Monster - for big ensemble (2013) / excerpt

Bio



Sense of Akasha was founded in 2002. The sound of the band paints a suitable picture of the landscapes they are living in namely, Brunico, a small town located in northern Italy next to the border to Austria, so to speak “on mountain tops between clouds, sun, snow, rough weather in-between almost mystical atmospheres”.

The music of SOFA comes across well with a rather classical rock-constellation of two guitars, bass, and drums. Additional instruments such as cello, banjo, mandolin or electronic grooves, noisemakers and voice samples are used in a playful mode. Wonderful melodies are created in a playful way, melodies which hide quickly behind walls of guitars only to reappear even more heartrending.

After the release of their first official full-length album “People do not know who rules” (on the Italian independent label Riff Records in 2008), which was extremely well received by the Italian and German press, in 2010 the band made a trip into the artistic field as well. In fact, their latest works consisted in creating soundtracks for an artistic installation by the German artist Julia Bornefeld and the interpretation of the Grimm Brother’s tale “the bear skinner”. The soundtrack for Julia Bornefeld’s “asteroid centrifuge” has been released once more by Riff Records in 2009.

In Sept. 2011 SOFA released their second full length album “Splendid Isolation”; a powerful, aggressive, emotive and atmospherical album which is concerned with four basic issues: confusion, fear, audacity and freedom.

In Dec. 2011 SOFA changed their original constellation (see below) and announced the new one in March 2012.

SENSE OF AKASHA are:

Erika Edler: Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Voice
Ivo Forer: Drums, Electronics, Glockenspiel, Voice
Klaus Leitner: Guitar, Synthies, Voice
Hartmann Campidell: Piano, Keys, Glockenspiel, Voice

Finnish pianist, composer (b. March 6, 1991) with a classical training, but interest in several other genres as well. Also playing the alto saxophone and sitar, but piano has always stayed as the main instrument.

Age at starting playing the piano: 4
Age at starting composing: 7
Main teacher in piano: Mika Lilius 
Composition teacher: Jukka Koskinen 
Other relevant studies: different workshops and master courses under Meri Louhos, Teppo Koivisto, Lotta Wennäkoski, Alastair White and others

Upon him the contempt of three planets descended.

https://esslemont.bandcamp.com/

Keith Kramer is a composer of over 40 works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo instruments and electronic media. The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miran Vaupotić, recently recorded Keith's work for cello and orchestra, Luce del Sole, featuring cellist Ovidiu Marinescu and conductor Miran Vaupotić. Keith's music has also been performed and recorded by the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, David Taylor, Leonard Garrison and many others. Recent performances of his work include two highly successful all-Kramer programs at New York's Merkin Hall, documented on the DVD Beyond Sonic Boundaries Live! 2010. Additional all-Kramer releases include the critically acclaimed albums Causal Dualism and Emerge. Keith's work Sogni was recently premiéred and toured by acclaimed British pianist Martin Jones and a European premiére of his work Rinnovo, for piano and percussion, featured internationally renowned pianist Anna D'Errico. Keith's work Suspension of Disbelief for piano trio enjoyed its New York City premiére at Carnegie Hall in 2019. www.keithkramer.org

Monster - for big ensemble (2013) / excerpt

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