Crossings#5: Minua und Norman Neumann

In the organizer's words:

1.11.

20:00

Minua // Norman Neumann

The German-Icelandic-Australian quartet Minua moves between contemporary composition and drone music. With woodwinds and brass, modular synthesizers, guitars and zither, they explore pure moods and alternative sound systems. Their album Simulacra (2021) was described by The Guardian as "thick, pastose layers of slow-moving sound that completely capture your attention", The Quietus spoke of "harmonic shifts that freeze time".

They present the new work Irradiance (Leiter Verlag, 2023) in extended live versions with reduced, immersive visuals - music that slowly unfolds like blossoms in the sunrise. Minua are: Fabian Willmann (bass clarinet), Kristinn Kristinsson (guitar, electronics), Luka Aron (guitar, zither, modular synthesizer) and Raphaël Rossé (serpent, euphonium).

Influenced by Nordic folklore, impressionism, free jazz and drone, Minua creates electro-acoustic soundscapes of particular density.

Norman Neumann

Neumann studied art in Vienna and Bremen and is co-initiator of the concert series "Anachronism" and the art collective "Research and Waves". He works solo mainly on noises and sound textures. These are created situationally and experimentally. His practice oscillates between acoustic research and improvised live electronics. His repertoire includes experimental rhythms, instrumentals, non-music, ambient, glitches, sound collages and field recordings.