Subharchord Studien

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The Subharchord is a very rare electronic instrument from East Germany, made in the early sixties. At that time, the international music world was excited by the new electronic music coming from places like the WDR Studio in Cologne. As the GDR did not want to be left behind, they established the „Labor für Akustisch-Musikalische Grenzprobleme“ (English: Laboratory for Problems at the Acoustics/Music Interface) to develop advanced electronic sound production.

The Subharchord was created by Ernst Schreiber as the lead engineer, while the striking look was designed by Gunter Wächtler. From the beginning on it faced ideological concerns, which should later spell its doom, when Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev called electronic music a "cacaphony".

The instrument I got to explore is a prototype Subharchord II, located at the Elektro-Akustische Studio at ADK Berlin. Thanks to Malte Giesen for allowing me to play with it, and Andrei Cucu for the technical support.

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released September 11, 2023

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Subharchord set up by Andrei Cucu

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Hainbach Berlin, Germany

Based out of Berlin, Germany, electronic music composer and perfomer Hainbach creates shifting audio landscapes THE WIRE called "One hell of a trip". His music has been released on Opal Tapes, Seil Records, Spring Break Tapes, Limited Interest and Marionette. ... more

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