Velkommen til seismograf 2.0! Seismograf er et redaktionelt uafhængigt website for ny kunstmusik og lydkunst.

Kunstmusik og lydkunst  gennemgår en spændende udvikling i disse år. For 25 år siden var disse begreber ensbetydende med finkultur. I dag er det vi kalder kunstmusik en farverig buket af mange subkulturer, idet der komponisterne og lydkunstnerne imellem er ligeså mange forskelle som fælles præferencer. Denne udvikling kræver nye tankemodeller når man skal beskæftige sig kunstnerisk, formidlingsmæssigt og debatterende med musikken. Seismograf ønsker at favne mangfoldigheden og vise de subtile såvel som de indlysende sammenhænge. Fange tendenser som de opstår, og tegne linier på tværs af gamle skel.

Seismografs formål kan deles op i to lag. Det ene er det konkrete indhold: streaming af musik og video, profiler på feltets vigtigste1 kunstnere, musikere, skribenter m.m., anmeldelser, interviews, artikler, features, debat, kalender osv. I det lag kommer vi godt fra start, da en del af startkapitalen for projektet har været allerede eksisterende projekter: det tidligere OpenSpace (som blev støttet af Kulturarvsstyrelsen og KODA), som var en del af Dacapo (men senere blev overtaget af DKF), LytNyt-kalenderen, der er (og stadig vil blive) produceret af SNYK, samt autografs bagkatalog af artikler, features m.m. (incl. den første version af seismograf, der blev til i autograf-regi i efteråret 2007). Dertil vil seismograf løbende producere nyt indhold.

Det andet lag er integrationen af alle disse elementer . Det er de såkaldte meta-data, der beskriver og forbinder indhold på tværs af sitet. Når man læser en profil vil man således blive præsenteret for en buket af relevante informationer, portræt, billeder, nyheder om, og koncerter med vedkommende – eventuelt materiale produceret af denne (blogindlæg, artikler, kommentarer ...). Fra profilen kan man klikke sig videre til en kunstnerisk beslægtede. I tags-boksen kan man se en række af de meste prægnante karakteristika for kunstneren, og hvis man klikker på dem, kommer man videre til det vi kalder indholdsbrowseren, og ser nu en buket af kunstnere der deler netop denne karakter/stil/medietype osv. Tags’ene er således en vigtig nøgle i sitets struktur, og handler i højere grad om at forbinde ting, og dermed bane vejen for nye kunstopdagelser, end om at hæfte særlige etiketter på kunsten.

Faren ved den slags øvelser er naturligvis altid at forsimplingens potentielle dumhed, eller med andre ord, at kunst bliver puttet i kasser og på dåser. En del kunstnere ville ønske den slags uforsagt, og det forstår vi fuldt ud. Vi tror imidlertid at fordelene langt overstiger ulemperne. Ud over at være et uforligneligt navigationsinstrument (for både nytilkommere og professionelle) tror vi at udtalte fejl og debat er langt mere frugtbart og lærende end indforståethed og tavshed.

God fornøjelse! SEISMOGRAF.ORG

Fusion
Per 1. januar 2011 er Seismograf og Dansk Musiktidsskrift fusioneret.
Ovenstående tekst er derfor ikke helt retvisende i forhold til den nye redaktionelle profil. Vi arbejder på en opdateret version.

Sanne Krogh Groth & Jens Voigt-Lund
(redaktører)

SEISMOGRAF.ORG er støttet af Statens Kunstråds Musikudvalg og Dansk Komponistforening/KODA's Nationale Midler

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»For me, music is the light that streams in through our windows and touches the human mind. Music is community – something we create together. Music is the other language – the one that can be spoken when all words and conversations have been worn to pieces.«

Mark Solborg is a Danish-Argentinian guitarist, composer, and improviser, educated at institutions including the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and New School University in New York. He has released 28 albums of his own works and collaborated with figures such as Evan Parker, Susana Santos Silva, and Herb Robertson – often on the artist-run label ILK, which he co-founded. His music has been performed in 23 countries and involves musicians from 15 nations. Projects such as TUNGEMÅL and BABEL explore the role of the electric guitar in acoustic spaces, and his practice also includes collaborations with theatre, film, and visual art. Solborg is a recipient of a Reumert Award, has been honored by the Danish Arts Foundation, and in 2024 was nominated for a Danish Music Award as Composer of the Year. He is currently releasing the album Confluencia.

in briefrelease
04.07

When Machines Dream: The Electronic Poetry of Oh No Noh

Oh No Noh: »As Late As Possible«
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© Nikolas Fabian Kammerer

There’s something distinctly mechanical about Oh No Noh’s album As Late As Possible. Like a warped, crumpled tape, melodies bubble to the surface, and the offbeat rhythms repeat with the halting tempo of a scratched LP. It’s easy to place Oh No Noh within the esteemed German tradition of blurring the lines between human and machine, but on As Late As Possible, the machine sounds more like a distant relative than a deliberate artistic objective.

Behind Oh No Noh is Leipzig-based guitarist Markus Rom. In addition to a wealth of synthesizers and tape loops, the album’s 11 tracks are performed using guitar, drums, banjo, clarinet, and organ. The absence of vocals sets the album in a subdued, cinematic mood, and the music feels like a nostalgic inner monologue, told with a warm affection for the melancholy of outdated technologies.

Although mechanical sensibilities are prominent throughout the album, several tracks are driven by more melodic band arrangements. But to me, As Late As Possible is clearly most compelling on the less melodic pieces. The crooked and noisy »Fawn« or the hesitant closing track »Ore« are moments where the dialogue with the machine elevates the music in ways that the more melodic, band-oriented pieces don’t quite reach. These are places where the machines sigh nostalgically and form small, imperfect thought bubbles that cut off and restart again.

English translation: Andreo Michaelo Mielczarek

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»Music for me is like a sourdough. If you don't feed it right it is going to die. If you feed it correctly a lot of people can benefit from it.« 

Halym Kim is a drummer, composer and project coordinator based in Copenhagen. His music is mainly based in free improvisation and experimental music but performs also as a traditional Korean percussionist. He has a Master and an Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Music Performance from RMC in Copenhagen. Together with Nana Pi he organizes Impro Camp which is a music camp for free and structured improvised music that is happening every year in Fredericia, Denmark.

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»Music for me is a tool of infinite expression. It’s where I’ve had the most complex conversations and open-minded experiences. It is the highest form of energy I know.«

Nana Pi is a saxophonist, composer and conductor working within the experimental music scene. She has developed a unique musical vocabulary on the saxophone by incorporating objects and extended techniques, pushing the boundaries of sonic expression. Beyond her work as a saxophonist, she is known for conducting improvisation using her music sign language, Extemporize, for which she received the P8 Jazz Award Årets Ildsjæl in 2020. She is a member of the well established record label Barefoot Records. In addition to her musical career, Nana Pi is organizing events such as Impro Camp and FredagsJAM that focuses on creating networks and inspiring music environments between musicians.

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»For me, music is an emotional refuge. When I sit at the piano I feel safe, it's where I can release everything I carry inside. It's not about performing, it's about being honest, vulnerable and free.«

Samanta Yubero, known artistically as Samyula, is a composer, pianist, and neuroscientist based in Barcelona. Trained as a classical pianist and holding a PhD in her scientific field, Samyula bridges the worlds of art and science in her work. Her music – often within neoclassicism – blends both serene and intense piano melodies with vivid, dynamic string arrangements, creating emotionally resonant and immersive soundscapes. With a deep passion for both composition and performance, Samyula offers audiences a uniquely powerful and moving experience.