airborne extended is an experimental ensemble featuring harp, harpsichord, flutes, and recorders/Paetzold, often expanded with electronics, objects, and performance.
Recording & Production
The album, titled 'Landschaften' (Landscapes), documents twelve years of work by the internationally-oriented ensemble airborne extended.
Composition History
The works on this album were contributed by eight Austrian-based composers and are tailor-made for the original instrumentation of airborne extended.
Performer Biography
In 2025, airborne extended was awarded the Outstanding Artist Award by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.
Compositional Technique
The compositions on this album explore a range of options, from acoustic purism to electronics, and feature cyclic processes and tempo-polyphonous textures.
Performer Biography
airborne extended was an official cultural ambassador for contemporary music as part of the New Austrian Sound of Music (NASOM) program in 2018/19.
