Chosen instrument: Moog DFAM
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/bauplatz
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/3s11psV

BPZ - Moog DFAM

Artist: Elisa Batti
Title: The Logic of Chaos  
Format: Vinyl, digital
Label: One Instrument
Catalogue: ONEINST013
Release date: March 28th 2021

Tracklist: 

A1. Elisa Batti & Sebastian Josef Brunnlechner - Asa (Fu Xi Guqin) 
A2. Elisa Batti & Marko Ivic - Slow Fall (Kawai CA 7) 
B1. Elisa Batti - Taiga (Moog Mother-32) 
B2.  Elisa Batti - Ecstatic - (Korg Minilogue)

The Logic of Chaos is the latest release of Elisa Batti for the label One Instrument that gathers music composed over a period of 3 years. 
Fascinated by the idea of developing pieces with strict and limiting guidelines, the confined environment gave her the possibility to explore and expand the creativity and the freedom of composing. Each single piece has a specific story and is recorded with a different instrument. 

“Asa” is produced together with Sebastian Josef Brunnlechner while composing the sound design for an installation. The piece comprises repetitions of a few simple loops layered and arranged over a carpet of long notes played with a bow. The bow has been intentionally played slowly in order to obtain as many overtones as possible. The short pizzicato melodies consist in small and simple repeated loops that appear and disappear dissolving with the other sounds. 
The intention behind this track is to let the beautiful sound of the instrument speak for itself evoking a dreamy atmosphere.
“Slow Fall” sees the collaboration with the pianist Marko Ivic and has an improvised approach. While Ivic was playing the piano Elisa Batti was processing the sounds on the fly. The piece is based on a minimalistic procedure, where continual loops create a scenographic effect. 
“Taiga” includes different patches of the Moog Mother-32 and is an emotive landscape where sounds rise and disappear again, leaving space to thoughts and images.  
The EP ends with “Ecstatic” created with the Korg Minilogue. It was part of a commissioned dance piece that afterwards has been readapted for the release. 
The final outcome sees a more complex and erratic behaviour.

Elisa Batti’s work induces a state where time stands still whilst simultaneously being in motion. Her sound palette is broad and expresses a high artistic achievement.

Composed and produced by Elisa Batti
Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Original artwork and layout by Marco Ciceri

© 2022 One Instrument

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[ONEINST013] Elisa Batti - The Logic of Chaos

Rezo Glonti, Georgian sound artist and electronic music producer debuts on the label One Instrument with an album entirely made with the Teenage Engineering OP-1.
He mostly works within the field of experimental music and places a strong emphasis on the incorporation of texture and space into his compositions.

Rezo Glonti, aka Aux Field on his new album “1 For One” created all the layers of the pieces in one take.
As always, Glonti’s playing is deceptively elegant, raw but precise, attuned to resonance, radiance, and negative space.
The record spans a range of emotions and moods and the result acts like a decaying memory, brief shining moments of clarity fighting against something unclear and untethered.

The various combination of layers perform with both a distinguished efficacy and unhurried dreamy drift—charged and beautiful, pulsating and pleasing.
The production is subtle and tasteful.
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Composed and produced by Rezo Glonti
Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Original artwork and layout by Marco Ciceri

Rezo Glonti  - Net Variations (Teenage Engineering OP-1)

Since 2016, One Instrument releases annual compilations of compositions created by different artists. “Year 2022” is the 7th annual Various Artists release.
This yearly celebration is a good moment to remember the concept and background of the label and how it started.

In 2016, Grand River aka Aimée Portioli kicked off One Instrument the record label where she releases sound experiments from different artists composing pieces by using only one instrument, challenging and limiting each of the artists in producing a composition by using only this one instrument of their choice.

She shares that One Instrument started as a need for herself. She had a Korg MS-20 (the 1978 version) in her studio which she borrowed from a friend for quite a while. At the same time, she was finding herself switching too quickly from one instrument to another while composing. That’s when she decided to stick with one instrument for a whole composition and choose the MS-20 to do that. For the musician, it was extremely helpful to put some limits on the composition process and at the same time discovering that the instruments itself deserve to be explored and studied with more time and patience.

Besides the yearly compilations the label has released 16 physical and digital releases among which we can find the albums of Donato Dozzy, Felicity Mangan, Rezo Glonti, Daniele Di Gregorio, Bandhagens Musikförening, Darwin Grosse, Neel and many others.

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Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Original artwork by Niels Feldhage
© 2022 One Instrument

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ONEINST-Y22 - Various Artists - Year 2022

https://eosradio.de/archive/grand-river/grand-river-april-2023

01. Pluhm - Calma Piatta (Polyend & Dreadbox Medusa Hybrid Synthesizer)
02. Michael Grunditz - Sequential Prophet REV2
03. Cupo Mediterraneo - II (Max for Cats Bengal)
04. Darwin Grosse - I Cry When I Think Of You (Korg ARP 2600 FS)
05. Clotur - Arturia Jupiter-8V
06. Rezo Glonti  - Net Variations (Teenage Engineering OP-1)
07. Elisa Batti - Ecstatic - (Korg Minilogue)
08. Winter In June - Waldorf Blofeld 
09. Mohr - Korg Monologue
10. Kronom - Korg Volca FM
11. Healing Force Project - Korg Arp Odyssey
12. Andrei Craivan & Gerrard - Sugar Bytes Aparillo
13. Bandhagens Musikförening - Mörkläggning (Yamaha DX-7)
14. Demetrio Cecchitelli - Jupiter JFL700EC

EOS Radio - Grand River ◍ Invited by One Instrument

“RR Lyrae” was recorded between 2018 and 2019 by the Portuguese composer and sound designer Dekim, using only the Soma Lyra-8, an organismic analogue synthesizer from Soma Laboratory that was designed by Vlad Kreimer.

Various approaches demonstrate the versatility of the instrument. The Soma Lyra-8 is an excellent tool for music production and performance. In “RR Lyrae”, Dekim explored the performance aspect, recording all pieces in one take without any additional overdubs by the only addition of a reverb pedal.
Dekim’s technical prowess is evident throughout the EP, with every sound perfectly placed to create a cohesive and dynamic listening experience.
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Composed and produced by Miguel Diogo
Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Original artwork by Contronatura

© 2023 One Instrument

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Dekim - Falling Action (Soma Lyra - 8)

https://eosradio.de/archive/marum

01. marum – Blaumeise und Haussperling (field recordings)
02. Ylia – Ame Agari
03. Ana Roxane – A Study in Vastness
04. Merrin Karras – Passage
05. Corell – Optimism
06. Deaf Center – Close Forever Watching
07. Atoloi – Fioritura
08. Yuto Takei – Rain Lines
09. Sky H1 – Huit
10. Aythar – Winter Walk
11. Sunju Hargun – Silom
12. Senzar – Deep Sea Civilization
13. Phaeleh – Four
14. Clearing – Comets
15. KMRU – MR3
16. Varuna – Avicennia
17. Sindh – Ayaka System
18. Mahaug – Pan Gu Silver Needle, Silver Dragon

EOS Radio - marum ◍ Invited by One Instrument

01. Ragnhild May & Kristoffer Raasted - Institutional Critique for Kindergarden, Side B
02. Sawako+ - Good Morning
03. Astrid Sonne - untitled
04. Spacetime Continuum - Flotilla
05. LA Timpa - Through Mine
06. Natural Wonder Beauty Concept - Driving
07. Delerium - Monuments of Deceit
08. Adrian Rew - A1
09. Unknown - Untitled
10. Fishmans - Night Cruising
11. Dubstar - Disgacefull
12. Excelsior - Su Tissue
13. Gaika (ft BBYMUTHA) - Lady
14. Astrid Sonne - Untitled
15. Psychic TV - White Nights
16. Astrid Sonne - Field Recording Bispebjerg
17. Yung Lean - Agony

EOS Radio - Astrid Sonne ◍ Invited by One Instrument

One Instrument introduces the stunning new album “Bardo” by Cupo Mediterraneo, the main moniker of Francesco Ferro, Sicilian musician and producer. The 7 track album bursts with colorful melodies and hypnotic arpeggiators, immersing the listener in a spellbinding soundscape.

His unique approach to electronic music pushes the boundaries of the genre and offers a fresh perspective.
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Composed and produced by Francesco Ferro
Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Original artwork by Contronatura

© 2023 One Instrument

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releases October 11, 2023

Cupo Mediterraneo - IV (Oli Larkin Kasio)

Brueder Selke, a polyinstrumental composer duo originally from East Berlin, consistently enriches the repertoire of their two primary instruments: cello and piano. Their independent curator role shines through as they frequently host boutique concerts and happenings, featuring both established and emerging artists during their yearly Q3Ambientfest.

'Go East' marks a significant milestone in the long-term collaboration of Brueder Selke, two brothers who grew up on the socialist side of the Berlin Wall. The tracks are driven by the essential components of a restored Piano-Strings  achine, along with two electronic organs named Sandy and the ET6-1, and a E-Piano, all manufactured by Vermona in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Their innate sense of interplay, developed during their upbringing in GDR times, stems from a deep-rooted longing for connection and exchange with like-minded musicians and individuals. Through their music, they convey ideas that embrace a universal duality, showcasing how diverse elements harmoniously complement each other. The album encompasses a wide range of atmospheric moods, from intimate classical chamber music to expansive textural landscapes created by these now rarely intact socialist synthesizers, with their parameters mimicking strings and keyboard instruments. In this ironic and thoughtful manner, Sebastian and Daniel once again skilfully let their main instruments, cello and piano, merge into one another.

'Go East' aptly reflects the artist's profoundly experimental yet accessible approach, making it their 8th duo album. The 2x2 recordings were produced in their Klingenthal Studio in Potsdam in February 2022.
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Composed, performed, recorded and mixed by Brueder Selke
Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Artwork by Contronatura

Brueder Selke - When Things Fall Apart (Vermona Piano-Strings)

Since 2016, One Instrument has been consistently releasing annual compilations featuring compositions created by various artists. "Year 2023" marks the 8th installment in this series. This yearly celebration provides an opportunity to reflect on the label's concept and its origins.

In 2016, Aimée Portioli, known as Grand River, initiated One Instrument as a record label dedicated to showcasing sound experiments from diverse artists. The unique twist was that each artist was challenged and constrained to produce their compositions using just a single instrument of their choice.

Aimée Portioli explains that One Instrument began as a personal experiment. She had been working with a Korg MS-20 (the 1978 version) borrowed from a friend for an extended period. During this time, she realized that she frequently switched between various instruments while composing. It was then that she made the decision to commit to a single instrument for an entire composition, selecting the MS-20 for this purpose. This deliberate limitation proved to be incredibly beneficial, as it forced musicians to place constraints on their composition process. Simultaneously, it led to a deeper exploration of the chosen instruments, revealing that they deserved more time and patience for study and experimentation.

In addition to the annual compilations, One Instrument has released a total of 16 physical and digital albums. Among these releases are works by notable artists such as Donato Dozzy, Felicity Mangan, Rezo Glonti, Daniele Di Gregorio, Bandhagens Musikförening, Darwin Grosse, Neel, and many others.
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Mastered by Luca Sammartin
Original artwork by Contronatura
© 2023 One Instrument

ONEINST-Y23

Demetrio Cecchitelli - Ibanez GIO

ONEINST-Y23 - Various Artists - Year 2023

https://eosradio.de/archive/felisha-ledesma

01. ML Buch - High speed calm air tonight
02. Klein - street cred
03. Asha Sheshadri - Whiplash
04. Ana Jikia - springbok, a yunaeon variation
05. Dane Law - Castle on the Marsh (Semi Precious Rework)
06. Pent & Eric Frye - 008
07. Ale Hop - They Thought of Themselves
08. Cole Pulice - If I Don’t See You in the Future, I’ll See You in the Pasture
09. Connor Camburn - 12312021
10. Noémi Büchi - Elemental Fear

EOS Radio - Felisha Ledesma ◍ Invited by One Instrument

https://eosradio.de/archive/sybil

01. Space Dimension Controller – Petrichor
02. o.utlier – Worshipper
03. Ben Bondy – Everything – Can’t Be
04. Corell – G7 
05. Lucy feat. Emme – Falling
06. Aleksi Perälä – FI3AC2391090 
07. Daniel[i] & Launaea – Sundering a Delusory Dream (Part 2)
08. Shuttle 358 – Logical
09. picnic – drops in the water (with tcs)
10. Cat Tyson Hughes – Gradually Fade
11. Jochem Paap – Un-Klkkn
12. Forest Management – Cold Air Contingent
13. Only Now – Fires, Bodies, Slow Burn, No Wood feat. Sheela Bringi
14. Opheliaxz – Drift
15. Sunju Hargun – Dakini
16. Daniel[i] – Samadhi 02 
17. Rapoon – Red Water
18. s.e.t.i. – living machine
19. Facil – 115 
20. Ayahuasca Dark Trip – Manantial
21. Donato Dozzy – For Arnaud
22. Dialog – Side B
23. Aleksi Perälä – FI3AC2271110 
24. Biosphere – Chukhung
25. Subsequence – Healthy And Beautiful
26. Primary Mystical Experience – Manifestation
27. Field Lines Cartographer – Golden Hour
28. Aythar – Cosmic Resonance Part 2 
29. Josh Wink – Emissions
30. Yuto Takei – Rain Lines
31. Ariel Kalma – A Man 2015 
32. Nick Malkin – Approximate Location
33. Aidan Baker, Gareth Davis – Names
34. Ethereal Logic – Early Reflections
35. Music For Sleep – Tampura And Organ Meditations (G) pt1 
36. Scape One – It’s OK to Moment
37. Ishq – Helios

EOS Radio - Sybil ◍ Invited by One Instrument

https://eosradio.de/archive/barker-jakojako

EOS Radio - Barker & JakoJako ◍ Invited by One Instrument

Chosen synth: Korg MS-20 (1978)
Artist: @grandriver
Synth information: goo.gl/lME1Rr

Grand River - Korg MS-20 1978 Classic

Chosen instrument: Casio CTK-3200
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/milenaglowacka
Instrument information: goo.gl/9Oryml

~ It sounds like listening to the universe ~

Milena Glowacka - Casio CTK-3200

Chosen instrument: Roland Alpha Juno 2
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/serena-butler-717672730
Instrument information: https://goo.gl/I8qYjZ

~ इंद्रधनुष ~

Serena Butler - Roland Alpha Juno 2

Chosen instrument: Roland Juno-106
Artist:  https://soundcloud.com/wanderwelle
Instrument information: goo.gl/ZSbCwM

~ I have fallen life times across life times to arise in splendor ~

Wanderwelle - Roland Juno-106 (Exp#2)

Chosen instrument: Suling Sunda (Sundanese bamboo flute)
Artist:  https://soundcloud.com/ideologikal
Instrument information: goo.gl/gbt6vT

The flute was bought by Fahmi on a local/traditional market in Bandung, Indonesia in 2010. Type of wood : local bamboo.

~ Colours you expect in poems ~

Fahmi Mursyid - Suling Sunda (Sundanese bamboo flute)

Chosen instrument: Vermona E-Piano (1978)
Artist:  https://soundcloud.com/yhdessaaa
Instrument information: https://goo.gl/NUGZXF

~ There are as many worlds as there are kinds of days ~

Yhdessa - Vermona E-Piano (1978)

Released April 6th 2018

ONEINST001 

A1. In Bloom - Korg DS-8 - 2:56 
A2. Korridor - Orgon Systems Enigiser - 8:13 
A3. Serena Butler - Korg Polysix - 6:29 
A4. Yhdessa - Waldorf Micro Q - 4:24 
B1. Yair Elazar Glotman - Contrabass - 3:38 
B2. Fjäder - Korg MS-20 Mini - 4:44 
B3. Claudio PRC - Rucci Minimal Drone - 5:12 
B4. Wanderwelle - Roland Juno-106 - 6:14 

One Instrument Volume 01 is the physical fulfillment of eight sound experiments composed by different producers using the guidelines of the label. 
The choice of the Various Artists format aims at creating an harmonious journey across different sub-genres in the ambient, techno and experimental worlds, which can perfectly embrace each other. 

The LP opens with a composition by In Bloom, the new project of Martino Bertola, who drives us directly into a melodic ambience. To follow it is the dense, polyrhythmic experiment by Fabian Kempe’s project ‘Korridor’. Serena Butler’s piece is built around spacey sounds and breezy rhythms. 

Yhdessa, the newly born Dutch-Italian duo formed by Grand River (Aimée Portioli) and Enrica Falqui, leans towards ambient atmospherics and ominous sonorities with a refined Northern European touch. Yair Elazar Glotman ventures us across his contrabass player skills giving an acoustic touch to the record. 

Swedish producer, Fjäder (Ida Matsdotter), handles the flip with a moody techno cut filled with evasive analog acutes. 

Claudio PRC delivers an electroacoustic soundscape created with a tiny, graceful drone machine. 

The Dutch duo, Wanderwelle, closes the LP with a dreamy and delicate excursion evoking the mysterious sides of nature. 

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Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio, Rome
Original artwork by Marco Fasoli
Layout by Marco Fasoli

© 2018 One Instrument

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One Instrument Volume 01

ONEINST001 - One Instrument Volume 01

Chosen instrument: Buchla 258 Dual Oscillator Eurorack Clone
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/progra_m
Instrument information: goo.gl/ExtZG9

~ Gated ways, as in earlier days ~

PRG/M - Buchla 258 Dual Oscillator Eurorack Clone

Chosen instrument: Doepfer Dark Energy II
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/xyleme
Instrument information: goo.gl/SJ8rLh

~ You may see me struggle, but you won't see me fall ~

Xylème - Doepfer Dark Energy II

Chosen instrument: Soma Lyra-8
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/secus_official
Instrument information: goo.gl/BDmn13

~ I am a thousand winds that blow ~

Secus - Soma Lyra-8

Chosen instrument: Audiothingies MicroMonsta
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/gaston-volpe
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/2PMpVcI

~ Air of other summers, breathed from beyond the snows ~

Volpe - Audiothingies MicroMonsta

Chosen instrument: Make Noise DPO
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/keyclef
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/2NYkxqF

~ Beyond the vexing temporal fray ~

Key Clef - Make Noise DPO

Released December 7th 2018

ONEINST002 

A1. Aria (Synthesis Technology - E340 Cloud Generator) 22:06 
B1. The Morning After (Roland SH-01A) 7:44 

In a scenario of overwhelming number of instruments, musicians often do not take the time to deepen and explore the creative possibilities of each gear they possess. One Instrument aims at counter-acting this tendency by challenging and limiting each artist in producing a composition by using only one instrument of their choice. 

One Instrument presents "One Instrument Sessions”, a new format on which each artist shows a more personal narrative of the sound experiments they compose. 

Neel opens the series with a solo record including “Aria”, a 20 minutes long piece made with the E340 Cloud Generator of Synthesis Technology, and “The Morning After”, composed with the Roland SH-01A. 

The E340 Cloud Generator is an oscillator which Neel says has always been a fan of. It has eight sines and sawtooth VCOs with unique modulation capabilities. “Aria” came to life while he was preparing for a live techno set: when he stopped the recording the oscillator kept running producing the sound and tones audible in the composition. 

The Roland SH-101 is Neel’s favorite synth. “The Morning After” is one of the 9 experiments he created while using the boutique version of the machine. 
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Composed and produced by Giuseppe Tillieci
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio, Rome
Original artwork taken from the painting “B 5085175” by Filippo Scorcucchi
Layout by Marco Ciceri

© 2018 One Instrument

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ONEINST002 - Neel - One Instrument Sessions 02

Chosen instrument: Dave Smith Instruments Mopho X4
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/cuna1214
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/2ElvxbD

~ Full of things that have never been ~

Cuna - Dave Smith Instruments Mopho X4 (Exp#2)

Chosen instrument: Roland Juno-60
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/ena-iai
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/2GKJiTh

~ He stepped into a silver room ~

Artwork by Marco Fasoli

Ena - Roland Juno-60

Chosen instrument: Instruo Cš-L
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/musicribe
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/2Sh6g92

~ It does not start or stop ~

Ribé - Instruo Cš-L

Chosen instrument: eKalimba
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/hrnrmusic + https://soundcloud.com/hanna_maria_melantonia

~ Better than pearls ~

Hanna Maria & Mattia Onori - eKalimba

Chosen instrument: TipTop Audio Z3000 Smart VCO MKII
Artist: https://soundcloud.com/submission_live
Instrument information: https://bit.ly/33On24C

~ Since brass, yellow and blue ~

PureData - TipTop Audio Z3000 Smart VCO MKII

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