Mikkel Rørbo
Mikkel Rørbo is an interdisciplinary researcher and, sometimes, artist and curator. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Peter Weibel Research Institute for Digital Cultures and holds degrees in philosophy and cultural studies from University of Copenhagen. His work focuses on the philosophical dimensions of living with machine intelligences and speculative methods for critical engagement with emerging technologies. As an artist and curator, he has performed, released and exhibited internationally as well as collaborated with institutions, festivals and art spaces. He has written about and presented work on technology, philosophy and contemporary experiments in music.
Contact
Office Hours: by Appointment
Email: mikkel.rorbo[at]uni-ak.ac.at
Showroom: Mikkel Rørbo
- title
- En tid indefra
- type
- Album
- keywords
- Electronic Music, Noise Music
- texts
- Description
- Created in the period between 2017-2021 in various locales in Denmark, Belgium and Austria, the sound of "En tid indefra" strikes a familiar tone, but incorporates an abundance of subtle details and firsts for Knækkede Stemmer, which makes for a noticeably current expression. The isolation is tangible on the release; sounds echoing out in the distance, while others are eerily intimate, almost close enough to feel, as has been a trademark of previous work by Knækkede Stemmer. While field recordings play a decidedly significant role together with the acoustic sound sources of the 3 pieces that make up "En tid indefra", they're treated and manipulated in ways that keep them at arm's length, never truly discernible, the listener and the creator never fully within them. Marking a first for Knækkede Stemmer, instrumental sources have been provided by another artist and reworked and integrated in small ways into the tracks - in this case cello by danish artist Bjarke Rasmussen (also known as Grøn), whose music Knækkede Stemmer reworked on Grøn's Folded Expressions (Infinite Waves) release in 2020. This collaboration will be revisited on future works. Self-released in 2021 on cassette and digital. Track order reversed for digital version.
- authors
- Mikkel Rørbo
- artists
- Mikkel Rørbo, Knækkede Stemmer
- URL
- https://knaekkedestemmer.bandcamp.com/album/en-tid-indefra
- date and location
- date
- 2021-02-05
- material
- Audiocassette
- format
- Wave, Aiff, Mp3