aaamusic | On 05, Jun 2012

KASAR -­‐ “The Piano Has Been Smoking” (Album)    

When a confirmed electronics man like Arnold Kasar returns with renewed passion to his first instrument, in his case the piano, you can be fairly certain of one thing: it will be doctored and muted, sampled and synthetically reworked; you almost get the feeling that Kasar ́ s piano has been dabbling in the use of illicit herbs! At least that ́s one way to explain the title of the album The Piano has been smoking; complete -­‐ with a Tom Waits reference -­‐ music from where electronica and classical meet.

But who is he then, the man at the piano? Berlin pianist and electro producer Arnold Kasar is probably already sufficiently well-­‐known to those who know the scene: as a solo artist and with his Atomhockey project he was associated for many years with the renowned Sonar Kollektiv. In addition, Kasar has for a long time been a musician with Micatone, a member of the band Nylon and has collaborated with artists such as the cult Berlin entertainer Friedrich Liechtenstein as a producer and songwriter.