Immersive is a apt description for the works of Stockholm-based composer Lisa Stenberg. Her pieces, which are often site-specific and catered towards each location’s unique acoustic properties, are at once intimate and intense; slow-burning instrumental and electroacoustic compositions that steadily unfold to reveal hidden depth.
Stenberg’s mix for the SHAPE Platform takeover is equally as spellbinding. With a focus on slow sounds and extended pieces, her contribution starts on a steady and evocative note. It remains unhurried – and all the more pleasurable for it – throughout, with the interjection of darker dronescapes and murkier textures providing the mix with tension and dimension.
Lisa Stenberg is a member of SHAPE Platform’s 2021 roster. The seven-year initiative is a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. Stenberg’s contribution is presented by Intonal Festival in Malmö, Sweden.
Sound of Europe Festival Istanbul, photo Serra Çelebi
