Hentschel, Orson
Feed The Tape
Although Hentschel went through a classical musical education, his compositional techniques are by far not traditional.
In fact he does not start with a musical idea, but with searching for suitable sound material. His interest lies in
sounds and samples which had been used in a music or film music context before - film audio tracks, soundtracks, music
albums, internet, sound libraries etc. He estranges this source material in order to create his own sound - hence the
name of his debut album. Hentschel's interest in polyphonic vocal music from the late middle ages - especially ars nova
and trecento - stems from his earlier study of musical science in Vienna and Dresden. For this reason two of his pieces
(Florence, Slow-Moving) contain music from this epoch in a processed form.
Hentschel does not consider himself as a composer of contemporary music, but as a multimedia artist. He developed his
own audiovisual performance, based on the interplay of light, visuals and fog. Moreover he is supported by live drummer
Lukas Baumgart and together him and Hentschel create an energy which can be heard as well as felt. His aim is to take
the listener on an hour-long journey which brings him to the limits of what he can bear. This is achieved by extended
repetitions and long arcs of suspense rather than sheer volume.
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 2 disk
Release
26-02-2016
Label
Item-nr
484386
EAN
4024572912956
Availability
In stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
16 MM 7:30
2
HARMONICA 5:52
3
FEED THE TAPE 4:40
4
SLOW-MOVING 10:15
5
NOISE OF THE LIGHT 7:04
6
SHIRARI 8:16
7
FLORENCE 7:41
8
WHAT'S GOING ON 8:13