Rudi Arapahoe is an English experimental composer, who crafts simple, spacious music.
His False Self compositions explore authorship and context by applying systematic processed to found materials, such as existing texts, video and music. His Realms compositions are a series of psychometric tests. His Plate compositions are exploratory miniatures that can be enjoyed by musicians of all levels of ability.
Realms - Projective Test: Module A (2023) - psychometric test: interactive video
Realms - Constellation Test: Module A (2023) - psychometric test: interactive video
False Self Plays Music for Six Pianos (2021) - four compositions for six pianos (recording available: Café OTO TakuRoku, UK)
Plates, Vol 2: Mirrors (2020) - two compositions for piano and one composition for synthesized flute (recording available)
Plates, Vol 1: Système sur-atonal (2020) - two compositions for electric piano and one composition for synthesized flute (recording available: The Orchard Enterprises)
A False Memory of a Sports Party (2018) - album (five electronic compositions - recording available: The Orchard Enterprises)
False Self (2016) - album (six electronic compositions - recording available: The Orchard Enterprises)
Double Bind (2013) - EP (four studio compositions - recording available: The Orchard Enterprises)
Echoes From One to Another (2008) - album (twelve studio compositions - recording available: The Orchard Enterprises)
SIS production of Ikunio Shimizu's Gakuya (Dressing Room) - Theatre Tram, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan (47 nights)
The Conversation - with Piero Roi (Photography)
In Older Kingdoms - with Martin Thaulow (Installation - Bornholm, Denmark)
Contraction - with Martin Thaulow (Installation - Copenhagen, Denmark)