Aquarium Eyes is the second album by the Austrian duo Ritornell. Their debut, Golden Solitude, was released in 2009 on Karaoke Kalk. Paying great attention to detail, Ritornell recorded at various locations (the studio of Patrick Pulsinger being one of them). The results are gently woven into their very own world of sound. Defamiliarized by subtle electronic manipulation, instruments such as piano, double bass, vibraphone, kalimba, and accordion develop a surprising life of their own, only to be consequently swallowed up by the hissing and buzzing of electronic devices. Gleaming multi-layered electro-acoustic drones, isolated organic sounds and sophisticated textures complete the intricate arrangements. On Aquarium Eyes, Ritornell tackle the art of songwriting for the first time: Vienna based vocalist Mimu sings, whispers and sighs golden threads through some of the fragile sound structures that Gerold and Eigner assembled with intuition. The duo also collaborated with vocal artist Didi Bruckmayer. During live performances, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold present their music together with Mimu and Gerhard Daurer, occasionally supported by Bernd Klug on double bass and Meaghan Burke on cello. Since the release of their debut album Golden Solitude, Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold have gained considerable attention through a number of collaborations with other musicians: They released the single The Light with Andreya Triana and the track Three with Sam Irl was selected by Kutmah to be featured on the compilation Worldwide Family Vol. 2 (Brownswood). Richard Eigner played drums with Flying Lotus (Cosmogramma), Patrick Wolf (Magic Position) and Dimlite (Grimm Reality). Additionally, he provided remixes for Douglas Greed (Freude am Tanzen), Clara Moto (Infiné), and Abby Lee Tee. In 2012, Ritornell, together with Mimu, Gerhard Daurer, and Jona Hoier, developed an audiovisual interpretation of Elfriede Jelinek's play Macht Nichts – Eine kleine Triologie des Todes. The DVD, with a duration of two hours, was commissioned by Departure and is Ritornell's first production in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound.
Wednesday, 23 Oct
22:30 - 23:30
Dom Im Berg
Label/s:Karaoke Kalk
