SPEKK is proud to announce the release of British composer and installation artist Janek Schaefer, The British Composer of the Year (Sonic Art 2008), Prix Ars Electronica winner (2004) etc. “Close your eyes, we are engulfed by an ethereal tapestry of invisible radio and sound pressure waves. Phoenix and Phaedra is a live concert composition, performed by using an immersive sound system in combination with a short range radio transmitter, which broadcasts to a collection of small hand held radios given out to the audience. Performed out of sight at the back of the concert hall, the spectacle of the performer is removed, leaving a pure sonic-cinema experience. The composition weaves together foundsound textures, spatial sonorities, and the Shruti Box, an Indian drone instrument, which plays a central role with it's lulling and engulfing energies. I wrote the work to celebrate the arrival of my new born son Phoenix, and is dedicated to him".

01. On Air 02. Cyan sees through you 03. Eyrie of the Phoenix 04. Red Plumes 05. Eyes close in heaven 06. Love calls us to the things of this world