Anton Friisgaard

Anton Friisgaard is a multifaceted musician and soundmaker, with a wideranging background in electronic music production and composition.

His artistic curiosity and capability can be traced in collaborations with classical ensembles, liveperformance with electronic pioneer Gunner Møller Pedersen, in-depth investigations of tapeloops and now working with local balinese Gamelan musicians on the recent Stroom-release ‘Teratai Åkande’.

Teratai Åkande sees him continue his work with electronics and acoustics that takes him on musical expeditions into exciting territories. The work seeks to create a synthesis of acoustic and electronic expressions, establishing two worlds on each side of a metaphorical portal that the listener is welcomed to traverse. The work is recorded in Ubud in 2018 and composed during the following six years.

Embracing a wide array of sonic cultures and expressions has nurtured a musical agility and ability to invuitively create music from a deepfelt love for the multiplicity of expressions within music.

Anton Friisgaard has released multiple vinyls, cassettes and digital releases on labels spanning the globe, like Flau, Janushoved, Vaagner and now Stroom.

His work has been presented music at Roskilde Festival, VinterJazz, Cph Jazz, Annecy Festival, Intonal Festival, Strøm Festival as well as venues and art spaces like Gl. Strand Kunstforening, Inkonst, ALICE, Koncertkirken, Super Aarhus. Culture Box, Den Anden Side, Mayhem and more.