Hynningen

You might know Anthony Moore as member of the avant-pop ensemble Slapp Happy, or even from his minimal classics Pieces from the Cloudland Ballroom (1971) or Secrets of the Blue Bag (1972). These records were produced by the legendary cultural insurgent Uwe Nettelbeck, who was once described as “the Godard of Krautrock”. Moore met Nettelbeck during his stay in Hamburg, where he also developed a long-lasting relationship with the filmmaker-couple Werner Nekes and Dore O. While Moore made soundtracks for other filmmakers, notably for David Larcher’s Mare’s Tail (1969) and Klaus Wyborny’s Chimney Piece (1969-71), his works for Nekes and Dore O stand out the most. On these soundtracks, he further developed the experiments with tape recorders and permutatory compositions that can be heard on his first albums. For Hynningen, which is the fifth instalment of Nekes’ film anthology Diwan, Moore layered shimmering, weeping drones of sine tones and processed acoustic elements, which aligned with his growing interest in Folkways recordings and minimalist music. The beguiling audio assemblage complements Nekes’ extraordinary multiple exposure composition, suggesting the complexity and depth of an enchanting dream state. (Stoffel Debuysere)