MINUA: German – Icelandic – Australian quartet

The work of German – Icelandic – Australian quartet Minua exists somewhere at the intersection of contemporary composition and drone music. Utilizing various woodwind and brass instruments, modular synthesizers, guitars and zither, the quartet’s music explores just tuning systems and alternate temperaments.

The forthcoming concerts of the quartet will revolve around the music off their newest record ‘Irradiance’, released on Nils Frahm’s label Leiter Verlag in 2023.

The musicians of Minua come from various musical backgrounds – jazz, classical, folklore, or metal, to name a few – and each continues to be inspired by very different musical directions. Be it traditional Nordic music, impressionism, free jazz or instrumental drone contemporaries like Ellen Arkbro or Kali Malone, these influences leave a mark on the unique soundscapes and melodies of Minua's spectral electroacoustic compositions.

Fabian Willmann – bass clarinet

Raphaël Rossé – euphonium, serpent

Kristinn Kristinnsson – electric guitar

Luka Aron - electric guitar, modular synthesizer

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