Music With Plants, Nr. 2, , Damian Marhulets + hand werk Ensemble

Music with Plants is a series of four Etudes exploring the idea of nonintentional musical creation. The whole series is based around the, Instruo, Scion eurorack module, which translates biofeedback data sourced from the plant or other organic surface into musically useful control signals. Scion is a module full of magic, although it can be unpredictable and hard to tame. It really forces you to take on a cocreative role instead of creating music from a more familiar egocentric perspective. It is highly rewarding once you let it do its thing and focus on symbiotic approach. Music with Plants, is a very special collaboration with my friends from hand werk a Colognebased contemporary music ensemble. The piece features Daniel Agi (Flute), Heni Kim (Clarinet) and Niklas Seidl (Cello) who perform along my, Eurorack patch. This kind of combination between Eurorack Modular music and extended techniques and unusual sounds of acoustic instruments is something I