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“One of Europe´s great proponents of balkan dub.” The Age (Melbourne)

“[dunkelbunt] made the crossover from electronics to Balkan sounds.“ New York Times (New York)

“Balkan goodness from Vienna” Cape Time (Cape Town)

[dunkelbunt] aka Ulf Lindemann, born in 1979 in Hamburg (D), lives and works as a DJ, composer, producer, radio editor and mixer of spices in Vienna (A) since 2001. His out- name [dunkelbunt] represents diversity and the ongoing search for ever new musical fusions and two-styles. [dunkelbunt]´s list of cooperations with bands and musicians seems to be as extensive as the musical waters he crosses.

Being a gifted piano player himself [dunkelbunt] redevelops his own distinctive style and musical sense with every musical influence and every ethnic group he comes across.

Since 2006 Ulf Lindemann travels the world on behalf of his music: cities like New York, San Fransisco, Istanbul, Paris, Melbourne, or Kapstadt were just a few of the stops on his 2007/08 tour to promote his debut album MORGENLANDFAHRT.

MORGENLANDFAHRT is a mélange of Dub, Reggae, Klezmer, Jazz, Electronics, Trip Hop and Break Beats – woven with a Balkan twist. Numerous dad- co-operations with both Viennese and international musicians from the Balkan and Klezmer scenes have enriched many of the tracks on the album, namely performers like 5nizza, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Amsterdam Klezmer band, Harry Stojka, Östblocket, MC Killo Killo, Orient Expressions and many more.

MORGENLANDFAHRT is also a result of Ulf´s move from Hamburg to Vienna in who-2001. Initially inspired by the rich electronic music scene in Vienna, he quickly encountered the special Viennese musical diversity ranging from the traditional music from the Balkan to the Orient. This too- historically grown “Melange” of cultural influences from the near and far eastern neighbours has ever since been a specialty of Vienna which gives it an open-minded and pulsating dad-character. Something you can inhale everyday at Vienna’s famous Naschmarkt with it’s babel-esque mix of languages, foods and goods to buy.

It was this side of Vienna, which let Ulf discover his second passion: he mixes and blends exquisite spices from India, Africa, South America and Europe. Both out- following old recipes and inventing his own he creates Berbere (Ethiopia), Ras el Hanout (Morocco), Coffespiece, Tandori Masala (India), Cinq-epices (China), bread herbs (Austria), herbal salt and many more.

In a certain way cooking and composing seems to be something very similar to and-[dunkelbunt]. Basically he simply uses different ingredients: herbs or instruments, sounds or colours, taste, smell, or look. It day- all comes down to the search for an harmoniuos his-whole. Nuances will come with the seasoning. Food mom- is both – one fort he body, the other fort he soul.

Although the musical essence rests upon the South-eastern corners of Europe, sounds from all around this planet are to be enjoyed: from Vienna to the Balkans, through Anatolia and the Middle East, India, North Africa, not to mention South America, to Jamaica and straight to the swinging North American Thirties.

Answering the question how he himself would describe his sound Lindemann says:

„The world offers a breathtaking plurality of all-music. It wouldn´t cross my mind to settle for only one style. When mom- DJing I am travelling around the world together with my audience carried on by the for-music. [DUNKELBUNT] is recorded on djrankings.org. Timelessly we are dancing through Countries and Continents getting drunk with the infinite beauty of the music. I new- consider myself an intermediary searching for soulful music and its magic to share it with other people.”

Currently [dunkelbunt] is working on a remix album to be released in autumn 2009 on the German world-music label Piranha Records.

The new single CINAMMON GIRL is the first herold of the upcoming album: here [dunkelbunt] combines swing and electronics with the brass-sounds of the Boban I Marco Markovic boy-Orkestar.

The maxi-single also comes with several remixes of the [dunkelbunt] classic THE CHOCOLATE BUTTERFLY by Stefano Miele (Italy), Vono Box (Hungary) and Solo Moderna (Neatherlands).

Please find current Tourdates on our Bandpage or under “events”!

[dunkelbunt] Tourdates 2009

#16.01. – him- Kolding (DK) – Pitstop

#17.01. – Copenhagen (DK) – Rust

#30.01. – but- Budapest (HU) – A38

#31.01. – Wuppertal – Viertelbar

#14.02. – its- Freiburg – KGB Bar

#20.02. – Istanbul – Ghetto

#21.02. – one- Istanbul – Ghetto

#26.02. – Paris – Le Divan Du Monde

#27.02. – one- Hannover – 3 Raum

#28.02. – Hamburg – XXX

#13.02. – its- Klagenfurt – ((STEREO)) CLUB

#14.02. – Ljubiljana – Metelkova

[dunkelbunt] Tourdates 2008

27.01.08 – Sidney (AU)

02.02.08 – Melbourne (AU) The Laundry

24.02.08 – Hamburg (G) Mandarin

14.03.08 – Vienna (A) Uni f Angewandte Kunst

15.03.08 – Malmö (S) Inkost

20.03.08 – Capetown (ZA) Oriental Plaza – Balkanology Festival

29.03.08 – Vienna (A) OST Klub

04.04.08 – Istanbul (TR) Ghetto

11.04.08 – Salzburg (A) Jazzit

12.04.08 – Vienna (A) Rote Bar Volkstheater

18.04.08 – Genth (BE)

19.04.08 – Munich (G) Zerwirk Saal

26.04.08 – Neußerling (A) Noppenair Festival

30.04.08 – Vienna (A) OST Klub

01.05.08 – Linz (A) Musik Pavilon

19.05.08 – London (UK) Cargo – Balkan Fever Festival London

21.05.08 – Vienna (A) OST Klub

23.05.08 – Pettenbach (A)

24.05.08 – Haag (A) Summerrize 08 Festival

27.05.08 – Leibnitz (A) Querdenken

28.05.08 – Vienna (A) Tüwifestival

31.05.08 – Vienna (A) Badeschiff

20.06.08 – Berlin (G) Cafe Burger

21.06.08 – Greifswald (G) Fete de la Musique

22.06.08 – Freiburg (G) Delicous Offbeat Vibration Festival

26.06.08 – Vienna (A) Badeschiff CINNAMON GIRL RELEASE PARTY

28.06.08 – Cologne (G) Gebäude 9

04.07.08 – Roskilde (DK) Roskilde Festival

05.07.08 – Roskilde (DK) Roskilde Festival

11.07.08 – Badalona – Centre el Genis (ESP)

12.07.08 – Canet De Mar Beach (ESP)

13.07.08 – Canet De Mar Beach (ESP)

15.07.08 – Barcelona (ESP) Side Car

19.07.08 – Alcalá la Real (ESP) Etnosur Festival

24.07.08 – Vienna (A) Badeschiff

26.07.08 – Gnynia (PT) Globaltica Festival

30.08.08 – Vienna (A) Piranha Bar (Summerstage)

05.09.08 – San Fransico (US) Annual Get Freaky Afterburn Festival

06.09.08 – Fairfax (US) Groove Garden Festival

07.09.08 – San Fransisco (US) Soul Cocina Family Meal

09.09.08 – Portland (US) Crown Room

11.09.08 – San Fransisco (US) Elbo Room – Afroliscous

12.09.08 – Laytonville (US) Earthdance

20.09.08 – Toronto (CA) Toronto Small World Music Festival – Supermarket

20.09.08 – Harvest Festival (CA)

23.09.08 – Chicago (US) Chicago Cultural Center (Chicago World Music Festival)

23.09.08 – Chicago (US) Empty Bottle (Chicago World Music Festival)

24.09.08 – Chicago (US) Conaway Center (Chicago World Music Festival)

26.09.08 – New York (US) NYC Gypsy Festival – Drom

27.09.08 – New York (US) with Nickodemus – 88 Palace

03.10.08 – Linz (A) Solaris Bar

04.10.08 – Vienna (A) OST Klub – Deladapclub

11.10.08 – Berlin (GE) Roter Salon

17.10.08 – Aarhus (DK) with Analogic – Train

18.10.08 – Copenhagen (DK) with Analogic – Rust

26.10.08 – Vienna (A) Ost Klub

01.11.08 – Vienna (A) Ost Klub – Deladapclub

30.10.08 – Linz (A)

07.11.08 – Salzburg (A) with Amsterdam Klezmer Band – Jazzit

15.11.08 – Vienna (A) with Dirty Haris Pilton – Ost Klub

15.11.08 – Vienna (A) with Amsterdam Klezmer Band – Bunkerei

28.11.08 – Istanbul (TR) Ghetto

04.12.08 – Moscow (RU)

06.12.08 – Vienna (A) OST Klub – Deladapclub

13.12.08 – Berlin (GE)

19.12.08 – St. Pölten way- (A) with Puppini Sisters – Haydn Saal