Surrounded by 5 bowls filled with water Tomoko Sauvage’s right hand is carefully moving the … read more
A hydrophone synthesiser by Tomoko Sauvage
in steps by Ricardo Eizirik
in steps (2018-2019) is a piece for for 5 amplified voices and 1 performer by Ricardo Eizirik. Although six people are … read more
Touch Amplifiers by Özgür Erkök Moroder and Steffi Weismann
By wearing a costume we change what we look like. It is less common to change not only our visual appearance but our sonic appearance … read more
Kkwaenggwari and Bambusoides by Ji Youn Kang
Ji Youn Kang (aka KANG) searches for set-ups that combine acoustic, analogue and digital instruments and devices. Her works with the Korean gong kkwaenggwari and self-built bamboo instruments are intriguing examples of such amalgams. The kkwaenggwari is a small, hand-held gong … read more
acoustic resonators by Jeff Snyder
The musical instruments invented by Jeff Snyder are inspired by age-old techniques of instrument building. Combining this inherited knowledge of luthiers with compositional ideas based on intonation alone, it might not be surprising that the work of composer and instrument … read more
Ohr-Weide — Salix aurita by île flottante | Andrea Gsell & Nica Giuliani and Lilian Beidler
Salix aurita — Ohr-Weide (2018) is a work for 150 floating loudspeakers by île flottante | Andrea Gsell & Nica Giuliani and Lilian Beidler. These small loudspeakers travel 500 meters down a small river in the Merian garden in … read more
Drohnenmusik by Genoël von Lilienstern
Not much music approaches us from above. But with the increase use of drones for all kinds of applications, the birds seem to have lost their unique position for aerial music. In his performance, Drohnenmusik (2013-2014), Genoël von Lilienstern developed … read more
Echo Moiré by Matteo Marangoni
Echo Moiré (since 2011) by Matteo Marangoni is an exploration of space, sound, and movement in the form of a robotic opera ballet. Two sonic vehicles drive around the space. These two robots perform a sophisticated choreography, gradually investigating the … read more
Kropka na Ogonie and Soroka Fruwa by Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman
Microphone type and microphone placement is crucial for the amplification of musical instruments. In her works Kropka Na Ogonie (2016) and Soroka Fruwa (2016), Aurélie Nyirabikali Lierman gives a fascinating example of how this microphone choice and placement can … read more
Transduction and Acoustic Radiator by Kristen Roos
Not only does Kristen Roos work with the frequency range audible for human beings, but also many other frequencies and vibrational phenomena are of high importance in his work. He makes different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum perceivable for human beings … read more