PRODUCTIONS by Hubl Greiner

 

HANNA FEARNS

Alternative country, underground, hippie, folk and blues influences bubble up in Hanna Fearns‘ music – with a pinch of Tex-Mex, jazz and rhythms reminiscent of bossa nova or Cuba. In their reduced acoustic arrangements, you can sense the relaxed, lively atmosphere that must have prevailed in the studio. This is particularly evident in the bittersweet ‚Dream of me‘. Other songs are carried by dark chords and live from guitar, drums, bass and vocals. Now and again, strings or slide guitar appear and increase the morbid tension. The folk rocker ‚Wasteland‘ could have come from a Detroit garage – if it weren’t for Hanna Fearns‘ longing voice.

Album title: Sentimental Bones (2014)
Composer: Hanna Fearns
Producer: Hubl Greiner

Musicians:
Steve Gaeta, Bass / Erwin Ditzner, Drums / Mac Barisch, Guitars, Guitar-Arrangements / Franziska Staubli, Guitar
Shirley Anne Hofmann, Accordeon, Trombone, Euphonium / Luis Angulo, Gitarre, Tres / Helmut Bieler-Wendt, Violine / Johannes Frisch, Double Bass / Hans Reffert, Slide-Gitarre, Dobro, Guitar / Joachim Hübner, Bansuri / Patrick Manzecchi, Drums / Chris Endres, Fender Rhodes / Christian Burchard, Vibraphone / Daniel Schusterbauer, Pedal Steel Guitar

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DIENZ ZITHERED

Vienna based musician and composer CHRISTOF DIENZ (“Die Knödel”) steps with his new project into new musical dimensions. With an old traditional austrian instrument, the zither (remember the theme of Harry Lime out of the Third Man Soundtrack!), he beats new strings! Hubl Greiner produced the album.

Album title: Dienz Zithered (2006)
Composer: Christof Dienz
Producer: Hubl Greiner

Awards

> „PASTICCIO PREIS“ FOR DIENZ ZITHERED ORF 2005
> FM4 Soundselection
> Nr. 8 at SPEX -Charts
> Rob da Bank show BBC London
> US Release
> Nominated for Amadeus 2006

Dienz Zithered – CD

CD 1 – PURE ZITHER
CD 2 – ZITHER REMIXED
Remixed by MT Floyd (Transdubmassiv), Rupert Huber (tosca), Louis 2000 (Frikyiwa), DJ DSL, Hubl Greiner, Martin Brandlmaier, Cay Taylan (Couch), Hannes Strobl (Paloma), Andi Haller, Luigi Archetti, Bo Wiget, Christian Martinek (Musikpark), Tom Watson, Bernhard Lang

Distribution: Austria: Hoanzl, Germany: Grooveattack, Switzerland: RecRec, Benelux: Lowlands, France: Nocturne, UK: Shell Shock, Potugal: Naked, Spain: Ventilador, Japan: Popbizz, USA: EMO

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IVA BITTOVA – PAVEL FAJT

With voice, violin and percussion, Iva Bittova & Pavel Fajt produces music with a thrilling intensity, suspense and drama. The musical basis is a mixture of the duo’s interpretation of Slovakian and Romanian folk music, jazz and contemporary music. First record of Iva Bittova & Pavel Fajt which was released in the west.

CD title: Svatba (1987)
Composer: Iva Bittova
Producer: Hubl Greiner
Label: Review Records
Genre: Contemporary Slovakian and Romanian Folk, Jazz

Iva Bittova: voice, violin
Pavel Fajt: drums, metal

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BADAWI PROJECT

Nosybé
A musical journey to the traditions of Nubia, the Bedouins and the Sufis.

For the album “Nosybé”, Sudanese composer and singer Mohamed Badawi fulfilled a long-cherished wish. In close collaboration with Hubl Greiner, he brought together top-class musicians from different continents to realize his latest compositions. The musical stories embody a contemporary genre melting pot based on the traditions of the Bedouins and Sufis from Nubia. The repertoire and musical influences are diverse: Arabic and African sounds meet elements of Cajun, soul, rock, funk, Balkan, jazz, country and pop.

The unconventionally orchestrated ethnographic snapshot breaks musical boundaries and opens doors into an imaginative, original world of sound. The music is cosmopolitan, subtle, energetic, striking and always exciting. Instruments such as the Arabic oud and a Sudanese bongo variant give the music a special touch.

The album was recorded in Sudan, a country suffering under a military dictatorship in which the president came to power in a coup and ruled repressively according to an Islamic fundamentalist stance. Despite the difficult conditions in Sudan, the people find ways to express their zest for life.

World music pioneer Roman Bunka had a significant influence on the soundscape of the album. Unfortunately, Roman passed away some time after the recordings. His wife Grace Yoon founded the “Roman Bunka Foundation” in his honor. This foundation supports young African artists with study grants. Mohamed Badawi and Hubl Greiner have decided to donate all proceeds from the sale of this album to the “Roman Bunka Foundation”.

CD title: Nosybé
Composer: Mohamed Badawi
Producer: Hubl Greiner
Label: Enja Records 2024

Musicians
Mohamed Badawi (Vocals, Oud, Percussion) / Roman Bunka (Guitar, Oud) / Mohamed Abdelwahab Kununu (Accordeon) / Shirley Anne Hofmann (Tuba, Trombone, Trumpet) / Hatim Mileegi (Percussion) / Daniel Sphani (Drummer) / Norbert Dömling (Bass) / Mohamed Atif Abdel Hamid (Nay) / Amro Sawwaf (Qanun) / Tahir Mahmoud (Violine) / Amro Subhi (Cello) / Iman Aliy Ad-din (Choir, Kairo) / Marwa Hasan (Choir, Kairo) / Wala Mohamed (Choir, Kairo) / Iman Mohamed Wadi (Choir, Kairo) / Iglal Hashim (Choir, Sudan) / Safa Osman (Choir, Sudan) / Magdi Shaban Sukkar (Tablah, Bandir)

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DIENZ MIXED ENSEMBLE

CD title: Mon Afrique de L’ouest (2009)
Composed by Christof Dienz
Produced and mixed by Hubl Greiner
Recorded live June 2007 at RadioKulturhaus Wien
A collaboration between Ö1, Jeunesse und RadioKulturhaus Vienna

Musicians:
Christof Dienz (zither, bassoon, electronics) / Joanna Lewis (violine) / Alexandra Dienz (acoustic bass) / Roland Schueler (violoncello) / Lorenz Raab (trumpet) / Walter Seebacher (clarinet, bass clarinet) / Hannes Strobl (e-bass) / Willi Schultz (perkussion) / Herbert Pirker (drums)

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THE JELLYFISH KISS

Bar music for drinkers with an attitude 1999

The Jellyfish Kiss present seductive, melancholic bar music inspired by tango, polka, ländler, waltz, minimal and mood music, trip-hop and jungle hiss. Orchestrated with accordion, strings, mandolin and grand piano. However, the Jellyfish Kiss songs are still mainly characterized by the oily sound of the squeezebox and Andrea Caprez’s conspiratorial singing, all the more so as two old songs (“A song about nothing”, “Avenida meridiana”) are also reworked. Andrea Caprez lives and works as an illustrator, musician and comic artist in Zurich.

Matthias Constanzer, aka Matthias Müller, was an important member of the band, a great musician, sound engineer and friend. Sadly, he died on September 28, 2009 as a result of diabetes. We miss him very much…

CD title: Lingo Lounge
Producer: Hubl Greiner
Sound Engineer: Matz Müller

Musicians
Andrea Caprez: Gesang / Valentin Kessler: Akkordeon, Flügel / Matthias Constanzer: Gitarre, Mandoline, Arrangement / Hubl Greiner: Drums, Arrangement / Philippe Küng: Kontrabass / Luigi Archetti: Gitarre / Jens Peter Volk: Bass / Jürgen Waidele: Hammond Orgel / Rachel Collins: Backing Vocals / DJ Rebel: Turntables / Christoph Schuler: Texte / Knoedel Orchester

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KNOEDEL

The Tyrolean neo-folk music octet “Knoedel” was founded by composer and bassoonist Christof Dienz. The band was initially active from 1992 to 2000. During this time, they caused an international sensation and played in clubs, concert halls and at festivals in Europe, Canada, the USA, Japan, Tuva and Mexico. In the 1990s, the musicians collaborated with singer, saxophonist and composer Amy Denio from Seattle, among others, and produced the concept album “Non lo so, Polo”, which is based on the travel experiences of Italian explorer Marco Polo.

18 years later, the pioneers of new folk music returned – with a video clip, live performances and the album “Wunderrad”. Using traditional folk music instruments, the group plays exciting, post-modern folk music that retains its roots. The group has released four albums on the Swiss label “RecRec” and a CD on “col-legno”.

CD title: Verkochte Tiroler (1993)
Composer: Christof Dienz
Producer: Hubl Greiner

Musicians
Christoph Dienz, bassoon; Alexandra Dienz, bass, hammered dulcimer; Julia Fiegl, violin, holzernes glatcher, voice; Margreth Koll, harp; Cathi Aglibut, viola, voice; Walter Seebacher, clarinet, bass clarinet, hammered dulcimer; Michael Ottl, guitar, voice; Andreas Lackner, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass, voice

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BOERTE/BADAWI

CD title: Boerte/Badawi (2008)
Composer: Dagvan Ganpurev
Producer: Hubl Greiner

Chuluunbat Munkh-Erdene
„Yatga“ curved board harp
First Harpinist of Promising Talents
First Harpinist of Gouvernmental Traditional Music and Dance Ensemble of Mongolia

Dagvan Ganpurev
„Ikh Khuur & Umzad“ Bassvioline and Undertone
Leader and Composer, Throat – singing (Undertone)
Film composer of „The Cave of the Yellow Dog“
Film composer o „The Story of the Weeping Camel“

Mohamed Badawi
Composer, singer, oud player and percussionist
Mohamed Badawi is a doctor of linguistics and founder, composer, and singer of the group Diwan

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MOHAMED BADAWI & MOUSSA SALKH

Sufi music from North Africa, Sudan, Algeria and the Sahel region
CD production by Mohamed Badawi and Hubl Greiner, 2006

CD title: D’Omdurman à Timimoun (2007)
Composer: Salkh, Badawi
Producer: Hubl Greiner

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ULUDAG

CD title: Mau Mau (1988)
Composer: Hollinger, Cee, Schäfer, Bieler-Wendt
Producer: Hubl Greiner
Review Records, Vinyl, LP
Recorded & mixed January 1988 at Klang & Hammer Studio, Konstanz, Germany by K.H. Backes.

Peter Hollinger: Drums, Jew’s Harp, Objects
Sabine Schäfer: Synthesizer
Werner Cee: Bass, Baglama (prepared Saz), Artwork
Helmut Bieler-Wendt: Violine, Bariton-Violektra

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GISMA

Traditional music from the Sudan. Gisma is the queen of the singing in the Sudan. For now more than 25 years Gisma is a most important singer of the traditional folklore singing in the Sudan.

CD title: Gisma (2007)
Composer: trad.
Producer: Hubl Greiner

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