“The Mountaineers” is a short term project that was founded in 1998 by 3 musicians playing together in various other projects, such as Sprawl, Werther/Wittwer, 16-17. This music comes from a very rare live performance in the Reithalle Bern. This 8:52 minutes piece is the only existing document of the explosive formation, in which the guitarist and electronic musician Stephan Wittwer, who sadly died recently, also played. Stephan was very fond of this project and always wanted to revive it, but unfortunately it never happened. We have decided to release this recording as number 000 of our live series in memory of Stephan.

The Mountaineers are
Stephan Wittwer, Guitars and Electronics
Alex Buess, Reeds, CD-Scratch & Electronic Devices
Michael Wertmüller, Drums
credits
released March 14, 2025

Recorded live at Reithalle Bern in June 1998 by Roger Graf
Live Mix by Christoph Ali
Remastered by Alex Buess