Having previously worked together in the drone ensemble DIRAC, releasing acclaimed records for labels such as the Japanese Spekk, Kutin & Kindlinger founded VENTIL to expand their musical aesthetic. Collaborating with instrumentalists (in this case, drums and synths), they create an intense form of music that places itself somewhere between industrial, techno and ambient. Ventil is the German expression for ‘valve’ – a device that releases pressure when opened;
VENTIL creates and celebrates a style of music that would be usually performed by a solo artist behind a laptop. Instead, their live appearance shows you four people working with instruments and electronic devices. They combine electro-acoustic music with the qualities and flexibility of a live band, sometimes hitting it hard, harsh and loud, but never losing focus on the essentials.
As if Varese co-operated with the Swans.