WILL BE RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 2016
Mikrophonie turns it attention to the inside of musical instruments. A sonic microscope is created, performed, mixed and diffused in real time through the use of extreme close-miking of the ensemble and wireless headsets for the audience. The piece challenges conceptions of instrumental, electro-acoustic and social space, setting all these components into play through a balancing and manipulation of real and virtual sonic rooms.
Mikrophonie is developed by Lemur and Benjamin Maumus, one of Europe’s most experienced sound engineers and spatialization experts.
Recorded by Benjamin Maumus
Produced by Lemur
Edited and mixed by Bjørnar Habbestad
Mastered by Jeff Carey
A double CD collecting live church concerts from Hamar Domkirke, Nidarosdomen, Trondheim and Grefsen Kirke, Oslo.
CD1: Grefsen (PT. I), Hamar
CD2: Howard Skempton: For Strings, Grefsen (PT.II), Nidaros
Bjørnar Habbestad, flutes
Hild Sofie Tafjord, french horn
Lene Grenager, cello
Michael Francis Duch, bass
John Tilbury, piano and Rhodri Davis, harp features on Howard Skempton: For Strings
Recorded by Thomas Hukkelberg, Bjørnar Habbestad and Morten Stendahl. Mastered by Jeff Carey. Produced by Bjørnar Habbestad
Spatialized concert music for ensemble, microphones, headsets and speakers
Premiered 21st of November 2013, Tolouse.
Mikrophonie turns its attention to the inside of musical instruments. A sonic microscope is created, performed, mixed and diffused in real time through the use of extreme close-miking of the ensemble and wireless headsets for the audience. The piece challenges conceptions of instrumental, electro-acoustic and social space, setting all these components into play through a the manipulation of real and virtual sonic rooms.
Mikrophonie is developed by Lemur and Benjamin Maumus, one of Europe’s most experienced sound engineers and spatialization experts.
The project was developed in workshops in Norway and France, supported by GMEA, BEK and WRAP. The premiere performance was given at Journées Electriques in Albi, march 2014. Later performances includes Tolouse (Novelum 2014), Oslo (Notam, 2014) and Bergen (Lydgalleriet, 2014). Mikrophonie was recorded and will be released on +3DB records in november 2016.