Taus

Featuring: Tim Blechmann, Klaus Filip

Pinna presents Tim Blechmann and Klaus Filip, two key figures in European laptop improvisation, in a single uninterrupted set. Recorded in July 2010, the performance unfolds as a meditation on gradation and resonance - sound as a moving field of vibration and air. Both artists shape their output on laptops: Blechmann crafts slowly shifting waves, centralizing spatial detail and nuanced low-frequency motion; Filip brings a refined palette of microtonal sinewaves and pulses, structuring patterns that shimmer, fade, and reappear in shifting guise.

The acoustics of the church venue become an active presence - laptop tones interact with reverberant architecture, producing mysterious overlays and fluctuating sonic shadows. The progression of the set is highly restrained: moments of almost complete silence alternate with blooms of harmonics, field-like drifts, and glistening high tones. The music’s energy lies in attention and micro-change, not overt gesture; both players avoid drama, seeking instead the subtle interplay of digital phenomena and live space.

Pinna embodies quiet radicalism. It is improvised chamber music for the contemporary era - abstract, unpredictable, and always alert to what sound does in place and time. The album rewards immersive listening, inviting the audience into a world of intently hewn frequencies, lost echoes, and the interplay of digital memory and acoustic chance.