’s desire for discovery and immersion into intricate yet irresistibly effective sonic delights. language is a spy is a sublime and adventurous album, leaving no room for half-measures or uncertainties.
pedro figueiredo portela, o dominio dos deuses radioshow, portugal 11/15

language is a spy is top notch glitch,
erratic and low rumbling chaotic audio beauty !
pietro da sacco, igloo magazine, usa 09/15

ein tolles album ! gefällt mir gut !
sven thomsche, radio z, germany 09/15

enjoying this stuff…‚ esk‘ is a favorite, but will listen more often…
arno peeters, npo radio 1, the netherlands 9/15

great start to the show this week, thanks to a pick off of me raabenstein’s
new album on the always forward-thinking nonine recordings label…
sounding great, courtesy – the sounds from berlin !!!
kerem gokmen, dumission radio show, usa 09/15

my kinda sound, had a smirky grin while listening, broken & a little dark. great album overall, you know me i’m all about the abstract yet structured beats and soundscapes that you’re known for. my favorite tracks are ‚easy my love‘, ‚these flowers‘, ‚open windows‘, ‚ad‘, ‚winner of the day‘ and ‚ode to a horn‘. looking forward to playing all these on the show over the next several weeks. promos i get from nonine are among my favorite…
kerem gokmen, dumission radio show, usa 09/15

yo, respect für den ‚language is a spy‘ release, gefällt mir wirklich gut, sehr schönes ding…
michael ebert, the ebert brothers, germany 09/15

great i like it !! i watched the videos and your music is really good !
alessandro tedeschi, glacial movements, italy 09/15

super ! so ein schönes album, gratulation… begeistert mich echt, wieder einmal. ‚language is a spy‘ kann man nur gerecht werden, indem man es in seiner gesamtheit hört !!!
roman kern, kernstück – bln.fm, germany 09/15

raabenstein sucht den dub bei im angetäuschten jazz. klingt prätentiös, ist aber so. und das ist so faszinierend deep, dass es mir einen schauer nach dem nächsten über den rücken jagd. vom viel zu kurzen melancholie-intro mit saxofon-salve, über den verstolperten 3/8 tango (gefühlt) bis zur kompletten oldschooligkeit in den drums, dem vertrauen in das röcheln des tape-delays und der dick wattierten einsamkeit des meerblicks bei ebbe. wäre ‚rue de bac‘ ein hochhaus, dann säße der bass ganz oben und würde immer nur yeah sagen. und während sich das stück immer weiter entwickelt, langsam an den hälsen hochkrabbelt, wird die geschichte klar, die auflösung kommt kurz vor der blende und wird natürlich im leben nicht verraten. zwei männer, zwei maschinen. raabenstein ist – ganz unbewusst, das weiss ich zufällig, nah dran an der aktuellen zurückhaltung von pole und es ist genau dieses freundschaftliche battle der zwei männer und ihrer zwei maschinen, das ein bislang ereignisloses musikalisches jahr kleinmörsern wird. und johann johannsson dirigiert. rein aus interesse.
thaddeus herrmann, das filter, germany 08/12