DRUMMING IS AN ELASTIC CONCEPT
Performances
Description:
Staged solo concert for percussion and electronics
Since the mid-1980s Josef Klammer has been continuously working as a musician and media musician on the tonal enhancement of his instrumentarium, and on the exploration and transformation of media-immanent music potentials.
His first full-length solo program, *Trommeln ist ein Dehnbarer Begriff* (*Drumming Is an Elastic Concept*), is an anthology of his intensive efforts and their realization under the direction (scenic design) of Ernst M. Binder. The project’s title is based on the Kunstradio program *Membran*, which Klammer created live on the Austrian national radio station Ö1 in 2008. Instead of the usual plastic drumheads, Klammer used latex skins. As a result, the drumbeats were slowed down and stretched, until only the “breathing” of the drum was audible. Thus the title not only stands for the visual illustration of a process, but also as a metaphor for the adaptation and enhancement of the instruments using analog and digital aids.
Since the mid-1980s Josef Klammer has been continuously working as a musician and media musician on the tonal enhancement of his instrumentarium, and on the exploration and transformation of media-immanent music potentials.
His first full-length solo program, *Trommeln ist ein Dehnbarer Begriff* (*Drumming Is an Elastic Concept*), is an anthology of his intensive efforts and their realization under the direction (scenic design) of Ernst M. Binder. The project’s title is based on the Kunstradio program *Membran*, which Klammer created live on the Austrian national radio station Ö1 in 2008. Instead of the usual plastic drumheads, Klammer used latex skins. As a result, the drumbeats were slowed down and stretched, until only the “breathing” of the drum was audible. Thus the title not only stands for the visual illustration of a process, but also as a metaphor for the adaptation and enhancement of the instruments using analog and digital aids.
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