Kasper T. Toeplitz - electric bass
Reinhold Friedl - piano +
An astonishing meeting of two instrumentalists: Kasper T. Toeplitz (electric bass) and Reinhold Friedl (piano), but even more undoubtedly a musical union between two composers: the music is clearly built on a double thought of the architecture of time, of the creation, disappearance and mutation of textures much more than on classical virtuosity, an adequacy to the organological principles of the instruments. Piano and electric bass. Both musicians have left the familiar paths of their instruments to make them the tools of their compositional principles. This opens up new possibilities - which here extend to the finest level of sound textures.
As a composer and electric bass player, Kasper Toeplitz has developed his work in the no man’s land between “academic” composition (orchestra, ensembles, opera) and electronic noise music. He works as much with major state institutions (GMEM, GRM, IRCAM, Radio-France) as with experimental or unclassifiable musicians such as Eliane Radigue, Zbigniew Karkowski, Dror Feiler, Phill Niblock, z’ev or Vomir, among others. His music is highly influenced by what he calls ”electronic thinking”, even his music for acoustic instruments. He often collaborates with contemporary dance and his music is performed - whether in solo concerts or by various ensembles - throughout Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. Since 2019 he is Associate Composer at Art Zoyd Studios.
all music composed by Kasper T. Toeplitz and Reinhold Friedl
commissioned by Art Zoyd Studios, Valenciennes, France
recorded October 2022 at Art Zoyds Studios, Valenciennes, France
mixed at Sleaze Art Studio, Paris
cover art: Gabriela Morawetz