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Listening Ahead
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Listening takes time . In the summer of 2005 the first explorations started. In the fall of the following year Kjell Samkopf. And Floris van Manen began the recordings of their next project. With the focus on event of the listening itself. For a whole week every night, they got free access to the famous Town Hall of the Norwegian capital Oslo. The very same place where the Nobel Peace Price is handed out every year. Beyond listening Don Hünerberg wrote down his experience:. Is a sound and listening exper...
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Music for Large Mountain and Vibraphone
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Music for Large Mountain and Vibraphone. Born 1952) and Floris van Manen. Based on this experience, Floris made the radio documentary I Hear, So I Listen. It turned out to be an exciting experience. Kjell played the vibraphone for hours and hours - day in, day out. He played in. All the music on this CD was made during this stay in the mountains. The material has not been produced, that is, no filtering or dynamic compression has been applied. The (long) individual tracks have been assembled one afte...
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Floris van Manen
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Software, soundscapes, sonography. One silence is worth a thousand sounds). I've spent many years in the area between art and technology. The structures and variations there in are of paramount interest to me. Distribution of time in space, of both image and sound. I search for solutions which are proof against irritation and boredom. The quest for refinement of simplicity. Music for Large Mountain and Vibraphone. In the UNESCO year of the mountains 2002, a non mainstream CD production. Simpleness and Re...
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Beyond listening, noise and everything
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Beyond listening, noise and everything. One silence is worth a thousand sounds). Einstein said "you have to describe things as simply as possible - but not simpler". Personally, I try to be as lazy as possible. That would be my advice to others, too. E.g. before adding sound to your environment, first listen. Maybe it is there already, and you are finished before you even started. Solutions that wet the appetite for the refinement of simplicity. He provided the answer himself:. It is not about power.