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April 24, 2008

Roland Olbeter's Electro-Pneumatic Instruments Play Elena Kats-Chernin

Set designer and robot artist Roland Olbeter has created a series of electro-pneumatic sound machines capable of performing entire string quartets.  The first commissioned composition for the robotic instruments was Elena Kats-Chernin's Fast Blue Air, which takes advantage of the range of noises created by the pneumatics.

A Youtube version of the video can be found here...another composition can be found here.

Elena Kats-Chernin's work is fantastic in itself. Her ear for odd sound and animated composition are a perfect match for the film and theater pieces she scores for. Her Wergo CD Unceremonious Processions- 15 short studio pieces is a surreal and moody soundtrack for an imaginary film. Listen to Left-over...a wheezing little dance piece that conjures up images of broken industrial equipment attempting ballet. You can hear more of Kats-Chernin's work on her official MySpace page.

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Hey, cool! It's just like a real-life version of those CGI Animusic videos that they always play on PBS during fund drive time! (for the uninitiated, try this one on for size)

Since when did the League of Crafty Guitarists start accepting robots?

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