SingleRelease date:
12.07.2019
Johannes Motschmann
Uncanny Valley
Driven by a beat that reveals several simultaneous rhythms. At times you can count 3/4, 4/4, or 7/4 bars, depending on which part you follow. Towards the end, the beat stabilises and the percussion parts grow into a breakbeat. For the recording, David and I tried a number of things until we achieved a good balance between order and chaos. I think it’s great when rhythms change within one track, when the focus is shifted, so to speak. A constant beat suggests certainty. It’s often more interesting, however, to explore uncertainty.
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Johannes Motschmann
Johannes Motschmann studied composition with Wolfgang Rihm and Hanspeter Kyburz, along with piano and electronic music. He is a freelance composer and lives in Berlin. Interpreters of his music include Ensemble Modern, the NDR Radio Philharmonic, SWR Symphony Orchestra and classical band Spark. Motschmann’s music is performed at pop and classical festivals alike – from Klangspuren Schwaz to the Beethovenfest in Bonn and the Festival of Mecklenburg-West-Pomerania, from La Folle Journée to the Reeperbahn Festival and the Yellow Lounge at the Berghain venue.
