On 7 November, Pak Yan Lau will present a sonic universe in our Roze zaal. On this evening, Pak Yan Lau will take us on a journey through her triple solo BOOKS, which she combines into a unique whole for this occasion. In BOOKS, Pak Yan Lau explores three different worlds. This evening, we will listen to an acoustic prepared piano, harmonic sounds, toy pianos, drones, and electronics.
More about BOOKS
BOOKS - is the triple solo effort from Pak Yan Lau.
Book of Wood - is a solo on prepared piano
Book of Star - is a solo on electronics, synths and samplers
Book of Toy - is a solo on toy piano’s, gong rods and electronics.
Released as a limited edition of 303 wooden box set, with on each Book also a track including a guest (Darin Gray, Chris Corsano and Paolo Angeli), presented on a triple 10” format out on Silent Water label (2015).
BOOKS is the debut of Pak Yan’s sound explorations in materials (wood, metal), objects (toys) and electronics. Pak Yan Lau explores 3 different universes. Book of Wood explores the world of acoustic prepared piano, where the combination of wood, strings and preparations transforms the piano’s conventional sound into a enveloping sound weave. Book of Star explores the electronics, synth and drone world and Book of Toy explores the world of harmonics from metallic tines, chiming up from toy pianos and gong rods. Sound always take a central role in her search, in the passing years, following the release, she has performed it more and more as a mash up of these different universes, becoming a big expanding one, where all elements could take part.
More about Pak Yan Lau
Pak Yan Lau, born in Belgium, with roots from Hong Kong and now based in Brussels is a sound artist, improviser, musician and composer, who has developed over the years a rich, dense and captivating sound universe from prepared pianos, toy pianos, synths, electronics and various sound objects. Skilfully blending electro-acoustic approaches, she explores sound in a bewitching way, merging different sound sources with poetry, magic and finesse.
