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Tableau

Release June 24th 2022


»Tableau« is Rolf Hansen's second full-length album under his given name  and acts as a sequel to his solo debut »Elektrisk Guitar«, released in  2019 through Karaoke Kalk. On the 14 new pieces, the Copenhagen-based  composer and musician further explores the sonic possibilities of the  electric guitar by opting for a radically different approach and putting  great limitations on himself as a performer. »Tableau« is an  experimental record in the truest sense of the word, eschewing  conventional modes of playing the instrument and instead turning the  guitar into a sound source for compositions that are at once abstract  and concrete.  
 

Already on his last album, Hansen had found a different approach to  playing and composing, but this time went even further and created a  set-up in which the electric guitar becomes a different instrument  altogether. This is also expressed in its title: a tableau is, broadly  understood, an image-forming momentary bodily pause in a dramaturgical  or narrative process. In the context of the album, tableau is the form  and sound that emerge when the musician’s usual approach to playing and  the compositional practice is halted and transformed. To achieve this,  the guitar is placed on a table with microphones installed around it and  tuned in a static microtonal  modality thanks to wooden replacement frets that have been inserted  under the strings. This alters how the sounds are being generated with  the instrument, which is now played from above, occasionally strummed or  stroked with a tool.
 

The opener »Begyndelse« already sets the tone by punctuating dense  layers of sound with a one-note melody that provides a rough rhythmic  structure and harmonic anchor for the track that still seems to mutate  wildly the further it progresses. Even in moments in which Hansen opts  for a more directly accessible approach like on the following »Over  Grænsen« or »Tid«, the pieces’ emotional qualities are greatly amplified  by their sonic idiosyncrasies. This is best exemplified by the first  track on the second side of the LP, »Højre hånd«. Using high microphone  gain to magnify the high-frequency acoustic sounds of the electric  guitar, Hansen captured a rich near-symphonic changing spectrum of  overtones. This is typical for the attention to detail put into the  overall record whose approach maximises the music’s affective impact by  focusing on minute nuances.
 

»Tableau« is full of moments marked by almost unnoticeable shifts and  changes, offering a wealth of sounds that are as evocative as they come  unexpectedly. Despite their aesthetic differences, the kinship between  its predecessor »Elektrisk Guitar« and these 14 compositions is  undeniable. Both are based on self-imposed constraints, a radical form  of reduction that made it possible for Hansen to broaden his sonic  palette and compositional approach. Though mostly short, concise, and  abstract-sounding, the pieces on »Tableau« speak a clear, varied and  simple language.


Tableau was made with support from Koda Kultur

Elektrisk Guitar

Released september 2019


»Elektrisk Guitar« is an album that enters into a dialogue with its conscious and attentive listener. Pieces whose melancholy is carefully weighed meet complex musical structures that again and again provide new challenges. In just 43 minutes, »Elektrisk Guitar« offers a plethora of ideas, impressions, details, and inspiration. And even more so, it opens up a room for its listeners to explore, precisely because its minimalistic compositions create a lot of space in which to get accommodated in. 


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