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Punkt: Crime Scenes
by John Kelman
For those who missed Punktfest '06 in Norway, Crime Scenes is the perfect introduction to the Punkt aesthetic. Created by Jan Bang and Erik Honoré, two increasingly well-known artists in pop and improvised music circles, the essence of Punkt is an exploration into the organic dovetailing of modern technology with conventional musical instruments and methodologies.
Its range includes the concept of live sampling, where music being performed is recorded and fed back to the performing musicians, often as loops or ...
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