The one-hour-long piece was recorded in collaboration with Melos New Vocal Music Collective, and runs continuously throughout the day. All of the sound material was generated through the process of voice transmutation into a variety of sonic textures and instruments. »Incantations« is played through a multi-channel speaker system and a six-metre-long brass object suspended from the ceiling. Long known for its acoustic properties, brass simultaneously amplifies and distorts the voices and spells. Using diaphony and resonance, »Incantations« unfolds slowly into the night, offering a hypnotic and spell-bound experience.
The work is commissioned as part of the CTM Radio Lab, which since 2014 has supported new works that explore the intersection of radio with live performance or installation within the context of the festival’s yearly theme. It will be broadcast in its radio version by Deutschlandfunk Kultur on 25 March, and presented by ORF Austrian Broadcasting Service in autumn 2022. The brass object is commissioned by Centrala Space, Birmingham.
Next to its premiere as an installation at CTM 2022 Festival, a radio version of »Incantations« will be broadcast via Deutschlandfunk Kultur's weekly Klangkunst programme on 25 March 2022. The work will also be presented by the ORF Austrian Broadcasting Service via one of their platforms: the ORF Zeit-Ton or Ö1 Kunstradio shows, or the ORF musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst festival in Graz in autumn 2022.
Commissioned as part of the CTM Radio Lab, led by CTM Festival and Deutschlandfunk Kultur – Radio Art / Klangkunst in collaboration with Goethe-Institut, ORF musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst, Ö1 Kunstradio, and The Wire magazine. The brass object is commissioned by Centrala Space, Birmingham.