ohrenhoch presents on all Sundays in May 2012 works by Dariusz Mazurowski: 

Sunday 6 and 13 Mai 2012, 2 pm - 9 pm:

Pseudaria

Special version for ohrenhoch
(electronic music, 2011, Premiere)

– with exhibition of score, sketches and pictures
– at the same time in the basement: presentation of the Video 'ohr/ohrenhoch' (2012, Premiere)

The video work 'ohr/ohrenhoch' is available on DVD at ohrenhoch exclusively. 

Dariusz Mazurowski on 'Pseudaria' [30'59'']:

Pseudaria (Fallacies) is attributed to Euclid – the great Greek mathematician. It is almost a legendary, mysterious work, lost and rather unknown – today we have only a handful of lines. The author described different types of fallacies : examples of faulty reasoning, delusions leading to false conclusions, or optical illusions. And electronic music is somehow an art of illusion, persuasion of the mind that something is happening – which in fact cannot take place, and often is simply physically impossible. So we hear unknown, artificial sounds – in addition located in imaginary spaces. Seems that something comes from distant locations, yet the speakers are at our fingertips.

Pseudaria is a suite, which contains twelve rather loosely associated etudes. The choice of this form is not accidental, since the work refers to the beginnings of electronic music. Also a specific journey through time and a review of different techniques commonly used in electronic music. From transformations of a homogeneous acoustic material, through the use of analog synthesizers, a finally – advanced digital processing. This version (mix) has been created exclusively for ohrenhoch der Geräuschladen gallery, and contains new version o final part (with German text instead of original English).

Special Booklet by Knut Remond for the presentation of the works by Dariusz Mazurowski at 'ohrenhoch':
In-depth description of the works, biography, sketches, pictures, score. In German and English, richly illustrated. Limited Edition, available at ohrenhoch (2 €).

Sunday 20 and 27 May 2012, 2 pm - 9 pm:

ohrenhoch Videocompilation

(2012, Premiere)

ohrenhoch is presenting in the basement the 'ohrenhoch Videocompilation' with sound and image, and the soundtrack for itself in the shopwindow space over the ohrenhoch-loudspeaker-installation.

Dariusz Mazurowski on 'ohrenhoch video compilation':

ohrenhoch Videocompilation contains five animated videos created by Dariusz Mazurowski for his own music. Two pieces are taken from Pseudaria suite (Distant Twinkle and Strings to Nowhere), another pair from Divertimento (extracts titled part 5 and part 6). ohr / ohrenhoch is a special video track created for 'ohrenhoch, der Geräuschladen' gallery, with original music.

Dariusz Mazurowski (born in Gdańsk) is a Polish composer, performer and producer of electroacoustic music, member of Polish Society for Electroacoustic Music. After first experiments and early pieces, he spent the 90s mostly in Prague (Czech Republic), staying in touch with the local scene and learning about modern studio technology, recording techniques, tools and electronic music. He also composed here numerous electronic pieces. In his music he combines traditional analog instruments with the sonic potential of digital technology and acoustic, microphone recordings. Since his back to Gdańsk (Poland) in late 90s he's continued the same path, occasionally building his own analog experimental instruments (including synthesizers) and collecting various, often strange, sound objects (such as stones, pieces of wood, old mechanisms etc.), regarded as a source of acoustic material for further transformations.  He is also active as a visual artist (graphics, drawings, photography, animation), repeatedly exhibiting his works. Is known as a journalist also, publishing articles mainly devoted to contemporary music (of course including electronic),  technical aspects of composing and performing electroacoustic music, studio technology etc.

Dariusz Mazurowski