On their debut album Membrane the newly founded, Berlin-based audiovisual duo Random Orchestra, consisting of media artist Xaver Hirsch and music producer Oliver Gehrmann, explore the fine line between naturalness and artificiality.
The examination of the boundaries of both concepts and the search for a gateway between them are reflected in the eight eclectic songs on Membrane, that span a wide range within the electronic music spectrum, processing dystopian ambience, hypnotic arpeggiators, melancholic melodies and floating drum samples.
Whether working with vocalists like the talented newcomer Giugiu, vocal snippets, deconstructed drum breaks, orchestral imaginations or textural loops, the quest for simplicity in complex structures is always immanent.
