Daniel Buess
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| birth_date = 28 January 1976
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| origin = Basel, Switzerland
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| genre = experimental, noise, improvised music, contemporary classical music
| occupation = drummer, percussion player
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| associated_acts = MIR, CORTEX, NoiseZone, 16-17, My Daily Noise, Ensemble Phoenix Basel
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Daniel Buess (28 January 1976 – 10 March 2016) was a Swiss drummer, percussion player and sound artist from Basel.
Biography
He studied percussion at the Musikhochschule Basel with Siegfried Schmid and with Isao Nakamura{{cite web|url=http://www.hfm-karlsruhe.de/hfm/03-Studium/dozentenverzeichnis/bios/nakamura-isao.htm|title=Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe - University of Music|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18|archive-date=2016-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801195209/http://www.hfm-karlsruhe.de/hfm/03-Studium/dozentenverzeichnis/bios/nakamura-isao.htm|url-status=dead}} in Karlsruhe. His studies included the traditional south Indian percussion-music, specially the Mridangam from 1995 till 1998 and the Arabic percussion music during a three months residency in Cairo, Egypt from November 2007 till January 2008. He also worked as a percussion teacher at the Musikakademie Basel for many years.
Daniel Buess was involved in various groups and Ensembles in the realm of experimental and improvised music, such as the Ensemble Phoenix Basel {{Cite web|url=http://ensemble-phoenix.ch/en/|title=Home|date=6 September 2024 }} of which he was a co-founder. He had been a core-member and solo-percussionist since its foundation in 1998. Other important acts are: CORTEX{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/2182837-Cortex-14|title=Cortex (14)|website=Discogs|publisher=}} (with the composer, saxophone player and electronic-musician Alex Buess),16-17, Buggatronic (with James Hullick{{cite web|url=http://www.hullickmedia.com/|title=hullickmedia.com|publisher=}}), HOW2 (with the percussionist Daniel Stalder), B&B{{Cite web |url=http://www.danielbuess.com/bb |title=B&B | Daniel Buess |access-date=2016-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805205820/http://www.danielbuess.com/bb |archive-date=2016-08-05 |url-status=usurped }} (with the flautist Christoph Bösch), MIR{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/2000652-Mir-8|title=Mir (8)|website=Discogs|publisher=}} (with Papiro and Michael Zaugg) and NoiseZone{{cite web|url=http://www.artursmolyn.com/#!noisezone/ni66p|title=Artur Smolyn - home|publisher=}} (with Artur and Sebastian Smolyn)
His collaborations include artists like Zbigniew Karkowski, Alex Buess, Hany Bedair, Kasper T.Toeplitz, John Duncan, Jürg Henneberger, Michael Wertmüller, Phill Niblock, Knut Remond, Z'EV, Julio Estrada, Antoine Chessex, Christoph Bösch, Volker Heyn, Thomas Lauck, Tim Hodgkinson, Marco Papiro, Iancu Dumitrescu, Ana Maria Avram, Jerome Noetinger, Cadlag{{cite web|url=http://www.cadlag.net/announcement-cadlag-live-at-znfi/|title=Cadlag Live w/ Daniel Buess|publisher=}} and many others.
His drumming could be described as highly intense and energetic, archaic but nevertheless sophisticated and multitimbral: he tended to use electronic percussion devices as well as acoustic drums and percussion instruments. Daniel made an extensive use of his self-built percussion devices such as electronic metal shakers, percussive string instruments or electronically modified skin instruments.
On his regular tours through Europe, Asia and Australia, he performed at the most highly recognized festivals for experimental music such as Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (2015), Lucerne Festival, Warsaw Autumn (2006), as well as at several underground-places, open spaces and independent venues.
In 2010 he organized the Echo Festival in Belgrade{{cite web|url=http://www.kcb.org.rs/OProgramima/Muzi%C4%8Dkiprogram/Muzickinajave/tabid/1089/AnnID/1511/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Music of Experimental festival ECHO > Muzički program > Kulturni centar Beograda |publisher= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801195130/http://www.kcb.org.rs/OProgramima/Muzi%C4%8Dkiprogram/Muzickinajave/tabid/1089/AnnID/1511/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=2016-08-01 }} which was documented by a book as well as a CD.{{Cite web |url=http://poincare.matf.bg.ac.rs/~marica/UMNAweb/ECHOweb/echoKATALOGsveMala.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-07-18 |archive-date=2016-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801195226/http://poincare.matf.bg.ac.rs/~marica/UMNAweb/ECHOweb/echoKATALOGsveMala.pdf |url-status=dead }}
In November 2011 he curated and organized the very successful event TERRAINS: JOLT Swiss Australian Sonic Festival{{cite web|url=http://joltarts.org/2011|title=2011 PROJECTS|first=James|last=Hullick|publisher=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822071957/http://joltarts.org/2011|archive-date=2016-08-22}} The live recordings of this festival have also been published on CD and vinyl.{{cite web | url=http://atreeinafieldrecords.com/releases/jolt-festival-basel-live-compilation/ | title=A Tree in a Field Records }}
In 2014, he released a solo album called "Pitch", dedicated to Zbigniew Karkowski at Pharmafabrik Recordings.{{Cite web |url=http://www.danielbuess.com/860 |title=Out now: "Pitch" on Pharmafabrik Records | Daniel Buess |access-date=2016-07-24 |archive-date=2016-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817134453/http://www.danielbuess.com/860 |url-status=usurped }}
Buess died in early 2016, in his home town of Basel.[https://praxis-records.net/daniel-buess-obituary/ Obituary - Praxis Records]
Discography (selection)
- HOW2 Turing Machine (1998),{{cite web|url=http://www.unitedphoenixrecords.com/Home/Catalogue/Records/TURING-MACHINE.html|title=United Phoenix Records - Turing Machine - HOW2|publisher=}} percussion duo Daniel Buess and Daniel Stalder (1998). Compositions by Rico Gubler, Alex Buess, MaartenAltena and Iannis Xenakis Label: United Phoenix Records
- Ensemble Phoenix Basel: Portrait-CD Detlev Müller-Siemens (1999).{{cite web|url=https://de.schott-music.com/shop/phoenix-cuts-light-blue-almost-white.html|title=Phoenix / Cuts / Light blue, almost white - deutsch|publisher=}} Label: Wergo
- 16-17 (1999) "Mechanophobia"{{cite web|url=https://praxis-records.net/16-17-mechanophobia/|title=16-17: Mechanophobia|date=12 July 2012 |publisher=}} (The Soundsystem Mixes), Vinyl-EP, Label: Praxis UK
- Ensemble Phoenix Basel (2004) "Repulsion".{{cite web|url=http://www.unitedphoenixrecords.com/Home/Catalogue/Records/Repulsion.html|title=United Phoenix Records - Repulsion|publisher=}} Compositions by Tim Hodgkinson, Dror Feiler and Alex Buess.Label: United Phoenix Records
- Ensemble Phoenix Basel Live-Recordings (2008).{{cite web|url=https://www.musiques-suisses.ch/de/Ensemble-Phoenix-Basel/Interpreten-Portrait/id/167|title=Article Detail - Musiques Suisses|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160801195111/https://www.musiques-suisses.ch/de/Ensemble-Phoenix-Basel/Interpreten-Portrait/id/167|archive-date=2016-08-01|url-status=dead}} Works by Jim Grimm, Beat Furrer, Jorge Sanchez-Jong, and Alex Buess. Label: Musiques Suisses/ Grammont Portrait
- Zbigniew Karkowski "Physiques Sonores" (Book& CD){{cite web|url=http://www.riponoff.ch/zbigniew-karkowski/|title=Zbigniew Karkowski - Rip on/off|publisher=}} Label:Editions Rip on/off
- MIR – MIR (2009) live at Reitschule, Bern.{{cite web|url=http://www.wallacerecords.com/en/artist/mir|title=Mir|date=April 2003 |publisher=}} Co-release by 3 Labels: A Tree in a Field Records, Wallace Records (Italy) and Savage Land Records (France) CD and 12" vinyl versions.
- ECHO Echo Festival Belgrade 2010 (Book & CD) with Manja Ristic, Knut Remond, Antoine Chessex and Ivan Kadelburg. Label: UMNA-Art&Science
- CORTEX: "Vacuum Theory" (2011){{cite web|url=https://praxis-records.net/cortex-vacuum-theory/|title=Cortex: Vacuum Theory|date=12 July 2012 |publisher=}} Label: Praxis (Praxis 48) Vinyl 12" EP
- MIR: "Shock Your Moneymaker"(2013, CD/LP){{cite web|url=http://atreeinafieldrecords.com/releases/mir-shock-your-moneymaker/|title=Mir – Shock your Moneymaker|publisher=}} Label: A Tree in a Field Records
- Zbigniew Karkowski _ "Unreleased Material",{{cite web|url=http://www.soundohm.com/product/unreleased-materials/pid/21749/|title=Unreleased materials - Soundohm|publisher=}} CD Compilation, Zbigniew Karkowski & Daniel Buess – live from LUFF does Tokyo.Label Fibrr Records
- Ensemble Phoenix Basel conducted by Jürg Henneberger, Marianne Schuppe Voice: "RITO" works by Giacinto Scelsi (2014){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Giacinto-Scelsi-Ensemble-Phoenix-Basel-RITO/release/8707219|title=Giacinto Scelsi - Ensemble Phoenix Basel - RITO|website=Discogs|publisher=}} Label: telos music
- Antoine Chessex – "Selected Chamber Music Works 2009-2013",{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Antoine-Chessex-Selected-Chamber-Music-Works-2009-2013/release/5367957|title=Antoine Chessex - Selected Chamber Music Works 2009-2013|website=Discogs|publisher=}} Ensemble Phoenix Basel plays "Metakatharsis". Label: Tochnit Aleph
- "Live at the JOLT-Festival Basel(2011)" Compilation (Vinyl+CD), 3 Tracks with CORTEX, 1 Track with Cortex and the Ensemble Phoenix Basel.CD and Vinyl 12" Label: A Tree in a Field Records
- "PITCH" (feat. Cal Lyall & Kikuchi Yukinori){{cite web|url=http://www.pharmafabrik.com/|title=PHARMAFABRIK|publisher=}} by Daniel Buess. Label: Pharmafabrik Recordings (2014)
- "My Daily Noise",{{cite web|url=http://www.sleazeart.com/MyDailyNoise.html|title=My-Daily-Noise|publisher=}} Duo with Kasper Toeplitz, Label: ZORA Records
- "SKIN CRAFT" – RIND & NOL Works by Alex Buess & Daniel Buess arranged by CORTEX.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Alex-Buess-Daniel-Buess-Skin-Craft-RIND-NOL/release/8626559|title=Alex Buess & Daniel Buess - Skin Craft: RIND & NOL|website=Discogs|publisher=}} Label: Praxis Records (2016)
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160702224611/http://www.danielbuess.com/ Daniel Buess website]}}
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/459226-Daniel-Buess?filter_anv=0&type=Credits Daniel Buess at discogs]
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