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Blogcritics August 2011
When you think about modern electronic compositions, you normally expect the instruments to be something you'd plug in. Musicians play keyboards, guitars and anything else that's already electronically inclined. One of the last instruments you would probably associate with these types of works would be the harp. Whether one of the huge concert harps used with a symphony orchestra or one of the many different "folk" harps from cultures around the world, they seem to be the epitome of an acoustic instrument. Harpists delicately pluck strings, picking out a melody which makes...Read more
Foxy Digitalis Magazine November 2011
This CD presents an eight-part electroacoustic work commissioned by the Association for the Art of the Harp, performed by Sirin Pancaroglu on concert harp, electric harp and ceng (an early Turkish harp), with additional harps, harp sampling and live processing by Erdem Helvacioglu, who also composed the music. A wide range of sounds, traditional and highly non-traditional, are coaxed from the various harps – creaking, rattling, chiming, buzzing and so on. Music of this sort often gets stuck at the conceptual level, more interesting in the telling than the listening, but...Read more
Ragazzi Music Magazine November 2011
Erdem Helvacioglus neuer Hörfilm ist wieder enorm handlungsreich, macht acht Kammern auf, die in dunkle Geheimnisse entführen oder ausgefallen schön aufgenommene (Klang-)Landschaften präsentieren. Der Komponist, Gitarrist und Elektroniker Erdem Helvacioglu arbeitete das in acht Parts gegliederte Werk "resonating universes" - der Titel ist zutreffend, die Musik erzeugt starke Resonanz und macht ein ungeahntes und bislang unbetretenes Universum auf - mit der ebenfalls türkischen Harfenistin Sirin Pancaroglu aus. Etwaige Parallelen zum stilistischen Verständnis sind mir nicht...Read more
Textura Magazine December 2011
Erdem Helvacioglu & Sirin Pancaroglu: Resonating Universes Sargasso Erdem Helvacioglu has not only established a solid reputation as an artist in his own right, but he's also establishing himself to an equal degree as a collaborator. In 2010, he and Per Boysen pooled their artistic energies for Sub City 2064, and earlier this year, Helvacioglu and tarhu player Ros Bandt released their collaborative effort Black Falcon. A mere half-year later, Helvacioglu is back, this time with Sirin Pancaroglu, one of Turkey's best-known harpists who, like Helvacioglu, would appear to...Read more
Musicworks Magazine Spring 2012
"Helvacioglu has found for his electronics a lovely balance with the natural acoustic and spectral properties of the harp. By and large, the electronics are employed in an extremely colourful and varied manner, so they always feel like an extension of the harp, rather than a seperate, discreet voice." Nick StorringRead more

Interviews

Jonathan Wilson Designs Interview July 2011
JONATHAN WILSON INTERVIEW - Growing up in Turkey, how did you get your start in music and what initially drew you to it? Were your first encounters with traditional Turkish music or was it popular music? My initial start to music was the popular music of the 80s. I have been a big fan of 80s hard rock bands and 80s synth-pop music. The big sonic world and the great production quality of the bands such as Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, U2, Van Halen have really inspired me to play the guitar and to think more about music technology. I remember writing letters to the fan clubs...Read more
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