"Mixtape" was composed around various snippets of existing music, trying to rethink and combine them in a fluid musical continuum. They were selected by the members of the ensemble and myself and found their way into the score – in the form of very radically transformed rhythmic and melodic fragments – as well as into the electronic beats played on the keyboard – in the form of very short and unidentifiable sonic particles. Central to the composition are notated loops: They usually include an approximate instruction for each player, e.g. "increase density", "single notes only" or "pick 1 each cycle". Events in these loops are chosen to be played or not played by each musician in each respective cycle according to the given instructions, culminating in a semi-improvised section at the end of the piece.
Aaron Wolharn, Flute
Claudia Fuller, Violin
Moena Katsufuji, Keyboard
Béla Bluche, Double Bass
Recorded at Neue Aula, Folkwang University Essen, on 25.01.2023.
Audio Recording: Charles Deichmann, Martin Preu
