The Most Hateful and Angry F*cking Lullabies (2024)
I’ve been lucky to become a godfather recently, and in response to that I have pondered about multiple aspects of family life and of children. As all the sweetness that usually surrounds newborn babies I wanted to do something different.
I had been examining the music box as an instrument and wrote an actual lullaby for my goddaughter. However, I felt like I was not quite done with a little lullaby and I wanted to write completely opposing pieces as its sweet and innocent, lullaby-like sound suggests. These miniatures represent different, conventionally speaking, annoying and anger-triggering, even sad, family and children dynamics.
With outstanding:
Federico Altare – flute
Matteo Marra – violin
Adrián Bartolomé Manzanos – clarinet
Lucas Arango – mixing & video editing
Otto Rissanen – compositions & music box
Still a life (2024)
It is slowly evolving and things take shape and form. The peak is reached and the hierarchy turns upside down. Who is still life?
Nils Gunnars – animation, concept
Otto Rissanen – music, concept
First premiered at Het Archive on 10th of March 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
de Construct (2023)
de Construct is an interdisciplinary work mixing acoustic and electronic music from different genres, combined with film and theatre.
Beatrice Sberna – vocals, acting, voiceover, percussion
Andrea Leone – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Jurriaan de Kok – double bass
Branko Valchev – vibraphone, drum set, pots & pans
Mireia Costa Viladrich – violin
Santiago Velo Quintaros – viola
Efthymios Stavropoulos – visual designer
Florieke de Geus – poet, voiceover
Otto Rissanen – composition, concept, directing, electric guitar
Duration: approx. 59 minutes
Fragments from the premier at Codarts Composers Festival on 5th of May 2023.
Hilton Ambient (2021)
Electronics – Otto Rissanen
Voices – Inda Duran, Teja Poljansek, Pau Jorda, Otto Rissanen
Dance improvisation from the opening of Ralph van Meijgaard’s exhibition “Soft Cover.”
Dancers:
Elena Squicciarini
Ivan Tocchetti
Pablo del Campo
Noah Oost
Reiko Ohta
Video by RickM.
…—… (2021)
…—… is an experimentation on prepared tape loops, homespun intruments, and old fashioned telecommunications.
Kitchen-hardware – Branko Valchev
Kitchen-hardware & Tape Loop – Otto Rissanen
Mysterious Woman (2021)
An electronic piece “Mysterious Woman” as used by International Film Festival Rotterdam for their short documentary film “Clubbing” (click the title). Full version on the audio player.
Composition & Electronics – Otto Rissanen
CHOCOLONELY (2021)
We all love chocolate. Don’t we?
Music & Electronics – Otto Rissanen
Voice & Visuals – Bibi Milanese
ISOLATION (2020)
In the year 2035, the city of Rotterdam copes with the struggles regarding pollution and over population. It’s inhabitants are forced to stay inside of their cubicle homes. This is the story of a young man, trying to cope with it all.
Camera & Edit: Jurriaan Näring
Sound Recording: Nadja Monster
Art Department: Daphne Themen
Research: Janira Moncayo
Music by: Otto Rissanen
Special thanks to Stadsarchief Rotterdam, for providing the archive materials, and Pascal for acting.