eo ipso

Project and Ideology] eo ipso (lat. to go without saying; out of oneself) is a music project founded by ML & SH under the original name "MS Project". It was born out of a spontaneous idea in Hannover/Germany 2001. The purpose of eo ipso is to experiment in order to create unexplored sound characteristics. We do not embrace any kind of role model and try to reach a maximum of originality and innovation. Whether it is possible to reach this objective by using mainly standard technology has to be decided by the listener. Our main point is to be free from conventional expectations and role models that result in restricting creativity and complicating radical innovation. We want to create our very own music - no matter what others will think about our products. Everybody should have the right to create his own musical world without any worries about limited capabilites or consumer acceptance. We call this approach neo-industrial. eo ipso is supposed to be an end in itself, there are no commercial interests whatsoever. But we want to reach as broad an audience of interested people as possible. Our concept includes interaction with the audience to increase the stimulus for creativity. Therefore, and also considering out limited ressources, we are unfortunately forced to sell our products in order to make up for the primary costs. This is why not all of our products are available as free downloads, but we are offering a small selection that should adequately represent our sounds. For maximum quality and the full product portfolio you have to get in contact with us and buy the CD. a. Music The sound of eo ipso is best described by the following attributes: * Minimalistic, but without scantiness * Monotonous, but with variation * Pleasant to listen and dance to * Noise meets spheres * Rhythmic * Speech used as an instrument In our opinion, an expressive sound production needs a message. Therefore, every eo ipso product has a title that correspondes to a basic message and consists of a single word in most cases. The singing/text is equivalent to the sound attributes: Minimalistic, concentrated statements are repeated rhythmically. Speech is an instrument in our interpretation. Text and sounds have a direct interrelation: Often the titel/text is equivalent to a musical interpretation of the term itself. We deliver the soundtrack for the police state with "Castortransport", "Polizeistaat" or "Schlagstockeinsatz". This approach is complemented by a experimental musical procedure. The proper meaning of the text is created in the consciousness of the consumer. We do not give any interpretations. We want to give an impetus to think. That is all a text can accomplish in the best case. Any kind of missionary eagerness is unfamiliar to us. We have to admit though that it would be naive to believe that the combination of these titles would not let the consumer notice certain tendencies. Because of this approach, we call the vocalists "phrasers", a term derived from the English word "phrasemonger". This is what we do: Repeating certain context-sensitive phrases. eo ipso consist of two people - ML and SH. The roles are evenly distributed in the creation process. The productive and creative conflict between both protagonists makes their products difficult to copy. Whereas ML represents the school of complex rhythm and tries to combine speed with roughness, SH represents the school of minimalistic harsh noise and dark spheres. Still, both are usually able to find a synthesis of their preferences in the finished products. Pieces created by only one artist remain exceptional cases and are specifically labled as such. We call ourselves "acoustic sculptors" in our role as sound creators. If our instrument is speech for sound creation we call ourselves "phrasers". b. People eo ipso consist of two people - ML and SH. The roles are evenly distributed in the creation process. The productive and creative conflict between both protagonists makes their products difficult to copy. Whereas ML represents the school of complex rhythm and tries to combine speed with roughness, SH represents the school of minimalistic harsh noise and dark spheres. Still, both are usually able to find a synthesis of their preferences in the finished products. Pieces created by only one artist remain exceptional cases and are specifically labled as such. We call ourselves "acoustic sculptors" in our role as sound creators. If our instrument is speech for sound creation we call ourselves "phrasers". Some personal information: Bandfoto Since several years ML is into experiemnts with soundscapes and music. His former projects are presented here: Tetan 01/PTSD/Tourette Syndrom. he is Acoustic Sculptor and Phraser of eo ipso. SH is also Acoustic Sculptor and Phraser for eo ipso. Other projects of SH are presented here: akte 08/15, Panem & Circenses. Furthermore, both realised several obscure videoproductions under different projectnames which are mostly unknown or secret.. Recently eo ipso is also part of a multi artist project called Divamee. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.