"Undeclared" refers to a 2006 drone attack in Pakistan that struck a school, killing more than 80 civilians including 70 children, which took place on a day that was intended for a peace agreement; Hanneson pays homage to the victims by finding a sound for each of them, rendering the piece 3 times by himself via electronics, by Rene Holtkamp on guitar, and by Antoine Beuger on children's glockenspiel.
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Antoine Beuger-children's glockenspiel
Rene Holtkamp-guitar
Mark Hannesson-whistling, electronics, composer
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UPC: 4011778041214
Label: Edition Wandelweiser Records
Catalog ID: EWR 1915
Squidco Product Code: 28583
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2019
Country: Austria
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels
Recorded at JBstudio, by Antoine Beuger and Mark Hannesson.
"on october 20, 2006 a drone attack in pakistan struck a school (madrasa).
80-82 civilians, including 68-70 children were killed.
one alleged militant was killed.
the attack took place on the day a peace agreement was to be signed between islamabad and the bajaur agency militants.
the agreement was not signed.
is it possible for us to commemorate the lives of innocent drone victims?
it is necessary.
but how?
i don't know.
then we must find ways to do it without knowing how.
yes, find new ways of trying.
maybe by giving a moment of time and attention to each of the names?
maybe a sound for each of them?"
-from the liner notes
"A work written in response to the October 20, 2006 drone attack on a school in Pakistan that killed 80 or more people, including 68-70 children. Hannesson asks how it's possible to respond to this aesthetically and offers his attempt. It's a very moving one, simple in conception, a kind of funereal tolling. The piece, titled 'undeclared', is presented three times, first played by Antoine Beuger on children's glockenspiel (an especially effective conveyor of grief), then by René Holtkamp on guitar and finally by the composer using whistling and electronics. Where Beuger's rendition is soft and sorrowful, a string of individual tones, all the same, spaced over about 20 minutes, Holtkamp attacks the same score more forcefully, the pain felt at the horrible event evincing itself. Hannesson's version is different, much gauzier, even ethereal, the tones still there but clouded, evanescing, perhaps disappearing like those poor victims. A moving set of music."-Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
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Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Antoine Beuger "Antoine Beuger (b. 1955 in Oosterhout, Netherlands) studied composition with Ton de Leeuw at Sweelinck Coservatorium in Amsterdam 1973-78. In 1990 he began composing after an interruption of about 10 years. Two years later he founded Edition Wandelweiser together with composer/performer Burkhard Schlothauer. Since 1994 he's been active with the conception and organisation of KLANGRAUM, a concert series at Kunstraum Düsseldorf. During the years 1995-2001 he was working together with visual artist Mauser as artistic director of "Werkraum", Place for Interdisciplinary Artistic Events, Cologne. Since 1996 he's been artistic director of edition wandelweiser records and since 2004 managing director of Edition Wandelweiser gmbh." ^ Hide Bio for Antoine Beuger • Show Bio for Rene Holtkamp René Holtkamp is a guitarist known for his work with Mark Hannesso, Antoine Beuger, and Dante Boon. ^ Hide Bio for Rene Holtkamp • Show Bio for Mark Hannesson "Mark Hannesson (b. 1968) is a composer and sound artist who writes instrumental, electronic and mixed works. As well, he is an active performer of live electronic music playing laptop, no-input mixer and badly tuned theremin. Originally from Winnipeg, Canada, he completed a Bachelor degree in Music from Brandon University and a Master degree in Composition at the University of Alberta. He completed a doctorate (DMA) in Composition at the University of British Columbia. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta teaching courses in Composition, Music Technology and Experimental Improvisation. His work can be found on the Modisti Netlabel, Cyland Audio Archive, Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) and Edition Wandelweiser." ^ Hide Bio for Mark Hannesson
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Track Listing:
1. Undeclared (Antoine Beuger) 18:20
2. Undeclared (René Holtkamp) 20:02
3. Undeclared (Mark Hannesson) 19:38
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Electro-Acoustic
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