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Hauschka – Sunrise
Biography
Düsseldorf, Germany (2004 – present)
Volker studied classical piano for ten years. His work as Hauschka is based upon a playful exploration of the possibilities of the ‘prepared’ piano - a disruptive intervention into the preconceived idea of the piano as a pure-toned instrument: by clamping wedges of leather … , felt or rubber between the strings; preparing the hammers with aluminium paper or rough films; placing crown corks on the strings, weaving guitar strings around the piano’s guts, or pasting them down with gaffa tape - his resulting tracks are composed both originally and charmingly.
Rather than striving for any purist academic perfection, Volker’s playing seems as much informed by modern electronica or Indonesian gamelan as it is by any classical cannon. With the aid of his interventions, the piano becomes as much a machine for generating rhythms as it does for melody. Now and again Hauschka utilises additional, non-piano sounds such as synthesizer, drum machine, electric bass, or other acoustic instruments like vibraphone, strings or brass. His pieces may be seen as small rhythmic sound-vignettes or just quiet ballads which have their roots in east-asian harmonies, the minimalism of Reich, Glass, Nyman, etc., and also in Satie or Ravel.
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perringwendal
A little improvisation of Hilary Hahn & Volker for The Line Of Best Fit > http://gwendalperrin.net/blog/2013/03/29/video-hilary-hahn-hauschka-improvisation-the-line-of-best-fit-session-silfra/
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Bonelesss
after two great live experiences: i want a live record with samuli. now!
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<3
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SLIGHTLYevil
I just remembered I bought Salon Des Amateurs a few weeks back before New Years, and it's been sitting on my desk under a pile of papers all this time! It's gonna get ripped and listened to tonight. Hauschka deserves better!
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Rapovezz
nice
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perringwendal
live >>>> records [2]
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karcass
live >>>> records
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muzjiks
I made a remix of "wonder" if you got a sec...http://soundcloud.com/esaugust/hauschka-wonder-eric-august
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live > records
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magrathea_
If anyone happens to have the sheetmusic for Heimat, and send it to me, ill be forever grateful. AND i will love you. Yes.
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not-mince-words
I'm so glad I found this music. love the concept of the beautiful cello and the minimal sounds
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MarinasMusic
♥
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wendell3
What an inspiration this guy is.
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kitestring
хаушка - няшка
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k2core
too fucking good. Saw him play with a drummer at the Barbican last Friday and it was incredible. Beats Johan Johansson playing a few keys on a piano and pressing play on a soundclip from laptop (who i was anticipating the most..but i guess that was the only way he could play out?). But Hauschka killed it.
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fake-train
Ferndorf 10/10 :))
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isaacashe
There's a free Hauschka track on my blog's compilation album, free to download here - http://blogs.loughboroughecho.net/soundadvice/2012/04/download-sound-advices-free-co.html You're welcome!
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junkotull
nice songs
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latoniavilleneu
so cool
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