Pantha Du Prince to Headline Melbourne Music Week with ELEMENTS OF LIGHT, Nov 18
In an Australian exclusive, German Minimal Techno producer Pantha Du Prince (Hendrik Weber) headlines Melbourne Music Week with his astonishing Elements of Light live concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre in November.
Elements of Light is an unusual live concert developed in collaboration with Oslo's The Bell Laboratory. The project explores the intersection between electronica and classical composition in a 40-minute "symphony" of bells, percussion and electronics. Created for a Norwegian music festival, Elements of Light has since toured the world and been recorded for respected indie label, Rough Trade Records.
A visual and sonic spectacle, this mesmerising performance sees Pantha Du Prince and the six-member group The Bell Laboratory coax magical sounds out of gongs, large and small bells, and a swathe of tuned percussion instruments including marimba. xylophone and cymbals. Centred on the enveloping ambience of the bells, Elements of Light explores their resonance layered with organically-created electronic textures and beats in an unbroken, continually-developing 40 minutes of music. The sublime acoustic and stunning surrounds of Melbourne Recital Centre's Elisabeth Murdoch Hall is the best place to hear the gorgeous music of this world-renowned producer.
A remarkable show deserves a remarkable support performance, in this case by Oval (aka Marcus Popp). Widely regarded as the godfather of glitch, Oval's legendary early album releases sent shockwaves through the 90's electronic landscape. After a long hiatus, Oval is back to change the game all over again, with a new, ground-breaking hyper-real style.
Pantha du Prince and The Bell Laboratory is presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Melbourne Music Week in association with the Goethe-Institut.
EVENT DETAILS
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on Monday 18 November at 6.30pm
Pre-sale $30 + booking fee from 4th - 18th Sept
$40 + booking fee from 18th Sept
At the door $50
Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre
Bookings: melbournerecital.com.au or (03) 9699 3333 or moshtix.com.au.
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