in brief
14.09.2021

Pretty Shitty 

Yavor Petkov (Beyond the Genius Art Project): »Ode til dåsen«
Piero Manzoni: »Merda d'artista«. © HEART
Piero Manzoni: »Merda d'artista«. © HEART

Merda d’artista fortjener et lydværk, tænkte Ensemble MidtVests fagottist Yavor Petkov, der hver dag går forbi kult-dåsen på HEART-museet. Ode til dåsen, som han opførte med to bulgarske musikere fra Beyond the Genius Art Project (!?), illustrerede Piero Manzonis åbenbaring – fra løs ide til hård/eksklusiv materie – i fire satser: Søgen, På badeværelset, Drømmen, På fabrikken. Et tema behandlede bogstaverne SCHEISSE. Meget 1:1, musicalduftende, balkan-fyrisk, dramatiserende med Petkov som drømmende Manzoni i en sofa foran scenen. Musikken understøttede en stemning af, at noget stort var på vej, voila: Guldkonfetti i en lind strøm ramte den arme dåse.



Ja, at lave værker omkring så forseglede, så kanoniserede værker er svært. Strøm på fagotten skulle ligne fabriksstøj (dåseværket blev ikke skabt på en lækker strand). Pretty illustrationer. Trygt. Hvorfor ikke opføre det i en corona-ruineret tøjhal? Manzoni lavede institutionskritik – den unge italiener, der i 1960 pludselig landede i Hernings industrikvarter, var på udebane. Petkov stadfæstede blot institutionen ved at præsentere sin inspiration (en anden mands levn) inden for noget så hyper institutionelt som en pæn koncertsal på et kunstmuseum. Det her var ikke nøgent, men pakket ind i institution og musikere i sort tøj på en scene (til sidst overrakte Petkov en dåse med et håndskrevet partitur til museets kurator – kunst handler om udødelighed. Stående ovationer i øvrigt). Meget paradoksal oplevelse at være på WC med Manzoni.

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»To me, music is love. I love how music allows you to skip the small talk and connect directly with people’s innermost selves. It is an extraordinary and moving way to meet one another.«

Fenja wrote her first song at the age of twelve – about a polar bear dying due to climate change – and themes of existentialism, nature, and her own sensitive nature came to define the lyrics and sound she has since developed. She released her debut album, Flugtdyr, in 2021, and in February 2026, she released the album Menneskedyr.

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Danish composer Sofus Forsberg has died at the age of 56. With his distinctive blend of melodic sensibility, electronic processing and rhythmic precision, he created a musical world that moved effortlessly between IDM, pop and the avant-garde.

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»Music for me is my hobby, my job, my outlet, my mood, an endless source of discovering new music and new, old music, some of the best and can be some of the worst. And I love it!« 

Track72 aka Tue Track aka Anders Lundby Brixen. Producer, DJ, rapper and more. Known for his role in the trio Malk De Koijn, which since the mid-1990s has created a personal universe in Danish hip-hop. Has performed in Ponyblod, Xtra Naan, Track Abdullah Rock, Booty Cologne and others.

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On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, it happened again: a chord in John Cage’s Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) changed after two and a half years. Classic FM reports.

The work was written by the American avant-garde composer John Cage in the mid-1980s. The score consists of eight pages of music, and, as the title suggests, the instruction is to play it »as slow as possible.«

»What music is to me? Where have the great feelings gone?«.

Gellért Szabó is a composer, conductor and performer based in Leipzig, Germany. His work combines contemporary composition with influences from free improvisation, noise and the expressive richness of the late nineteenth century. He is the founder and artistic director of the 23-piece Ideal Orchestra, an ensemble dedicated to large-scale experimental music of sweeping emotional intensity. Alongside this work, Szabó performs internationally with his solo project Radical Radio Show, exploring symphonic textures and immersive sound worlds through a single electric guitar and live electronics. His music is driven by a search for intensity, vulnerability and uncompromising emotional expression.