Beste Acoustic Music Podcasts (2024)

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Verkündigung (excerpt) - live 8:09

15d ago8:09

8:09

Excerpt of a live performance on Wed 12 June 2024 at the Jesuit Church in Vienna during a rehearsal for the world première of "Verkündigung" on June 26th, 2024. Performed on an 0-COAST modular synth played through a BOSE L1 speaker.https://essl.at/works/verkuendigung.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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F.E.S.T. (Full Empty Space Theatre) - BINAURAL 9:55

23d ago9:55

9:55

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at the Volkskundemuseum Vienna (the former Schönborn Palace) on June 4, 2024 during the Vienna Festival project "Haus der Republik": 1) in the garden 2) Cider bar in the courtyard 3) Walking through th…

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N.O.N.O. (Never Obstruct Nearby Obstacles) - BINAURAL 11:19

1M ago11:19

11:19

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) on 24 May 2024 before and during a concert of Luigi Nono's last compositions:1) setup in the library2) sound check3) excerpts from "Lontananz…

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Coastline #67a (Joystick Fun) - modular synth performance 5:45

2M ago5:45

5:45

Free improvisation on a MakeNoise 0-COAST modular synthesizer controlled by a Doepfer A-174-4 joystick. Performed live at Studio kHz on May 9th, 2024. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - just manual control in real time!https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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Rise and Shine: phoenix-music for relaxation and sleep 1:14:17

2M ago1:14:17

1:14:17

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. With the piano music today, you can imagine birds flying in the sky. Maybe it's a phoenix. A bird with iridescent plumage and a long, golden neck. It grows from the ashes and is reborn with its miraculous powers. It rises slowly and deliberately, then floats into the night with long fl…

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Fairy in the woods: musik and sounds for relaxation, focus and sleep 1:08:50

2M ago1:08:50

1:08:50

Do you hear that? Quiet bells ring mysteriously. They invite you to accompany me into a fairy forest to a clearing where fairies dance in the rain. They are the fairies of the trees, and they gather here for the ritual of the Living Connection. Let the music take you into the forest of the fairies, while the wind blows through the leaves of the tre…

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S.A.X.O. (Silence Any Xenophobic Operation) - BINAURAL 7:39

2M ago7:39

7:39

Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Dresden (Germany) in April 2024:1) People inside the Frauenkirche2) Café Algarotti of the famous Gemäldegalerie3) The main station of Dresden 4) At the Albertinum art museum where refugees meet and kids play table tennis Released: April 24, 20…

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Deep in the ocean: relaxing with water harp music 1:12:54

2M ago1:12:54

1:12:54

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Today I invite you to listen to meditative music with a water harp, where you can imagine yourself diving deeper and deeper - perhaps into the ocean, perhaps into the lake or perhaps into your inner self. Who knows what you would like to imagine. music, text and produktion: Relaxation …

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Wind in the willows: nature sounds for relaxation and fall asleep 1:05:17

2M ago1:05:17

1:05:17

Can you hear the wind blowing softly through the grass, leaves, trees and meadows? Sometimes a crow calls and the birds sing the golden light of day in their most beautiful melody. And see how you feel when you listen to the sounds of nature. Perhaps you will become more relaxed. Breathe more deeply. You feel confident! It may well be that this is …

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Dark Forrest: between light and shadow 1:10:40

2M ago1:10:40

1:10:40

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Here you can listen to music that makes you imagine you are in a deep green pine forest. The forest is dense, somewhere a river babbles and water jumps over moss-covered stones. Maybe you'll find a spot somewhere on the bank and listen to the river, the birds and the horns that swell a…

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Of lightness and other new beginnings: Piano and pan drum to relax and dream away 1:12:54

2M ago1:12:54

1:12:54

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Today I invite you on a journey. You may be sitting on an empty platform, a packed leather suitcase next to you, knowing that you're about to set off. And so the piano and the pan drum tell of the lightness of the beginning - the anticipation of something new. And you, what are you loo…

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The legend of medina: Relaxing lute music and nature sounds 1:10:40

2M ago1:10:40

1:10:40

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Here you can listen to relaxing music and imagine you are entering an overgrown garden through a gate. The birds are singing, the sun is shining, you look for a nice spot and listen to the lute player. And as you sit there and enjoy the music, you can relax deeper and deeper. Because t…

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Planet of sleep: Trance music to fall asleep quickly 1:22:42

3M ago1:22:42

1:22:42

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Especially with this music. Because with its rich bass, it will quickly lull you into a deep sleep. Perhaps you will imagine that you are on the planet of sleep. Everything here breathes tiredness and sleep. The trees and the large bluebells swaying gently in the wind. Or the river rip…

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Rain and a bird concert in the early morning 1:29:23

3M ago1:29:23

1:29:23

Can you hear that? Spring rain and a bird concert. Welcome to Relaxation works. I help you to recover and fall asleep. Today you can imagine rain falling in the early morning. Only the birds are already awake, and the rain falls on leaves, falls on a meadow and falls on a street in front of a cozy house. music, text and produktion: Relaxation works…

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Highlands High: Music and nature sounds to relax and fall asleep 1:05:17

3M ago1:05:17

1:05:17

Do you hear that? Harp sounds and wide soundscapes take you to the Scottish Highlands. A stream babbles there and the wind caresses the heather. At one point, the music opens up - the sky opens up and perhaps an elf appears before your inner eye. music, text and produktion: Relaxation works/ Entspannung wirktNewsletter (German language) https://ste…

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Dream of cherry blossom: music, wind and water to relax and sleep 1:03:26

3M ago1:03:26

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Can you hear that? Soft music reminiscent of shimmering, a stream babbling, wind rushing. Welcome to Relaxation Works Sound, your podcast for relaxing nature sounds and music, I'm glad you found your way here. Today you are invited to imagine a sea of blossoms. Perhaps a cherry tree with a crown like a fluffy cloud. The blossoms float through the a…

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A city awakens: Piano music and sounds to dream away and fall asleep 1:01:30

3M ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Today I invite you to imagine lying in bed in a room in the south. You look out of the open window and hear the city waking up. Listen carefully. There are birds in the trees. Wild budgerigars and a parrot with green feathers live in the tangle of branches. You might also hear a car st…

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mælstrøm (2024) - sound performance for granular and modular synth 9:52

3M ago9:52

9:52

The Maelstrom is a gigantic vortex in the North Sea, described by Edgar Allan Poe in his short story "A Descent into the Maelstrom" (published in 1841). Its power is so great that it can suck in even large ships and crush them to pulp.For my piece, I constructed a kind of Maelstrom mechanism with Granular Synthesis, written in MaxMSP. It pulverizes…

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M.O.N.T. (Madeirans Obviously Need Thrills) - BINAURAL 10:43

4M ago10:43

10:43

Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Monte (Madeira) on February 20th, 2024: 1) Kids playing Futebol 2) Monte Toboggan sleigh ride 3) Japanese pond in the Monte Palace Tropical Garden 4) Gardener at work in the parkInfo: https://essl.at/works/HEAD.html…

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Coastline #62 (Desert Storm) - modular synth performance 5:54

4M ago5:54

5:54

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth, patched as a generative non-linear system. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time!Recorded live at Studio kHz on 7 Mar 2024 in preparation to my solo performance at Alte Schmiede the next day.…

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Coastline #59 (The Tempest) - modular synth performance 6:20

4M ago6:20

6:20

Free improvisation on a MakeNoise 0-COAST. Performed live at Studio kHz on Feb 27, 2024. No MIDI, no sequencer, no overdubs, no edits.Part of the work-in-progress "Coastlines" (2020 ff.):https://essl.at/works/coastlines.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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Von CAN via Stockhausen zur Elektronischen Musik (2023) - Podcast 15:17

4M ago15:17

15:17

Im Gespräch mit der transArt Künstlerin Astrid Rieder - aufgenommen am 11.11.2023 im Kunstraum Ewigkeitsgasse in Wien - spreche ich über einige zentrale Themen in meinem künstlerischen Schaffen:• Wie mich die deutsche Krautrocktruppe CAN zu Karlheinz Stockhausen und zur elektronischen Musik geführt hat. • Über die Dialektik von Ordnung und Zufall. …

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Study for No-Input Mixer #8 (2024) - Blacksmith 10:57

5M ago10:57

10:57

A new addition to my no-input mixer project that I started in 2023. Performed live with a MACKIE 802 mixing desk on Feb 8th, 2024 at Studio kHz. No edits, no overdubs.https://www.essl.at/works/studies-NIM.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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From Digital to Analog (2024) - Podcast 7:44

5M ago7:44

7:44

Composer Karlheinz Essl on his recent experiences and experiments with analog modular synthesizers and no-input mixer after decades of digital music making. Published in January 2024 on the platform SoundingFuture.https://www.soundingfuture.com/en/article/digital-analogVon Karlheinz Essl

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Von Digital nach Analog (2024) - Podcast 9:15

5M ago9:15

9:15

Der Komponist Karlheinz Essl über seine Erfahrungen mit analogen Modularsynthesizern und No-Input-Mixern nach Jahrzehnten digitalen Musikmachens mit Computern und selbstgeschriebener Software. Veröffentlicht Januar 2024 auf der Plattform SoundingFuture.https://www.soundingfuture.com/de/artikel/von-digital-nach-analog…

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Coastline #58 (Grain Harvest) - modular synth performance 14:44

5M ago14:44

14:44

Free improvisation on a MakeNoise 0-COAST modular synthesizer connected to a Doepfer ring modulator with two MATH function generators and a MakeNoise WobbleBug using frequency, amplitude and ring modulation. Performed live at Studio kHz on Jan 16, 2024.Von Karlheinz Essl

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Relaxation music Rain Nature sounds Piano music Thunder Lightning* 5:07:52

6M ago5:07:52

5:07:52

Can you hear that? Rain drumming on a window pane. Accompanied by soft piano music. Welcome to Relaxing Sounds, your podcast for relaxing nature sounds and music, I'm glad you found your way here. Today I invite you to imagine making yourself comfortable on a rainy evening. You're inside, maybe in bed, maybe in the conservatory. It's thundering out…

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Coastline #56 (Functional Fun) - modular synth performance 8:50

6M ago8:50

8:50

Free improvised live performance on a MakeNoise 0-COAST modular synth, two function generators (MATH) and a ring modulator (Doepfer A114). Recorded at Studio kHz on 4 January, 2024. No MIDI, no sequencer, no overdubs, no edits.Part of the work-in-progress "Coastlines" (2020 ff.):https://essl.at/works/coastlines.html…

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Satin Serenade: Soft music and sounds to dream away and fall asleep 2:24:59

6M ago2:24:59

2:24:59

Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Satin Serenades invites you on a journey of gentle sounds. Each note a whisper that lets you sink further and further into relaxation. Perhaps you imagine you are in a forest, the sun's rays making their way through the leaves and you are watching a colorful butterfly. Or maybe you're …

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Nachtstille (2023) generative sound scape 30:39

6M ago30:39

30:39

Generative sound environment based on the paradigm of biorhythm: three independent temporal processes in the ratio of 23 : 28 : 33 change the level of three sound files with a recording of the famous Christmas carol "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht), which are time-stretched according to the same proportions.https://essl.at/works/nachtstille.htmlWritte…

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Respektvoll und frech: Das Duo Heginger/Essl 56:43

8M ago56:43

56:43

Radiofeature von Jörg Duit über das Improvisationsduo OUT OF THE BLUE mit Agnes Heginger (Stimme) und Karlheinz Essl (Live-Elektronik). Erstsendung am 20.3.2018 im Zeit-Ton auf Ö1.https://www.essl.at/bibliogr/duit-sommerwellen.htmlDie charismatische Sängerin Agnes Heginger und der kongeniale Komponist und Elektroniker Karlheinz Essl nehmen Gedichte…

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Gesualdo-Fragmente (2023) electronic sound performance 29:08

8M ago29:08

29:08

A granular de/reconstruction of two late madrigals by Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), who murdered his wife and her lover "in flagranti". Soundtrack for a live performance with the actor Markus Hering, premiered at the Basilika Sonntagberg on October 28, 2023. Commissioned by the festival Klangraum Waidhofen.https://essl.at/works/gesualdo-fragmente.htm…

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F.A.L.L. (Focus on Allusive Local Landscapes) - BINAURAL 8:39

9M ago8:39

8:39

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Graz, Austria on October 7, 2023 during the Steirischer Herbst festival: 1) Carillon of the Glockenspielplatz 2) Visitors of the Landhaus 3) Main square in the evening with many trams 4) A tram ride…

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Kalimba (2005) - for toy piano and playback 5:17

9M ago5:17

5:17

Karlheinz Essl's first piece for toy piano, composed 2005 for Isabel Ettenauer, became a signature piece for this instrument.The primary aim of this piece is an attempt to break up the restricted sound world of the toy piano - not by superficial means of additional sound processing, but by the sound of the instrument itself. This is achieved by a s…

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Sequitur V (2005) - for toy piano and live-electronics 8:04

9M ago8:04

8:04

Recorded by Isabel Ettenauer for the CD "whatever shall be - music for toy instruments and electronics" (edition eirelav, 2013)Having written several pieces for the toy piano before, I dedicated Sequitur V to this interesting instrument which — in fact — has not much in common with the piano as we know it. Its sound resembles chimes or maybe parts …

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Trois Cent Drones (2021) for toy piano and live-electronics 3:33

9M ago3:33

3:33

This composition is a transformation of the original piano piece "Trois Cent Notes", in which the resonances of the sympathetic strings of the grand piano are simulated by electronic means. The toy piano becomes a new instrument with an artificial sustain pedal.https://www.essl.at/works/TCD.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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under wood (2012) for toy piano and ensemble 10:47

9M ago10:47

10:47

Since 2005 I have written a number of solo compositions for the toy piano, some of them together with (live) electronics. In my piece "under wood" I am confronting the toy piano with conventional instruments for the first time. It is used as an exceptional solo instrument but also as some sort of exotic percussion. For this purpose I deconstructed …

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Whatever Shall Be (2010) for toy piano and live-electronics 12:20

9M ago12:20

12:20

In this piece, Essl uses the inside of the toy piano for the first time. A contact microphone is attached to the instrument and connected to a custom-made computer program which acts as a kind of sonic ‘particle accelerator’. During their voyage through the piece, the performer not only scratches and knocks on the sound board, but also has to stamp…

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Listen Thing (2008) for toy piano 2:59

9M ago2:59

2:59

Palindromic-canonic variations of the most famous Christmas carol "Silent Night"; the score was punched into a tape that could be played in different directions on a mechanical musical clock. It has been adapted for toy piano and organ. It contains four parts, the titles of which are anagrams of the name "Silent Night":Tingle Hints - inversionShing…

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Pandora's Revelation (2009) for music box and live-electronics 7:04

9M ago7:04

7:04

Concert version of Pandora’s Secret, a sound performance that Karlheinz wrote for Isabel Ettenauer's "Circus Lebasi", a music circus for the festival Linz09, when Linz was the European capital of culture. Scored for punch-tape-controlled music box and live electronics.https://www.essl.at/works/pandoras-secret.html…

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WebernSpielWerk (2005) for toy piano and ringmodulator 6:06

9M ago6:06

6:06

On September 15, 1945, Anton Webern was shot by an American occupation soldier in alleged self-defense in Mittersill, where he had taken refuge from the approaching Red Army. Thus ended the life of one of the most influential composers of the modern era in an inconceivable and tragic way.60 years later - on September 15, 2005 - two commemorative ev…

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Sequitur XIV (2009) for kalimba and live-electronics 11:51

9M ago11:51

11:51

Sequitur XIV was written for the Hamburg-based pianist and performer Jennifer Hymer and sets the thumb piano in focus. This instrument, named ‘Mbira’ in Africa, was discovered in the middle of the 20th Century from the British ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey, who developed out of it a standardized western instrument named ‘kalimba’, and let it be pro…

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P.I.R.A. (Proud Istrians Request Attention) - BINAURAL 10:07

9M ago10:07

10:07

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Piran (Slovenia) in 2021 and 2023: 1) stroll through the alleys of the old town 2) lively atmosphere of Piazza Tartini, where people meet in the afternoon 3) North coast with sea surf 4) beach scene…

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B.O.O.K. (Bequeath Only Old Knowledge) - BINAURAL 8:56

10M ago8:56

8:56

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in libraries and bookstores in 2018 and 2023: 1) reading hall of the Austrian National Library in Vienna 2) a bookstore in Berlin, Moritzplatz 3) turning the pages of giant folios in the Klosterneuburg…

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T.R.A.M. (Trains Reduce Autonomous Mobility) - BINAURAL 9:55

10M ago9:55

9:55

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at different tram stations or tram rides in cities around the world:1) riding a tram through Kyoto (Japan)2) a tram stop at the main square in Linz (Austria)3) a ride on tram 18 from Genève-Cornavin to…

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G.E.N.F. (Generally Exclude New Friends) - BINAURAL 7:23

10M ago7:23

7:23

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at different locations in Geneva between August 17 and 19, 2023:1) pedestrian passage under the bridge where the lake becomes the Rhône river2) Terrace in the historic center with a great view of the c…

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C.E.R.N. (Create Electromagnetic Radiation Now) - BINAURAL 7:54

11M ago7:54

7:54

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at different locations at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, between August 16 and 18, 2023.:1) the CERN Control Centre (CCC), where all accelerators and detectors are monitored2) visitors…

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B.A.T.H. (Beat All The Heat)- BINAURAL 9:56

11M ago9:56

9:56

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at different bathing places in Lower Austria and the Czech Republic between 2019 and 2023 during periods of great heat:1) a nudist beach at the old Danube near Greifenstein2) the beach of Gmünd, a form…

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H.O.M.E. (Hills Open My Eyes) - BINAURAL 8:19

11M ago8:19

8:19

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at my home near Vienna, Austria from 2018 to 2023:1) cooking in the kitchen, 2) evening in the garden, 3) thunderstorm at night, 4) wind in the morning.https://essl.at/works/HEAD.html…

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Coastline #39 - Suite in 3 parts (2023) - modular synth performance 20:44

11M ago20:44

20:44

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth patched as a generative non-linear system. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - just manual control in real time! A suite in three parts, performed live by Karlheinz Essl on July 29, 2023 at Studio kHz.Video: https://youtu.be/W0gAae4PuxIInfo: https://www.essl.at/works…

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