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File under: Abstract

Carl Michael von Hausswolff

Perhaps I Arrive - Music For Atatürk Airport, Istanbul (2CD)

Label: Auf Abwegen

Format: CDx2

Genre: Experimental

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This double disc set includes some of the most unusual sounds you will have heard from Carl Michael von Hausswolff. The story goes like this. Von Hausswolff was chosen by the 1997 Istanbul Biennal to create a sound installation for Atatürk Airport. His classic sound combining low frequency rumblings, very monotonous oscillations and hissy non-narrative sequences was deemed too confusing for the commutors. It was feared, von Hausswolff’s sound installation might be mistaken for an alarm and would be capable of causing serious panic at the airport. Hence the original soundtrack for “Perhaps I Arrive” was neglected. This music can now be heard for the first time on disc 1. Carl Michael von Hausswolff’s response to the artistsic restrictions was to produce the four tracks you hear on the second disc. These only make use of the very basic pre-set industry sounds included in the Yamaha QY22 and show a new side to the von Hausswolff sound. Very simple, post-nuclear lounge music. These four tracks – you guessed it! – where happily used in the context of the Biennal exhibition. Art is a three-letter word (William S Burroughs).

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File under: Abstract
Cat. number: aatp 25
Year: 2008
Notes:
Released in Digipak. All music conceived, composed, arranged and performed at the bunker in Stockholm, 1997. Commissioned by the 5th International Istanbul Iennial, curated by Rosa Martinez. Accepted music performed in the transit hall at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul between October 5 and November 9, 1997. Not accepted music never publicly performed. Issued by: The KREV Ministry of Detours, Cologne. c 2008 Carl Michael von Hausswolff p 2008 aufabwegen