The Globular Cluster
WITH THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT MUSIC, THAT I HAVE WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE COMBINATION OF MY CONTEMPORARY BIG BAND, MY AWARD-WINNING THE VOID QUINTET AND ME AS A SOLO SINGER AND PIANIST.
THE BIG BAND ACTUALLY GREW OUT OF THE GRAZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA; THEN IN FUSION WITH THE VOID-QUINTET BECAME THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER.
THE MAIN-TOPIC OF MY COMPOSITIONS IS DEATH AND HOW WE DEAL WITH THE DYING OF PEOPLE, WHO ARE CLOSE TO US.
FROM THIS I HAVE CREATED A 9-PIECE CONCEPTALBUM, WHICH IS INTENDED TO TAKE THE LISTENER ON A JOURNEY OF REFLECTION ON THEIR OWN LIVES.
THE FIRST 8 COMPOSITIONS ARE BASED ON THE PHASES OF GRIEF OF THE DEATH-RESEARCHER KÜBLER-ROSS. THE 9TH TRACK REPRESENTS AN ARRANGEMENT OF A BEN HARPER SONG.
IN ADDITION, I GIVE MY MUSIC WITH SELF-WRITTEN LYRICS ANOTHER SPECIAL DEPTH OF CONTENT AND WEINE ANOTHER DIMENSION OF MUSICAL EXPRESSION. A SPECIAL VALUE OF THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER IS THE LIVE PERFORMANCE, WHICH BRINGS THE LISTENER INTO A WORLD OF ITS OWN.
THE CONCEPTALBUM IS PLAYED AS A CONTINUOUS WORK, WHERE ALSO THE COMPOSED LIGHT DESIGN AND VISUALS, CONCEIVED TOGETHER WITH LIGHT-ENGINEER ANDREAS FINK, ARE CENTRAL.
ON THE UPCOMING ALBUM WELCOME TO DARK MATTER I WANT TO GIVE SPACE TO MY DIFFERENT MUSICAL INFLUENCES AND THEREFORE THE ALBUM WILL NOT BE A TRADITIONAL JAZZ-BIG BAND ALBUM. RATHER, ELEMENTS FROM CLASSICAL MUSIC, ROCK MUSIC AND INFLUENCES FROM DARKPOP AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC MUSIC WILL ALSO APPEAR.
