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NEWS
August 4th 2010
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July 31st 2010
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles will be performing their new piece "SELFISH" at the opening of the Black Lab show!
Black Lab
We have worked with The Lab to create a limited edition CD available to everyone who attends the show.
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July 3rd 2010
The out of print Gerritt "Proof of Powers" LP is now available for the first time in digital!
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June 16th 2010
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June 1st, 2010
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles perform "The Silver Cord" at Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska 3/29/10
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles perform "The Silver Cord" from Gerritt Wittmer on Vimeo.
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May 19th, 2010
Check out this interview of Paul and I at Rhythmplex.
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May 4th, 2010
Gerritt Wittmer - Portions of Hell (CDr 2010)
I love the adventure of moving between the portions of Hell. Very exciting changes and dynamics make this a compelling experience and a thoughtful, challenging work. It has revealed itself to me as an ultradynamic ritual and a fascinating contemporary experimental music masterpiece for 2010.
Inhaled balloon squish, exhaled incantations guttural deep fire, voice of the hellstorm.
Steeped in contrasts, the simple, mostly minimal, presentation is so endearingly complex and inviting. Rich, mucousy groans transforming sharply digital... Blown reeds and deep machinery idling. Compositional silence and silent storytelling. Insects chirp and buzz, the chains of Hell juxtapose well. Subtle and overwhelming. Pinball and puke.
Pondering a narrative to the audio while listening was an inescapable exercise, yet the recordings are perfectly lucid themselves... A fire burns in Gerritt's throat as he plucks his contact mic'ed teeth with fishing lines and orchestrates a restrained pyromaniac modern composition for dentistry and voice. (That's track 1).
The experience is unto itself. Well planned, well executed. Gorgeously presented. Detailed, high tolerance precision production; concise and commanding. Strange and beautiful.
- Kendall James
Gerritt Wittmer "Portions of Hell" is now available for purchase from the iTunes Store.
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April 28th, 2010
I am happy to announce the new Gerritt "Dominant Forces" 3 inch CDr has just been released by Scrotum Records in Germany!
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles in Cleveland Ohio 3/21/10
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April 14th, 2010
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles performing "The Great Work!" in Oberlin, OH, 3/22/10
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles in Oberlin OH 3/22/10 from Gerritt Wittmer on Vimeo.
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April 2nd, 2010
Just returned from an incredible tour, thanks so much to everyone who came out to see us!
Homecoming show in Oakland tomorrow:
February 24th, 2010
SISSY SPACEK & Gerritt Wittmer/Paul Knowles US TOUR MARCH 2010
02/26 - LOS ANGELES, CA @ The Smell
February 17th, 2010
Now available:
Gerritt Wittmer "Portions of Hell" CDr
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February 15th, 2010
February 9th, 2010
Gerritt Wittmer performing "The Message", San Francisco 2/6/10
February 3rd, 2010
23five presents:
Lasse Marhaug
February 6th 2010 @ The Lab, 2948 16th St. San Francisco, CA 9pm
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles will be doing a US tour with Sissy Spacek!
New solo CD will be ready just in time for US tour!
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January 23rd, 2010
Sudden Infant
Jan. 26th 2010 @ Terminal, 3957 San Leandro St., Oakland, CA
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January 13th, 2010
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles performing "The Silver Cord"
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January 11th, 2010
Upcoming shows:
Sudden Infant
Jan. 26th 2010 @ Terminal, 3957 San Leandro St., Oakland, CA
23five presents:
Lasse Marhaug
February 6th 2010 @ The Lab, 2948 16th St. San Francisco, CA 9pm
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January 6th, 2010
Upcoming shows:
Our Love Will Destroy The World (Campbell Kneale, Birchville Cat Motel, New Zealand)
Friday Jan. 8th @ Bay Area 51, 1667 Jerrold, San Francisco
23five presents:
Lasse Marhaug
February 6th 2010 @ The Lab, 2948 16th St. San Francisco, CA 9pm
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December 15th, 2009
Upcoming shows:
Our Love Will Destroy The World (Campbell Kneale, Birchville Cat Motel, New Zealand)
Friday Jan. 8th @ Bay Area 51, 1667 Jerrold, San Francisco
23five presents:
Lasse Marhaug
February 6th 2010 @ The Lab, 2948 16th St. San Francisco, CA 9pm
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October 25th, 2009
Upcoming shows:
Deathroes, Burmese, Orhima, Brandon Nickell, Acre
23five presents:
September 29th, 2009
Just got back from Chicago were I had a great visit. The show was really good. I got to play with and meet some very talented people!
And speaking of Land of Decay, the tape they released for the show looks and sounds incredible! My copies went really fast, but If you would like to get one, they have a few left. Please contact them at: Land of Decay.
Edition of 50 in oversized jewelry box with block print by T. Hannum, obi band, 8.5"x14" b&w poster.
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September 1st, 2009
I will be going to Chicago for a few days in September. While I am there I will be playing a show!
Land of Decay and Bloodlust! present:
Gerritt Wittmer, Koufar, Nick Hoffman
Friday September 25th, 2009 at Metal Shaker, 3394 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641
The first 20 paid attendees will receive a limited edition Gerritt Wittmer "Drenched Hands" cassette on Land of Decay!
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July 22nd, 2009
I am pleased to announce the return of DEATHROES!
We have taken quite along break since our Euro tour last year, but now were back, and playing in Los Angeles:
Deathroes, Braden Diotte, Author & Punisher, Clew of Theseus, Martin De Pedro
Also on this road trip Paul and I will be doing some Great Work! for the wonderful people of Los Angeles:
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles performing "The Great Work!", Braden Diotte, Author & Punisher, R. Jencks, Clew of Theseus
If you live in LA or close, please dont miss these shows!
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July 21st, 2009
I have set up a little store so that you can mailorder some of my work.
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July 17th, 2009
Thanks to Paul for this flyer!
July 14th, 2009
OK, for sure for sure this time! We WILL be playing the show below at the Lab on the 18th! We will be performing the newest revamped tour version of The Great Work!
Please come out and see it, this will probably be the last time in the bay area!
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July 9th, 2009
Paul Knowles and I will be performing a new piece!
Zachary Watkins
Gerritt Wittmer and Paul Knowles
Jim Haynes
The Toilet (Sweden)
DJ Christian Pallin (Sweden)
Collision at the Lab, 2948 16th St., San Francisco
Door 7 pm / Show 8 pm $8-12 sliding scale
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June 23rd, 2009
Last week I saw Shellac again at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. It was the second night of a 2 nighter and they performed an incredible set list! Nothing like a double header to bring out lots of obscurities and B-Sides. They blow me away everytime! Further proof that they are one of my all time favorite bands! Keep up the good work fellas!
Current Listening:
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June 10th, 2009
Alright folks! Made it back from Hawaii, transitioning moderatley well. While I was away i managed to record a good amount of sound that Kaua'i had to offer.
Also, in further news, many will be happy to know that Paul Knolwes and I will be continuing our "Great Work!" We have been working on a new piece that acts as a prequel to the original. We will be debuting this sometime in the next month or so in San Francisco. Also, we will be doing a full west coast tour of this show sometime later this summer! We are quite excited about this! Dates will be posted when available.
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May 26th, 2009
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May 25th, 2009
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May 13th, 2009
I am leaving in a few days for Hawaii! I will be celebrating my 30th birthday and recording a new record. I will be spending 2 weeks on the north shore of Kaua'i. I wont be back until early June. I hope to post some pictures upon my return. Wish me luck!
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March 31st, 2009
I had a great time at the Bay Area 51 show! Thanks so much to everyone who performed and who helped put it together!
Gerritt Wittmer & Paul Knowles
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March 20th, 2009
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Hemlock show. I had a fun time, hope you liked it!
CARLOS GIFFONI, DAVID SCOTT STONE, GERRITT WITTMER & PAUL KNOWLES, MURDER MURDER, POD BLOTZ, ORHIMA, DJ MIC NASTY
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March 10th, 2009
I have an upcoming performance. I am really excited that I will be joined on stage by a friend and peer, Paul Knowles. If all goes well, we will be performing a rough version of a piece we have put together called "The Great Work!".
If you can, please come and see us:
Pink Canoes, Gerritt Wittmer and Paul Knowles, NVH, Cenk Ergun
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March 9th, 2009
Dear enlightened individuals,
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November 18, 2008
I played a fun show here at Misanthropic Agenda recently. Howard Stelzer, Jim Haynes and myself. I havent done a solo set in years without a computer! Speaking of wich; my old power books logic board was fried in Gothenburg. So I opted to get a new macbook. When it comes to lappys I like them small, so a 13 inch replacement for my old 12 isnt so bad. I hope to be up and running again soon with more solo sets, and more DJ Gerritt sets!
Here are a few pictures of this past show. Many thanks to everyone involved and to Randy Yau for the images!
Howard Stelzer
Jim Haynes
Gerritt Wittmer
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October 23, 2008
Just made it back home from the Deathroes tour. It feels SO good to be back! The tour was great and we meet so many great people. Thanks to everyone who came out to support us!
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September 23, 2008
I had a killer salad for lunch at a cafe in Copenhagen. We sold some records to a local store and said goodbye to our friend Christian. On our drive to Gothenburg we took a ferry from Denmark to Sweden. It was really cold and windy and raining, the water just looked huge and faded into a gray horizon. We have arrived at Gothenburg just in time for the remaining jet lag to kick in. Time to sleep.
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September 22, 2008
Day 2 in Copenhagen was fun. I got a chance to spend some time with our host Christian, he is a really great guy. He hooked us up with some records he has released including a Jazkamer LP I never heard of! I finally got some time to catch up on website updates. We went for a nice walk in a cool hippie style squat village called Christiania. It was pretty huge with bulidings that were once part of a military base and lots of houses people had built. We ate a good vegetarian meal in a restuarant in the village. Afterward we did a radio show with Christian for an hour were we played our records and talked about our tour. We are now going to head to Gothenberg to break up the drive to Oslo for our show tomorrow night. (Will be returning to Gothenberg for a show the next day.)
Deathroes, Yacopse, Death Token, Dead Instrument, Sewer Election
Deathroes, Faux Pas (Marhaug/Toft), Fetveit/Willerud
Deathroes, Attestupa
Deathroes + more TBA
Deathroes, Astro, Putrefier, The Digitariat, Tout A Une Fin, Krube, DJ Joke Lanz
Deathroes, Einleitungszeit, Birds Build Nests Underground, Seismic Wave Factory
Deathroes, Burial Hex, + more TBA
Deathroes, + more
Deathroes, + more
Deathroes + more
Deathroes, + TBA
Deathroes, Scumearth, Krapoola
Deathroes +mpre
Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
Deathroes, Zeek Sheck, Moha, Skullflower, Joe Colley
Sum of R, Ilios, Haswell & Hecker, Corrupted w/ Tsurisaki Kiyotaka, Dave Phillips' Insects
Deathroes, + more
Deathroes + more
Deathroes + more
Deathroes + more
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September 21, 2008
We played Copenhagen last night. It was a fun show in a rock club/bar venue. A mix of grindcore and noise acts filled out the bill. Three groups either had dead or death in their name, what are we trying to say guys? Everyone was really good. We had some weird power issues with our gear, so we didnt use the smoke, and the lights were really weird and dim, Hopefully it was just the power at the venue to blame and not some weird issue with our power converters etc... Time will tell.
Eveyone here is very friendly, looks like we will stay here another day before heading to Oslo for our next show.
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September 19, 2008
We made it to Berlin!
September 17, 2008
I am going to attempt some sort of tour diary here. Deathroes is heading out on our big European tour. We have info up about a good number of shows, but still quite a few are to be announced at: www.deathroes.com
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September 3, 2008
I am in a noise group called Deathroes, I am really excited to be playing at the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival on our upcoming European tour.
Deathroes, Zeek Sheck, Moha, Skullflower, Joe Colley
Sum of R, Ilios, Haswell & Hecker, Corrupted w/ Tsurisaki Kiyotaka, Dave Phillips' Insects
Please check out our website and tour dates: www.deathroes.com
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September 2, 2008
Welcome to Gerritt Wittmer.
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1. Drenched Hands (Locrian remixed by Gerritt Wittmer)
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Like a Cheshire Cat!
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Here are the latest dates for our current Deathroes tour:
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