Berlin-based composer and performer of electronic music Hainbach first collaborated with Ensemble Modern in the autumn of 2022, during the experimental series “Checkpoint”.

“‘Primer’ is both a live show and an interpretation of a live show. Everything that can be heard here was recorded during the ‘Checkpoint’ concert in Frankfurt when the Ensemble and I performed together for the first time. At the studio, I got together with EM’s double bass player Paul Cannon, and we took the recording apart. We wanted it to sound like a record, not like the broadcast of a live show, so we cut and pasted, using echoes and modulators until we had found a sound and a tempo which represented what ‘Primer’ is: a starting signal, a bolt of lightning, the start of something that will hopefully remain,” says Hainbach.

The artist creates electroacoustic music using synthesizers, test devices, magnetic tapes and old equipment, such as military wire recorders. He became known not only for his live performances, but also his YouTube channel, where he offers insights into his studio and shares his knowledge of analogue music production with a broad audience.

Paul Cannon (double bass) says: “Hainbach has a unique approach to discovering the hidden potential in all kinds of objects and in vintage electronics. He has the rare gift of arousing curiosity and fascination for his open world of sounds and music.”

Tracklist:
1.Their Own Definition of Grandeur
2. Hammerzeit
3. A Simple Spell
4. Driving Force
5. Don’t Tell Anyone
6. Primer
7. Sixty Miles Apart
8. I Belong With You
9. Sweet Oblivion
10. Civilization Tutorial
11. Static-Statisch
12. Stowaway
13. Rein Gold
14. Chloroform