New Music By Karlheinz Essl

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 16th, 2018 at the traditional Leopoldimarkt in Klosterneuburg: 1) a verbose merchant selling his cooking knives, 2) distant sounds of the amusement park 3) a rehearsal on the famous Bruckner organ at the monastery 4) the gothic courtyard with a fountain.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between November 8-9th, 2018 in Mittersill - a small town in Salzburg, Austria where Anton Webern has been shot by an American GI on 15 Sep 1945: 1) my generative sound installation "WebernUhrWerk" played on the main square, surrounded by traffic, 2) the grave of Anton Webern at the cemetery of Mittersill, 3) snuffling cows on a meadow with cow bells, 4) a silent spot on a pasture on top of Mittersill.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Live performance by Karlheinz Essl (kalimba, live-electronics) at Norges Musikkhøgskole (Oslo, Norway) on 26 Oct 2018 at the final concert of his masterclass on realtime composition. Ambisonic recording with a SPS-200 microphone rendered to binaural stereo.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between Oct 25th and 27th, 2018 in Oslo, Norway: 1) place in front of the Royal castle, 2) street crossing with lots of trams but nearly no cars in the very center, 3) Glasmagasinet department store, 4) small café "Anne på landet" in the Vigelands park.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! ASMR-like generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded by Simon Essl on Oct 6th, 2018 in Klosterneuburg, Austria: 1) morning routine, 2) departure, 3) silence in the forest 4) domestic work.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in September 2018 at Lake Garda, Italy: 1) evening at the lake promenade in Saló with thunder and bells, 2) shore of Garda with anchored sailing boats, 3) beach of Sirmione with members of a Chinese family, 4) fountain in the park of Vittoriale in Gardone. Info: http://www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded between May and September 2018 on various European airports: 1) check-in at Terminal 1 of the Vienna International Airport (VIE) 2) entrance hall of the railway station at the Vienna International Airport (VIE) 3) arrival hall of the Henri Coandă International Airport Bucarest (OTP) 4) riding on a conveyor belt between gate C6 and C8 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)

Listen with headphones to enjoy the surround sound! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on 6 Sep 2018 at Manfred Buchinger's restaurant "Alte Schule" in Riedenthal, Austria: 1) kitchen with chef, 2) guests in the garden outside the restaurant, 3) an empty guest room, 4) bathroom.

Binaural recording. Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive surround sound! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded between February and August 2018: 1) british-portugese small talk at the breakfast terrace of a hotel in Madeira 2) multi-lingual guests at a Chinese restaurant in Vienna 3) art education talk for schoolgirls at Kunsthalle Bremen 4) two elderly Viennese couples at the Lobau making jokes.

Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive 3D sound! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded in March and April 2018 in Vienna: 1) main hall of the railway station Wien-Meidling 2) a ride on the D tram 3) entrance of the Franz-Josephs-Bahnhof 4) escalator of the metro station U4 Heiligenstadt with a violin player in the background

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded between May and August 2018: 1) unloading a truck at the Danube delta in Romania 2) two luthiers (father and son) building a Braguinha in Funchal, Madeira 3) me preparing breakfast at home 4) a construction site in the outskirts of Vienna where a caterpillar is operating a jackhammer.

NB: Listen with headphones to experience the immersive surround sound! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in June and August 2018: 1) walking through the Essl Museum 2) two persons marching and running in a reverberant hall 3)a gallery with Rubens paintings at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna 4) walking through the forest of the Thaya National Park.

Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive sound of this piece! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at the river Thaya (Czech: "Dyje") in Austria in June and August 2018: 1) Thaya in Liebnitz, 2) Thaya National Park, 3) church bell from Hardegg, 4) water noise of a fish bassin Info: http://www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

fLOW is an audio computer program running on Apple Macintosh machines. It generates an ever-changing and never repeating soundscape in real time that fills the space with flooding sounds that resemble - metaphorically - the timbres of water, fire, earth, and air. This ambient soundscape generator adjusts itself through various parameters and controllers that are represented in real time on your screen. Download software: http://www.essl.at/software.html

NB: Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive sound of this piece! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at the Prater, a famous amusement park in Vienna, Austria on Aug 11th, 2018: 1) Achterbahn (outside recording of a rollercoaster) 2) Hochschaubahn (riding on an vintage rollercoaster which is suited for kids) 3) Geisterbahn (a ride on a ghost train) 4) Liliputbahn (a ride on miniature steam locomotive through the park).

NB: Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive sound of this piece! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural recordings made at Lunz, Austria on Aug 7th, 2018: 1) hikers escaping an approaching thunderstorm 2) rain and thunder at the courtyard of the castle 3) swimming in the lake, 4) ride on an electric canoe through a narrow water canal. Soundscapes recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo Headset. Generative software written in Max7 with objects from Karlheinz Essl's RTC-lib. © 2018 by Karlheinz Essl

NB: Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive sound of this piece! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural recordings from different spots of the Danube Delta in Romania: 1) morning atmosphere near Sulina 2) evening atmosphere near Sulina 3) frog concert with paddle boats in Canal Magearu, 4)birds singing at Lacu Iaco. Soundscapes recorded in May 2018 with Sennheiser Ambeo Headset. Generative software written in Max7 with objects from Karlheinz Essl's RTC-lib. © 2018 by Karlheinz Essl

Radiofeature von Alfred Koch über den Komponisten Karlheinz Essl. Erstsendung: 9 Juni 2006, 22:15 (Ö1 Tonspuren) Der Komponist Karlheinz Essl ist ein Erforscher der Zwischenräume von Klang und Geräusch. Manchmal blubbert, kracht, pfeift und zischt es in seinen Kompositionen wie in einer Küche. 

"Mich haben immer Hintergrundstrukturen von Musik interessiert, ich versuche ein System zu entwickeln, das aus sich selbst heraus Klänge entwickelt", sagt Essl, für den der Zusammenhang zwischen Kochen und Komponieren nicht nur ein metaphorischer ist. 

Für die "Tonspuren" begibt sich der "Komponist am Laptop" in die Küche. Und bereitet, während er über Klangenvironments räsoniert, die um sich selber kreisen, ein frugales Mahl: "eine polyglotte Improvisation mit Fleisch und Gemüse".

Excerpt from Karlheinz Essl's infinite generative sound environment for an art installation by Nagl~Wintersberger at Kunstfabrik Groß Siegharts. Presented during the Viertelfestival 2018 between July 7th and August 5th, 2018.

NB: Listen with headphones to enjoy the immersive sound of this piece! Generative soundscape based on a random walk between four binaural recordings from different spots in the region of Retz, Austria: 1) the main square in the city of Retz 2) Czech people talking in a bar in Šatov 3) birds singing near the river Thaya, 4) a so-called "Kellergasse" in Retz. Soundscapes recorded on June 8th, 2018 with Sennheiser Ambeo Headset. Generative software written in Max7 with objects from Karlheinz Essl's RTC-lib. © 2018 by Karlheinz Essl