ArtistInfo

Elend

Band, 1993-2007 FR
Electronic and Classical
A.k.a. Iskandar Hasnawi, Renaud Tschirner

Elend's work can best be described as very dark and oppressing symphonic music influenced by Krzysztof Penderecki, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Henry and Peter Eötvös. Their method of structuring pieces of music does not follow any dogmatic rules and their use of arrangements reaches peaks in terms of orchestral density and vocal diversity. They have kept the traditional instrumentation of post-romantic orchestras but taken the limits much further by multiplying the number of instruments in each section and extending it by integrating modern elements such as ambient and industrial sounds and percussion instruments. Their compositions are structured into two trilogies: Officium Tenebrarum and Winds Cycle.

Members

	Aude p, voc FR
	Renaud Tschirner voc
	Alexandre Iskandar Hasnaoui voc
	Sébastien Roland voc, p
	Nathalie Barbary ss, voc
	David Kempf vn, vl
	Esteri Rémond voc
	Eve Gabrielle Siskind ss
	Laura Angelmayer voc, ss