Bernhard Lang, the composer, studied jazz piano, arranging, and classical piano, as well as philosophy and German philology, before focusing on composition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bernhard Lang's main interest since 1999 has been musical theatre, derived from his interpretation of the ideas of difference/repetition.
Compositional Technique
The pieces on this album, including "Organ Loops Vol. 1" and "Loops for Hába," are structurally related and based on loop-construction, using a type of loop counterpoint inspired by Philip Jeck's multi-turntable counterpoint.
Performer Biography
Daisy Press, a soprano on this album, reimagines Hildegard von Bingen's chants through the modal language of North Indian raga.
Performer Biography
Miroslav Beinhauer, who performs on the sixth-tone harmonium, is described as the only person in the world to master Alois Hába's sixth-tone harmonium.
Performer Biography
Wolfram Oettl, who plays the chest organ, is equally at home in historical and avant-garde music, exploring the boundaries between them.
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