ressi/benes

Szilard Benes (HU) – clarinet, bass clarinet
Christof Ressi (A) – electronics, video, programming
In their duo ressi/benes the two artists Christof Ressi and Szilard Benes focus on audio-visual concept improvisations, exploring new strategies for musical interplay and interaction between different media including sound, image, light and body movement.
Both musicians share a desire for crossing frontiers: Szilard Benes is constantly seeking to extend the sonic possibilites of his instrument, inspired by contemporary music, free jazz and also klezmer; Christof Ressi likes to design live-electronic setups and computer programs that allow for spontaneous and direct manipulation of sound and video.
Together they are searching for new means of expression which they believe to find in the confrontation of different media, adhering to a very personal and open-minded definition of music.

game over
Performance for solo clarinet with motion sensor and computer game system.
Duration: 15 – 45 minutes
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In this performance, the clarinet player uses a motion sensor to navigate an avatar through various bizarre 2D game worlds. The performer is invited to explore the environment, interact with strange computer controlled creatures and exploit the game mechanics to provoke unconventional musical structures. The audience is taken on a journey over a wide range of emotional and musical states, from subtle sound experiments to psychotic episodes. There is no winning or losing. The performance is a reflection on the role of the individual within a system of constraints and searches for the expressive potential of rebellion against predefined rules.

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