Erdem Helvacioglu

Erdem Helvacioglu: Altered Realities

by John Kelman
August 3, 2007

To some, the argument for keeping music and technology distinct and apart is nearly as contentious as that concerning the separation of church and state. But while bringing together the latter arguably creates, at the very least, a moral dilemma about freedom of choice, the concept of integrating conventional musical instruments with modern technological advances only becomes a problem for those who believe that there's something inherently purer about an unadorned, untreated acoustic instrument.

Turkish guitarist/electronic composer Erdem Helvacioğlu clearly ...