Electric Indigo

Electric Indigo

Electric Indigo (Susanne Kirchmayr) is a DJ, composer and musician who preforms techno/electronic music all over the world. Susanne composes music for concerts and clubs and also works on short films and stage plays. In 1998 Susanne founded female:pressure, an international network for female, non-binary and transgender electronic artists.

Here are a few pieces of Susanne’s work which they shared and talked to us about. I will be describing the aim and process behind each piece and offering my own critical response.

Chiffres

Chiffres is a piece composed of a small pool of material consisting of people counting from 0 to 15 in their mother tongue. These recordings were taken with a mixture of good and bad quality and then processed through granular synthesis.

I enjoyed listening to this piece, I could occasionally pick out languages which I recognised however most I did not. The layering of dialects and voices made for a interesting effect which moved and shifted constantly. I could see the process of how granular synthesis worked however I still need to research this area more. I would like to implement this technique into my work in some form as I found the composition very enjoyable.