And yet again for something completely different 😉 I’d like to introduce my new toy: the VoiceLive 2 by TC HELICON. This tool is just amazing. If you start to play around with it the day is over like nothing. Again I play the bass with my left hand, the keyboards with my right hand, which also controls the harmonics of the VoiceLive, and the drums with my feet;...
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Real-time composition on April 26th 2013 at Percussion Atelier. Simone Baumann: Voice, Piano, Vocoder, Steel Drum Beat Föllmi: Drums, Percussion, Steel Drum Rochus Keller: Keys (Bass, Guitar, Piano), Alphorn Here’s the music (License: Creative Commons by-nc-sa): Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 And here are two tracks Simone...
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Real-time composition on April 19th 2013 at Percussion Atelier. Simone Baumann: Voice, Piano, Vocoder, Shruti box Beat Föllmi: Drums, Percussion Rochus Keller: Keys (Bass, Piano, Guitar), Alphorn Here’s the music (License: Creative Commons by-nc-sa): Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 And here are some pictures: [Show as...
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And now for something completely different 😉 This is my first attempt to use the alphorn (which was generously loaned to me by the Gisler family, Mürg, Gersau) in concert with my other instruments; every note you hear is played live and ad lib; no overdups, no rehearsal; I play the bass with my left hand, the piano with my right hand, and the drums with my feet; as...
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Real-time composition on March 28th 2013 at Percussion Atelier. Simone Baumann: Voice, Piano, Vocoder Beat Föllmi: Drums, Percussion Rochus Keller: Keyboards (E-Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Foot Drums) Here’s the music (License: Creative Commons by-nc-sa): Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Video of Track 1: Video of Track 2: And here are some...
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This is my current favorites list (in a somewhat arbitrary order). If you’re in a hurry, have a look at some of these (and keep in mind: it’s all live and improvised, i.e. real-time composition, no compositions or arrangements in advance, no overdubs, no retakes): Spanish Weather: 003-4234 003-6746 005-1537 005-2920 003-0602 Anticipation:...
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Real-time composition on September 29th 2012 at Percussion Atelier. Beat Föllmi: Drums, Percussion, Lead Synth, Voice Rochus Keller: Pianos, Xylo, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Foot Drums Here’s the music (License: Creative Commons by-nc-sa): 003-0025 (excerpt) 003-2441...
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DoorScope is a software application which can be used in the specification review process. Specifications can be exported from IBM DOORS® and viewed with links, object attributes and change history (including tables, images and richtext). Objects can be annotated and marked with their review status. There is also a fulltext search and scripting facility. DoorScope is a...
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We’re being heard! Great, thank you folks for coming back to our music! It’s the greatest reward for musicians if their music is being appreciated. Here’s the one year statistics (July 2011 to May 2012, Webalizer snapshot taken on June 04 2012): According to Webalizer ~151 GB files (about 27’000 songs) were downloaded from more than 70 countries...
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I’m interested in musical improvisation; all my musical efforts and passion are geared to spontaneous creation of music; but not simply free improvisation – as it became known e.g. with free jazz, psychedelic rock or contemporary “classic” music – many times chaotic and a pain for the audience; instead my intent is to make improvised music...
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Here some samples of on-going mastering efforts. Session on November 17 2012 with Beat & Rochus: 00-0015.mp3 Session on Dec. 31 2011 with Urs, Dominik, Beat & Rochus: 039-0810.mp3 Session on November 2011 with Beat & Rochus: 036-2308.mp3 036-4745.mp3 (License: Creative Commons...
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In the midnight sun of Svartå, Sweden; we were all alone on the lake; the hotel is in the background; it is a beautiful building with a very nice garden; and they have rowing boats. Here it is on the map: Show in Google Maps And here is the uncut version for the sake of completeness (yes, it’s a rowing...
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This is the wonderful area around Schwyz. Some know it as the Swiss Knive Valley. You should come and see it! The rainbow is not always there; they made an exception when I took the picture.
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This is the view to mount Mythen and Kaiserstock right after a thunderstorm. I have many pictures of such spectacular atmospheres. And it’s just around the corner.
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This was one of the awsome moments which you can experience in the Grimsel area. I was walking from Grimsel pass towards Oberaarsee and came accross this silent pond at Bäregg full of these strange white Eriophori. Here’s the map: Show in Google...
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Also this picture looks like a painting. I took it at Susten pass in the area of Steingletscher straight before a thunderstorm came up. Show in Google...
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I took this picture in autumn on our return from Sidelenhütte. You can see the mountains around Oberalp pass in the background. See the map: Show in Google...
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This picture also looks like a painting. But it is real without any effects. The picture shows Mount Pilatus, as seen from Küssnacht am Rigi. I took the picture in April.
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This was a nice concert in Steinhausen (Switzerland). The music was a real-time composition by Beat and me. Here you can listen to the MP3 files. There is even a video of it, which I will upload some day.
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There is a wonderful forest of larch trees in the area of Gletsch, which is located between Furka and Grimsel pass. You find it here: Show in Google Maps And here is the uncut...
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