20th February INKONST, Malmo, Sweden

26th February VOLKSBUEHNE, Berlin, Ger

20th May Festival Pomladi, Ljubljana, Slowenia

29th May ELBJAZZ, Hamburg, Ger

22nd July JAZZOPEN, Stuttgart, Ger

29th August Rendez-vous de lŽEdre, Nantes, France

24th September Leipziger Jazz Tage, Leipzig, Ger 

25th September Todaysart Festival, The Hague, NL

Jaki Liebezeit- Drums

Burnt Friedman - Electronics

Maf Retter - Mix

Live at Fabrik, Hamburg, 2009: german concert review, german concert review

Fluidity and cyclicity are the two main themes present, with a seamless weaving together of rhythm and sound, a space where neither dominates but both intersect and interact in surprising and sparklingly magical ways. (Brainwashed, US)

Almost infectiously smile-inducing, electric, eclectic and shiveringly groovesome, from quivering technical cleverness to points floorfilling and far beyond. 

(Richard Fontenoy/Plan B)

The latest album from dub techno producer Burnt Friedman and former Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit blurs the boundaries between eastern and western musical cultures and modern and traditional production techniques.

Liebezeit creates rhythms where no national character remains, as his drum patterns flit from the sluggish beats of instrumental hip-hop to repetitive rhythms from the Far East. Friedman, whose own work is heavily influenced by the cavernous effects and lurching rhythms of Jamaican dub, harnesses the power of modern computer technology to forge a disparate tapestry of sounds.

The most compelling music happens when the duo abandon their attempts to adhere to conventional arranging. On Sandale , gamelan-style percussion and laid-back beats flow in and out of an abstract soundscape whose components are both familiar and exotic - a conduit to Friedman & Liebezeit's secret world.

(Richard Brophy/Irish Times)