Led by soundpainter and pianist Hada Benedito, the Berlin Soun- dpainting Orchestra consists of 16 experimental musicians, improvi- sers and composers, all coming from different backgrounds and nationalities. Their live composed works could be described as a trip of obscure and colourful images, an expansive way of traveling among improvisation and avant-garde music beyond contemporary jazz.

Using the sign language for live composition conceived by Walter Thompson in the 70s, the BSO have performed not only as a musical ensemble, but also played on silent movies and worked together with visual artists, performers and dancers. Their concept of building sonic and visual compositions in space lead them to present their shows in varied and unusual stages as lifts, parking lots and circuses.

At the occasion of this album, the orchestra's musical journey took them to the deep sea where they found a lot of different small sub- marine animals, among which the peaceful Holothuria. The latter served as an inspiration for these pieces recorded in Berlin at the end of 2015 and gave its name to the album title. "Holothuria" gathers 10 pieces, in which Satie’s world collides with improvisational madness and timbre richness.

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Released July 18, 2016

Hada Benedito – artistic direction, composition, soundpainting |Charlotte Barnett – voice | Bianca G. – voice | Makiho Yoshida – violin | Penelope Gkika – violin | Davide Lorenzon – alto sax, bass clarinet |Federico Eterno – alto sax, clarinet |Jonathan Lindhorst – tenor sax | Dominic Sell – electric guitar |Bob Meanza – electronics | Kriton Beyer – harmonium, objects |Rieko Okuda – piano | Adam Goodwin – double bass |Antti Virtaranta – double bass | Adrian David Krok – drums

Soundpainting by Hada Benedito, except: track 6 soundpainting by Bob Meanza; track 8, soundpainting by Federico Eterno and Adam Goodwin; track 9, soundpainting by Rieko Okuda, piano by Hada Benedito

Released July 18, 2016
Recorded on October 31th-November 1st at Studioboerne45, Berlin
by Lluìs Enguix
Mixed by Lluìs Enguix
Mastered by Stefano Moretti

Artwork by Christin Niehoff
Graphic Design by a Laure Catugier
Produced by BSO, Hada Benedito and Aut Records in July 2016

Dedicated to Erik Satie, Jennifer Rahfeldt and Walter Thompson.
In loving memory of Diego Gymmers.