Category Archives: News
New Sonic Experiments
After a lengthy period of feeling lost and afraid, I calmed down, redesigned my studio (at least three times) and started experimenting with sounds, ways of processing them, and bringing these sounds and processes together into pieces or improvisation instrument. … Continue reading
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No Concerts in April
For obvious reasons, Korhan Erel has no concerts in April. They are contemplating life and other things at home. They also take walks without interacting with anyone. They do their best not to remain in their pyjamas after getting out … Continue reading
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Concerts in Berlin and Essen in March
Korhan will play three concerts in Berlin and one in Essen in March. They will play their first concert in the from of a solo electronics improvisation on experimental films with the theme of ‘daughters’ by female filmmakers on March … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, cello, clarinette, electronic music, essen, film, flute, Free Improvisation, improvisation, Kottbusser Tor, Kotti, literature, reading, solo, spoken word, synthesizer, tubax
Activities in January and February
2020 seems to be a much calmer year with less travelling and not that many concerts, but that does not mean it will be less exciting. The best news was that our project ‘Scarecrow’ with my wife Tuçe Erel was … Continue reading
Five-night Residency at Au Topsi Pohl
Korhan Erel will have a five-night residency at Berlin’s wonderful experimental music/jazz venue Au Topsi Pohl on November 19-23. Korhan will play with some of the best and most innovative musicians and performers from Berlin, Ramallah and Munich in duos, … Continue reading
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How to get rid of a body. A magic manual
Korhan Erel teams up with Léonard Engel and Maja Zimmermann to produce Engel’s second solo work ‘How to get rid of a body. A magic manual’. After a six-week rehearsal period, which started with a residency at PACT Zollverein in … Continue reading
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Tagged composition, contemporary dance, dance, magic, München, Munich, posthumanism, sound design, transhumanism
A month of rather diverse musical activities
In June, I will be performing in some amazing festivals and venues with very different projects. First off a concert with Trickster Orchestra at Tonhalle Düsseldorf at the Schönes Wochenende Festival, where I will compose and perform a sound piece … Continue reading
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Tagged Almanya, artificial intelligence, avantgarde, özgür doğaçlama, Berlin, concert, controller, cyber, davul, daxophone, Düsseldorf, Deutschland, electro-acoustic, electroacoustic, electroacoustic music, electronic music, electronics, elektroakustik, elektronik, festival, Free Improvisation, freedom, Germany, Hamburg, iranian poetry, konser, müzik, Moers Festival, music, orchestra, percussion, performance, posthumanism, robotics, saxophone, schlagzeug, ses, transhumanism, trickster
Electro-acoustic Live Techno
Korhan Erel and accordion player Mikail Yakut have been preparing an electro-acoustic techno set for the #disPlaced – #rePlaced 2 Festival to take place in Berlin on April 12-13. The festival, which will take place in Radialsystem with an afterparty … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, Berlin, concert, displaced, electro-acoustic, festival, music, performance, premiere, replaced, techno, Turkey
Hacktivate Yourself in Hong Kong
Korhan Erel will spend two weeks in Hong Kong for the exhibition “Hacktivate Yourself”, where they will show a sound installation titled “we’re all alike” and perform an audiovisual show with visual artist Vvzela Kook on March 30th. The exhibition … Continue reading
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Tagged art, audiovisual, biopolitics, contemporary art, gender, hacking, hong kong, performance, performance art, queer, sound installation
Concert with Ute Wassermann in Istanbul
I will be playing an improvised concert with the amazing Ute Wassermann (voice, whistles, objects) in Istanbul on February 22. The concert is hosted by the series “Ender Sesler (Rare Sounds)” coorganized and cosponsored by BAUArt and Yapı Kredi Culture … Continue reading
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