Kettel

Kettel

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Real Name:
Reimer Eising
Profile:
Kettel is Reimer Eising (born 1982), a self-described “elixir-brewing, camping-loving and musicmaking sorcerer-to-be”. He is well-known for his playful, spontaneous melodies and organic folk sounds similar to Aphex Twin, Jega, and Plaid.
Sites:
Bandcamp, SoundCloud, MySpace, kettelmusic.com, mixlr.com
Aliases:
Reimer Eising, Undecipherable
Variations:
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kfat006cd Dreim — Kettel Kettel Dreim (Album) Kracfive kfat006cd US 2001 Sell This Version
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NEO 16 CD Smiling Little Cow — Kettel Kettel Smiling Little Cow (Album) Neo Ouija NEO 16 CD UK 2002 Sell This Version
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DUBCD07, dub cd07, DUBcd07 Cenny Crush — Kettel Kettel Cenny Crush (Album) Dub Recordings (2) DUBCD07, dub cd07, DUBcd07 Netherlands 2002 Sell This Version
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NM012 Split LP Series #2 - Hydrus / Kettel — Kettel Hydrus (2) / Kettel Hydrus (2) / Kettel - Split LP Series #2 - Hydrus / Kettel (Album) Narrominded NM012 Netherlands 2004 Sell This Version
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u-cover18, U-COVER18 Volleyed Iron — Kettel Kettel Volleyed Iron (Album) U-Cover, U-Cover u-cover18, U-COVER18 Belgium 2004 Sell This Version
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SO 001 Through Friendly Waters — Kettel Kettel Through Friendly Waters (Album) Sending Orbs SO 001 Netherlands 2005 Sell This Version
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SO 006 My Dogan — Kettel Kettel My Dogan (Album) Sending Orbs SO 006 Netherlands 2006 Sell This Version
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DUBCD014 Whisper Me Wishes — Kettel Kettel Whisper Me Wishes (Album) Djak-Up-Bitch (DUB) DUBCD014 Netherlands 2007 Sell This Version
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SO 009 Myam James Part I — Kettel Kettel Myam James Part I (Album) Sending Orbs SO 009 Netherlands 2008 Sell This Version
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SO 010 Myam James 2 — Kettel Kettel Myam James 2 (Album) Sending Orbs SO 010 Netherlands 2009 Sell This Version
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SO 013 When Can — Kettel Kettel & Secede Kettel & Secede - When Can (Album) Sending Orbs SO 013 Netherlands 2012 Sell This Version
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none Ibb & Obb - Original Soundtrack — Kettel Kettel Ibb & Obb - Original Soundtrack (Album) Sending Orbs none Netherlands 2013 Sell This Version
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DUBLP013 Wingtip — Kettel Kettel Wingtip (Album) Djak-Up-Bitch (DUB) DUBLP013 Netherlands 2016 Sell This Version
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none Dwingeloo Life Extension — Kettel Kettel Dwingeloo Life Extension ‎(12xFile, FLAC, Album) Not On Label (Kettel Self-released) none 2020
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Singles & EPs
moth10 Brother Max — Kettel Kettel Brother Max Mouthmoth moth10 UK 2001 Sell This Version
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NEO 11 Red Pear — Kettel Kettel Red Pear Neo Ouija NEO 11 UK 2001 Sell This Version
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ZIQ034 Atomic Tadley / APM — Kettel Kettel Atomic Tadley / APM Planet Mu ZIQ034 UK 2001 Sell This Version
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CVK003 Kettel / Setzer Split — Kettel Kettel / Setzer Kettel / Setzer - Kettel / Setzer Split ‎(12", Cle) Civik Records CVK003 Canada 2001 Sell This Version
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ZIQ043 Tadley Management EP — Kettel Kettel Tadley Management EP (EP) Planet Mu ZIQ043 UK 2002 Sell This Version
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DUB24 Cenny — Kettel Kettel Cenny ‎(12", Ltd, Smplr) Dub Recordings (2) DUB24 Netherlands 2002 Sell This Version
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kfat014-12" Look At This! Ha Ha Ha! — Kettel Kettel Look At This! Ha Ha Ha! (EP) Kracfive kfat014-12" US 2003 Sell This Version
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DUB29 Cuddle And Then Leave — Kettel Kettel Cuddle And Then Leave ‎(12") Dub Recordings (2) DUB29 Netherlands 2003 Sell This Version
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T.I.N.A. 02 Making Gentle Love To Famous Ladies — Kettel Kettel Making Gentle Love To Famous Ladies ‎(12") This Is Not A Dub Recording T.I.N.A. 02 Netherlands 2005 Sell This Version
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MERCK PK Perspeeks — Kettel Secede & Kettel Secede & Kettel - Perspeeks Merck MERCK PK US 2007 Sell This Version
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none Kettel Remixed — Kettel Kettel Kettel Remixed (EP) Thirtieth none 2010

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LoupNeige

LoupNeige

July 11, 2018
edited about 1 year ago
The most authentic, natural, green, naive, soft like a cup of milk and "crafted with the heart" computer music I have ever heard. There's not a tiny dust of fake attitude in Kettel's expression, that's why it sounds so rare and precious.

Cheerful, playful and heartlifting, Kettel's melodies are made of fresh fructose, draw a smile our on face each time, and are unpredictable and spontaneous like sudden water in the face during a summer day. These elixirs of everlasting youth are sometimes brewed with a melancholic mood, like remembrances of a perfect past.

I usually also make a difference between Kettel's first years (2000-2005) and Kettel since "My Dogan" (2006-now).
Indeed, with the birth of "My Dogan" in 2006, Kettels trades his usual breaks, clicky and reduced sounds for more maximalistic ones with heavier synths and acid basslines.
To understand it better, just have a listen to "Twinkle Twinkle That Is You" released in 2003, and its remixed version (by Kettel himself) called "Twinkle Twinkle" released in 2008. While the first one is airy, soft, minimalistic and bucolic, like a small bubble floating in the air, the second one is more high in definition, less lo-fi and more polished, with a more pop-ish vibe that is directly catchy at the first listening, like the burst of hundred bubbles. Two differents approachs, I love both, even if my heart beats secretly for one, hehe. ; )

It's a very personal point here, but I always thought that Kettel (particularly early Kettel) sometimes sounded like the world of Harry Potter. Nature and animal-friendly, with a perfect balance between fantasy and reality, between the airy dreamer and the playful explorer. Kettel used to describe himself as "elixir brewing, camping-loving, music making sorcerer to be". Hey, he's not far from belonging to Hogwarts! I think Reimer would be very good at potion-making and botany. What do you think? = )

Kidding aside, when I listen to these creations, I always imagine the bliss of living a simple, humble, joyful life in the countryside. What's better than a hug from your pets, having a walk with friends or chatting about the last video-game you played with? Kettel's music is not more complicated than that, and that's why it's so refreshing and essential.

His music is one of my several influences which allowed my love for simple and natural things to stay so strong and unwavering, and allowed my heart to stay young forever. I'm not sure I would be the same person today if I had not discovered his music in early 2000s. Back in the days, I always thought that you could have a computer and a tree as best friends, I always thought that it was possible to give to numerical aesthetics a human face, speech and smile. Kettel did it the way I imagined it, with a very singular naivety I can't find anywhere else.

My favourite musician from the current millenium? Well... I think the answer is yes. And my favourite seagull too.
Teknation

Teknation

November 25, 2007
Composes beautifull music and with so many good releases allready on his name we only can expect more beautifull music!!
This guy is really worth checking out listen to My Dogan and you'll know what i am talking about...
Also really worth seeing him perform live.
If you like plaid / BOC / Toytronic you'll love this to!
It's no surprise that Planet Mu fixed one of his first releases, but strangly enough he never had any release on rephlex.

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