Berlinde Deman | Elias Stemeseder & Christian Lillinger

ANTUMBRA

Electro-acoustic duo STEMESEDER – LILLINGER explores the boundaries of contemporary music with their new album ANTUMBRA . Using plucked, percussive and electronic instruments, as well as influences from sample culture and folk music, they create a rich soundscape.

ANTUMBRA builds on previous works such as 'PENUMBRA' and 'UMBRA', integrating historical acoustic instruments into electronic constructions. This post-genre work explores meta-beats, multi-dimensional structures and collage techniques, imagining both utopia and dystopia. Recorded in various locations including New York and Athens, the album offers a reflection on the present and projections of possible futures.

About the musicians

Berlinde Deman is the resident tuba player of Flat Earth Society Orchestra and works with various bands and projects from the jazz, theatre and classical world, such as Dave Douglas, Ab Baars Trio and Jef Neve. She did residencies in Sweden, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium. Fascinated by the predecessor of the tuba, the serpent, she explores the boundaries of peace and tranquility with this rare 16th century instrument and loops/electronics in her solo program. Her melancholic and unique sound brought her together with artists such as Graindelavoix and Hans Beckers, and in her solo work she creates a world far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.