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Computer Aided Breathing is a trio devoted to live improvisation which was formed in 2006 by Kirstin Gramlich (pipe organ and keyboards), Stelios Manousakis (programming and live electronics) and Stephanie Pan (soprano and sampler). The sounds produced by the singer and the organist undergo a constant transmutation in real-time through a chain of digital processes, which are controlled manually and with the aid of stochastic functions and biology-inspired algorithms.
The three members met while studying at the Koninklijk Conservatorium, The Hague, the Netherlands, where they all received diplomas in their respective fields. To date, they have performed using two basic setups: the first being the original, but location limited setup, with pipe organs; the second with a Hammond emulator.
The trio made their first cd release, Fukuoka Method, on Seven Inch Recordings in March 2007.
Their improvisations focus on mood, ambiance, texture and gesture. A fundamental aspect is that sonic elements flow from instrument to instrument and migrate from one perceptual quality to the other. The performers are considered to be part of one sonic environment, playing the same collective instrument. There are no solos; everyone is allowed to introduce a new element or elaborate on an existing one.
News:
Computer Aided Breathing is preparing a 45minute open-form composition with imporovisatory elements, commisioned by the Orgelpark (Organ Park). The piece will premier on November 7 2008, in the Orgelpark in Amsterdam, NL, at the opening concert of the Orgelpark Research: Improvisation festival. The score of the piece will be published by the OrgelPark. For more information on the concert go here.
These are some pictures taken during the Computer Aided Breathing rehearsals at Orgelpark:
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Listen (mp3):
Computer Aided Breathing with
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Fukuoka Method | [SIRcd02], CD-release (excerpts) |
Computer Aided Breathing with |
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live recording | Westerkerk, Amsterdam |