Nicholas Bussmann, Ohnmacht-Trilogy Part 1: little ideas for voice and piano
Cottbusser Chor, arabische Zahlen
Margareth Kammerer, Eduard Mont de Palol, Laura Mello, Yusuf Ergün, Aaron Snyder & Nicholas Bussmann
Thu Jan 29 | Doors 20:00 | Start 20:30
KM28, Karl-Marx-Straße 28, Berlin
Nicholas Bussmann's latest work "little ideas" is the first part of a trilogy of 3 x 3 songs entitled Ohnmacht (powerlessness, but also unconsciousness). Bussmann's measured, simple vocals create an intimacy that is countered by the mechanical physicality of a player piano, creating a fundamental tension that is common to all these songs. When Bussmann programs the piano robot constructed by Winfried Ritsch, we don't hear a conventional piano. We hear a repetitive clacking and tapping that takes on a life of its own beneath the sparse melodies and patterns. Not only the strings and the body of the piano but also the robot sounds and grooves, so that the whole material vibrates. This ambivalence and interaction between body and machine further extends to Bussmann's lyrics: the inflated western “me, myself & I” and its status in the acid bath of digital cultures.
The Cottbusser Chor is a vocal ensemble and performance group formed in 2014. The singers of the ensemble speak 13 languages and come from different musical contexts. The algorithm-based compositions in which the choir specializes preserve this diversity. It is precisely this audibility of language, gesture, accent, and accentuation that is the choir's strength. Since its foundation with the premiere of The News Blues, the choir has given concerts at Maerzmusik Berlin 2016, Hangar Bicocca Milan 2016, Shanghai Biennale 10, and documenta14 Radio 2017, among others.
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