music for percussion 1 © Raphaëlle Mueller
For this occasion, Ikeda is working with pure acoustic sounds. Instead of projections and electronic sounds, he is working with a group of 4 percussionists. The instruments played on stage however sound very different from the expected rhythmic and loud drum beating.
What you see is not what you hear: conventional instruments are used to isolate the purity of a sound, and produce textures which are close to electronic music. In this way, the piece has an aural continuity with Ikeda's body of work.
This new creation is a landmark for Ikeda's research on acoustic music, which was previously developed through his compositions for string instruments "op." (2000-02).
Premiere: 10 September 2016, Festival La Bâtie, Genève (CH)
Concept and composition
Ryoji Ikeda
Percussion
Alexandre Babel
Stéphane Garin
Lucas Genas
Dorian Fretto
Stage manager
Thomas Leblanc
Co-production
Eklekto Geneva Percussion Center
Ryoji Ikeda Studio
La Bâtie Festival de Genève
Tours
Richard Castelli - Epidemic
