11 October the new special exhibition “Mother Earth” opened at Moesgaard Museum.
Politiken
“The speakers play wordless, dramatic songs reminiscent of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares – it sounds like dreamy folklore that exists outside of time and place.”
Weekendavisen
“As usual for Moesgaard, the room is set up very atmospherically. There are dim lights and ominous music, a stuffed leopard, artificial trees and a model landscape with a Neolithic village, and the different media complement each other well.”
“when you leave there, you can be lucky to feel that you have been in brief contact with a completely different culture, with its own fantasy world and deity, mysterious and alien.”
Jyllandsposten
“Here you can see a gigantic installation of Stonehenge, which brings a winter solstice ceremony to life. It is a sensory game of video projections. music and lighting effects. You can listen to Mother Earth’s narrative voice in headphones or lie down on the desk in the center of the circle and let yourself be absorbed. It’s popped, but I have to surrender. It works.”
12 October 2024
New Special Exhibtion at Moesgaard Museum!
11 October the new special exhibition “Mother Earth” opened at Moesgaard Museum. Stay tuned for more stories about the making of the sounddesign – a piece of music based on recordings of both free and guided vocal and flute improvisation, mixed with composed vocalpieces and modulated samples and some melodic percussion…and more….
Making music for the next special exhibition at Moesgaard
The contract is signed and I will spend the next couple of months making music for “Mother Earth”, the next special exhibition at Moesgaard Museum. This time there will be no sounddesign…just music…
a few months ago the exhibition Kriger (Warrior) opened at Moesgaard Museum. The reviews of the exhibition have been good, but I have not been completely satisfied with the integration and the balance of the sound. Therefore, a number of changes have been made to make the exhibition sound sharper. It is not certain that you notice it other than with your subconscious – and that is exactly how it should be.
26 maj 2024
I spring I got a call from an old friend and room mate of mine. Malene – she wanted me to record and produce some of her songs. So that is what I´m doing now 🙂 The project is at first only for herself but you never know.
Nice songs but also very nice to reconnect with the beautiful soul of hers.
In 2015, composer, sound designer and guitarist Søren Bendixen released a new interpretation of Povl Dissing’s song “Lykkelig” from the iconic album “Lykkeland”. Povl Dissing was excited about this version, but what neither he nor the rest of the world knew was that another version of the track existed. A somewhat different version, which Søren Bendixen chose to scrap shortly before publication. Surprisingly, this version was even mastered. It was only during a digital cleanup that it suddenly appeared from oblivion. Now it will finally be published officially on 26 April 2024 on all digital platforms via the company DIGIDI. The recording involves in different ways members of Sorten Muld, for whom Søren was guitarist at the time. Ulla Bendixen sings, Martin Ottesen contributes synth bass and arrangement ideas and Henrik Munch has been responsible for mastering. Since the release of the original version, Povl Dissing has unfortunately died, but Jonas Dissing has approved the version on behalf of the family. Søren himself cannot quite remember why he chose to hide it away in oblivion. “I really like it, and it shows that it’s never too late to regret,” as he says. Give it a listen and judge for yourself! Ulla Bendixen: vocal Søren Bendixen: Guitars, bass, programming, arrangement and production
Martin Ottesen: Synth bass and good ideas
Henrik Munch: Mastering
A video will appear here and on youtube when the track is released
Contract for next exhibition is signed. This time a collaboration between Moesgaard Museum and The National Museum of Denmark. The title Is “Warrior” more info will follow.
audience commentary on “Egypt – Obsessed With Life”
Kenneth Lund
“The last several years’ exhibitions have been just a veritable string of “hit on hit” – thank you very much for that!”
29/11-23 – Facebook
Dorthe Haahr Kristiansen “Let me highly recommend. Pauline is a fantastic communicator and the exhibition has really challenged the people behind it. The result is terrific”
Customer reviews – “Egypt – Obsessed With Life” at Moesgaard Museum
From Facebook
Grete Fredslund Andersen (17 okt 23) I Recommend the exhibition, fantastically beautiful and very educational
Gunhild Rasmussen (18 okt 23) It’s an absolutely fantastic exhibition, you’ve put it together 👌 It appeals to all the senses and brings the ancient Egyptian belief in eternal life very close 🌞Wow, I just say 👏 (18 okt 23)
Kenneth Lund (27 okt 23 ) Keep it up, it’s just top-class done!
New special exhibition 13 October 2023 – 18 August 2024
Moesgaard Museum – Aarhus, Denmark
Reviews:
Jyllands Posten
6 out of 6 stars
How has Moesgaard Museum now chosen to unfold this multifaceted fable? I can say it as it is: absolutely excellent! The exhibition contains such paradoxical properties as illusion mixed with authenticity. […] In addition to the inherent magic of the objects on display, the exhibition contains great communication properties.”
Politiken
5 out of 6 hearts
“The wow effect is really being turned up in the next department, which consists of five large chests. In the middle of it all enthrones the wooden coffin of the temple priest Padimut. […]. This matchless handful of chests alone is worth the museum ticket.”
Kristelig Dagblad
5 out of 6 stars
“A highlight of the exhibition is the new knowledge about these substances and the embalming process. A fragrance expert has even reconstructed their smells, and they can be tested at the exhibition.[…} The calm and special nature of Egyptian culture, the Moesgaard exhibition lets the visitors feel really distinguished and clear with the well-chosen objects and both beautiful and expertly clear presentation of them.”
15 oktober 2023
Ancient Egypt – Obsessed With Life
New special exhibition 13 October 2023 – 18 August 2024
at Moesgaard Museum – Aarhus, Denmark
More info coming up soon
8 oktober 2023
Finishing sounddesign for the next special exhibition at Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus, Denmark. Opens for public friday 13 october 2023
Peter Gabriel live at Royal Arena Copenhagen. What a great show from a great artist with a great Band
28 May 2023
“Egypt – Obsessed with life“
The contract for the next freelance work is signed and I am now building sessions for the Next special Exhibition at Moesgaard Museum. “Egypt – Obsessed with life” will open october 2023.
22 May 2023
New Video: You can now watch and listen to “Ibn Fadlan” a medieinstallation from RUS Viking
I have turned my Soundcloud profile into a place for my “Official Non Released tracks”
You will find music from different exhibitions ut also a lot of guitar music. The museum music is finished and waiting to be released – the Guitar Music is sketches, some almost finished some not. Some will be worked on for future release, some not. take a listen
Even more new music! A sketch although almost finished that just needs to be rerecorded with a couple of musicians. Working title: Rest 5
16 May 2023
More new music! A sketch that just needs to be corrected and probably recorded with a couple of musicians. A kind of improvisation over a piece of music that appears at the end…Working title: Rest 7
16 May 2023
New music! An edited improvisation on my Jerry Jones Baritone. Recorded today.Working title: Rest 12
“if I were a theater director, I would be very happy if I had Moesgaard Museum’s technical staff at my disposal when scenography had to be produced…. In recent years, Moesgaard Museum has put perspectives on China’s first emperor, the Colosseum, Pompeii and the life of the Neanderthals. There have thus been sharp and quite precise impacts in world history, which have always been communicated with a huge profit……The staging is delicate and sumptuous, and perhaps this relationship helps – despite the skeletons, skulls and weapons – to create a well-arranged clash between aesthetics and historical bloodlust and lust for power” Lars Svanholm, Jyllandsposten 13.12.2022
19 december 2022
Watch video with Camilla Bjarnø about the exhibition “Out of Chaos”, Moesgaard Museum.
17 december 2022
New playlists: The Comet is Coming & Zenon Records – Selections 2018 link
New release: "Søren Bendixen Music" will be released on 16 December 2022.
The album is my debut as a composer for classical instruments and ensembles. Every day, leading up to the release, I tell a little story about the background and the creation and you will have the opportunity to hear some music as well.
6th december 2022
Customer review of “Out of Kaos”, Moesgaard Museum
(Børge Langkilde Rasmussen)
“Like everyone else, I can highly recommend the exhibition. Truly an exhibition that should not only be seen but also experienced. So many “moving” pictures that provide a fantastic view – and experience. A truly IT-technical exhibition worth seeing with the many scenarios to which “authentic” noise, shouts and speech have been added. Unfortunately, we had set aside too little time, so the rest of the equally fantastic exhibitions were only skimmed over. But we will definitely come back and study them closely as well. Thank you very much for a super super good exhibition and experience!”
5th december 2022
Listen to a radio show about “Out of Kaos” from Radio4
“One listens to the many sounds that meet one on the way to the special exhibition “Out of chaos”. Between Rome’s eagles and Odin’s ravens – at Moesgaard Museum near Aarhus. Birds that scream. Some of them no doubt ravens. Two of them fly across the cover of the exhibition catalogue. It is Odin’s confidants, Hugin and Munin. More sounds, more birds. Voices. A kind of song. And a mounted warrior laughingly displaying his prey, a severed head. You are drawn, teased, disturbed by the image and sound that you have to pass through to get further into the exhibition itself.” from the Review of “Ud af kaos”, Moesgaard Museum Claus Grymer, Kristelig Dagblad 2.12. 2022