Author Archives: Korhan Erel

About Korhan Erel

Korhan Erel is an electronic musician, improviser and sound designer based in Berlin. Their music covers free improvisation, conceptual sound performances as well as structured and composed pieces as well as music for dance, theater and video art. They perform solo, duo and group performances with improvisers, jazz musicians, dancers, and in orchestras. They have shown several sound installations in art spaces in Turkey, Germany and Hong Kong. They have ten CD and several digital releases. They play concerts across Europe, Middle- East, Southeast Asia and North America

The Liz Farewell concert & Ephemeral Fragments at Ausland

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Korhan Erel

My trio The Liz with Liz Allbee and Liz Kosack has accomplished her mission of bringing performativity and DIY multidisciplinary work to Berlin’s experimental scene and will go out with a band at Ausland’s Biegungen im Ausland concert series on … Continue reading →

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A collection of live solo concert recordings on Bandcamp

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Korhan Erel

In late 2022, I started compiling recordings of some solo concerts in an album titled “Live” on Bandcamp. As of this writing, it contains five recordings from concerts in Iran, Austria and Germany and spans a period from 2012 to … Continue reading →

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Experimental Solo at GLASS Series in TRxxxTR

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Korhan Erel

I’m going to play a solo set at TRxxxTR (Oberbaumstraße 11, 10997 Berlin) on January 28 at Gﾚﾑ丂丂刀10 curated by Daniela Lunelli aka MUNSHA. I’m going to use this opportunity to play an improvisation on a recent instrument idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged abstract music, digital synth, electronic music, experimental music, Hydrasynth, improvised electronic music, improvised music, Make Noise, modular, modular synthesizer, synth, synthesizer | Leave a comment

Böseblick at Klub Katarakt Festival

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Korhan Erel

The electronic music ensemble Böseblick will play their first concert of 2023 on January 19 at the Klub Katarakt Festival in Hamburg. The ensemble will play mostly improvised, but will also present some short structured pieces in their performance. Böseblick … Continue reading →

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Concerts and Performances in November and December

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Korhan Erel

I will play in three events in the remainder of 2022. The first concert is with the electronic music ensemble Böseblick on November 20 at Berlin School of Sound. We will spend the earlier part of that day rehearsing some … Continue reading →

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Concerts in Bielefeld and Berlin in October

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Korhan Erel

I’ll be playing two concerts this month. Less is more, they say. They’re not always right, but still…. 🙂 The first concert is on October 8 with Ephemeral Fragments (Florian Walter, tubax; Emily Wittbrodt, cello; Korhan Erel; electronics) at Bunker … Continue reading →

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My piece “Soundtracking” at KONTAKTE ’22

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Korhan Erel

Ten years ago, I spent several hours sitting in a room with Alvin Lucier as students at New England Conservatory performed some of his pieces. Ten years after, my first-ever piece written for an ensemble, Soundtracking, will be on the … Continue reading →

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Duo with Anaïs Tuerlinckx at Sowieso and solo at Sentimental Punk

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Korhan Erel

DUO I’m going to play a long-awaited duo with Anaïs Tuerlinckx at Sowieso on Friday, September 9. Anaïs and I had met while we were both playing in the improvising orchestra at JazzFest Berlin in 2017, and became fast friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged Berlin, cello, experimental film, female filmmakers, field recording, hurdy gurdy, improvised music, live soundtrack, synth, tape | Leave a comment

September Concerts

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Korhan Erel

On September 1, I’ll be playing the BUMMM! (Being Unique Makes Meaningful Music!) session for FLINTA musicians with Clemènce Manachère (flute), Laura Robles (bass) and Mariá Portugal (drums) at Rotbart, Berlin. This is a real jam session format, where the four musicians will … Continue reading →

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The Liz at Festival CHIII in São Paulo

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Korhan Erel

The Liz is going to play and lead a workshop at Festival CHIII in São Paulo between July 9-14. In partnership with the Goethe-Institut São Paulo and the Goethe-Institut Munich, the third edition of CHIII welcomes the Berlin trio The … Continue reading →

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