Beste Karlheinz Essl Podcasts (2024)

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

25d 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

1M 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

1M 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. Filmed with iPhone 15, sound recorded with …

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

2M 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

2M 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

2M 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

2M 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

2M 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

3M 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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Coastline #56 (Functional Fun) - modular synth performance 8:50

4M 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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Nachtstille (2023) generative sound scape 30:39

4M 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

5M 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

6M 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

6M 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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Sequitur XIV (2009) for kalimba and live-electronics 11:51

7M 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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WebernSpielWerk (2005) for toy piano and ringmodulator 6:06

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

7M 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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Listen Thing (2008) for toy piano 2:59

7M 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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Whatever Shall Be (2010) for toy piano and live-electronics 12:20

7M 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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under wood (2012) for toy piano and ensemble 10:47

7M 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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Trois Cent Drones (2021) for toy piano and live-electronics 3:33

7M 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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Kalimba (2005) - for toy piano and playback 5:17

7M 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

7M 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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P.I.R.A. (Proud Istrians Request Attention) - BINAURAL 10:07

7M 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

7M 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

8M 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

8M 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

8M 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

8M 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

9M 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

9M 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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fLOWer #5 17:51

9M ago17:51

17:51

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class internat…

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fLOWer #4 33:07

9M ago33:07

33:07

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class internat…

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fLOWer #3 6:23

9M ago6:23

6:23

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class internat…

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fLOWer #2 8:53

9M ago8:53

8:53

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class internat…

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fLOWer #1 7:32

9M ago7:32

7:32

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class internat…

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F.E.L.D. (Follow Every Liquid Drain) - BINAURAL 8:27

9M ago8:27

8:27

Binaural production - listen with headphones to enjoy the 3D sound!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Feldkirch (Vorarlberg, Austria) between July 19 and 20, 2023:1) the river Ill from a bridge2) waiting for the train, listening to an old lady telling her story of persecution3)…

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Study for No-Input Mixer #4 (2023)- one voice 3:00

10M ago3:00

3:00

This piece was recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz. I used only 1 channel without input with internal audio feedback and a constant high drone as a background, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound.https://essl.at/works…

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Study for No-Input Mixer #5 (2023) - two voices 4:29

10M ago4:29

4:29

This piece was recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk. I used just 2 channels without input with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound.https://essl.at/works/stu…

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Study for No-Input Mixer #6 (2023)- six voices 6:04

10M ago6:04

6:04

Recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk, patched as a no-input mixer. In this piece I used 6 channels with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound.https://essl.at/…

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Study for No-Input Mixer #7 (2023)- five voices with happy end 6:14

10M ago6:14

6:14

Recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk, patched as a no-input mixer. In this final piece I used 5 channels with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound.…

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Study for No-Input Mixer #3 (2023) - three voices 5:16

10M ago5:16

5:16

This piece was recorded on July 4, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk. I used only 3 channels without input, with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your finger can drastically change the sound.Watch the video: https://…

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Study for No-Input Mixer #2 (2023) - seven voices 6:05

10M ago6:05

6:05

This piece was recorded on July 4, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk. I used 7 channels without input, with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your finger can drastically change the sound.https://essl.at/works/studies-…

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Study for No-Input Mixer #1 (2023) - four voices 7:42

10M ago7:42

7:42

Another step into the realm of non-linear feedback systems, performed live on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixer. A work-in-progress where I explore different kinds of interaction on an analog mixer that produces sounds only by feeding the output back into the input, changing levels and EQ settings in an instrumental way.Have a look at the YouTube video o…

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Throbbing Crystal, 2nd move (2023)- synthesizer live performance 5:24

10M ago5:24

5:24

Recorded live on June 10th, 2023 at Studio kHz. Performed on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY modular synth and a small analog mixer. No edits, no overdubs.This piece is somehow inspired by the legendary industrial noise band Throbbing Gristle. It focuses on the layering of slowly shifting pulses and the chaotic patterns that emerge from this process.More inf…

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Throbbing Crystal, 3rd move (2023) - synthesizer live performance 5:41

10M ago5:41

5:41

Recorded live on June 10th, 2023 at Studio kHz. Performed on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY modular synth and a small analog mixer. No edits, no overdubs.This piece is somehow inspired by the legendary industrial noise band Throbbing Gristle. It focuses on the layering of slowly shifting pulses and the chaotic patterns that emerge from this process.More inf…

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Throbbing Crystal, 4th move (2023)- synthesizer live performance 3:52

10M ago3:52

3:52

Recorded live on June 10th, 2023 at Studio kHz. Performed on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY modular synth and a small analog mixer. No edits, no overdubs.This piece is somehow inspired by the legendary industrial noise band Throbbing Gristle. It focuses on the layering of slowly shifting pulses and the chaotic patterns that emerge from this process.More inf…

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Throbbing Crystal, 1st move (2023) - synthesizer live performance 5:12

10M ago5:12

5:12

Recorded live on June 10th, 2023 at Studio kHz. Performed on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY modular synth and a small analog mixer. No edits, no overdubs.This piece is somehow inspired by the legendary industrial noise band Throbbing Gristle. It focuses on the layering of slowly shifting pulses and the chaotic patterns that emerge from this process.More inf…

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spuren... (2023) generative sound environment 9:23

11M ago9:23

9:23

Excerpt of an infinite generative sound environment for a room installation by the artist Tanja Prušnik, to be shown at the Johanniterkirche Feldkirch (an abandoned church in Voralberg, Austria) from 20 July to 17 September 2023. An electronic transformation of the organ composition "Prendere il Fa" (2021), performed by Wolfgang Kogert. This piece …

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E.G.E.R. (Ephemeral Ghosts Extinguish the River) - BINAURAL 8:43

11M ago8:43

8:43

Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded on the North Bohemian river Ohře/Eger between 16 and 18 May 2023:1) the river at Loket2) railway station in Perštein3) a thermal spring in Karlovy Vary4) the St. Nicholas fountain in the historical cen…

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