The Lyraei is an electromagnetic string instrument developed at the iii workspace. It is a hybrid between electronic and acoustic instruments; its modular brain generates electromagnetic pulses, imposing them on a set of steel strings.
“There’s a certain elegance and precision in these collected live improvisations and the way Shammas slowly builds these extended drones into sonic monuments with their own gravity is hypnotic.”
Mihalis recently performed with The Lyraei at Proximity Music: Sensing After Thought in collaboration with Rewire Festival. This article is a review of his album ‘Cathedral (Moneda)’, listen to a clip or purchase the album HERE.
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