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Anne: Hamburg
Anne Laplantine
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Anne: Hamburg was recorded with a guitar, using the only program I have on my computer: Cakewalk, which is a simple multi-track recorder. The experiment for me was to use this program in a wrong way; I recorded single chords and guitar notes separately, one after the other, instead of playing the whole track. Then I cut these separate tunes into little pieces that I randomised until I discovered a possible logic of melodies and rhythms. I was interested in the confrontation between the accidents created by this random process and my possible control over them.
I contrasted these two processes: recording sound after sound, then putting these sounds in a precise place; and cutting these sounds and randomizing the fragments all over, like raindrops, without listening to the result during the operation. The first approach was like a classical composition for me, the second like contemporary writing, including incidents and errors.
I contrasted these two processes: recording sound after sound, then putting these sounds in a precise place; and cutting these sounds and randomizing the fragments all over, like raindrops, without listening to the result during the operation. The first approach was like a classical composition for me, the second like contemporary writing, including incidents and errors.
Anne Laplantine (F), born 1972. With a background in classical piano, she studied art in Paris and Lyon and has released several albums in Germany and France. Laplantine has collaborated with Hans Platzgummer, worked on an installation with Xavier Gautier and performed cover songs, remixes and concerts in Germany, France and the USA.