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    File of the Week 53/2020:

"Vorsatz"

More experiments, more imperfection.




 
/VORSATZ.MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 52/2020:

"TAR POND "Worm" (Live Video)"

My video for "Worm" by TAR POND.
Live at Kino Roland, September 2020.
Filmed, edited, deconstructed and reimagined by me.





 
/TAR POND "WORM" (LIVE VIDEO).YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 51/2020:

"2LD1NDV2RT"

Final version of my drone synth built by JMT synth, Japan.
9 analogue oscillators. 13 analogue sub-oscillators. 2 analogue filters. 2 analogue delay circuits. no midi or cv/gate.
Components built by JMT Synth.




 
/2LD1NDV2RT.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 49/2020:

"Above"

Cellphone snapshot from the Uetliberg, Zurich.




 
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    File of the Week 48/2020:

"#cryptoleaks 2"

Follow up to the Rundschau story mentioned in file of the week 07/20.
Journalist: Fiona Endres. Editor: moi.




 
/_#CRYPTOLEAKS 2.LINK
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 45/2020:

"Loser"

To celebrate Twittlers defeat, here two reposts. "Waiting for the Worms" from 2016 and "Borders" from 2017.




 
/_WAITING FOR THE WORMS.YOUTUBE
/_BORDERS.YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 44/2020:

"Code Red"

Some sounds of the LD-1.




 
/_CODE RED.YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 43/2020:

"JMT LD-1"

Isn't this a sexy little japanese drone synth?




 
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    File of the Week 42/2020:

"REIZ TRIGGER: Pharaoh Of Riots"

A trip back to my industrial roots.
An older track, mixed and mastered this year.




 
/_PHARAOH OF RIOTS.MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 41/2020:

"Thirteen"

20 years ago: Performance about the number 13 at "Bar 13".
Including this strange coverversion of "Thirteen" by DANZIG.




 
/_THIRTEEN.MP3
/_BAR 13 FLYER.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 40/2020:

"Karina"

Perfection. Thank you.
More pix on reiztrigger.ch




 
/_KARINA.JPG
/_REIZTRIGGER.CH.LINK
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 39/2020:

"TAR POND Live (Stills)"

Some stills from the TAR POND gig in Zurich this Friday.
Video follows later this year.




 
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    File of the Week 37/2020:

"DANMED - Violent Current"

Duo Synth Improv.
DANMED is Daniel Stössel and Mehdi Khansari.
Performed and recorded in my living room.
A repost from 2015.




 
/DANMED VIOLENT CURRENT.YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 36/2020:

"Pedalboard 01"

Setting up a little pedalboard, not being a guitarist at all.




 
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    File of the Week 35/2020:

"GRINs"

A very silly little "Grin"-spoof.
Repost from 2011; year of the CORONER reunion.




 
/_GRINs.MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 34/2020:

"Very Stable Genius Toilet Brush"

The "very stable genius" is cleaning my toilet now...




 
/_VERY STABLE GENIUS TOILET BRUSH.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 33/2020:

"Digital Rain Anthem"

Older track from the REIZ TRIGGER album "Oxidation Noise"; released 2009.




 
/_DIGITAL RAIN ANTHEM.MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 32/2020:

"Suma"

Bodymorph model Suma shot in Zurich.
For more pix go to reiztrigger.ch




 
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    File of the Week 28/2020:

"You are not safe"

You are not safe.
Modular synth experiment; a repost.




 
/_YOU ARE NOT SAFE.MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 26/2020:

"Hellfest from Home (CORONER '17)"

Hellfest 2020 has been cancelled.
Check the link below for the CORONER show from 2017.




 
/_CORONER HELLFEST 2017 (YOUTUBE).LINK
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 25/2020:

"Wrong"

A short cinematic piece.




 
/_WRONG.MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 24/2020:

"LES AMAZONES D'AFRIQUE: "Love" (REIZ TRIGGER Remix)"

My entry to the Realworld Remix Contest for "Love", a track by all female african group LES AMAZONES D'AFRIQUE.




 
/_LES AMAZONES D'AFRIQUE: LOVE (REIZ TRIGGER REMIX).MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 23/2020:

"Westworld Scoring Competition"

My entry to the HBO/Spitfire "Westworld" scoring competition.
I used some elements from my music for "Der grosse Diktator".




 
/_WESTWORLD SCORING COMPETITION.YOUTUBE
/_WESTWORLD SCORING COMPETITION MUSIC ONLY.MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 22/2020:

"Korg NTS-1 First Contact"

Assembly, expansion with a powerbank and midi-in test.




 
/_KORG NTS-1 FIRST CONTACT.YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 21/2020:

"Je marche seul"

Those lonely walks during lockdown made me think of this french song from 1985 by Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Drums by Brooks Farris. Backing vocals by Cecilia Davila. Everything else: moi.
Using Ebsynth Alpha to process the video.




 
/_JE MARCHE SEUL.YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 19/2020:

"Covid Nude"

Keep distance. Wear a mask.
Cheers to Anna Mau.




 
/_COVID NUDE.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 18/2020:

"The Concept of Zero"

A short video experiment.




 
/_THE CONCEPT OF ZERO.YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 16/2020:

"Balcony Quarantine"

Still stuck at home.
Improvising with 9 compact analog synthtools on my balcony.




 
/_BALCONY QUARANTINE.YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 15/2020:

"REIZ TRIGGER at Home"

Staying home. Making music. Wearing a mask...
And: I don't particularly like social media, but here my little go at Instagram.




 
/_REIZ TRIGGER AT HOME.JPG
/_INSTAGRAM.LINK
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 14/2020:

"The Great Dictator (Music)"

Due to the Coronavirus, the last four performances of "The Great Dictator" had to be cancelled.
You can hear a selection (26 minutes) of my music for this play below.




 
/_DER GROSSE DIKTATOR (MUSIK).MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 13/2020:

"Die Seuche (1986)"

"Die Seuche" (The Epidemic) is one of the first tracks i ever recorded.
It was recorded on a cheap cassette recorder in daddy's garage 34 years ago.




 
/_DIE SEUCHE (1986).MP3
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 12/2020:

"REIZ TRIGGER: "Mother of Beauty" (Video)"

Video to the brandnew REIZ TRIGGER song "Mother of Beauty".
Note: The YouTube-link is now age-restricted.




 
/_REIZ TRIGGER: MOTHER OF BEAUTY (VIDEO).MP4
/_REIZ TRIGGER: MOTHER OF BEAUTY (VIDEO).YOUTUBE
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 11/2020:

"Logicuser Compilation 2020"

Logicuser Compilation 2020 is out now!
Featuring the brandnew REIZ TRIGGER Song "Mother of Beauty".
Check the teaser on YouTube, the purchase links and the article below (in German) about my song.




 
/_LOGICUSER COMPILATION 2020 TEASER.YOUTUBE
/_AMAZON.LINK
/_APPLE MUSIC.LINK
/_SPOTIFY.LINK
/_MUSICAMPUS ARTICLE REIZ TRIGGER.LINK
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 10/2020:

"Kamila Shadow"

Kamila shot in Berlin.
And a new subsite to reiztrigger.ch with an "urban" black and white theme.




 
/_KAMILA SHADOW.JPG
/_REIZ TRIGGER URBAN.LINK
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 09/2020:

"Berlin February"

From a trip to Berlin this week.





 
/_BERLIN FEBRUARY 2020.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 08/2020:

"Studiotime Newsound"

Been mixing an older, yet unreleased REIZ TRIGGER track at glorious Newsound Studio.
Thanks Tommy!




 
/_STUDIOTIME NEWSOUND.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 07/2020:

"#cryptoleaks"

Big investigative story by "Rundschau" (SRF).
Did the editing and mixing of some parts in this special.




 
/_#CRYPTOLEAKS.LINK
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 06/2020:

"Sigma DP2 Test 01"

Got a used Sigma DP2 Quattro. It's one of the few cameras that can shoot native digital monochrome.




 
/_SIGMA DP2 TEST 01.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 04/2020:

"Mimi"

Lovely Mimi shot last weekend.




 
/_MIMI.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 03/2020:

"Anna Cyberpunk"

Thank you, Anna.




 
/_ANNA CYBERPUNK.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 02/2020:

"T.V. Sky"

View from my editing suite today (cellphone snapshots).




 
/_T.V. SKY.JPG
 
   
     
 
    File of the Week 01/2020:

"Highlights of 2019"

2019 was a good one!
Would pick those 3 as highlights:
-Composing and performing the music for "The Great Dictator" (premiere october '19; ongoing)
-"Creative holiday" to improve skills in artistic nude photography (may '19) and setting up portfolio-site "reiztrigger.ch"
-Carribean cruise with CORONER (january to february '19)
Have a great 2020!




 
/_DER GROSSE DIKTATOR.LINK
/_REIZTRIGGER.CH.LINK
/_70000 TONS OF CORONER.YOUTUBE