Review / Reseña:
"El duo Haase+Santis, se genera a partir de una visita del violinista Johannes Haase a la Ciudad Abierta de Amereida, lugar donde se radica actualmente Óscar Santis escultor y ruidista, es ahi donde se comienzan a gestar un vinculo en torno a la musica como estructura sonora. Las improvisaciones realizadas se basan en sesiones libres, en donde el dialogo se genera en los vertices de estas estructuras, son los vertices los que articulan y dan forma a esta musica.
Al ser estructuras sonoras las que se van vinculando, su relacion es sumamente compleja ya que en ciertos momentos vemos planos sumamente opuestos que caminan de manera independiente, de una radicalidad timbrica y brutalidad sonora que llevan a la escucha a una disociacion involuntaria para poder contener los sonidos que el duo nos presenta, a su vez, en otros momentos vemos aristas sumamente pulidas de una precision y belleza sonora que generan una confusion temporal que nos llevan a una escucha interna de sumo cuidado y precision.
El duo articula su discurso desde la radicalidad sonora, logrando que su musica no te permita soltar la atencion de la escucha en ningun momento. La rugosidad sonora generada por los ruidos de Óscar, y el devenir constante generado por la tension del violin de Haase, hace que la escucha de este disco sea un bello desafio a la audicion atenta, que tan olvidada la tenemos por estos dias. Pero por sobre todo, se agradece la radicalidad sonora, y la libertad formal presentada por el duo."
"The Haase+Santis duo was initiated through a visit by the violinist Johannes Haase to the Open City of Amereida the place where sculptor and noise artist Óscar Santis currently resides. There, they began to develop a bond in relation to music as sound structure. The improvisations they realize are based on free sessions, wherein a dialogue is generated at the intersections of these structures. These are the intersections that articulate and give shape to the music.
Concerning the sound structures that bind them together, their relationship is highly complex in the sense that in certain moments we see extremely opposed planes proceeding independently, a radicalism of timbre and brutality of sound that carries an involuntary dissociation to the ear in order to contain the sounds that the duo presents us. At the same time, in other moments we see artists highly polished from a sonic precision and beauty that generates a temporal confusion, leading us to a careful and precise internal listening.
The duo articulates their discourse from a sonic radicalism, making sure that their music does not permit the listener to release his or her attention from listening at any time. The sonic turbulence generated by the noise of Óscar, and the constant evolution generated by the tension of Haase’s violin makes listening to this album a beautiful challenge for attentive listening, which these days have so much forgotten. But above all, the sonic radicalism, and the freedom of form presented by the duo are appreciated."