frise lumière
frise lumière is the sound art and performance project of Ludovic Gerst.
Built around the exclusive use of the prepared bass, the project transforms the instrument into a self-contained sonic system. Through extended playing techniques, resonance, harmonic layers, rhythmic patterns and percussive textures emerge simultaneously from a single source.
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“An initiatory or even metaphysical journey…” JazzMania — Belgium
“What poetry is for Llansol, the bass is for Gerst: he plays it percussively, almost like a gamelan, placing it on his lap to coax out sounds and rhythms using brushes and drumsticks.” (page74)
Bad Alchemy — Germany
“Perched atop a stool in almost complete darkness, conjuring a hypnotic monosyllabic rumble, Gerst evoked the image of a wizard both in stance and sound.”
Epigram — UK (Live at Strange Brew, Bristol)
Broadcast on BBC 6 (UK), Radio Kapitał (PL), Klassikaraadio (EE), Resonance FM (UK), … Selected media ↓
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frise lumière has been presented at Theater am Werk Petersplatz (Vienna), Storiel Museum (Bangor), The International Anthony Burgess Foundation (Manchester), L’Agora (Metz), Galeria Exit (Wrocław), Galeria VNBM Arte Contemporânea (Viseu), H15 | PRiMi (Copenhagen), Odysseus Festival (Helsinki), Dype Åndedrag Festival (Bærum, Norway), WORM (Rotterdam)
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