Listening to the old Ohr records by Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, or the old Pink Floyd records, it occurred to me how the musicians back then managed to create such captivating music and so much atmosphere with just a few instruments. I mean, Pink Floyd, back then, it was drums, bass, electric guitar, and a Farfisa organ. That was all. And that's how songs like "Careful with that Axe Eugene" and "Echoes" came about.
The electronic equipment of Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream on their first records consisted primarily of organ, VCS 3 synthesizer, electric guitar, and a few effects. Another source of inspiration for my album "Electronic Sounds" was the documentary "Sisters with Transistors." It's incredible how minimal the musicians were able to realize their ideas in the 50s and 60s. Tape played a major role here, allowing them to distort sounds and voices. This gave me the idea of limiting myself to just a few instruments and tools, such as test generators, the Farfisa organ, the Synthi A, or the Arp 2600, and producing an album that taped into the spirit of the times in which early electronic music emerged.
With "Electronic Sounds," I'm interested in building intense moods with minimal means, weaving tapestries of sound that never seem static because something is constantly changing. I'm interested in music that focuses on sounds and atmosphere, music in which noises can become the lead instrument or rhythm generator. "If you don't pay attention to listening, you'll miss something and hear nothing at all." Eliane Radigue, Paris 2018 (Arte Mediathek: "Sisters with Transistors," ca. 51:10)
01 Harmony
02 watches
03 Abstract 1 & 2
04 Engine room
05 Conclusion
06 Abstract 3
