I had the honor and pleasure of recording the artists' live performance using a four-channel process. The recording in Soundcloude is binaural, so it's perfect to listen to with headphones.

The different experimental musical methods of the two artists are a treat for the ears. Tom Simonetti made the gas boiler itself sound. He used Dadamachines - actuators controlled by MIDI signals that percussively worked the metal at various points on the gas boiler. The echo caused by the beats was an integral part of the musical event. 

Sascha Stadlmeier aka EMERGE supplemented the percussive sounds with flat sounds that were created by electronically processing noise recordings from the gas tank. The resulting sounds and noises interacted with the enormous echo of the boiler interior and formed a successful symbiosis. 

The interior of the boiler is over 80 meters high and measures 45 meters in diameter.

Sascha Stadlmeier aka EMERGE
https://emergeac.wordpress.com

Tom Simonetti 
https://soundlaboratorium.de

Sound Installation In An Old Gasworks In Augsburg (BINAURAL- Use Headphones))

Heinz Pichler
Field Recordist and Photographer
Augsburg / Bavaria / Germany

Mongkong Music, founded around the millennium by the Beatznbytez crew, has been a driving force in multimedia events featuring DJs and live acts in deep Bavaria. Some of its active members include Mycrotom (also known as RHYTM POLICE), LeRoy (also part of RHYTM POLICE and Das Hobos), Messel (now LAZR LAZR), Bade (now Samurai), Volka Glück (performing as himself), and Nassforsch (now Funkroboter).

Among these artists, RHYTM POLICE stands out as one of the most active. Over the years, they have made their mark in electronic music, remixing bands such as Jeansteam, Verginia Jetzt, Louie Austin, Rainer von Vielen, Sandboy, PUNK TV, and the Chemical Brothers.

Leroy Schlimm and Mycrotom have taken their live performances across stages in Europe and Russia, even gracing Vienna’s Radio Station FM4. It’s a refreshing blend of rehearsal room atmosphere versus studio sterility.

Sound Installation In An Old Gasworks In Augsburg (BINAURAL- Use Headphones))

Field Recording