Æter
Encyclopedia
Æter is an electronic music
band from Denmark
with a female singer Gry Bagøien
. The band existed from 1995 till 2001.
The band released one CD - "Luftantænder" - and several CD-R
s, toured a lot in Europe
, created installation art
.
The original concept was to arrange the coincidental meeting of sound and picture into so-called "everyday symphonies".
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
band from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
with a female singer Gry Bagøien
Gry Bagøien
Gry Bagøien is a female singer from Denmark. She was a member of the band Gry, which is a collaboration with German industrial and electronic musician F. M. Einheit, and was formerly a member of now-defunct Æter, along with Jacob Kirkegaard, a Dane living in Germany...
. The band existed from 1995 till 2001.
The band released one CD - "Luftantænder" - and several CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
s, toured a lot in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, created installation art
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
.
The original concept was to arrange the coincidental meeting of sound and picture into so-called "everyday symphonies".
Band members
- Gry BagøienGry BagøienGry Bagøien is a female singer from Denmark. She was a member of the band Gry, which is a collaboration with German industrial and electronic musician F. M. Einheit, and was formerly a member of now-defunct Æter, along with Jacob Kirkegaard, a Dane living in Germany...
- vocals, loops, lyrics, gurgling, toys, radio scratch - Jacob KirkegaardJacob KirkegaardJacob Kirkegaard is a sound artist born in 1975 in Denmark, living in Berlin, Germany. In early 2006 he graduated at the Academy of Arts and the Media in Cologne, Germany. Jacob is exploring sound in art with a scientific approach...
- sampling, loops, sequences, beats, scratches - 1999-2001: Morten Meldgaard - vj, dialogues, video clips
- 1996-1998: Zaki Youssef - guitar, electronics