Orpheus Sounds

Hainbach - Sound on the Moon

On today's episode, we talk to electronic musician and sound artist Hainbach about how to discover amazing sounds in the most unexpected places and from the most unusual sources. Finding the fascination in big dials and knobs and pushing his equipment to the edge of its capabilities (and sometimes beyond), Hainbach introduces us to his site-specific world of exciting new sounds. Join us on a journey to the moon via Berghain and deconsecrated churches. Based out of Berlin, Germany, electronic music composer and sound artist Hainbach creates shifting audio landscapes THE WIRE called "One hell of a trip". He has been fascinated with electronic sounds since he discovered the dial on the radio. Never losing his childhood wonder, he still searches for the sounds in between on uncommon electronic instruments, tape and test equipment, making even the "unmusical musical". Through his YouTube channel Hainbach brings experimental music techniques to a wider audience. He is an award winning film composer, and his compositions for ensembles have been featured at Witten, Gaudeamus and Impulsfestival Halle. His music software and hardware is used by musicians world-wide. He tours regularly, and has taught at Humboldt University, Manchester School of Arts, Hybrid Arts Lab Dresden, MRC Copenhagen, among others. --- REFERENCES During our conversation, Hainbach mentioned several projects where vintage lab equipments are turned into musical instruments. If that is of interest to you, check out the work of Orpheus' researcher Juan Parra Cancino and his free series of listening sessions: * https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/projects/an-immersive-journey-through-early-electronic-works-of Also, the mentioned work of Giacinto Scelsi and the Ondioline has been the source of extensive research and musical outputs by Marco Fusi: * https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/publications/giacinto-scelsi On the life and work of Pauline Oliveros and Deep Listening: * https://paulineoliveros.us/ [https://paulineoliveros.us/] Orpheus Sounds is a series of snapshots of Orpheus Instituut, a research center where we explore the making and understanding of music. https://orpheusinstituut.be [https://orpheusinstituut.be/] podcast@orpheusinstituut.be Made with the support of Wederik de Baecker, Pieter Blomme and Kayo Quintens.

William Texeira - Climate Change and the Cello

Today, we hear from William Texeira, a cellist specialising in the performance of new music. He gives us insights into his work centred on the world's largest wetlands, the Pantanal region of Brazil and the immediacy of ecological crisis. He has just performed at the COP CMS (Conference of Parties, Conservation of Migratory Species) in Campo Grande, Brazil. Our conversation moves from conventional musical performance and the function of the score to finding a balance between political necessities and the dangers of extractionist approaches while working towards musical and social impact and transformation. --- REFERENCES * https://www.williamteixeira.com/ [https://www.williamteixeira.com/] * https://www.wetlands.org/blog/the-pantanal-building-a-resilient-future/ [https://www.wetlands.org/blog/the-pantanal-building-a-resilient-future/] * https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/10/3643 [https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/10/3643] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski] Orpheus Sounds is a series of snapshots of Orpheus Instituut, a research center where we explore the making and understanding of music. https://orpheusinstituut.be [https://orpheusinstituut.be/] podcast@orpheusinstituut.be Made with the support of Wederik de Baecker, Pieter Blomme and Kayo Quintens.

Laura Andraini 2/2 - Paganini and Mars

On today's episode, part two of two, we continue our conversation with Laura Andriani on performing Paganini in a new way. Centuries after Paganini died, our fascination with his presence and impact endures. Precise measurements and musical intuition meet the speculative nature of artistic practice, research in the arts and sciences, and their connections to science fiction - approaching the boundaries of human knowledge and our fascination with the unknown. --- REFERENCES * Laura Andriani: https://orpheusinstituut.be/nl/orpheus-research-centre/onderzoekers/laura-andriani [https://orpheusinstituut.be/nl/orpheus-research-centre/onderzoekers/laura-andriani] * Il Canone, Paganini's violin: https://www.museidigenova.it/it/guarneri-del-gesu-violino-di-paganini [https://www.museidigenova.it/it/guarneri-del-gesu-violino-di-paganini] * Life on Mars? * https://futurism.com/space/nasa-biological-explanations-rover-mars [https://futurism.com/space/nasa-biological-explanations-rover-mars] * https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-says-mars-rover-discovered-potential-biosignature-last-year/ Orpheus Sounds is a series of snapshots of Orpheus Instituut, a research center where we explore the making and understanding of music. https://orpheusinstituut.be [https://orpheusinstituut.be/] Made with the support of Wederik de Baecker, Pieter Blomme and Kayo Quintens.

Laura Andriani 1/2 - Strings in the Dark

On today's episode, part one of two, we are speaking with violinist Laura Andriani about her work with the nineteenth century composer and virtuoso Paganini and her relationship with the physicality of playing. Performing some of the most difficult repertoire ever written for her instrument, Laura tells us about rediscovering the history of her instrumental technique and the importance of letting go. References: * Laura Andriani: https://orpheusinstituut.be/nl/orpheus-research-centre/onderzoekers/laura-andriani [https://orpheusinstituut.be/nl/orpheus-research-centre/onderzoekers/laura-andriani] * Il Canone, Paganini's violin: https://www.museidigenova.it/it/guarneri-del-gesu-violino-di-paganini [https://www.museidigenova.it/it/guarneri-del-gesu-violino-di-paganini] * Crossroads (1986): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090888/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090888/] Orpheus Sounds is a series of snapshots of Orpheus Instituut, a research center where we explore the making and understanding of music. https://orpheusinstituut.be [https://orpheusinstituut.be/] Made with the support of Wederik de Baecker, Pieter Blomme and Kayo Quintens.

John Chowning Does Not Predict The Future

Today we are speaking with John Chowning and Juan Parra Cancino. Without John Chowning's work on FM Synthesis in the 1970s, music as we know it today would sound very different. Starting with the most well-known (and apparently very heavy) result of his research, the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, our conversation moves through why the sound of the 80s was defined by "the first button you press" and an explanation of sound synthesis based on Magno's talent for whistling. Speaking with John Chowning is Juan Parra Cancino, our colleague at Orpheus Instituut. Juan is a musician, composer and performer specialising in live electronic music and vintage materialities. John Chowning is a composer and researcher, and taught computer-sound synthesis and composition at Stanford University's Department of Music. In 1974, with John Grey, James (Andy) Moorer, Loren Rush and Leland Smith, he founded the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), which remains one of the leading centers for computer music and related research. In 2019, he initiated with an international team, a long-term project to recreate, by computer modeling, the acoustics of the Chauvet Cave in France. --- Find out more about Juan's and Johns work: * Juan Parra Cancino * https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/orpheus-research-centre/researchers/juan-parra-cancino [https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/orpheus-research-centre/researchers/juan-parra-cancino] * www.juanparrac.com [http://www.juanparrac.com/] * https://www.instagram.com/jotaparra/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/jotaparra/?hl=en] * John Chowning * https://ccrma.stanford.edu/people/john-chowning [https://ccrma.stanford.edu/people/john-chowning] --- You can get in touch with us via podcast@orpheusinstituut.be Orpheus Sounds is a series of snapshots of Orpheus Instituut, a research center where we explore the making and understanding of music. https://orpheusinstituut.be [https://orpheusinstituut.be/] Made with the support of Wederik de Baecker, Pieter Blomme and Kayo Quintens.