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Johannes Contag has been producing mind-bending music in New Zealand since the mid-90s, when he began working on Demarnia Lloyd's Cloudboy project in Dunedin. While most of his time since has been taken up by production duties for this art-pop collective, he did manage to self-release a blissful album of ambient miniatures by the name of 'You Are Feeling Sleepy' in 1998. This was re-released by Monkey Records in 2001.
During his years in Dunedin, Contag has also worked on recordings by David Kilgour, Jay Clarkson, Sola Monday and Mink, as well as collaborating live with these artists. He has recently relocated to Berlin with Cloudboy. Schlafwandler completes the set of atmospheric miniatures Johannes explored on his first Sleepytime album, 'You are Feeling Sleepy' (1998).
Schlafwandler was devised and compiled over the last three months of 2002 in a pyramid looking out on Kapiti Island, New Zealand. The music of this album is an aural meditation, with subtle dynamics and not devoid of tension. This is music that can heal the heart, mind and soul just as much as it can provide a chilled-out afternoon/end-of-night soundtrack - in today's gamut of vibe-merchandising, a rare find indeed.
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