Sarah Maria Sun - Bernhard Lang: Voice And Ensemble - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Bernhard Lang's album Voice and Ensemble offers a sonic journey through three distinct compositions. In Das Hirn he juxtaposes a solo voice with a chamber ensemble, capturing the end-time force of Dürrenmatt's text through intense recitation and dynamic structures. The Travel Agency is on Fire explores William S. Burroughs' cut-up experiments, referencing his innovative techniques in an electro-acoustic piece enriched with synthesizers, samplers, and a processed electric guitar. In DW 16.4 'Songbook I.4,' Lang transforms pop songs into a shattered past using the cut-up/scrambler program Abulafia. Lyrics undergo fragmented reconstruction, accompanied by damaged beats and scratch loops, creating a distinctive sonic landscape. Album Tracks 1. * Bernhard Lang Das Hirn (2021) for Voice, Eight Instruments and Video 2. I. Teil 3. II. Teil Game 9-4.9 4. II. Teil 5. IV. Teil Aria 1. * the Travel Agency Is on Fire (2020) for Voice, Five Instruments, Playback, Video and Live-Loops 2. Section 1 - Ouverture 3. Section 2-3 - Round 1-6 4. Dream Machine 1 5. Round 7-10 6. Dream Machine 2 7. Round 11-12 8. Dream Machine 3 9. Section 4 - Round 13-15 - Section 5 - Round 16 10. Dream Machine 4 1. * DW 16.4 'Songbook I.4' (2021) for Voice, Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Piano and Drums/Percussion 2. The Watchtower 3. Ophelia 4. Count 2.4 5. Burning Sister 6. Another Door for Jenny