Norbert Möslang
Norbert Möslang (born October 6, 1952 in St. Gallen ) is a Swiss improvisation musician (soprano saxophone, double bass clarinet, live electronics) and violin maker .
Live and act
Möslang had piano lessons. He then self-taught soprano saxophone and double bass clarinet. From 1972 he worked as a duo with Andy Guhl for 30 years ; since 1984 the two were on the road as voice cracks . With Erik M and Günter Müller , the duo expanded into the ensemble poire_z .
Möslang increasingly used "cracked" everyday electronics in his improvisations; In doing so, he intervenes in the circuits of everyday objects, reconnects them, “cracks their code”, as he calls it, and converts them into musical instruments. He also played with Barbetomagus , Jim O'Rourke , Yoshihide Otomo , Keith Rowe , Carlos Zingaro , Irène Schweizer , Kurt Liedwart and Jason Kahn. He also writes film music . For his work on Peter Liechti's documentary The Sum of Insects , he won the 2010 Swiss Film Prize for the best film music.
Möslang also works as a photographer.
Discographic notes
- Norbert Möslang: lat_nc_ (For4Ears, 2004)
- Günter Müller - Norbert Möslang: boom_box (Grob, 2004)
- poire_z + Phil Minton : q (For4Ears, 2004)
literature
- Bruno Spoerri (Hrsg.): Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz CD supplement to: Spoerri, Bruno (Hrsg.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories . Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0739-6
Web links
- Web presence with discography
- Norbert Möslang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Exhibitions as a photographer
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Möslang, Norbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss improvisation musician and violin maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |