Rainer Straschill
Beiträge des Autors
Trying dub techno. Or ist it ambient techno?
I thought about doing some dub techno. With hardware. Or is it really ambient techno I’m after? Let’s find out.
Producing MAX (and organizing it?)
I already said a lot about this album project. Like about its structure, how it is composed, and a detailed look at the Leitmotive. But what is the production approach? And what does that even mean? What does a „producer“ do? The role of the producer (of an album) is one of those things clouded …
MAX: Leitmotive
The composition in MAX uses a thing called „Leitmotive“ (leitmotifs). Known from the opus of Richard Wagner. Let’s have a look through those – and strap in, because this is a complex and long explanation! Why Leitmotive? Starting to write for this project, it became clear quickly that I wanted to use a musical concept …
„Emmy & Sieglinde“ – a new album?
While #maxialbum is progressing, I got an idea for a side project. Which has to do with two cats. And to a degree with an angel, or rather Engl.
MAX: How it is composed
Max contains three different kinds of compositions. The difference lies in what the
composer specifices vs. what is left to the interpretation of the performers.
MAX: Structure
An album-length worth of music with a story to tell might want a structure. So how to build this, considering it’s a biography after all?
MAX: Progress (of May ’25)
A brief summary of past, present and future of this project as of May 2025.
Rainer Straschill
straschill’s resume. Of sorts.
MAX
An album in memoriam Prof. Dr. Max Straschill. MAX.
Riemann’s World
Aleatoric and algorithmic composition. Exclusively. And modular synths.