“Still Lives” is the third solo full length by the Finnish composer Marja Ahti, following a pair of releases on the Hallow Ground imprint. As a collection, it may be seen as a series of studies on the liminality of the listening act and an investigation into the physicality of sound. Ahti forges vivid electroacoustic environments from field recordings, analog synthesizers, acoustic feedback, magnetic tape and digital processing, resulting in a set of articulate, prickly, and surprising compositions. In the artist’s words, “These pieces could be conceived of as vanitas paintings of a kind – selections of mundane or archetypal objects, sounds that have their own distinct qualities, but exist only by virtue of being temporary events. From another angle, one could think of them as shrines – objects assembled and set in a particular relationship to each other, charging each other in their given constellations.” Marja Ahti (b. 1981) is a musician and composer based in Turku, Finland. Originally from Sweden, Ahti has been a part of the Finnish experimental music scene for more than ten years in different constellations. She is currently active in the duo Ahti & Ahti with her partner and as a member of the Himera artist/organizer collective.

Shrine (Still Life With Glass Bottle, Flower and Microphone)

https://colorsquadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/c-o-l-o-r-s-q-u-a-d-0-1-2

Yoink

Crytorian

Convalescence

Sans Nuances - Alleviate IV

Ribbon Tears

Manuel Chittka, Kroccoli

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Ensemble Intercontemporain

Martin Adámek – bass clarinet
Julia Sinoimeri – XAMP microtonal accordion
Aurélien Gignoux – percussion
Vincent Desille – e-guitar
Nicolò Umberto Foron – cond.

01/12/2023, Conservatoire de Paris CNSMDP
rec & mix: Lucas Bergeret

photo: B.Champeaux

Poem Code (2023) | Ensemble Intercontemporain

Slip De Røde Fugle Fri

From TRACED, Sonic Pieces, Pattern Series, 2017

Boundless Informant

opening track of BÉRANGÈRE MAXIMIN's upcoming album "Land of Waves" . 2xLP / DL

BÉRANGÈRE MAXIMIN - Day 41

Recorded live at Home Studio.

Gear used: Technics ST-S1L, ЛМ 1229, DL-301A, Yamaha DX7, Alesis Midiverb 2, Mackie CR-1604, Akai GXC-725D.

Open for release proposals. More records on request.

August 2020.

Abiocoen — Venue

Composer / clarinetist

02.25-04.25 Styrian Artist in Residence Graz
09.25-07.26 Casa de Velázquez – Académie de France à Madrid

brendan.champeaux@live.fr

23-29.06 OWN w/ Ictus @ France Musique 
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/creation-mondiale/own-de-brendan-champeaux-1-5-9349403?fbclid=IwY2xjawLHh5dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEwS3lWV0NtRE5Fa0FkRmFiAR5B1d7vw_x_g_HpR2nM4EXZEIaguXJDO-LPcT8H7uNae7EX_8ZXGKRw3rBqVw_aem_vtAspoAEKUhDMPs1E67pIg

17.05.25 BLINDS w/ Ensemble Musikfabrik @ Acht Brücken – Kölner Philharmonie https://www.achtbruecken.de/en/programm/selfie-in-the-dark/461

25.10.24 ASK w/ Klangforum Wien @ Konzerthaus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUDgq8S4Dys
https://konzerthaus.at/konzert/eventid/61702

Poem Code (2023) | Ensemble Intercontemporain

Brendan Champeaux