Into my Arena - Cover Ich freue mich über die großartige Resonanz der Presse zu "Into my Arena"!
Für alle, die Lust haben, sich die Interviews durchzulesen, habe ich sie zusammengestellt. Es kommen immer wieder mal neue dazu.


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Radio HamburgDas war kurz aber lustig und sehr früh bei der Radio Hamburg "Morningshow" am 29. Januar 2009.
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Pavillon 666 LogoNettes Interview mit dem französischen Internetmagazin. Hier die deutsche Version am 08. Februar 2009.
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Radio Notte - ItalyUnd mal wieder ein kleines Interview mit dem italienischen Radiosender im Januar 2009.
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Radio Hamburg(16.Februar 2009)

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Radio Hamburg Morningshow 16.02.2009 Download MP3 (ca. 6,5MB)
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Radio Discovery(29. Januar 2009)

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Heavy Moni von Radio Discovery 29.01.2009 Raimund bei Radio Discovery 29.01.2009


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Pavillon 666 Webzine(08. Februar 2009)

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1) Guten Tag, Raimund BURKE. Kannst du dich vorstellen?

Hey, ja ich bin Raimund, 39 Jahre alt und lebe in Hamburg/St. Pauli. Ich bin Gitarrist seit fast 25 Jahren.

2) Wie ist die Aufnahme von "Into my Arena" verlaufen ?

Ich mache das immer so, dass ich über einen längeren Zeitraum Ideen sammle. In diesem Fall so über 2 Jahre ungefähr. Allerdings stammen ein paar Ideen noch aus ganz frühen Tagen. Wie zum Beispiel die beiden Gesangssongs. Wenn mir also etwas einfällt, sei es nun ein Riff oder eine Melodie oder vielleicht ein Groove, dann nehme ich das erstmal im Computer auf. Wenn ich genug Ideen habe, fange ich an diese auszuarbeiten. Ich nehme mir dann meistens eine Idee vor und sage mir dann, so, die wird jetzt zu einem fertigen Stück ausgebaut. Dann sitze ich so 2-3 Tage an dem Stück und komponiere es fertig. Dann wird auch gleich alles ordentlich aufgenommen und programmiert. So ist eigentlich die Produktion komplett verlaufen. Das bedeutet auch automatisch, dass jeder Song, den ich ausarbeite, auch auf das Album kommt. Denn sonst würde ich ihn gar nicht erst fertig komponieren. Und als alles fertig produziert und aufgenommen war, bin ich in’s Docmaklang Studio gegangen und habe die CD von Matze Lohmöller beim Mastern veredeln lassen.

3) Wie würdest du dieses neue Album beschreiben – im Vergleich zu deinen bis heute veröffentlichten Alben ?

Also „Into my Arena! Ist meiner Meinung nach viel erwachsener als „Get it“. Wobei ich die Songs auf „Get it“ auch immer noch toll finde. Aber es hat sich seit den Aufnahmen von damals doch viel verändert. Die Produktion ist um ein Vielfaches besser geworden. Ich bin als Musiker und als Toningenieur besser geworden und habe dazugelernt. So bin ich also nicht nur mit den Songs, sondern auch mit der Produktion sehr zufrieden. „Into my Arena“ ist etwas heavier geworden als der Vorgänger.

4) Im Internet wirst du als ein "Gitarrenheld", d.h."guitare hero" vorgestellt, aber ich kann feststellen , dass du ein erfahrener Musiker bist, der sich im Album "Into my Arena" um alle verschiedenen Instrumente kümmert. Inwiefern ist es dir also wichtig, alles zu beherrschen ?

Sehr wichtig. Ich finde es total geil alles selber spielen zu können. So habe ich die Möglichkeit die komplette Kontrolle über jedes Instrument und natürlich das Ergebnis im Gesamten zu haben. Ich muss keine Kompromisse eingehen, wie das sonst in einer Band der Fall wäre. Nicht dass ich das generell ablehne, aber für mich ist der Weg der richtige. So ist das, was man hört, zu hundert Prozent meine Musik. Eben so, wie ich sie im Kopf habe.

5) In den letzten zwei Songs des Albums erscheint eine Stimme, ein Gesang. Wer ist eigentlich Michael Keuter ? Warum hast du ihn "eingeladen"?

Michael und ich kennen uns schon sehr lange. Wir haben 1990/91 mal in seiner Band zusammen gespielt. Damals habe ich ein Demo mit diesen beiden und zwei weiteren Songs aufgenommen. Und Michael hat sie damals schon supergeil gesungen. So kam für mich als Sänger nur er in Frage. Texte gab es damals übrigens noch nicht. Michael hat improvisiert. Übrigens haben auf dem Demo auch Markus Großkopf von Helloween und Dirk Erchinger von der Jazzkantine mitgewirkt. Damals habe ich also noch nicht alles alleine gemacht.

6) Wenn ich richtig verstanden habe, hat sich deine Frau an der Verfassung der Texte dieser beiden Songs beteiligt: hast du also Wert drauf gelegt, dass sie irgendwie bei der Bearbeitung des Albums mitmacht ?

Das hat sich automatisch so ergeben. Vor allem deshalb, weil ich echt nicht texten kann! Und singen auch nicht. Chorgesang geht so gerade noch, aber alles andere will bestimmt niemand hören. ;-) Also musste ich für die beiden Texte Hilfe holen. Meine Frau hat dann die Idee zu „Don’t you know“ geliefert. Sie kam mit der Story an und hatte auch schon ein paar Zeilen geschrieben. Ich habe dann mit Andreas Pelzer, ein befreundeter Gitarrist und Sänger, den Rest des Textes ausgefeilt. Andreas und ich haben dann auch den zweiten Text zusammen gemacht.

7) Welche Themen werden in diesen Gesängen behandelt?

Bei « Don’t you know“ musste es ein kritischer Text sein. Und was lag da näher, als den Umgang mit unserer Erde, der Umweltverschmutzung und die globale Erwärmung und so anzuprangern. Wie wir mit unserer Umwelt umgehen ist wirklich eine Schande. Wenn man sich das überlegt, wie intelligent der Mensch ist, und was er für Möglichkeiten hat und dann zu sehen, wie leichtfertig er sich seinen eigenen Lebensraum zerstört, ist schon echt bescheuert und ziemlich traurig, finde ich. Und wenn ich schon Songs mit Gesang auf ein Album nehme, dann kann ich nicht zwei Rock’n Roll Texte anbieten. Das wäre mir zu banal gewesen.
Und in „Wait for the night“ ist ein Rockmusiker von seiner Arbeit eher gelangweilt und wartet sehnsüchtig auf den Freitagabend um mit seiner Band endlich wieder auf der Bühne rocken zu können.

8) Welches sind deine Zukunftspläne? Hast du die Absicht, in /mit einer "richtigen" Band mitzuspielen? Vielleicht ist es schon der Fall?

Naja, das ist erstmal nicht geplant. Ausschließen kann ich das zwar nicht, aber das wäre doch mit einem erheblichen Aufwand verbunden, den ich ohne eine größere Plattenfirma im Rücken wohl nicht schaffen könnte. Denn die Musik ist nicht so ganz einfach umzusetzen und man müsste wirklich viel Zeit und Geld investieren. Im Moment fokussiere ich mich erstmal auf’s Komponieren und Produzieren. Aber wer weiß…

9) Wenn du dich noch an deine französischen Fans oder an die Leser unseres Webzines wenden möchtest , dann hast du das Wort ! Vielen Dank !

Ich freue mich über die tolle Resonanz und darüber dass die Musik, die ich mache anderen Menschen gefällt und etwas gibt. Dass es tatsächlich möglich ist, nur mit Instrumentalmusik Bilder und Geschichten zu transportieren. Geil! Freunde von mir und meiner Frau leben in Frankreich und wir werden uns demnächst dieses schöne Land mal etwas genauer ansehen. Ich bin gerade im Moment dabei neue Videoclips zu machen und werde sie dann wieder bei Youtube oder/und auf meiner Homepage veröffentlichen. Ich würde mich freuen, Euch da zu treffen.

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Radio Notte (08. Februar 2009)

Radio Notte - Italy

1.) Are you completly satisfied about your last work?

Yes I am! It sounds great I think. I like the songs very much. It’s a big advancement compared to the last album. This time it’s much more professional.
And I hope that the people may like it too. ;-)

2.) Wich are the most important ispiration for doing this new album?

On my last album I could see that it works fine for me to do everything on my own. It’s very hard work but I like that a lot. And so it was a logical conclusion to do it the same way again this time.
I have so much melodies in my head. So I have to put them in songs otherwise my head would burst some day. ;-)
And playing guitar is so much fun for me. And the greatest thing is that the people who are listening to my music said that, if you close your eyes while listening, you can see pictures. Fantastic. That means a lot to me. 

3.) Is There some others artists that you think important to reccomend us?

I am thankfull for having such a great voice on my CD. Michael Keuter and I worked together in his Band called “King Cockroach” in 1990/1991. Great singer!

4.) Are there some others projects for the your future?

Yes, some studio work for a Norwegian producer and some for a Japanese producer. But nothing ripe for decision. And of course writing new songs and stuff like that. And naturally the next album.

5.) Is there something in your album that you don't like enough?

No nothing at all. ;-)

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Interviews für "Get it"

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Morrigan's Pit (2005)

 

August 2005
http://www.raimundburke.de

If you're interested in guitarplayers then you should definitely check out Raimund Burke's solo CD "Get It". You can buy it from him for a very low price, so check out his website! This sympathetic German talent extensively answered my questions with a lot of humor, so be sure to read it all - enjoy!

You are "already" 36 (don't worry, I'm older :)), how come you never released a solo CD before?

Of course that's also because of the technical possibilities we have these days. To get something like this done back in the day, you had to book a studio and bring a lot of money ;-) These days you can do it on your own. That's a great thing!

You have played in several hardrock and fusion bands, are you currently playing in any bands?

Yes, recently I've been joking around with Peter (Warhead) and Björn (Rebellion) about resurrecting Inverness and directly going on a world tour ;-) No, but seriously, not at this point. Working alone is pleasently stress-free. I like it that way. And you can make your music without any compromises. Not that it means that compromises are bad. It can also enrich your product, but this time I wanted to make music that was really all mine.

How did you end up writing a song for Roland Grapow's solo CD? I don't know his version, can you describe how your version compares to his?

In 1997 Roland was still looking for one more song for his album "The Four Seasons Of Live". When listening to some songs, he immediately stopped at "Dedicated To...?", that I had written a few years earlier. He rearranged a few things, like e.g. the end. And in my orgininal version I didn't use a piano, but an acoustic guitar. His ending, that I liked better than my own original one ;-), I also used in my own current verion.

You don't actually play on it (on Roland's album), do you?

Unfortunately I got a big problem at the end of 1994 with a nerve in my left arm. The so-called "funny bone" had been pinched so severely that it had to be moved. Up until the operation I didn't have any power in my left hand anymore. And the chances on recovery where 50/50. With a lot of work, a very good operation and a lot of patience, almost everything returned after years and I can play again. But not yet when Roland was recording his album. Of course I would've loved to play on the song.

Oh, and who IS it dedicated to? ;)

The song wasn't dedicated to anyone special. I thought everyone should have the option to dedicate such an emotional song to someone dear. That explains the dots and the question mark ;-)

How did you get the idea to cover something as unique as "The Typewriter"?

As a kid I saw a lot of Jerry Lewis movies. Those must've been his best years. I was very fascinated by Mr. Lewis' timing there. And I liked the music. Beautiful melodies played virtuoso. Great. And it had humor. Just the idea of using a typewriter as an instrument is ingenius.

When did you write the songs that are on your album now (at least "Dedicated To... ?" isn't so new)?

Except for "It Happened Tomorrow" and "Dedicated To...?", which both were written around '93, all songs are new. I may have used a few older ideas here and there, but all in all most of it is new. It's good to not only have old songs on it, otherwise I would have to be scared to have used up my stock ;-)
On the next album I'll have a similar mix. A few older ideas are still worth being recorded. But I also have tons of new ideas. I'll probably even have one or maybe two songs with vocals on it.

Which song you ever wrote are you most proud of and why?

Actually I'm always proud when I've completed a song and first of all like it myself. And even more when I play it to someone and (s)he likes it too. But I have to say that I especially like "Dedicated To...?". I'm going to have a song on the next album that puts me in a good mood whenever I hear it. Oh and a ballad that... but that's how it always goes *gg*

You've had some bad luck with back problems and an that infected nerv. Do these things still bother you and how do (or have) they affected your carreer (writing, participation in bands, playing in general, playing live)?

Yeah, unfortunately that did hurt my career a lot. When I moved to Hamburg in 1993, things were good here. A few things were being planned, like e.g. my own band. So with my own songs. I've done music for some commercials, one has been played on the radio here for years. I was already in pre-production in the studio for a bigger job for a commercial for Schultheiss, when that nerve problem came up. So I was put out of commission for the next years.

Do you have any plans to play live?

That would be nice. But it always turned out to be difficult to find the right musicians, who first of all have to be able to play the music, but are also willing to stay in the background. And that's not all that easy.

What or who made you ever pick up a guitar and when was that?

Oh that is quite clearly my sister's fault. I had a kid's drumkit at age 12 already. I always had weird ideas, I had to stand at the bottom of the staircase in my parent's house and play the drums. But no one except me thought that was really cool. Which I didn't understand of course. I thought it was great what I was playing there. Well, at age 15 I bought a real small drumkit and played for about 3 weeks in my small room, until even the neighbours from surrounding houses complained. Then my sister convinced my parents to buy me a guitar. Well, this is what came of it ;-)) BTW, that guitar (without strings) is now hanging above the bedroom door.

Some influences are obvious, but who are your favorite guitarists now and which ones influenced your style the most?

I have always loved to listen to Deep Purple or Rainbow. So that way it started with Richie Blackmore. Gary Moore also became a big influence. Or the old UFO stuff with Michael Schenker. Awesome. Or Uli Roth back then with the Scorpions. Almost visionary. And in this day and age you can't ignore John Petrucci. I also loved Al DiMeola or Paco de Lucia etc. So not only hardrock. A big influence was also Iron Maiden. We sat in front of the sound system and said "woah, one day maybe we can play like that too".

You also play drums, are there even more instruments you play?

Oh yeah, drums are my hobby. I would really like to play all the drums on the next album. In 1999 I played in a metal coverband. That was cool too. They disbanded unfortunately.

Or anything you would like to learn still?

I would like to learn, no, I would've liked to learn to play the violin. Or flamenco guitar. I only know the basics unfortunately.

What music do you listen to? Anything your fans might not expect of you?

Well I am e.g. a big fan of swing music. Tommy Dorsey or Glenn Miller, I pretty much like all these great bandleaders. But also soulful popmusic. Whether it's Mr. Jackson or Anastacia, great. But I also listen to a lot of hardrock. Aerosmith or Maiden or Dream Theater or Gary Moore, UFO or Michael Schenker, Purple, for me please. So I like the old traditional hardrock more. Oh I'm forgetting the new James LaBrie album. That gig was killer and those guys are killer. Simply awesome.


Is there anything else we should know about you, or that you wish to say to our readers?

Last year I saw the Shaolin Monks live again. And I was very impressed by the old abbot. The man is somewhere in his eighties and does a perfect splits on stage. Incredible. Esp. when you know he had a stroke some years ago and couldn't move anymore. And thank Qigong he can walk and do a splits again ;-)) I couldn't even do that at 20 ;-)) At 80 I will probably accomplish it once and then never again ;-))))
And in that context this motto of mine fits in well. A well known saying is "the way is the goal", I think it should be "the goal is in the way". If you live by that, the way becomes the goal again, but it sounds funnier ;o)


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blackmoresnight.no

Blackmores Night Fanclub Norway

Raimund Burke \ole@blackmoresnight.no in conversation with Raimund Burke.
I am pleased to get his opportunity, so first and foremost thank you!
My pleasure.

Let us start with the Blackmore connection. Same initials – was this always ment to be. You, the guitar and the fascination for Ritchie Blackmore?


Well, these were always my initials, I was born with them. Hardrock was not my cup of tea when I started to play guitar. It was too hard for my taste. I was about 15 and was listening to bands like Level 42 and ABBA. I already played in my first band. Inverness. My first drummer and very good friend Peter Breitenbach already listened to AC/DC and stuff like that. So we basically played hard rock but without the distortion. :@)))
But then I somehow discoverd hard rock mainly through the influence of my older siblings. I started with Deep Purple. WOW. What a band. Right from the beginning the guitar parts were telling me a story. I think my first album was „Deep Purple – Made in Europe“. I, of course, was impressed by the whole band. A little later I got the blonde guitar, which is also pictured on the „Get It“ album. Since that time my nickname was Richie, at least during the Inverness period.

What do you do in your everyday life in Germany and what is your total involvement in music.

What I do is making music. That is all I ever wanted to do.. There is a lot of work involved when you do everything yourself.. First of all the writing of the songs, arranging, recording, producing. I play all the instrumens. Then the artwork for the cover, photos. And last not least the marketing. All this takes a lot of time but is also a lot of fun.
I also once in a while create homepages and have to keep them current. The biggest one is the one of my Taiji club, www.wctag.de. To relax I do some Taijiquan. I try to do that every day when possible. A very good thing.

What is the highlight of Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple?

I think that Richie Blackmore’s original style of playing was one of the most important things for Deep Purple’s scuccess. He was the first one.

How do you see the Rainbow period compared to the Purple period?

Rainbow was his very own vision of rock music. Nobody talked him into anything and he could realize his vision. Well, that’s what I think. I usually like all his playing and all his harmonies. He magically creates riffs out of 3, 4 notes that touch people. Great.

What is your feelings, today, for the medieval, prog-folk sound of BN?

I think it is cool. And you can always hear who is playing guitar. No matter in what mood the song is at that moment. So it is not that important what style of music it is.

What is your favourite, most remarkable, best remembered BN or Ritchie Blackmore moment?

I really think I can answer that :@) It is the intro to Mistreaded on „DP –live in Europe“ which also had a great influence on my finger tone. I never had heard anything that cool .. The „Stormbringer“ album is the one I like best. Perhaps because it is so different from the other DP albums.

Can you find prog moments in Ritchie..s music from the Purple/Rainbow days?

Oh, I don’t have a clue. I do not analyze the influence of my favorite guitarists. That is too clinical. I sometimes don’t know what I am playing :@) Well, theortically....

You name Satriani as a reference for your release – a guy who is fond of Ritchie and even toured with Purple once, I find a lot of resemblance between your music and Jurgen Blackmore relases. Any explanation?
And where do we find inspiration from Ritchie, if any, in your music?


Oh, that is not an easy question.

1. I think there were quite a few misunderstandings. Joe Satriani was not a big influence before the „Get It“ album. Only after completion some people mentioned it and then I could hear it also. I do not want and I cannot compare myself to such guitarist. But maybe the roots for such repeated comparison can be found in the tone, a theme where I keep learning more and more. To let the tone develop itself.

2. I unfortunately do not know enough about Jurgen Blackmore’s music. Nevertheless it is nice to be compared to him.

3. I think most of Richies influences can be heard on the next album, which is finished but is not mastered yet. I am trying for a release end of the year. I hope everything works out. There are a lot of passages that remind myself of Richie, especially the intros and some of the „slower „(?) parts.

If I throw in Steve Morse, would you protest if I said that I find likeness even there?

Between whom? Steve Morse and me ? Nope. Don’t think so at all. But I also do not see a resemblance between Richie and Steve. Steve also has his very own style of playing which is pretty cool and charming :@), but his playing is not my cup of tea. In my opinion there are a lot of country influences.

Who had most fun during your project, the GET IT album, the guitar player or the producer? Or maybe the graphic designer?


Definetely the guitar player! It is so much cooler to create music than to work on it soundwise later.. Thinking of new melodies, gooves etc, that’s fun. I also really like to play drums. So I also enjoy programming the breaks in a way I would play them
I do not practice guitar all day. Only if I have an idea for a song, then I start practicing until I can play what I thought of.. This way I learn from each and every song.

The graphic design is a different creative story, which is fun also. Producing is the most difficult part. I had to learn a lot for the next CD, in part because my demands are increasing constantly and I have to meet them. Even in a home studio and on a limited budget. But I am pretty proud of the result :@)

What would you say is the core of Raimund Burke, musicwise?

The guitar player! And sometimes the drummer. :@). I somehow always have a groove in my head which can get on the nerves of people around me as I am constantly banging a rhythm. With different body parts. Something is always in motion.. Thank God not as loud anymore. When I was 6 or 7 I used to bang on my little drum kit on a Sunday morning at 7 AM, much to my siblings annoyance.. Well, but it was a lot of fun!

What bands and music style is flowing through your life at this stage?

Oh, Dream Theatre plays a big part. But also Glenn Miller or Gary Moore. Thin Lizzy, which I still like to play to. I like Anastacia. And if I need it a little harder: Warhead.
By the way, I have played a solo for a Norwegian project. UFO coversongs with a country influence, very cool. I am looking forward to hearing the whole album. I have no idea what it will be called. Beginning of the year I also contributed some soli for the SAFKAN debut album. Totally cool Turkish hard rock. That was a lot of fun and I hope the guys will become really successful.

So – what now? Will you do BN like music – or what?

Right now I take care of my new CD. I can’t wait for the reactions. „Get It’ got really good feedbacks. I still have a lot to do. Photos, cover layout. I am trying to find a bigger distributor. That is my plan for the near future.

Thanks for the interview, I enjoyed that.
Bye
Raimund

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Radio Notte (Italien) 2005

Radio Notte - Italy

Raimund Burke - Cover "Get it"
a cura di: Franco Mannarini

Are you completly satisfied about your last work?
I am never completely satisfied with my work! ;-) I mean I love the songs and the playing and all that but there are always a few things that you can do a little better. That’s a piece of the motivation to do it better and better. I’m now workin‘ on my next CD. And for example the drumsounds that I use today are very much better than on „Get it“. On „Get it“ I used samples from a complete drum of my buddie Peter Breitenbach from Warhead. Great sounding drum but not enough different layers. In some sections it sounds a little drummachine-like. That is one of the points. But anyway – there are some really nice songs on that album with a really cool energy I think.

Wich are the most important ispiration for doing this new album?
It’s my first album. I wanted to do everything on my own. And I wanted to see if that works. ;-) From the first note of creating the song to play every instrument and do the programming.

Is There some others artists that you think important to reccomend us?
I’d like to recommend Warhead from Germany to you. Very powerful unique metalband. Great drummer! Check them out.

Are there some others projects for the your future?
First of all my next CD wich might be named: „Take a chance“. Another project that i’ve just played the sologuitars for is a turkish powerrockalbum called „Safkan“. Very talented songwriter and singer. That was a lot of fun to do.

Is there something in your album that you don't like enough?
Oh well, a few things as I said above. But when I think about the album I think it’s ok. It’s a good one. The next CD will be a little harder. It’s a kind of an advancement ;-)I have learned a lot more about recording and mixing and stuff like that. And that you can (I hope so) hear on the next album. ;-)))

 

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