New Music By Karlheinz Essl

Binaural production - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at different locations at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, between August 16 and 18, 2023.: 1) the CERN Control Centre (CCC), where all accelerators and detectors are monitored 2) visitors at the - now historic - SynchroCyclotron (SC) 3) a walk through the CERN campus and some office buildings at night 4) the sound of ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment)

Binaural production - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at different bathing places in Lower Austria and the Czech Republic between 2019 and 2023 during periods of great heat: 1) a nudist beach at the old Danube near Greifenstein 2) the beach of Gmünd, a former gravel pit 3) The lake of Suchdol nad Lužnicí with playing children 4) Františkovy Lázně thermal spa Info: https://essl.at/works/HEAD.html

Binaural production - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at my home near Vienna, Austria from 2018 to 2023: 1) cooking in the kitchen, 2) evening in the garden, 3) thunderstorm at night, 4) wind in the morning. https://essl.at/works/HEAD.html

Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth patched as a generative non-linear system. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - just manual control in real time! A suite in three parts, performed live by Karlheinz Essl on July 29, 2023 at Studio kHz. Video: https://youtu.be/W0gAae4PuxI Info: https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.html

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class international instrumentalists, composers and sound artists from a wide variety of musical contexts (ranging from jazz to new music to free improvisation) to be part of a musical work process in continuous flux. Featuring: Anne LaBerge: flute and electronics, Arne Deforce: cello and electronics, Martin Siewert: electric guitar, lapsteel, devices, Elisabeth Flunger: percussion, Didi Bruckmayer: voice and Karlheinz Essl: computer, soundscape, live electronics, concept

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class international instrumentalists, composers and sound artists from a wide variety of musical contexts (ranging from jazz to new music to free improvisation) to be part of a musical work process in continuous flux. Featuring: Anne LaBerge: flute and electronics, Arne Deforce: cello and electronics, Martin Siewert: electric guitar, lapsteel, devices, Elisabeth Flunger: percussion, Didi Bruckmayer: voice and Karlheinz Essl: computer, soundscape, live electronics, concept

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class international instrumentalists, composers and sound artists from a wide variety of musical contexts (ranging from jazz to new music to free improvisation) to be part of a musical work process in continuous flux. Featuring: Anne LaBerge: flute and electronics, Arne Deforce: cello and electronics, Martin Siewert: electric guitar, lapsteel, devices, Elisabeth Flunger: percussion, Didi Bruckmayer: voice and Karlheinz Essl: computer, soundscape, live electronics, concept

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class international instrumentalists, composers and sound artists from a wide variety of musical contexts (ranging from jazz to new music to free improvisation) to be part of a musical work process in continuous flux. Featuring: Anne LaBerge: flute and electronics, Arne Deforce: cello and electronics, Martin Siewert: electric guitar, lapsteel, devices, Elisabeth Flunger: percussion, Didi Bruckmayer: voice and Karlheinz Essl: computer, soundscape, live electronics, concept

Sounds flood through the room, drip from the ceiling and evaporate in an eternal cycle. On May 13, 2000, the Minoritenkirche in Krems was transformed into an acoustic water reservoir by a generative sound installation by Karlheinz Essl. The occasion was the last part of the project series "fLOW". Once again Karlheinz Essl invited top-class international instrumentalists, composers and sound artists from a wide variety of musical contexts (ranging from jazz to new music to free improvisation) to be part of a musical work process in continuous flux. Featuring: Anne LaBerge: flute and electronics, Arne Deforce: cello and electronics, Martin Siewert: electric guitar, lapsteel, devices, Elisabeth Flunger: percussion, Didi Bruckmayer: voice and Karlheinz Essl: computer, soundscape, live electronics, concept

Binaural production - listen with headphones to enjoy the 3D sound! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Feldkirch (Vorarlberg, Austria) between July 19 and 20, 2023: 1) the river Ill from a bridge 2) waiting for the train, listening to an old lady telling her story of persecution 3) a walk through the art/sound installation "Spuren" inside the Johanniterkirche 4) morning scene at a Buddhist monastery with a monk walking around a stupa

This piece was recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz. I used only 1 channel without input with internal audio feedback and a constant high drone as a background, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound. https://essl.at/works/studies-NIM.html

This piece was recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk. I used just 2 channels without input with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound. https://essl.at/works/studies-NIM.html

Recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk, patched as a no-input mixer. In this piece I used 6 channels with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound. https://essl.at/works/studies-NIM.html

Recorded on July 5, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk, patched as a no-input mixer. In this final piece I used 5 channels with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your fingers can drastically change the sound.

This piece was recorded on July 4, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk. I used 7 channels without input, with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your finger can drastically change the sound. https://essl.at/works/studies-NIM.html

This piece was recorded on July 4, 2023 at Studio kHz on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixing desk. I used only 3 channels without input, with internal audio feedback, controlled by faders and knobs with amazing resolution. A fantastic playing experience, where the slightest movement of your finger can drastically change the sound. Watch the video: https://essl.at/works/studies-NIM.html

Another step into the realm of non-linear feedback systems, performed live on a vintage MACKIE 1604 mixer. A work-in-progress where I explore different kinds of interaction on an analog mixer that produces sounds only by feeding the output back into the input, changing levels and EQ settings in an instrumental way. Have a look at the YouTube video of this performance: https://essl.at/works/studies-NIM.html

Recorded live on June 10th, 2023 at Studio kHz. Performed on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY modular synth and a small analog mixer. No edits, no overdubs. This piece is somehow inspired by the legendary industrial noise band Throbbing Gristle. It focuses on the layering of slowly shifting pulses and the chaotic patterns that emerge from this process. More information: https://www.essl.at/works/trobbing-crystals.html

Recorded live on June 10th, 2023 at Studio kHz. Performed on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY modular synth and a small analog mixer. No edits, no overdubs. This piece is somehow inspired by the legendary industrial noise band Throbbing Gristle. It focuses on the layering of slowly shifting pulses and the chaotic patterns that emerge from this process. More information: https://www.essl.at/works/trobbing-crystals.html

Recorded live on June 10th, 2023 at Studio kHz. Performed on a Doepfer DARK ENERGY modular synth and a small analog mixer. No edits, no overdubs. This piece is somehow inspired by the legendary industrial noise band Throbbing Gristle. It focuses on the layering of slowly shifting pulses and the chaotic patterns that emerge from this process. More information: https://www.essl.at/works/trobbing-crystals.html