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.
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)
Posted by: CaptnKurt | April 24, 2008 at 07:35 PM
Since when did the League of Crafty Guitarists start accepting robots?
Posted by: K | April 25, 2008 at 01:23 PM