Drum kit and various instruments recovered with bitumen,
asphalt, limestone from Jura, aluminium, steel
2020

ASPHALTE is an installation-performance consisting of a drum set entirely covered in bitumen and a musical composition dedicated to the instrument. The installation is accompanied by a rock. Florian Bach created a “signature” drum set, for which Alexandre Babel composed a score based on the instrument's unique sound. The drum kit, each element of which has been dismantled and covered in bitumen, has become a sculpture.

Conception. Alexandre Babel & Florian Bach
Music & performance : Alexandre Babel
Drum kit, sculpture and Light design: Florian Bach
Realisation: Marcello Silvio Busato
Sound: Nadan Rojnić
Production : Festival Les Amplitudes - La Chaux de Fonds (CH)
Thanks to: Wiesen55 e.V Berlin, Art Kombinat e.V. Berlin: Jürgen Konradi & Achim Kling,
Ruth Waldeyer, Bruno Pocheron, Paul Klier

Photos: Valentin Brusteaux, Pablo Fernandez, Florian Bach