Rotterdam

'Cambodia' (Everest Records) is the title of the debut album of the Viennese duo Rotterdam and is the result of a ten-year-long experimental process. Far removed from conventional or traditional song arrangements, Susanne Amann (cello, flute, electronics) and Michael Klauser (acoustic guitar, electronics) create constantly pulsating sound patterns that draw their power from the continuous compression of sound elements. Minimalist beats and repetitive loops combine with samples and acoustics, merging into instrumental sound paintings with an extremely hypnotic and danceable effect. They “play” Minimal on classical instruments, giving it a particularly concertante quality. Rotterdam celebrates the power of monotony, which has rarely before sounded so varied.

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