SERGEJ MOHNTAU

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Sergej Mohntau is a literature- and musicperformance duo founded by Juergen Berlakovich and Thomas Pfeffer in 1999. Concerts and performances are based on a combination of music, speech, gestures, and optical impressions. Palindromsongs. Jam sessions with doves. Pieces for prepared mouth. Live radioplays. Glossography. www.sergejmohntau.net

 

 

RELEASES ON ETYMTONE

 

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Sergej Mohntau
palindromsongs
(CD / nff 2317, 2006)
(Digital / ETYM-003, 2014)

Digital re-release of the CD „palindromsongs“, first released on nonfoodfactory in 2006.

A palindrome is a word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same forward or backward. Palindromsongs are songs you can listen to forward or backward. The lyrics remain the same.

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Sergej Mohntau
Gummihandschuhdudelsack
Rubberglovebagpipes
(CD / tres 05, 2003)
(Digital / ETYM-002, 2014)

Digital re-release of the CD „Gummihandschuhdudelsack /
Rubberglovebagpipes“, first released on transacoustic research in 2003.

Rubberglovebagpipes is the name of an instrument, the titel of a Sergej Mohntau Live-Performance and a CD. Musical instruments are used as utensils and objects of utility as musical instruments. Sergej Mohntau use Rubberglovebagpipes, Electric Windows, the Jack-Of-All-Trades Double Bass and Selfmade Hardcase-Laptops. The compositions follow the specific sonic features of the adapted utensils and lead to different musical styles. A common sound generated from both analog and digital sources encased in a dramaturgical concept based on mechanics, electricity, and electronics. Music as the language of objects.

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