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mittwoch 26. september 2007
LIVE:
MIR (CH)
dj andreas leikauf
Mir
was born in 2005, created by a group of young musicians who had always
refused to behave and couldn’t feel comfortable in predefined
genres. Though through different backgrounds, by the time they met
they were all well experienced in the field of experimental music
and were looking for a way to use the expression and intensity of
this music within the context of a basic rock trio, which later turned
out to be restricted to drums, bassguitar/guitar and organ/synthesizer.Sometimes
running to 10 minutes apiece, most of their music roars from beginning
to end while spiralling electronics float over a heavy hypnotic rhythm
section, evoking astronomical disasters and encounters with pandimensional
beings. Both musically and conceptually there are influences from
the german «Kosmische Musik», but without directly referencing
it – or anything else, since typical rock-elements are deliberately
avoided, as they are regarded as interferences between the music and
the listener. Instruments are used in a primitive form, or brut if
you prefer, and the players concentrate more on sounds and their rhythmic
significance for the composition, spraying dissonance
everywhere, leaving harmonies to play only a secondary role. Should
be listened loud and possibly at zero gravity. Or at concerts.Daniel
Buess hit skin and metal resonances Michael Zaugg pulled triggers
and red buttonsPapiro touched sensitive stringsAfter his percussion
studies at the Music Academy in Basel and Karlsruhe, Daniel Buess
(dr) intensified his exploration of unusual soundsources. Besides
Mir he was and is still involved in various Groups and Ensembles in
the realm of experimental and improvised music, like Ensemble Phoenix
Basel, Cortex, 16-17, How2 or Katarakt, with which he was admitted
to some of the most important festivals for contemporary music in
Europe, Asia and Australia. His own projects include percussion shows
in carworkshops, frequently involving self-designed electronic percussion
devices. Daniel occasionally gives masterclasses for electronic coffee
cans. and is also known for his collaborations with composers like
Alex Buess, Michael Werthmüller, Volker Heyn, Iancu Dumitrescu
and Tim Hodgkinson amongst others. www.ensemble-phoenix.ch www.skinandspeech.com
www.how2.ch Former violin player in second-class orchestras, as a
teenager Papiro (bg/g) decided to leave the academic path to join
a garage-band, because it sounded «similar to the contemporary
classical music» he had recently discovered.
He later went on to various formations playing every instrument within
his reach, had appearances with Yann Keller, Luigi Archetti, Mani
Neumeier and worked with composer Ruth Glatt and breakcore artist
Rachael Kozak. A mystical experience in 2003 led him to perform music
based on playing only one chord at high volume for an extended period.Michael
Zaugg (org/electronics) has played guitar in different bands of the
local underground scene, until he discovered
that he was more interested in soundeffects rather than virtuosity.
Soon he developed new techniques for guitar, and started to play around
with synthesizers and their modifications, which ended up in concerts
built of dense feedbackclouds and low-high-frequency oubursts beyond
pain treshold. In 2003 he joined Papiro for his drone performances.
Download Mir Tracks at
www.atreeinafieldrecords.com
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