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), H15 | PRiMi (Copenhagen), Odysseus Festival (Helsinki), Dype Åndedrag Festival (Bærum, Norway), WORM (Rotterdam), Strange Brew (Bristol)…
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