Antifesto Bert-Jan Zuiderduin London Antifesto is a creative alias of Bert-Jan Zuiderduin, a Dutch composer and sound-designer who doubles as a psychotherapist in private practice and at a human rights charity in London. Bert-Jan originally studied Art and Media Technology at the University of Utrecht before going on to study composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. As greatest influences he cites Conlon Nancarrow and Morton Feldman. Through his later psychotherapy studies and practice, Bert-Jan stumbled across Carl Jung’s theory of the Transcendent Function, which describes a dialectic transformative process very much akin to his own way of writing. In essence, this theory describes two opposing forces joining to create a third. Bert-Jan’s work juxtaposes often contrasting ideas or even techniques. Makes use of extremely structured as well as completely improvised or accidental material. Another characteristic is the simultaneous occurrence of repetition and continuous change as has also been explored in minimalist music. Previously, Bert-Jan worked more conceptually, for example his work ‘Beauty Sleepers’ existing of field recording made in Teylers Museum, Haarlem, where the composer attempted to bring back to life the ‘sleeping’ scientific instruments from bygone ages. There was even an electronic homage to Frank Zappa (‘20.000.000 False Moustaches Can’t be Wrong’). Album: https://antifesto.bandcamp.com/album/the-hearsayologist Antifesto’s tracks Transfiguration sur la Plage by Antifesto published on 2023-11-30T18:12:52Z Polterzeitgeist by Antifesto published on 2023-11-30T13:28:07Z Objets Mathématiques. Objets Naturels. Objets Sauvages. by Antifesto published on 2022-10-15T17:32:36Z Hesitation Bridge by Antifesto published on 2022-06-26T20:05:58Z Cintilar by Antifesto published on 2022-06-05T19:07:08Z Music on Floating Bridges - for Small Ensemble, Choir And Tape (excerpt) by Antifesto published on 2022-04-10T15:00:35Z Phlogiston by Antifesto published on 2022-01-31T21:20:52Z Die Dingen Zijn Altijd Kapot by Antifesto published on 2022-01-02T20:41:14Z Der Luftmensch by Antifesto published on 2021-12-27T19:28:45Z
Objets Mathématiques. Objets Naturels. Objets Sauvages. by Antifesto published on 2022-10-15T17:32:36Z
Music on Floating Bridges - for Small Ensemble, Choir And Tape (excerpt) by Antifesto published on 2022-04-10T15:00:35Z