Eichhorn & Eureka
Live improvised electronic music.
The solo project of Thilo Eichhorn is based on a dualistic principle that the Düsseldorf band "Kraftwerk" once sang about: Nature & technology... Mensch & Maschine... Eichhorn & Eureka.
Eichhorn's musical counterpart, the "Eureka" synthesizer, was designed as a sound laboratory with almost infinite creative possibilities. It consists of over 40 individual modules - made by different manufacturers from all over the world. Their interaction is realized by manually plugging in cable connections, comparable to the early control centers of telecommunications. Voltages flow through the cables, which can serve as sound material or to modulate any parameters.
The result is a complex system that does not involve AI algorithms, but can still make a rather "idiosyncratic" impression. The smallest manual interventions lead to astonishing sonic results that are sometimes unpredictable even for the experienced sound tinkerer. It is precisely these moments of surprise - so-called "happy accidents" - that make improvisation so appealing, as they demand a spontaneous reaction from the artist and thus his full creativity.
Basically Eichhorn produces entire tracks up to sets lasting several hours on the fly. Most of the time it gets quite danceable, sometimes rather abstract and experimental. Each performance is unique and practically impossible to reproduce. It’s his way to implement life with all its volatility and transience into electronic music.
These sound examples are excerpts from improvised live sets without further processing
