ID[entità] offers a cycle of compositions for voice and electronics made between 2017 and 2021. The project stems from the collaboration between Gianluca Iadema and Swiss vocalist, improviser-composer Franziska Baumann.
Published by
Mille Plateaux Edition
Category
Acousmatic work
Specifics
2ch sound | 56’00”
Years of creation
2017 -2021
The compositional action begins by taking inspiration from the virtuoso and sensitive improvisations of the Swiss artist, which are then reworked in an electronic context by Iadema. He composes for electronic and voice, searching for similarities and contrasts that take styles of glitch, techno, and pop music to the extreme. Far from melody and accompaniment, he composes an oscillating interplay of the acoustic and the electronic environment, morphing and sculpting the two realms as equal sound materials. Rarefied moments, melodic outbursts reminiscent of Renaissance vocal music, and rave rhythms give rise to sonic textures embedded in a minimalist framework. The compositions are conceived in spaces rather than linear development, although an abstract narrative is present. The spatially sculpted sounds transform into intimate moments and vice versa, thus allowing atmospheres to separate identity and non-identity.