Fallwand

„Can we expect people to tolerate this silence?“ This question, the violinist says. Teresa Allgaier, which together with Theresa Zaremba the music duo Fallwand „We often asked ourselves what it means to create a positive atmosphere.“ Her experiences with live performances have shown that audiences can also connect well with the quieter moments in her songs.

Fallwander: This is the duo of composer Theresa Zaremba and violinist Teresa Allgaier. They surround themselves with keys, strings, bows, knobs, sticks, and pads. Their songs, titled "Waves" or "Spleen," are atmospheric, psychedelic, and minimalist, featuring many sustained notes. All acoustic elements, such as vocals, violin, or piano, are laden with effects.

Fallwander is Ambient Chamber Pop without fixed wheels.

„We feel like we’ve always made music together,“ says Teresa. They used to play violin in classical chamber music concerts. The two prefer to perform live in small, intimate settings. Both musicians sing and play all the instruments, constantly switching between them. „It still feels very much like chamber music,“ says Teresa Allgaier. „And it’s much stronger and more intense because we’ve built a kind of world for ourselves. Within this world, a unique aesthetic and its own set of rules have developed.“ One of these rules, for example, is that Fallwander should be a space for musical freedom. A realm without pressure or constraint. Anything goes, nothing is obligatory.

Their singing is always just warm enough to avoid a chill, always just cool enough to keep the air crisp and clear, and the view expansive. Fallwander: wandering out into the stillness, letting oneself fall into silence.

(Source/Quotes: Süddeutsche Zeitung/sueddeutsche.de, Amelie Völker)