Oliver Doerell . electronics . bass Roger Döring . saxophone . clarinet Alex Stolze . violins Guest Appearances : Klaus Bru / Malka Spigel / Stephan Wöhrmann / Piotr Rybkowski / Mariechen Danz
Formed in the late 90s in Berlin,
Dictaphone was born by Brussels-bred multi-instrumentalist OLIVER
DOERELL and clarinet / saxophone player KLAUS BRU. After Bru left
the project 2000 , Doerell found a new partner in Berlins ROGER
DÖRING , a man who shares the love for the Brussels based
music of the 80ties and soon started to play.
The first album called M.=ADDICTION was released on the label
CITY_CENTRE_OFFICES in 2002 . It was highly acclaimed by listeners
and journalists . Doerell and Döring were very happy that
MALKA SPIGEL ( MINIMAL COMPACT ) gave her voice to the track "Tempelhof".
2002 Dictaphone made their first 15 concert tour .
In 2004 the NACHT EP was released , the basic recordings were
done by STEPHAN WÖHRMANN ( drums and Olivers partner in SWOD
), PIOTR RYBKOWSKI (double bass) and Roger Döring (saxophone).They
recorded their rehearsals on a cheap taperecorder . Oliver Doerell
heard the lofi recordings and loved them and decided to turn them
into Dictaphone .
2006 the VERTIGO II album was released . Doerell and Döring
took 4 years to finish it . The release concert took place in
the amazing Neue National Gallery in Berlin.
Döring and Doerell gained a lot of respect for their live
performances , excessive melancholic shows . They played at a
lot of festivals in more than 20 countries worldwide .
In 2009 Dictaphone the violin player ALEX STOLZE joined the band
.
The third album " Poems from a Rooftop " will be released
on the Sonic Pieces label spring 2012 .
File under : Mikroklezmer / Slowmotion Jazz / Homelistening
Releases
" m.= addiction " (
2002 / CCO )
" Nacht EP " ( 2004 / CCO )
" vertigo II " ( 2006 / CCO )
" Poems from a rooftop " ( 2012 / Sonic Pieces )
Doerell is also a member of SWOD and Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra Döring is a poet and actor and the head of Cuban Cigar Smokers ( CCS ) Stolze is member of Bodi Bill and UNMAP and head of Krakatau Records
They compose for Dance / Theatre / Film
Dictaphone lives and works in
Berlin