a scenic journey from leisurely pastures into more difficult terrain


slice 1
1. scene 31: heart of stone
2. intermezzo 14
3. scene 32: springfield
4. scene 33: easy easy
5. scene 34: indira sunshine

slice 2
6. scene 35: die garnelen
7. scene 36: requiem 4V
8. scene 37: ax bows
9. scene 38: hi M

slice 3
10. intermezzo 15
11. scene 39: to the seas
12. intermezzo 16
13. scene 40: hillbillies in the white house
14. scene 41: quite nite
15. scene 42: woven
16. scene 43: tutti K

slice 4
17. scene 44: terje
18. intermezzi 17 + 18
19. scene 45: boost 11

all tracks arranged from live session recordings 2016 - 18

“die garnelen” is based on the poem of the same title by Frank Ruf,
who, again, also gave his voice

this album is dedicated to Mrs. Vera Lang (1959 - 2016)

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zen174.zip (complete album with artwork, booklet + tracklist)

(note: since all the 19 parts are meant to constitute one unified piece, the album zip contains a single-file continuous mix, with a track list)




Copyright (c) 2018 by affaire difficile
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Cover artworks by AnnCath Herrmann

an organic collage of unsearchable sensations


slice 1
1. scene 19: Brooks wasteland
2. intermezzo 8
3. scene 20: sirens
4. scene 21: dark organisms
5. intermezzo 9

slice 2
6. scene 22: Umtata
7. intermezzo 10
8. scene 23: pan ruski

slice 3
9. intermezzo 11
10. scene 24: hartbeat
11. intermezzo 12
12. scene 25: arab happy
13. scene 26: quando

slice 4
14. intermezzo 13
15. scene 27: filterline
16. scene 28: power

slice 5
17. scene 29: quest
18. scene 30: finale


all tracks arranged from improvisational live sessions recorded during 2015/16

Full Downloads

zen143.zip (complete album with artwork)

(note: since all the 18 parts are meant to constitute one unified piece, the album zip contains a single-file continuous mix, with a track list)



Copyright (c) 2016 by affaire difficile.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

18 arcane musical scenes, with intermezzi


01. scene 1: silk stream
02. intermezzo 1
03. scene 2: fifth attack
04. intermezzo 2
05. scene 3: relax
06. scene 4: organic talk
07. scene 5: bright battery
08. scene 6: organ shortage
09. scene 7: Gezi, for short
10. intermezzo 3
11. scene 8: from behind
12. scene 9: bassonar
13. intermezzo 4
14. scene 10: doom
15. intermezzo 5
16. scene 11: moog drops
17. scene 12: soccer kids
18. scene 13: spheroid
19. intermezzo 6
20. scene 14: Brooks
21. scene 15: distant pad
22. intermezzo 7
23. scene 16: subtlety
24. scene 17: alarming machine
25. scene 18: say goodbye


all tracks have been arranged from improvisational live sessions recorded during 2015

"Gezi, for short" is based on the poem "Gravitation Gezi" by Frank Ruf,
who also gave his voice

Full Downloads

zen129.zip (complete album with artwork)

(note: since all the 25 parts are meant to constitute one unified piece, the album zip contains a single-file continuous mix)


Copyright (c) 2015 by affaire difficile.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Cover photography by Maria Hampe.