Sieben
I’ve developed Sieben so that I can play live without any backing. I use a loop pedal, a violin and my voice. I can start with a simple melody, add a bass part or two, some ‘drums’ by playing beats on various parts of the violin (‘kick’ behind the strings, ‘snare’ by slapping the body, and ‘shaker’ by scratching the pickup with my chin etc etc), harmonies and melodies over the top. Over this I can sing and play.
It’s been great doing this live, and I have really noticed that it has had much more effect on people in the audience. They can see the songs growing, right in front of them, and see how the layers of the song are made, as they start to build up.
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(Photo: Sieben live on the Faun tour, 2007, by Katharina Hahn)
