Hans Essel
Composer and musician of improvised music and Grundlagenmusik (foundational music) based in Darmstadt, Germany.
Composer and musician of improvised music and Grundlagenmusik (foundational music) based in Darmstadt, Germany.
Zeitfalten
**very last copies** Awesome!! After 2013's Saitensack LP, this edition showcases another long-running project by Darmstadt-based composer Hans Essel (b. 1948). Zeitfalten (time folds) is music for tape machines: Using a Revox A77 reel tape recorder, the tape is led around a guide between the record head and the replay head. Each recorded sound is replayed after nine seconds and added to the input sound. Optionally, the tape can be led to a second A77 where it is replayed once again and selectiv…
Saitensack
First-ever release for Darmstadt-based composer Hans Essel who has been active in improvised music and Grundlagenmusik (foundational music) for more than 20 years. This LP showcases his project Saitensack (string-bag) in which he develops new ways of playing the violin and viola. Comparisons could be drawn to other experimental violinists like Tony Conrad and Takehisa Kosugi but Hans Essel uses a far more stripped-down approach: the instruments are neither modified nor amplified. Strings are not…