yann keller
steelbass, electronics
free industrial
yann keller is experimentalist in many
fields. identity, music and construction. behind all the background
is a completed study of contrabass. the actual main subject is a three
string bass made from a former lightning-rod interacting with a
computer. in how far the highvoltage influenced the sounding
molecules...we don’t know. steelbass/puredata (opensource semi
programming language for audio/video/systemcontrol). the digital
interface in this experiment is formed by a number of random generators
controlling lifesampling and rhythm. they bring the computer into a
fragile/labile state and with that enable a new layer of subconcious
interactivity. the layout of yks instruments is an important part of
the artistic expression as it is a strong statement towards all forms
of
hidden or not hidden consumerism. styling by function...