Mitte Mai erscheint ein Tape mit Live-Aufnahmen der Musikerin Svetlana Maraš aus den Jahren 2019-2020. “Composer, sound artist and musician Svetlana Maraš has spent years developing her unique setup for live performances”, so OUS, die das Tape herausbringen. “She builds her live sets as frameworks for exploration by emphasising the sculptural and improvisational potential, rather than reproducibility. The core of Maraš’ performative practice lies in the accessibility of all layers of what a ‘musical image’ at any given point consists of, and gestural manipulation of these layers.” Das Album ist auch digital erhältlich.
“Using micro samples as a basis of her musical vocabulary, Maraš treats her live setup equivalent to an acoustic instrument. Using tablet controllers running a self-built ‘Touch OSC’ interface, pedals and different pressure-based interfaces, she manipulates and morphs the material with the mindset of a sculptor, while exposing herself to the audience and the room. Her focus lies on the musical form and structure, while the shape of the sounds projected into the performance space de ne which turn she might take next. Maraš explains: «I am interested how sounds fill up the room, how they spread, how near or far they are, how ‘big’ or ‘small’ they seem, how they morph and move.»
With the set she played from 2019 to 2020, Maraš had reached an extreme regarding the handling and manipulation of micro samples and micro-collaging. -OUS is releasing a live recording of this set as deep dive into the vast possibilities of live sound manipulation.” (-OUS)
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