Tomoko Sauvage investigates the sculpturality of sound and improvisation in relation to the environment. Mainly known for a musical / visual research about ‘natural synthesizer’ of her invention, composed with diverse fluid, bowls, ceramic, light and underwater amplification, her approach is attached to questions of alchemy, meditation and balance between hazard and mastery. Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sauvage moved to Paris in 2003 after studying jazz piano in New York. Through listening to Alice Coltrane and Terry Riley, she became interested in Indian music and studied improvisation of Hindustani music. In 2006, she attended a concert of Aanayampatti Ganesan, a virtuoso of Jalatharangam – the traditional Carnatic music instrument with water-filled porcelain bowls. Fascinated by the simplicity of its device and sonority and fascinated by the idea of immersing herself in the water she started using underwater microphones – and that ultimately led to the birth of the electro-aquatic instrument. Her performances, installations and musical compositions are regularly presented in Europe, Asia and America while she also stays deeply connected to the DIY art/music scene.

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Emacs aka Elise Macmillan is a Canadian-American musician based in Oslo, Norway. She plays combining Hardingfele, voice, electronics and live processing in PureData. She released Night Blooming Planet on Los Angeles-based Felix Onyx in 2017 and has presented her work in Europe and North America.

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This evening is part of an ongoing series of events organized by Lucerne based magazine zweikommasieben — a publication that has been devoted to the documentation of contemporary music and sounds since the summer of 2011. The magazine features artist interviews, essays and columns as well as photography, illustration and graphics. In addition zweikommasieben organizes concerts, performances, club nights and other events in various cities.

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