Spaint Chords in Public Spaces

Performance in public space with Jan St. Werner, Eva Borrmann, Michael Akstaller, Elise Ludinard, Rudyard Schmidt and Silja Beck

In this performative tape composition five custom-built loudspeaker panels emit five continually shifting frequency bands in narrow sonic beams. The panels are handheld by five performers who choreograph their movements to allow for exchanges between their frequencies and to evoke acoustic responses from the surrounding space. The piece mixes electronically generated material with recordings of instruments including saxophone by Mats Gustafsson, bagpipes by Erwan Keravec, percussion by Dirk Rothbrust and electronics by Jan St. Werner. The speaker panels were designed by Michael Akstaller.