Study on Overtones / Improvisation at Ställbergs Gruva was recorded during the May-June 2024 Ung Nordisk Musik composer residency at Ställbergs Gruva, an abandoned iron ore mine. Hartikainen was selected as Finland's representative composer for this residency, which held a theme of "Specificity+." Through site-specific explorations within the Örebro region, questions were asked about the location’s specificity: what significance does it have, to whom does it belong, and what is its relationship to change and transformation?

The recording took place in the old elevator machinery hall of the mine, which originally operated the first elevator that transported miners as deep as 500 meters, where they then switched to another elevator to descend further. The acoustics of the hall were extraordinary; the overtones resonated with astonishing brightness, inviting an exploration of harmonic resonances. With the hall's long reverb and natural support, even a solo saxophone could create walls of sound. Hartikainen's mastery of saxophone overtones made the improvisation sound polyphonic, creating a rich tapestry of sound that filled the space with complex, interwoven layers of melody and harmony, which eventually unraveled into a single note.

Heli Hartikainen (Finland) – tenor saxophone, recording Kaj Mäki-Ullakko (Finland) – mixing, mastering

Study On Overtones / Improvisation At Ställbergs Gruva

composer | performer | producer
psychoacoustics | brainwaves | ASMR noise

Currently living in Geneva – Switzerland – Daniel Maszkowicz (born Daniel Siemaszko) is at the same time a research scientist, a curator for independent cinema, and a multidisciplinary performer involved in several projects such as LE GRAND CHOEUR NOISE, SM NOISE, and CONFÉRENCE NOISE. Having worked at CERN – European Center for Nuclear Research – he collected numerous field recordings from the fantastic machines he come accros by wandering in the laboratories and abandoned tunnels.

His collaboration with artist Emma Souharce resulted in a massive installation of primitive analogue electronics called BIBLIOTEQ MDULAR, immersive hypnotic music created by an orchestra of obsolete laboratory function generators, often combined with analogue video modular synthesiser Synkie from collective [ a n y m a ] for an audiovisual analogue symbiosis. They released their first LP in may 2018 with label Copypasta Editions and Aussenraum Records.

His solo project makes use of SuperCollider with which he brings together an infinity of digital function generators. With his music, he creates a massive polyphonic and multichannel soundscape where frequencies merge into an intense magma of resonating waves, aiming for immersive hypnotic atmosphere with low frequency beats synchronised with natural brainwaves and molecular resonance patterns. He also audiovisual live creations and action noise performances in collaboration with several visual and sound artists.

Daniel Maszkowicz presented his work internationally and contributed to numerous soundtracks and publications.

//Contemporary composer//Flutist//I like fast and loud music

Award-winning avantgarde saxophonist, composer and sound artist from Helsinki, Finland

www.yesitsananias.com 

The vibrant new titles "Treizeta", "The Third Era" & "Vollenweider" off the freshly released 3rd Studio Album "Yes It's Ananias III: The Commencement of The Third Era" in 2022 have glimpsed couple of sparks of the upcoming new age and sound of YIA... In December 2021, Yes It's Ananias has released a surprise Solo Rhodes Single which is part of the third Saga. "Hot Snowflake Pt. I (Ice-O-Lation)" tells a story of an Utopia in our modern world. Although, the peculiar year of a post-millenium pandemic lead to a one-off performance in september 2020 when the 70's look inspired Swiss Pianist/Improvisationist went on stage for 6:29 min time. He conserved the moment and released his only digital output within 5 years since his well-approven second studio record "Yes It's Ananias II".

It's called "To Venus And Back" and was played on a Electric Piano in the oldest cinema in the country. Nicolas Streichenberg (His real Citizen Name) reveals the inside and puts it to the outer sphere. He toured heavely in the past couple years in search of finding his own signiture in the soundscape and playing by recording live-concerts on tour and release the limited Vinyl-Copies to the audience, re-listening to it and excerp the imprompti from all sections.

In 2018/2019/2021 he was playing/visiting in Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany the most honest way: Solo Piano. While gathering an increasing fanbase around Switzerland and Eastern France, he held up the first official PIANO DAY in Zurich. Swiss Radio/Television SRF Kultur portrayed him and his work during their Winter-Campaign #SRFZämeStah. A platform of selected Artists/Actors/Musicians in Switzerland. In the end of 2021 YIA got featured on the swedish shoebrand "Everyday Hero" in their artist/music section "Listen Up". A space for rocknroll spirits and fashionistas who are empowered by the musical taste of the shoedesigner. The filmwork for "Vollenweider" got premiered on their webpage of selective artists worldwide. It took only 6 days until one of most prestigeous Venues in Switzerland "Atlantis", who has been a base for the 60's/70's Rockscene in Basel and today's renowned Jazz/Contemporary Music Temple, was sold out. There are rumours for a new fourth era in 2023

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