New Music By Karlheinz Essl

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on December 7th, 2018 in Salzburg, Austria: 1) pedestrian zone Linzer Gasse, 2) horse carts at the Christmas market, 3) rehearsal of a male choir and a brass ensemble at the Salzburg Cathedral 4) silence inside Franziskanerkirche. More information: www.essl.at/works/HEAD.html

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Binaural rendering of Karlheinz Essl's sound environment SEELEWASCHEN which was originally composed for an outdoor light installation by the German artist Rainer Gottemeier. Using the sound of one single bell stroke as its basic material, the piece unfolds a rich sonic cosmos by a computer program written in Max/MSP. By using random-controlled algorithms from the composer's Realtime Composition Library (RTC-Lib), the piece is generated in realtime. It can be perceived as a sonic organism which might serve as a source for inspiration and meditation.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walks between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 27th, 2018 at the collection of mechanical music instruments of the Technical Museum Vienna: 1) demonstration of the Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina player piano, 2) demonstration of a mechanical barrel organ, 3) a quite exhibition space with the mechanical music instruments, 4) a walk through the museum from the top level down to the exit.

Binaural recording - listen with headphones! Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes, recorded on November 5th, 2018 at the Grand Hall of Konzerthaus Vienna during project "Casino Cage" of the festival WIEN MODERN: 1) audience entering the hall, 2) sounds of the roulette table which was used to determine the sequence of pieces 3) excerpts of Luciano Berio's "Sequenza XIV" for cello solo, performed by Anna Maria Niemiec 4) excerpts of Luciano Berio's "Sequenza VII" for oboe solo, performed by Claire Colombo.

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