The magazin Manifesto.XXI reports about Symboter in March 2019. Symboter in construction zone with violin, 1976 Triggered by the release of my early music works of the 80s by french label Alter-K, the magazine Manifesto.XXI reported in a long story (french language) about my music work with many photos included. It is worth having a look at: "Anthologie d’un pionnier de la musique électronique". The report can be viewed here ...
On February 19th, 2019 my music work "Music for 5 pianos" was played first time in radio at radiopanic in the feature "Indiedrome". I was proudly introduced as "pioneer of electronic music", here to the Show. Also, a week beforehand, on february 12th 2019, my songs "Running" and "Voyager24" have been aired first time, here the link to the Show ...
GONZAI online magazine did an interview with me about my music and work with machines and robots. Now it has been published online in their magazine with many photos and links (french language, some links don't work anymore). The interview spins around my thoughts and works with machinery in sound and physical art. I like the somehow funny and dystopic style of the interview text. Here is the link to the online interview. Here is an excerpt of the introduction: Après une pause de presque trois décennies, Olaf Schirm – son vrai nom – continue avec le même état d’esprit :...
Platform "Die Or Diy" reports about my music on cassette "Matrix, Synchrotron and Phon-Ethik" . "Phon-Ethik" is described as (excerpt): A cassette full of beautiful analogue warmth, with quite a few decent tunes...
The Symboter LP on vinyl is here! Early works of the early 80's:https://www.vinyl-on-demand.com/-1-18-403.htm The tapes from 1980-1982 contained songs I had recorded from 1978-1981, many of them live due to lack of multitrack recording equipment or because too complicated, then on 4-track tape devices and finally a few pieces in a 24 track studio, which I did a few nights allowed to use it. The original master tapes have disappeared over time, there are only a few cassettes from that time. Vinyl on demand has, amazingly, a complete set of "blue" studio cassettes. At the time there was an "orange" series, which...
The exhibition "Turbulence" with works by Wolfgang Petrick was shown in the Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche Osnabrück from 22.09.2012. The central, 6 meter high ship object was accompanied by a video installation, directed by Wolfgang Petrick and enginered by Frédérik Krauke. The music for the film came from me and was composed and recorded in August and September 2012. It uses mainly field recordings and sound samples of deep sea exploration, underwater bubbling, submarine steel noises, enriched with cracking and glass cracking and crushing. In addition to complex overwater and underwater sound collages, there a main central part in the music consisting of a...
After such a long time I signed a record contract again today. No, not for a solo CD, but for a remix of my piece "Crime" from the early 80s. The French group "Spaceships Are Cool" has taken the title and processed it in a contemporary way. The result is a song worth listening to on a more listenable CD called " SERIOUSLY, ERIC? Vol. 3" It will be released in September. The old version of Crime can still be heard on last.fm More will come as soon as I know something more precise. ...
The French "Technikart Magazine" (that's the "Wired" of France) reports in the April 2011 issue about my previous "life's work"...
Tenory-On Yesterday the new Tenori-On music performance device from Yamaha was demonstrated in Berlin, hands on was also possible if you were patient. The Tenori-On is a sampler with a completely new user interface. This user interface is not only interesting for operation, but also for the viewer, as it has something to offer visually with 254 lights. Very interesting. It's best to have a look on youtube, it's worth it. Addendum1: of course I ordered one...