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Ogris Debris
12+ albums
Houseelectronicdeep houseminimalvienna
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"Teppichklopfer" or "Pracker" is the Austrian term for a beater to clean carpets with, made from willow or rattan. The base material is wrought into a loopy kind of meshwork, loosely resembling a tennis racket or, in its smaller version, a cloverleaf. More modern beaters are also made from plastic. For the purpose of cleaning a rug with these beaters, the carpet is brought out of the house into the open, where it is hung over a carpet beating frame and hit vigorously with the beater. Through this procedure, dust and other dirt is loosened and removed. (translated from: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teppichklopfer) In the science-fiction novel "star of the unborn" by Franz Werfel, which was finished 1945 (!), one can find, on page 256, a rather prophetic appearing description of a, seen from the future, past style of dancing: ".... supported by stubborn carpet beating, a compressed music..." A closer look at the text passage provides the willing reader with a rather astonishing discovery: Werfel is talking about techno or house music ! How he could foresee this style of dancing and music more than 50 years ago will maybe remain an enigma forever, in any case Ogris Debris have taken the carpet beating to heart. And they celebrate it together with their audience at every occasion with zest and zeal. On AND off stage! After all, even pioneer Karlheinz Stockhausen already knew that for a dedicated electronic musician, at least one evening of dancing per week is absolutely mandato
