Oren Ambarchi & Crys Cole

Oren Ambarchi’s works are hesitant and tense extended songforms located in the cracks between several schools: modern electronics and processing; laminal improvisation and minimalism; hushed, pensive songwriting; the deceptive simplicity and temporal suspensions of composers such as Morton Feldman and Alvin Lucier; and the physicality of rock music, slowed down and stripped back to its bare bones, abstracted and replaced with pure signal. From the late 90’s his experiments in guitar abstraction and extended technique have led to a more personal and unique sound-world incorporating a broader palette of instruments and sensibilities.

crys cole is a Berlin-based artist working in electroacoustic composition, performance, sculpture and installation. With focused listening at the heart of her practice, she creates subtle, evocative works using haptic gestures and simple everyday materials—composing texturally nuanced pieces that shift sensory perception and continually re-tune the ear.

Since 2001, she has performed worldwide, both solo and in collaboration with a wide range of artists including Oren Ambarchi, James Rushford (as Ora Clementi), Tetuzi Akiyama, Toshimaru Nakamura, Leif Elggren, Francis Plagne, Annea Lockwood, Taku Unami and David Rosenboom, among others.