Faust - Fliegen Lernen [Indie Exclusive]

Each living member of Faust's legendary 1971 to 1974 lineup has been invited by Bureau B to make an LP of their own, working alone or with collaborators to present a personal take on what Faust can be in the present day. Fliegen Lernen is Gunther Wüsthoff's chapter, and its title says a lot about the man: in German it reads both as "flies are learning" and "learning to fly," the kind of playful double meaning that has run through his work for more than half a century.

Produced by Onnen Bock with Bureau B's Gunther Buskies, the album draws on decades of archived recordings, fresh studio experiments and sessions with musicians in Hamburg. Much of it grew out of electronic sequences rediscovered in Wüsthoff's archive, some recalling the homemade "Spieluhr" frequency divider and sequencer he built during his original Faust years. The ten tracks move from the humorous "Charm Quarks Boogie" to the cinematic pulse of "Hörst Du Die Schritte" and the long, grooving closer "Ganz Gut, Oder?"

Rather than recreating the past, Fliegen Lernen carries the same open-ended spirit that made Faust so singular: the belief that any sound, object or passing remark can spark something unexpected.

This indie exclusive edition is pressed on limited transparent vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve, hand numbered and limited to 700 copies.