DESCRIPTION:
Hochformat: Robert Mark Drums and Percussion, Michael Voss Sax and Electric wind instrument

„Hochformat not only describes the height of the two musicians, but also the special concert venues where they perform. Gigantic concrete chambers inside the Albigna Dam in the mountainous Maloja region of Switzerland(240 x 90 x 50 feet) and the biggest Water tank in Switzerland near Zurich (150 x 50 x 50 feet) these have been the „Concert Halls for the unusual Duo „Hochformat consisting of Michael Voss (Sax, Electric wind instrument) and Robert Mark (Percussion). Based on the idea of Zurich City Counsler Andres Türler, „Hochformat got together for the first time in 2008 to experiment in these overacoustic rooms of the Albigna Dam. Robert Mark and Michael Voss came up with an intriguing sound, which uses the extreme reverb conditions of the concrete chambers to create fascinating soundscapes.

Recorded at Wasserreservoir Lyren im Uetliberg, Zurich, June 10, 2009
Cameras: Marianne and Juerg Rufer
Lightdesign: Matthias Kern, Kernfusion
Audio, Editing and DVD-Production: Jürg Rufer
A Dingo and Fox Production
© 2009, Hochformat

www.hochformat.org
www.robertmark.ch
www.michaelvoss.ch