German musician Thomas Brinkmann is one of the greatest dub/minimal techno producers. Here is what he said about his album When Horses Die (2008), with Star of David on it:
“…It’s a Russian flag with a Jewish star on it. And a German name. [laughs] What a mixture, huh? A big part of our culture is influenced by Jewish culture. Thanks to them. They left a vacuum in Germany like they left one in Russia. It’s a nice contradiction to put these three levels on one flag, a bastard flag, maybe the only idea about a flag I like…”
Альбом, кстати, назван по мотивам стихотворения Велимира Хлебникова. Одна из песен на нём на стихи Бродского, другая на стихи Цветаевой. (подробнее на pitchfork.com).
And here are some of Thomas Brinkmann’s beats:
