Biography
Yuri Landman
(Zwolle, Februari 1st, 1973) is a Dutch autodidact artist mainly
known as an experimental music instrument inventor, but also active as a
musician, comic book artist, and as an acoustical scientist and musicologist.
After being
trained as a chemical analist, Landman began his carrier as a comic book artist
and published two autobiographical graphic novels. Between 1998 and 2004 he
played in the bands Zoppo and Avec-A.
He owned a comic book store in the period 1998 - 2001 and here he learned
woodworking for the sake of the store. In 2000 he was skilled enough to try out
building his first electric musical instrument. In the period 2000 - 2006 he
made nine proto instruments.
His instruments
aren't regular electric guitars, but look more like multi string oxbows.
Systems mainly focused on altering sound in a physical natural way with
resonance and overtoning spectra. After an orientation period for his own interest
he took a second step and began building instruments for bands he appreciated,
mainly active in the experimental rock, noise rock and avant garde indie rock
genres. He created exclusive proto instruments for Liars, Sonic Youth, Blood Red Shoes, Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr,
Sebadoh), Mauro Pawlowski (dEUS), Enon, The Luyas, Jad Fair (Half
Japanese), The Moi Non Plus, Liam Finn, Finn Andrews (The Veils), The Dodos and a list of other soon to be
confirmed artists.
The instrument construction led to an interest for
science related to physics (acoustics and cymatics) and musicology. Landman
introduced the term 3rd Bridge and
focused on microtonality,
consonance and the historic development of musical scales related to the theory
behind the 3rd bridge playing technique. About an occuring consonance/dissonance
paradox present in noise rock he published in 2008 the article Ô3rd Bridge, the Helix of
ConsonanceÕ.
In 2009 he developed the Tafelberg Drum Guitar and the Landmine, a
25 meter long string instrument, which premiered at a Perpignan Festival
curated by Gaspar Claus and Vincent Moon.
In 2009 he started with his workshop building your own
Home Swinger at several European festivals. In addition to this
workshop he began performing again as a musician with large groups of
participants playing a noise rock composition in the tradition of Rhys ChathamÕs G3 and BrancaÕs The
Ascension.
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