Christian Fennesz's “Venice” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2004, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
Christian Fennesz, at the very frontier of contemporary music, is a meticulous laptop conceptualist who weaves tangible melodies and glowing guitars through dense, symphonic electronica. His fourth studio album, Venice, finds “laptop” music at a crossroads between its early status as a digital subculture and the…
About Christian Fennesz
Christian Fennesz (A) burst into the scene with Instrument (Mego, 1995), which was followed by a succession of ground-breaking and highly original solo albums including the classic Endless Summer (Mego, 2001).
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.