Remixing a baroque orchestra - live and improvised

Filmed at Kampnagel, Hamburg 10/01/09, featuring the Elbipolis baroque orchestra. It's part of the Barock Lounge project where I was asked to do a remix of some of the pieces the orchestra performed earlier in the evening. I thought it would be more fun to do it live and because we had almost no rehearsal time it was improvised. I used my new live machine for looping, processing and sequencing. The orchestra played motifs from one of the pieces with a few improvisations while I sampled, looped and processed them, and added live electronic drums and the odd synth.

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[squarepusherjohn]

I fucking love your music man...why on earth didn't you carry on this sort of thing instead of your latest pop release...?

[timexile]

I did this well after I finished the album. I'm still carrying on this sort of stuff as well so to speak.

[FUKTV]

Why don't you mix the recording of this with your inauguration mashup...Baroque Obama!! (groan.)

[HaunSound]

i think this is an awesome idea, but most of the time the string players just sat there doing nothing. kinda makes it all lose energy

[justinrogers68]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaa



[TirAsleen]

Interesting Stuff here, i was looking for electronic baroque Music and this came up. Fine performance!

[ionstatic]

Love the performance, Ive posted a question for you on your page :)

[FlatlineLinx]

I love this! The ideas and musicality are stellar! I just wish the sound was better. Does anybody know where I could order a DVD of this - preferrably something that has been properly mixed and mastered? This recording doesn't do them justice.

[sitjar]

@Ambary2Shy I have to agree...i bet the musicians let out a groan of exasperating boredom when the drums kicked in....it made me yawn a "electronicaorchestralcrossove­r" zzzzz

[slytown]

Very cool Tim. You're such an inspirational dude. You first video on Reaktor got me to buy the thing, so I guess NI picked the right guy to interview. I love Reaktor's sound, I just wish I had the time to learn how to make my own instruments/effects.

[0TobyElliotNewt0]

¡uɐɯ ǝɯosǝʍɐ sı ʇɐɥʇ

[ticklesitter]

What an awesome collaboration. Tim I am immediately wondering if you have ever listened to The Books before? If not, you will absolutely love the album, "The Lemon of Pink". It's the most subtle combination of in depth edits and the natural nuances of organic instrumentation I've ever heard. I think it would be a great influence on your future collaborations and compositions. Anyways, this is an awesome collaboration. Keep pioneering fine sir ;)

[sheatheman]

this would go better with a more grainy, down tempo beat, or no beat at all, preserving the spirit that this music was written in but still utilizing electronic techniques.

optimally, electronic music enhances the traditions of old, the last bit from 3:09 to 3:25 is a good example of this.

for those interested in this type of thing, check out brian eno's album discreet music. he and a friend got tapes of pachelbel's cannon and remixed it by playing the tapes back in an instrumental way.