Swiss Contemporary Music
Merlin Züllig, alias Merlin Modulaw, describes himself as a ‘sonic architect’. Born in Zurich and now based in Paris, he studied composition and sound design in Switzerland and explores new artistic spaces with his combinations of acousmatics, 3D sound, sound design and pop references.
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The man that developed electronic music in Switzerland like few others and always managed to surprise us with fresh ideas: Thomas Kessler.
It was announced today that the Swiss composer has passed away at the age of 86. An obituary by Thomas Meyer.
Thomas Meyer
A rapper and a string quartet – rather unusual combination. In 2007, Californian slam poet Saul Williams appeared with the Arditti Quartet at the Tage für Neue Musik Zürich to perform the piece NGH-WHT. It was not his first time performing in a classical setting. Two years earlier, he had already recited his texts with an orchestra in Basel, in Said the shotgun to the head. Both pieces were written by Thomas Kessler.
