Moritz Simon Geist

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Background information
Born1981 (age 42–43)
OriginGöttingen, Germany
Genres
  • electronic music
  • experimental music
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • Composer
  • Artist
  • Musician
Instruments
  • Robots
  • digital audio workstation
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Sonic Robots Records
  • Kompakt
Associated acts
  • Mouse On Mars
  • Tyondai Braxton
Websitewww.moritzsimongeist.com

Moritz Simon Geist is a music producer and media artist based in Dresden, Germany. He mainly works with robots to create electronic music[1]. He debuted with the drum robot “MR-808” in 2012[2] and has since explored the producing of electronic music with robots and mechanics. His compositions are influenced by various electronic music styles as well as minimal music and musique concrète[3].
Geist has worked with artists such as Mouse on Mars, Tyondai Braxton or Robert Lippok[4] and has showcased his works and performances at numerous occasions such as the Ars Electronica[5], the Venice Biennale[6], or the South by Southwest Festival[7]. From 2017 - 2020 he taught experimental music at the New York University[8]. The Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Magazine listed him as one of the "10 Great Musical Discoveries" SXSW 2019[9].

Life and education

Born in 1981[10], Geist has a classical music education on piano and clarinet[11], but turned to electronic, punk and noise music in his student years. He never planned on working in the arts field, but after finishing his diploma in electronical engineering and quitting his PhD in a research facility, he turned to work as a freelance artist full-time in 2012.[12]

Works

MR-808 (2012)

In 2012 Geist build his first robotic music instrument the “MR-808”, designed after the classic electronic drum machine “Roland TR-808|TR-808”[13]. The “MR-808” features 12 drum instruments which are beaten by small robots, such as a Snare drum|snare, Tom-tom drum|toms or bass drum. The tech blog Engadget wrote, that Geists 808 sounds like a "unique mix of flawless cues with imprecise, almost organic sounds" reminding of the band 808 State.[14]. Cory Doctorow wrote, the installation would experimenting with many instruments in order to recreate the 808's repertoire[13]. The installation won the Cynetart Prize 2014[15] and is part of the touring exhibition Electro by the Philharmonie de Paris alongside works of Jeff Mills and Jean-Michel Jarre[16].

Tripods One (2017)

In 2017 Geist finished the work “Tripods One”, which is a robotic music system consisting of five robotic percussive robots[17]. In an interview for the magazine Fast Company Geist states [17] he wanted to create Do it yourself|DIY futuristic instruments which have something new to them, and which don’t reference something that already exists. In an interview for Arte|Arte Tracks, Geist stresses the influences of russian science fiction like Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and Stanisław Lem on his work[12]. The installation won the Visual Music Award 2017[18] and was nominated for the design price of saxonia 2018[19].

Album “Robotic Electronic Music” (2018)

In 2018 Geist released his debut Album “Robotic Electronic Music” distibuted by Kompakt_(Label)|Kompakt Distribution[20]. On the 8-track album, Geist used only physical instruments, and it was sold with the claim of being the first techno album entirely played by robots[3]. Wired Magazine said, the album would represent not just a new way to make music, but a new way to experience it, as the instruments would have a visual component, making it possible to watch the sounds as they are created. Ars Technica compared 'Entropy', the albums title track, to productions from DFA Records|DFA, The XX and Hot Chip[21].

Collaborations and Exhibitions

In 2014, Geist started a collaboration with the electronic duo Mouse on Mars[22]. They performed together at international occasions, such as the Moogfest|Moog Festival or at the Elbphilharmonie|Elbphilharmonie Hamburg[11] [23].
In 2018, the Mouse on Mars Album Dimensional People was released, for which Geist built a custom made robotic music system. With this system it is possible to trigger various objects with MIDI.[24][25].
Geist exhibited several works at different museums, for example at the "AI x Music" exhibition at the Ars Electronica Center or at the Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci|Science Museum Milano[26].
In 2019, Geist was nominated for the german VIA/VUT Award alongside Holly Herndon, who won the title.[27].
Since 2020, Geist runs a production studio also doing corporate works in Dresden, Germany.[28]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
The Material Turn EP[29]
  • Released: Okt. 2018
  • Label: Sonic Robots Records, SRR001
  • Format: 12" Vinyl, digital
Robotic Electronic Music[30]
  • Released: Okt. 2018
  • Label: Sonic Robots Records, SRR002
  • Format: 12" Vinyl, CD, Digital
Speculative Machine EP[31]
  • Released: March 2019
  • Label: Sonic Robots Records, SRR003D
  • Format: Digital

Collaborations, other

  • Mouse On Mars, “Dimensional People” April 2018
  • Contribution to Mouse On Mars, “Lichter” Spet. 2016 [32]

Music Videos

  • "MR-808" (2012) [33]
  • "Making Techno with Music Robots" (2015)[34]
  • "Popcorn Robot"[35] Feb. 2021

References

  1. ↑ "MIXMAG: The delicate art of building robots that make techno with Moritz Simon Geist". Mixmag. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Robotic 808 Sequenced Live". ableton.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Moritz Simon Geist Robotic Electronic music Sonic Robots/". cyclicdefrost.com.
  4. ↑ "Member: Moritz Simon Geist". re-publica.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Making Techno With Music Robots". ars.electronica.art. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Electronics Visions Music Exhibition-Biennale". labiennale.org.
  7. ↑ "Moritz Simon Geist". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Moritz Simon Geist". tisch.nyu.edu/. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "SXSW 2019 David Fricke Review". Rolling Stones. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Musikszene in Sachsen" [Music Scene in Saxonia]. taz.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Moritz Simon Geist Interview". Deephouseamsterdam. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "ARTE TRACKS - Moritz Simon Geist". Arte.TV.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Robotic 808 drum-machine". boingboing.net. Cory Doctorow.
  14. ↑ "MR-808 recreates Roland drum machine with robot instruments, puts them in an 808 State (video)". engadget.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Preisträger CYNETART Wettbewerb 2014" [prize winner cynetart 2014]. cynetart.net (in Deutsch). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "'Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers' creates space with light in the UK". stirworld.com.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "The musical inventor rebuilding techno with robots". Fast Company. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Wettbewerb VMA 2017". visual-music-award.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "Sonderpreis - Sounddesign" [Special Price - Sounddesign]. designpreis.sachsen.de/ (in Deutsch). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Watch Moritz Simon Geist Make Robot Music". Soundonsound.com.
  21. ↑ "You call that EDM? Moritz Simon Geist's robots make the most technical techno". arstechnica.com/. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Mouse On Mars 21 AGAIN Festival". hebbel-am-ufer.de. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Mouse On Mars Dimensional People". elbphilharmonie.de. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "Mouse on Mars at M.I.T.: A Symposium Becomes a Dance Party". nytimes.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  25. ↑ "Here's how Mouse on Mars are using robots to expand their band". Create Digital Music.
  26. ↑ "Future Inventors" [Future Inventors]. museoscienza.org (in italiano). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "Nominiert als bestes Experiment 2019: Moritz Simon Geist für "Robotic Electronic Music"" [Moritz Simon Geist Nominated for best Experiment]. viaawards.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Moritz Simon Geist Der Ruhelose" [Moritz Simon Geist The Restless]. neustadt-ticker.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  29. ↑ "The Material Turn (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP) Plattencover Mehr Bilder Moritz Simon Geist – The Material Turn". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  30. ↑ "Moritz Simon Geist ‎– Robotik Electronic Music". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  31. ↑ "Speculative Machine (FLAC, EP) Plattencover Moritz Simon Geist – Speculative Machine". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "Mouse On mars - Lichter". bleep.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  33. ↑ "MR-808". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  34. ↑ "Moritz Simon Geist - Making Techno with Music Robots". youtube.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  35. ↑ "Popcorn Drum Robot". instagram.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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