AKOUSMATA is the series of events presented annually by the Electroacoustic Music Research and Applications Laboratory [EPHMEE] in collaboration with the Performing Arts Environments Laboratory [PEARL] at the Audiovisual Arts Festival of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University. The program features works with live electronics and visuals created by students of the Faculty of Music & Audiovisual Arts.
Participants:
Antonios Vlachos - Horn Dialogs (08:20) [Live Electronics]
Despoina-Tsampika Souflia - Galaxy (07:00) [Multimedia / Live Visuals]
Evanthia Doudopoulou - Pyrotechnima (20:00) [Live Electronics]
Thanos Tsavouselis - If I Could Say (06:00-07:00) [Live Electronics]
Antonios Vlachos - Horn Dialogs (08:20)
Live Electronics (French Horn / Max MSP accompaniment)
A piece for French horn with accompaniment using samples and real-time sound processing.
Despoina-Tsampika Souflia - Galaxy (07:00)
Multimedia / Live Visuals
"Galaxy" is an audiovisual composition that emerges from the fusion of sound works by Despoina-Tsampika Souflia and Danai Paipeti, originally developed for the "Sound Art" course. The visual component was created by Despoina-Tsampika Souflia using TouchDesigner, focusing on the real-time interaction between image and sound, transforming the musical pieces into a unified multimedia experience.
Evanthia Doudopoulou - Pyrotechnima
Live Electronics
Noise can be beautiful; in the blistering atmosphere of high sound pressure level, I attempt to imbue the present moment with sheer sensation.
Dealing in noise is dealing in fire. Like a firework, this work is explosive, loud, big and asphyxiating, but also colorful, bright, and mesmerizing. Its large duration is the result of my need to immerse in its textures. The audience is invited to feel and meditate on timbre, shrillness, and the duration of the moment.
The work is performed live, with a bass guitar and digital signal processing..
Thanos Tsavouselis - If I Could Say (06:00-07:00)
Live Electronics
Performance: Ermioni Mastrokalou
The piece is a live electroacoustic composition lasting 6–7 minutes, based on the experience of solipsism as a lived condition rather than a philosophical stance. The performer is positioned (as the only visible element) within a system that reacts and evolves in real time, where it is not always clear whether the sonic developments arise from their own actions or from autonomous processes within the system. The electronic elements are generated and processed live. The voice is recorded in real time and reactivated fragmentarily, in a non-linear manner, creating the sense of a consciousness returning to itself without a stable point of reference. The spoken text functions as an internal monologue, raising questions about intention, control, and the origin of action. The structure of the piece unfolds as a continuous flow of states, without clear divisions or narrative resolution. Toward the end, the expectation of an answer is abandoned, and the piece concludes with a gradual fading of sound, emphasizing the idea of continuation without confirmation.
