The term ‘acousmatics’ refers to the tradition which tells us that the Greek philosopher Pythagoras gave his lectures from behind a curtain, whereby visual information was withdrawn off the screen and the audience could concentrate on listening. Listening to acousmatic music is not a static process as if the listener is aware of something hidden behind such a curtain. In the case of acousmatics, the sonic events reverberate through the curtain, beyond where they actually are produced, meeting up in the listener’s inner ear and the space the listener is in.
So the questions arise: How real is what the listener hears? To what extent could what is heard be (un)consciously perceived by the listener? If we take an instrument as a primitive body, are there other ways of resonating through this body? How does the performer’s physical movement influence the sound?
Shuoxin Tan (Beijing, China) and Natalia Molina (Bogotá, Colombia) have been playing in various spaces and architectural settings in Cologne and Düsseldorf since the end of December 2021. As composer-performers, they attempt to work between...
So the questions arise: How real is what the listener hears? To what extent could what is heard be (un)consciously perceived by the listener? If we take an instrument as a primitive body, are there other ways of resonating through this body? How does the performer’s physical movement influence the sound?
Shuoxin Tan (Beijing, China) and Natalia Molina (Bogotá, Colombia) have been playing in various spaces and architectural settings in Cologne and Düsseldorf since the end of December 2021. As composer-performers, they attempt to work between...
(Quelle: https://zoominnight.bandcamp.com/album/durch-den-vorhang-gehen)
Composed by Shuoxin Tan and Natalia Molina Bohórquez
Flute / Piccolo / Body movement by Natalia Molina Bohórquez
Laptop / Live coding / Live electronics / Field recording by Shuoxin Tan
Recorded by Shuoxin Tan and Natalia Molina Bohórquez
Mixed by Shuoxin Tan
Mastered by Zhu Wenbo
Cover by Jing He
Layout and Packaging Design by Raphael Zöschinger
Flute / Piccolo / Body movement by Natalia Molina Bohórquez
Laptop / Live coding / Live electronics / Field recording by Shuoxin Tan
Recorded by Shuoxin Tan and Natalia Molina Bohórquez
Mixed by Shuoxin Tan
Mastered by Zhu Wenbo
Cover by Jing He
Layout and Packaging Design by Raphael Zöschinger
