Lia Kohl

2 weeks ago | concertmonkey.be | Whitney Johnson |Lia Kohl

Their dialogue, found initially in free improvisation on viola and cello, has evolved over time into a neophonic orchestral expression: a living, breathing meditation in which layers of acoustic strings, synthesisers, field recordings, radio and sine waves illuminate and change each other as they twine and grow. Lia and Whitney began playing together in 2018, exploring the space between Lia’s cello and Whitney’s viola with their shared tuning one octave apart.

Oct 1, 2024 | talkhouse.com | Lia Kohl

Lia Kohl is a cellist, composer, and sound artist based in Chicago; Tine Bek is a Danish multidisciplinary artist. Last month, Lia released her latest record, Normal Sounds, the cover of which features art by Tine. To celebrate, the two artists got on the phone to catch up about their practices, and more. — Annie Fell, Editor-in-chief, Talkhouse Music Lia Kohl: Are you in Copenhagen right now? Tine Bek: No, I’m home — I live an hour north of Copenhagen. I’m just upstairs in my little studio.

Sep 3, 2024 | thequietus.com | Lia Kohl |Daryl Worthington |Antonio Poscic |Bobby Barry

Subverting unpleasant environmental sounds for musical purposes is not a novel proposition. From the Futurists and musique concrète composers during the start and middle of the 20th century to contemporary noise ambient explorations like The Incidental Crack’s uncanny 2021 album Municipal Music, mundane, especially urban noises have long stimulated the minds of various experimentalists.

Mar 20, 2023 | yourchoiceway.com | Lia Kohl

The Chicago cellist duets with scraps of radio and field recordings on her bold and strangely moving second record. What is it about a scratchy radio broadcast, encountered out of context, that captivates the senses? Woven into the ambient fabric of a song (this is a nice example, and of course this, and this, and even this), even the dullest, most quotidian transmission takes on an almost oracular gravity.

Mar 9, 2023 | thequietus.com | Lia Kohl

Lia Kohl photo by Ash Dye The Ceiling Reposes, by Chicago-based cellist, composer and sound artist Lia Kohl, feels like a dream. Across its thirty-four minutes, you find yourself drifting through a fuzzy array of cello plucks, dampened bells, synthesizer beeps and fragmented radio segments. On the surface, these sounds feel disparate, but ever-present static unites them, cloaking each moment in a wondrous haze.