a cura di  Vito Camarretta  19/12/2005

In occasione dell'uscita del suo nuovo album marchiato la sua etichetta, il cui nome riproduce quello di Max Ernst, un noto pittore tedesco considerato il precursore dei modernisti , abbiamo fatto una chiacchierata con il simpatico Thomas Brinkmann, uno dei maestri della techno isolazionista dub-sfrangiata assieme al collettivo Basic Channel, Pole e Mike Ink. S'intitola mani fortunate... atipico in parte visto che ci aveva quasi abituato tracce intitolate con nomi di donne... Che vorrà mai dire? Ma soprattutto a quali mani si sarà mai ispirato? Stando alle manipolazioni un po' retrò che Thomas Brinkmann e alle sue "variazioni" (un'accezione che Thomas usa spesso per riferirsi ai suoi remixes) -che gli hanno fatto guadagnare una fama a cui è difficile rimanere indifferenti tra gli appassionati di techno e assimilabili- probabilmente si riferiva alle sue... Datevi una lettura alle risposte del mitico Brinkmann, che oltretutto rimanda alla sempreverde saggezza latina (cfr. il motto Cacatio matutatina est tamquam medicina) "Lucky Hands" (Max Ernst -Distr. Audioglobe)01.Drops 02.Work 03.Maschine 04.Jacknot 05.Lucky Hands 06.The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get 07.Margins 08.Thirty2 09.B-Day 10.C Black R 11.R 8 Gordini 12.Charleston Good morning, Mr Brinkmann. How are you today? Molto bene, mille grazie. i had a good shit this morning. I've been pleased by the listening of your last album - Lucky Hands- Very weirdy and great sounds... Pure sound marquetry! But I've read about an accident on the infosheet preceding its issue. What the fuck!?!? Yes, i was driving with my GPS when it told me "go left … you reached your target" and in this moment i crashed into another car and the driver was a famous dj from cologne/kompakt (cannot tell you the name). He had the same information from his GPS. "you reached your target." Kind of in the mix in cars … and we both heard the same music : Kraftwerk … ruckzuck album. (first one) But It was not on the Info sheet?! What was on the Info sheet about an accident? Tanks a lot? Tokyo+1? What about working together with Marco Palmieri? Marco is the sweetest guy from Torino and he has always good olive oil, he`s a perfect cooker and he has good ideas. He`s a friend which is most important. The More You Ignore, The Closer I Get! What a great idea to propose those lyrics! Yes ! it was Tusias idea … and these lyrics are sweet psycho analysis as an open concept, which hits like a bullet. thanks Mr. M. ! There's a strong reference to the so-called dark-electro area, especially the German one. Are there any tracks which should be listened before listening to yours? Machine? i did it after the car crash. I would recommend Mr. Millers "warm leatherette" or Kraftwerk "ruckzuck" … and the books of Oswald Wiener who was responsible for this track even If wouldn`t like It very much cause it`s to metaphoric. I still love him but he`s out of reach in the Austrian state forest and i`m out of reach in the German state forest … geographical wise it`s the truth. The "dark German area" is Austrian as well and It`s near the woods. Pennsylvania … stylo dentro Il bosco … There's a return to the 80s sounds. What's the reason in your viewpoint? Viewpoint is 2005. 25 years 80th! bon compleanno, happy birthday … You also worked by nusing the moniker Ester Brinkmann. Two-faced Janus or what? Ester died … morte You're one the favourite technomakers of different intellectual people. Maybe as your style is one of the most elegant and futuristic. Let's say it's stylish... Do you have any idea of your success among eggheads -hope not just for your double armed Technics deck-? :) No idea… What's your favourite refrain? Adesso? Oggi … Yesterday …Gertrude Stein as Max Ernst in a loplop is a loplop is a looploop … What's your favourite sin? All of them chart wise like In the bible … 1 to 10 Italian audiences should be delighted to see you performing here. Any Italian gigs on your notebook? I`m delighted… the link in Bologna is on the list and i love Italy, Maserati before 80th, fresh olive oil from Trevi, Paolo Ucello and Valentino Rossi. Any disowning of your past works? what you mean ? what i don`t like from what i did ? je ne regrette rien? or everything? No freedom… thank you !