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TorTronix composition by Maren Lueg and the KosMoTronix Ensemble. Live concert recording in Essen 22. October 2023.
KOSMOTRONIX ENSEMBLE. www.KosMoTronix.com
The KosMoTronix Projekt, presents original compositions from the region's music scene for a wide audience that transcends borders; they bring musical traditions into dialogue between Orient and Occident, antiquity and contemporary musical cultures.
Electronic music has been deeply rooted in German musical culture for decades through techno and reflects the sound world of the Ruhr region like hardly any other musical style. The connection between traditional and electronic music elements is at the forefront of this work; with openness and creativity, the ensemble manifests new original contemporary music that crosses transformative cultural boundaries.
The imaginary world of traditions and traces of homeland provide the basis, the fusion towards a transcultural musical culture of the industrial new world, which becomes the new homeland.
The musicians Bassem Hawar (Iraq/ Djoze), Maren Lueg (Germany/Ney & Saxophone), Kioomars Musayyebi (Iran/Santur), Bernard O'Neill (Ireland/Contrabass), Alireza Ostovar (Iran/Sound- Design, Live-Electronic-Performance), Reza Samani (Iran/percussion), have developed new pieces from the connection between traditional instruments from the Persian and Arab worlds, electronic samples, and beats that reflect the contemporary culture of the Ruhr area. It combines centuries-old traditions of ancient musical cultures of the Orient fused with contemporary electronic elements and techno beats and the projections of Tom Groll and Kuno Seltmann (Germany) – to a fascinating fusion of past and present. This is an invitation on an emotional journey with excellent musicians and beguiling images!
More information at www.KosMoTronix.com
Maren Lueg. Musician, composer and teacher. She plays various saxophones, flutes and the ney. She has immersed herself in Middle Eastern music and creates contemporary fusions of Eastern and Western music. www.marenlueg.com
Tom Groll. Visual artist, curator and initiator of numerous art projection projects. Much of his work addresses the transition of seemingly real worlds into imagined spaces of experience. www.tomgroll.de
Bassem Hawar. Djoze virtuoso and violinist. He has developed the djoze to play all forms of Arabic and European music. Djoze are built today according to his design. www.bassemhawar.com
Kioomars Musayyebi. Santur player, composer, teacher, sound engineer and film producer. A virtuoso musician, he seeks to combine Persian and European sounds and plays in several multi-ethnic ensembles. www.kioomars-musayyebi.com
Bernard O`Neill. This multi-instrumentalist plays double bass, cello, bass guitar, piano and keyboards with bravura. His musical roots are in contemporary avant-garde, while his love is for Eastern musical traditions. https://Bozas.com/composers/bernard-oneill/
Alireza Ostovar. Sound designer, music teacher, live electronic performer and performance artist. His keen interest in performing arts, dance, and media arts has brought many collaborations with a wide variety of artists. www.aliostovar.com
Reza Samani. A versatile percussionist for the traditional drums Tombak and Daf. He is also proficient in the Eastern wind instruments Sorna, Karna, and Neyanban. www.rezasamani.com
Kuno Seltmann. Media artist and co-initiator of installations and projections with film, sound and light design. He likes to question perceptual phenomena and uses them to alienate, irritate and make visible. www.kuno.ist
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