Voices and drums

Martin Öhman has received a lot of attention for his unorthodox way of playing. The style of his playing is both minimalistic and gentle, as well as harsh and explosive. He is known for his technique and usage of the bow in his drumming. Martin also uses fans, razors or whatever he can to create a different sound. In The Moth, Martin uses drums and cymbals, amplified with the help of contact microphones and manipulated through various guitar effects and custom made electronics.

Erika Alexandersson has spent a lot of time tearing down the vocal boundaries and investigating the sound possibilities of the human voice, including both nasty and beautiful expressions. As a result, her singing stretches from minimalistic simplicity to the complexity in making free improvised lyrics and transforming the human native sounds into music. Fragments straight from a human heart.

Review of a previous performance

"The Moth performed one of the most peculiar concerts I've ever heard. Erika Alexanderssonuses her voice like an instrument, and there's no doubt that she's a sharp vocalist. Without hesitation she handles the whole range between Björk and Kertin Dellert. Sometimes she hisses sound effects, and sometimes she sounds as if she's singing backwards, or in a made up language. Martin Öhman's drums and live electronics are interesting. His primitive drumkit is amplified with contact microphones, and the signal sent through a digital delay with endless possibilities. During his play he samples the drums and is able to loop them, or replay them backwards one micro second after the stroke itself. The concert doesn't follow any set frames, but is a half hour pure improvisation."  - Eskilstunakuriren.

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