Ind i det elektroniske ormehul

Gunner Møller Pedersen: »Lydskatten åbnes!«

Sune Anderberg. © Alexander Banck-Petersen

Ulig Birgitte Alsted, hvis 80-års fødselsdag ikke rigtig tiltrak sig opmærksomhed sidste år, blev der søndag inviteret til bobler og 12-kanalskoncert i Musikhuset København, da Gunner Møller Pedersen rundede samme milepæl.

Det kan man selvfølgelig tænke sit om, for deres stjerner i dansk elektronisk musik skinner vel omtrent lige klart. Men lifligt var det nu at skrue tiden mellem et kvart og et halvt århundrede tilbage og lytte til en håndfuld af Pedersens værker.

I baren rumsterede Glass Music (1993) fra et par højttalere og lød med sine strøgne glasklange som et fjernt ekko af tryghed i slowmotion. Men mørket satte også ind, en tøven af anslag og atonalitet, og bevægelsen mellem utopi og vemod hørtes også i de tre elektronværker i koncertsalen.

Først i Som ild og vand (1986), hvor glidende klokkesinus mod slutningen indledte et langt fald. Siden i Phoenix (1973-76) med sit væksthus for korte xylofonmotiver, som blev mødt af spidse klange og dumpe slag. Og endelig i Da niente (1969-76), her ledte en kaskade af faldende toner hen til glimtet af fjern, sortnende korvokal – en anelse af noget menneskeligt bag det elektroniske ormehul.

Hvad var det mørke: komponistens melankoli over ikke selv at kunne flytte ind i det rum, han skaber? Lyst opbyggede man i hvert fald til at tage springet derind, men som en lille dreng varsomt sagde til sin far efter koncerten: »Det er også lidt uhyggeligt.«

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20.10

My name is Henrik Marstal – would you like to see my playlist?

»Who ever said that music is ‘just’ music? To me, it is anything but that: an urge to understand and explain it all. A piece of jewelry I wear every single day. A joy that can, at times, run deep. An ever-changing imprint of millions of stitches in my heart. A longing to disappear.«

Henrik Marstal is a musician, author, and music researcher. He holds a PhD in musicology, is a senior lecturer at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, and frequently appears in the media as an expert source on music. His areas of interest include contemporary music, such as electronic music. This winter, he will release both a new album with the pop group ibens and a book about Else Marie Pade, published by the British publishing house Bloomsbury.

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14.10

My name is Krzysztof Pietraszewski – would you like to see my playlist?

»Music helps me feel, process and regulate my emotions, giving them an outlet when I need release and bringing me calm when I need balance – it’s sort of my outsourced nervous system.«

Krzysztof Pietraszewski is a music journalist, editor and curator based in Kraków, Poland. Since 2016, he has served as artistic director of Sacrum Profanum, a festival dedicated to new and experimental music. He hosts Muzykoteka and the RKK Live concert rebroadcast series on Radio Kraków Kultura. He also develops listening sessions with discussions, inviting audiences to discover unfamiliar music, exchange impressions and experience listening as a shared activity. His work includes executive-producing recordings for the Sacrum Profanum Archives series. Originally from Silesia, he has made Kraków his home, sharing music through concerts, radio broadcasts, writing and, more recently, experimental DJ sets.

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14.10

My name is Lone Hørslev – would you like to see my playlist?

»For me, music is at its best when it appeals to both the head and the heart. I love music that plays with language and understands how words create images, while also possessing its own unique sonic quality and mood. It’s an added bonus if the music energizes me during a run, makes me dance in the kitchen, or makes me laugh. Or cry. Music can be like a chocolate-coated marshmallow treat with a surprise inside.«

Lone Hørslev is an author of poetry, novels, and song lyrics, as well as the TV series Den gode stemning. Together with Mads Mouritz, she forms one half of the Mouritz/Hørslev Project, and she recently wrote lyrics for the musical theatre production STOLT in collaboration with Katrine Muff. The songs can be found on the album Jeg ønsker mig.

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14.10

My name is Raphael Loher – would you like to see my playlist?

»I think music is just the way I perceive and process the world.«

Raphael Loher is a pianist and composer based in Lucerne, Switzerland who combines elements of experimental electronic music, ambient, and minimalist composition. His distinct, crystalline work explores playful reduction and rhythmic abstraction, aiming to create singular resonances and aesthetic connections. His meditative style of piano playing allows shimmering rhizomatic structures to emerge, giving rise to tense narrative arcs. Loher expands his sound spectrum by preparing the piano, using effect pedals, and working with a tape recorder.

Loher’s new album Figuren (Präsens Editionen) is an album shaped by intuition, experimentation, and a deliberate distance from his primary instrument — the piano. Reworking intimate concert recordings made during a residency, Loher deconstructed selected melodies, tones, and resonances into new forms, transforming them further through tape manipulation.

Ind i det elektroniske ormehul

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My name is Henrik Marstal – would you like to see my playlist?

My name is Krzysztof Pietraszewski – would you like to see my playlist?

My name is Lone Hørslev – would you like to see my playlist?

My name is Raphael Loher – would you like to see my playlist?