In brief
12.08.2021

Verden er så pink

Aarhus Lydkunstfestival: »The Pink Experience«
Bjørn Svin på Aarhus Lydkunstfestival. © Julie Hugsted
Bjørn Svin på Aarhus Lydkunstfestival. © Julie Hugsted

En løber af lyserød nervøs velour inviterer de unge publikummer ind i et moderne kirkerum, der er omdannet til en totalinstallation – pink tekstiler fra gulv til loft.



Musikeren Rosyan sidder i en cirkel af firkantede, luftige søjler af pink garn, der hænger fra loftet. I sit lille rum i rummet skaber hun et organisk soundscape ved at live-loope sin cello og vokal og mikse det med baggrundstapeter af reallyde og rytmer. Imens kaster en overheadprojektor live visuals på væg og loft, som i løbet af koncerten mere og mere matcher musikken, ligesom der optages og afspilles live video af forskellige væskers og farvers interaktion med hinanden i et kar. Publikum sidder andægtigt og følger med i den audiovisuelle drone, der afløses af den topenergiske elektroniske kunstner og DJ Bjørn Svins eksperimenterende samples og rytmer. Er Berghain flyttet til Nørre Allé i Aarhus? Lyden af berlinernatklub er i hvert fald flyttet smukt ind i de pink landskaber af tuftede vandpytter, meterlange slør af chiffon og plysbetrukne sofaer. Pink experience topper med vilde visuals af Analog Glasur.



Den lyserøde totaloplevelse fortsætter med jazzmusiker og elektronisk looper Sasha Masakowski fra New Orleans, som udfordrer danseskoene, de sko, som har vænnet sig til restriktioner og stadig kun bevæger sig minimalt. 

Bill Frisell. © Carole D'Inverno

Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. From Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives to Bob Dylan and Madonna. His mantra is simple: »I like when it's impossible to tell at first if something is black or white, or country or blues, or whatever«. 

Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio.

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»Music has been a healing balm for me.«

John William Grant is an American singer, musician, and songwriter holding both American and Icelandic citizenship. He first came to prominence as a co-founder, lead vocalist, pianist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band The Czars. After releasing six albums between 1994 and 2006, the band disbanded, and Grant withdrew from music for four years before embarking on a solo career.

He returned in April 2010 with a critically acclaimed debut album recorded in collaboration with Midlake. Queen of Denmark was named Album of the Year 2010 by Mojo magazine and was also selected as one of the ten best albums of 2010 by The Guardian’s music critics and writers.