Hovering Harp

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Recorded 3/7/19.

Winter Woods (modular synth patch)

When I recorded the first piece of my "Whatever" series (the songs have no name, so you can call them whatever you like), I had just moved into my new Berlin apartment with my beloved Yamaha Piano. I had been traveling for a long time and after listening to a lot of modern classical music on the road, I felt the desire to make music myself.

Inspired by Artists like Greg Haines, I tried to combine my acoustic instrument with electronic elements. So I set up a USB microphone, recorded a few notes into my iPad, added some effects, and then started to play the Piano on top of it.

I was very exhausted from all the touring and I guess that is what this piece kind of reflects. The result is a fully improvised take, only the fade-in and out werde edited afterwards. And if you listen closely, you can even hear a car slowly driving by my open balcony windows. :)

Whatever #1

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4ms Spectral Multiband Resonator + 4ms Dual Looping Delay
EMW Alias + Dreadbox Nostalgia
ALA Cumulus

Recorded 12/13/23.

Planet Alpha (modular synth patch) [4ms Spectral Multiband Resonator]

snow was falling in berlin today, and i tried to capture this quiet winter atmosphere in #whatever #2. all sounds have been created with my piano, an iPad and samplr app and were recorded into ableton. enjoy!

Whatever #2

Latest live set from Utrecht. A mix of straightahead dirty techno, experimental sounds, breakbeat, acid, and even an Idioteque inspired drum pattern in the middle.
Opening lecture by Prof. Dr. Anja Metelmann from KIT. Climate talk in the middle from IPCC Report launch video (https://www.youtube.com/@IPCCGeneva)

Live with Elektron Octatrack, Analog Rytm MK1, Analog Heat, Bastl Instruments Softpop SP2, Roland S-1, Error Instruments Cloud Busting, ATOV Project MIDI/CV Controller. Modular synth: Noise Engineering LIP, Mutable Istruments Plaits & Clouds (open source versions), Bastl Cinnamon filter, Make Noise Mimeophon. KOMA Elektronik Field Kit sub-mixer. Erica Synths Zen Delay and Strymon Blue Sky for FX.

Hovering Harp

Ivan