Author Archives: Korhan Erel
The Liz performs “No Comet” at Kontraklang
The Liz will perform their new production No Comet on April 2, 2022 at Kontraklang concert series at Villa Elisabeth in Berlin. The Liz have premiered “No Comet” in October 2021 at Sowieso Berlin with the support of Musikfonds, transforming … Continue reading
“For Peace. Against War. Who is not?”
For Peace. Against War. Who is not?*A Compilation for the people of Ukraine This compilation of almost 200 tracks was made possible by invitation and open call by Component Records and Kai Niggemann. Please consider buying a copy to support … Continue reading
Concerts in March
THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN MOVED TO MARCH 10! SAME VENUE!! I had asked Kirsten Reese, Alessandra Eramo and Ariel Orah to play with me on August 28, 2021, when Sowieso kindly asked me to organize a night there. We (and … Continue reading
Dark Eye
After playing no concerts in December and January, I will return to performing well-rested. The first performance is a take on a Turkish-Greek shadowplay tradition called Karagöz (Dark Eye). Along with Kriton Beyer (harmonium, daxophone, effects, objects) and Nicolas Wiese … Continue reading
Berlin premiere of “Soundtracking”
My piece “Soundtracking” is a composition that serves as an imaginary soundtrack for a horror/sci-fi film that could have been made in the 1980s. The piece was commissioned by the synthesizer trio Lange//Berweck//Lorenz in 2021. The trio will premiere the … Continue reading
Concerts in İzmir, Berlin and (Bucharest) in November
Korhan Erel goes international this month with concerts in İzmir, Berlin and Bucharest (postponed to 2022). The first concert is a solo electronic improvisation at the digitİZMir 7 Festival curated by composer/musician Mehmet Can Özer/Yaşar Üniversity in Izmir, Turkey. Korhan … Continue reading
Mariá Portugal’s EROSÃO and Masterclass at Stapeltor, Duisburg
Korhan Erel is going to perform in the second concert of Mariá Portugal’s EROSÃO series at Stapeltor in Duisburg. This series will evolve around Maria’s 2021 album EROSÃO. The concert with Korhan and Liz Kosack (synthesizer) will be improvisations based … Continue reading
Concerts in Münster and Bonn
Korhan Erel will play a live solo soundtrack concert to the sci-fi cult film “Them!” (1954) on October 13, 2021 at Cuba – Black Box* in Münster. The concert will last the entire duration of the film and will be … Continue reading
The Liz presents “No Comet”, October 8-9, 2021
The Liz areLiz AllbeeLiz Korhan ErelLiz Kosack The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event was a sudden mass extinction of three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth, due to the impact of a massive comet or asteroid approximately 66 million … Continue reading
Video Interview on Florilegio
I was recently approach by the blog Florilegio for a video interview. Florilegio is an independent blog covering experimental and underground music with an inclusive atypical approach. Their aim is to shift the traditional focus from men to wom人n, from … Continue reading