L U C H O U T K A M
composer - saxophonist
Luc Houtkamp (born 1953) is a virtuoso saxophonist who has worked
extensively in improvised music, collaborating with numerous musicians and groups
all over the world. Since the mid eighties he has also been writing interactive
music software, which has been performed by George Lewis, Robert Dick, Jacques
Palinckx and others.
Luc Houtkamp is a composer/saxophonist who bridges the gap between the worlds
of jazz-derived free improvisation and computer-based composition and performance.
He has been working equally in electronics and on the saxophone for years, and
his development as a player has gone hand in hand by an interest in electronic
textures.
In Houtkamp's computer based work, a computer programme assumes the role of
an improvising listener and co-musician. The computer analyzes sound input from
the live performer and controls MIDI gear, either synthesizers or sound processing
devices modifying the live player's sound. The software allows the computer
to "listen" and respond to a live instrumental improviser.
Houtkamp often choses idiosyncratic voices for his computer music. His digital
partners are player pianos and harmonizers, rather than synthesizers. Thus the
human musician is accompanied by a real acoustic piano (one that appears to
be played by an invisible player) or the musician's own instrument transposed
and transformed into fresh melody lines. This leads to a music that deflects
the technology of its production and ends up sounding new but familiar at the
same time. Through this software, a real synthesis between improvisation and
composition is achieved. The computer provides a rigid framework within which
the acoustic musician is fully free to develop his improvisations. In turn,
the musician can direct the computer through his musical instructions.
Luc Houtkamp
Bocht van Guinea 12
2515 MA Den Haag
tel / fax: +31-70-3632801
email:xorluc@xs4all.nl
Luc Houtkamp Discography
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This discography was compiled by Peter Stubley, Mike Khoury and Luc Houtkamp
and formatted by Peter Stubley.
Eigen Hulp: Aktie (partial)
* Lied van de macht van het volk
* Eigen hulp
* Het leger groeit aan Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 1979
Peter van Loon, Leo Postma (tp), Ineke Bastiaans, Joke Dame, Henk Borgdorf (as),
Luc Houtkamp, Keimpe de Jong (ts), Klaas Hekman (bs), Frank Peters (e flat cl),Henk
Oostdam, Daan Braber (perc), choir conducted by Annelies Dieudonné.
Pegafoon plp 7912 (LP)
Gilius Haagsche Hofje: Live in het Theater aan de Haven
* Love you Medley V:
Lawrence Of Arabia
May Good Luck And Fortune Stay
Some Bluesy Like Type Of Thing
* Love you Medley II:
Chrysanthemum Rag
Mood Indigo
* Festival Suite
* Love You Medley III:
Sans Soucis
Hamba Hale (sic)** this piece is Dollar BrandÅfs Hamba Kahle
Note: Vruchten en Zaden, on the same lp was recorded without Houtkamp
Theater aan de Haven, Den Haag, The Netherlands, September 26, 1979
Serge Hoste (tb), Gilius van Bergeijk (as, ss, oboe), Keimpe de Jong (as, ts),
Ron van de Bergen (ts), Luc Houtkamp (ts, bs, cl), Richard Anijs (frh), Rob
Zeelenberg (b), Wytze van der Zweep (d)
Ooyevaer Disk OLP 3328 (LP)
Hommage
* Zoo, Zoo
* Un Hollandais Home studio, Delft, The Netherlands, November 19, 1980
André Goudbeek (as), Michel Mast (ss, ts), John Ruocco (ts), Luc Houtkamp
(bs)
Ooyevaer Disk OS 3427 (EP)
Luc Houtkamp & Gilius van Bergeijk: Duo Improvisations
* Pex I
* Op Reis
* PDL II
* Spui I
* Shores
* Jazz Nein Danke (Luc Houtkamp solo)
* PDL I
* Voor Leo
* Pex II
* Spui II
* A Day At The Zoo
* Vietnamlied Royal Conservatory, Den Haag, The Netherlands, December 23/24,
1980
Luc Houtkamp (cl, ts, bs, v, toys), Gilius van Bergeijk (sopranino sax, as,
p)
Ooyevaer Disk OLP 3429 (LP)
Klimaat
* The Hague 1
* The Hague 2
* The Hague 3
* The Hague 4
Royal Conservatory, Den Haag, The Netherlands, April 3, 1981* London 1
* London 2
ICA, London, UK, August 22, 1981
Luc Houtkamp (ts, ss, cl, bow, v), Maartje ten Hoorn (violin, v), Jan den Boer
(b)
Ooyevaer Disk OLP 3035 (LP)
Relative Band Åf84: Forward Of Short Leg (partial)
* Third Man
* Second Slip
ABC Studio, Sydney, Australia, March, 1984
Jon Rose (violins), Maggie Nicols (v), Jim Denley (fl, flax), Luc Houtkamp (ts),
Marcel Cuypers (p), Richard Ratajczak (b), Roger Turner (perc)
Dossier ST 7529 (LP)
Relative Band Åf84: Fringe Benefits (partial)
* No Title*
Same date, same personnel as previous entry.
* This recording is a longer version of Second Slip from Dossier ST 7529.
Entropy 006 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Art Of Erasure
* The Art of Erasure:
Part 1*
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Frascati, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 14/15, 1984.
Luc Houtkamp (ts, as)
* the first half of this part was recorded in Den Haag on January 13, 1985
Ooyevaer Disk OLP 3832 (LP)
Jon Rose: Violin Music for Restaurants (partial)
* Table 4 Home studio, Den Haag, The Netherlands, 1987*
Luc Houtkamp (electronic composition), Franklin Ardin (v), Jon Rose (violin)
* Jon RoseÅfs violin was recorded on a later date, probably in Berlin
or Köln
RéR BJRCD (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Rule of Thumb
* Odd & Even
Studio XY, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 29, 1988, solo cadenza recorded
in fall 1992
Luc Houtkamp (ts)
Note: this is a piece for saxophone and tape. The tape was co-composed by Luc
Houtkamp and Tony van Campen.
X-OR CD 03 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Songlines
* Korthals XIV
* The Songlines
* Têtes Brulées:
Sigurd Rascher
Stump Evans
Rudy Wiedoeft
* Enigma
* Korthals XV Studio XY, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November, 1988 - April,
1990
Luc Houtkamp (as,ts)
X-OR CD 01 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Rule of Thumb
* 1021
Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 21, 1991
Luc Houtkamp (ts, live electronics), Richard Teitelbaum (keyboards, computer)
X-OR CD 03 (CD)
King Übü Örchestrü: Binaurality
* Translation # 1
* Translation # 2
* Translation # 3
* Translation # 4
* Translation # 5
* Translation # 6
* Translation # 7
* Translation # 8
Ostacademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany, June 22-24, 1992
Wolfgang Fuchs (sopranino sax, bcl, contrabass cl), Peter van Bergen (ts, bcl,
contrabass cl), Luc Houtkamp (as, ts, cl), Günter Christmann, Radu Malfatti
(trb), Melvin Poore (tuba), Phil Wachsmann (violin, electronics), Torsten Müller
(b) George Katzer (computer, electronics), Paul Lytton (perc, electronics)
FMP CD 49 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Rule of Thumb
* 718
Jazzgalerie, Nickelsdorf, Austria, July 18, 1992
Luc Houtkamp (as), George Lewis (tb)
X-OR CD 03 (CD)
Frank Pahl: In Cahoots (partial)
* Blues with Luc
Wyandotte, MI, USA, November 17, 1992
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Frank Pahl (b, zither, tapes)
Vaccination Records VAC 014 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Duo Recordings
* Tickle Toe
Open Space Gallery, Allentown, PA, USA, November 22, 1992
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Ned Rothenberg (as)
X-OR FR 7 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Rule of Thumb
* The Rule Of Thumb
STEIM studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 11, 1993
Jacques Palinckx (gtr)* The Rule Of Thumb
STEIM studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 13, 1993
Luc Houtkamp (as)
Note: this piece is an interactive computer piece by Luc Houtkamp, performed
in two versions * Vogeltrek
Sweelinck Conservatory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 27, 1993
Luc Houtkamp (ts)
Note: this piece is an interactive computer piece by Luc Houtkamp. The piano
part was played on a computer controlled piano, by using a Trimpin Vorsetzer.
X-OR CD 03 (CD)
Saxophoping: Sweet Saxophone Suite (partial)
* Saxophopneus
Doelen Square, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, August 28, 1993
Luc Houtkamp (ts-solo), accompanied by De Kweekbak and an orchestra of ±
1000 saxophone players, conducted by Keimpe de Jong
Strotbrock Industri 001 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Duo Recordings
* Rendang Heat Wave
STEIM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 18, 1993
Luc Houtkamp (as), George Lewis (tb)
X-OR FR 7 (CD)
Frank Pahl: In Cahoots (partial)
* Bagpipes with Luc
Wyandotte, MI, USA, March 30, 1994
Luc Houtkamp (as), Frank Pahl (kenner bagpipes), Marko Novachcoff (kenner bagpipes)
Vaccination Records VAC 014 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: Live in Genève and Luzern
* Towards A Definition Of Flow part 1 (Genève version)
* Towards A Definition Of Flow part 2
* Variations on The Art Of Erasure, part 1
* Variations on The Art Of Erasure, part 2
Cave 12, Genève, Switzerland, May 5, 1994
Luc Houtkamp (as, ts)* Towards A Definition Of Flow part 1 (Luzern version)
Boa, Luzern, Switzerland, May 6, 1994
Luc Houtkamp (as, ts)
X-OR FR 1 (CD)
Note: The material from X-OR FR 1 was resampled by Eugene Chadbourne, for his
double album Jungle Cookies, Old Gold 3-4 Houtkamp/ Beukman/ Prins + Johannes
Bauer: Metslawier
* Metslawier I
* Metslawier II
* Metslawier III
* Who the hell is Bob Zieff?
* Metslawier IV
* Metslawier V
Studio Sing-sing, Metslawier, The Netherlands, September 5/6, 1994
Luc Houtkamp (as, ts), Johannes Bauer (trb), Carl G. Beukman (b), Gert-Jan Prins
(perc)
X-OR CD 05 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Duo Recordings
* Tokoloshes Paradise
Korzo Theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands, March 17, 1995
Luc Houtkamp (as), Günter Christmann (tb)
X-OR FR 7 (CD)
Trespassers W: Fly up in the face of life (partial)
* Houdini
Koeienverhuurbedrijf, Purmerend, The Netherlands, November 3-6, 1995
Cor Gout (v), Lukas Simonis (gtr), Frank van den Bos (keyboards), Colin Mc Lure
(b), Cor Hoogerdijk (d), Luc Houtkamp (ts)
Note: Luc HoutkampÅfs solo was recorded January 2, 1996
AMF 1045 (CD)
Only a Mother: Damned Pretty Snout (partial)
* Katie
Wyandotte, MI, USA, April, 1996
Bobbi Benson (b, melodica, v), Frank Pahl (euphonium, marxolin), Marko Novachcoff
(bass-cl), Luc Houtkamp (ts), Dough Gourlay (d)
Transmogrification (CD)
Houtkamp/Mengelberg/Prins: The Thunderclaps CD (partial)
* Instant Discoveries nr. 3
Korzo theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands, April 26, 1996
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Misha Mengelberg (p), Gert-Jan Prins (perc)
X-OR FR 3 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: The Duo Recordings
* Kicking the Gong Around
Museum Bochum, Bochum, Germany, May 18, 1996
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Martin Blume (d)
X-OR FR 7 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: THD (partial)
* King Of Rebound (for Dennis Rodman)
Korzo theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands, October 25, 1996
Luc Houtkamp (ts)
Note: this piece is an interactive computer piece by Luc Houtkamp. The piano
part was played on a Yamaha Disklavier.
THD 02 (CD)
Houtkamp/Barrett: X-OR on Tour! (partial)
* LNR
Korzo theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands, October 25, 1996
Luc Houtkamp (as), Richard Barrett (live electronics)
X-OR FR 4 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp Quintet: X-OR on Tour! (partial)
* DBNN
Korzo theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands, October 25/26, 1996
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Johannes Bauer (trb), Fred van Hove (p), Carl G. Beukman
(b), Gert-Jan Prins (perc, electronics)
X-OR FR 4 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp Quartet: X-OR on Tour! (partial)
* UDB
Theater de Kikker, Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 5, 1996
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Fred van Hove (p), Carl G. Beukman (b), Gert-Jan Prins (perc,
electronics)
X-OR FR 4 (CD)
Luc Houtkamp: Luc Houtkamp In Chicago
* Pershing Ballroom Jump
* Jug (Without Dodo)
* Flow Chart
* New Wabash
* Who is Claude McLin?
* Richard Davis at DuSable
* State Street Blues
Airwave Studio, Chicago, IL, USA, April 17, 1997
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Kent Kessler (b), Michael Zerang (d, perc)
Entropy 007 (CD)
Houtkamp/Van Hove/Prins: Live in Canada
* Is it Elm?
Museum of Modern Art, Montreal, Canada, June 1997
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Fred van Hove (p, acc), Gert-Jan Prins (perc, electronics)
X-OR FR 6 (CD)
dUrban Noise Works: dUrban Noise Works (partial)
* ...Anywhere far IV
University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, August 1997
Suzi Stengel (v), Luc Houtkamp (ts), Jürgen Brauninger (electronics), Ulrich
Süsse (electronics)* Pantsula Brains
University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, August 1997
Gladman Mvukuzane Ngubo (v), Ezra Ngcukana (ss), Luc Houtkamp (ts), Vicky Godard
(isicathulo), Sazi Dlamini (isicathulo), Lex Futshane (b-gtr), Jürgen Brauninger
(electronics)
GSE AM 31
Luc Houtkamp: The Duo Recordings
* Beertje
Home studio, Den Haag, The Netherlands, March 31, 1998
Luc Houtkamp (as), Lori Freedman (bass-cl)* Duo for Man Alone
Conservatory, Enschede, The Netherlands, June 24, 1998
Luc Houtkamp (ts)
Note: this piece is an interactive computer piece by Luc Houtkamp. The piano
part was played on a Yamaha Disklavier.* De Pijp
Home studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 25, 1998
Luc Houtkamp (ts), Gert-Jan Prins (timpani)* Bubble & Squeak
Red Rose, London, UK, July 19, 1998
Luc Houtkamp (ts), John Russell (ac. gtr)* Appel & Ei
Home studio, Den Haag, The Netherlands, August 17, 1998
Luc Houtkamp (as), Wiek Heijmans (gtr)
X-OR FR 7 (CD)
Cor Gout & Luc Houtkamp: Textuur (partial)
* De Prins en de Bodyguard
VPRO radio studio, Hilversum, september 23, 1998
Cor Gout (v), Luc Houtkamp (ts)
EE records EE 75
FOURinONE: Stelen
* Enchantment
* Stelen
* Vielleicht ist nichts völlig wahr, und selbst das nicht
* Herenboekje, berenhoekje, boerenhekje,...
* Pauze - oder was?
Loft, Köln, Germany, January 15, 1999
Johannes Bauer (trb), Luc Houtkamp (as, ts), Dieter Manderscheid (b), Martin
Blume (d)
Random Acoustics RA 026 (CD)
Electro-acoustic from the Netherlands 2000 (partial)
* What Way
Home Studio, Den Haag, Spring 1999
Luc Houtkamp (electronic composition)
PEM CD 1 (CD)
International Live Electronic Music Incorporated (partial)
* White yellow nine grey
Anne La Berge (fl, electronics), Luc Houtkamp (ts), Lori Freedman (bass-cl),
Kaffe Matthews(violin, electronics), Gert-Jan Prins (radio, electronics), Tim
Perkis (computer), John Bischoff (computer)
Korzo theater, Den Haag, The Netherlands, April 9, 1999* Red five purple
* Two green seven
Luc Houtkamp (computer, computer sampled saxophone), Gert-Jan Prins (radio,
electronics)
Home studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 25, 2000
X-OR FR 10 (CD)
DFM 2000 (partial)
* On Boethius: unissued Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium, Odense, Denmark, October
29, 2000
Choir of the Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium, conducted by Lars Graugaard; Morten
Ravn Hansen, Kamilla Sørensen (live sampling), Luc Houtkamp (live sampling
& composition)* Duo for Woman Alone: unissued
Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium, Odense, Denmark, October 29, 2000
Lene Hyldgaard (cello)
Note: this piece is an interactive computer piece by Luc Houtkamp. The piano
part was played on a Yamaha Disklavier.* The Rule of Thumb II: unissued
Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium, Odense, Denmark, November 2, 2000
String ensemble of the Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium, conducted by Lars Graugaard;
Luc Houtkamp (computer & composition)Luc Houtkamp: Exercise in swing
* Exercise in swing
* In tilting motion - two voices - negative version
* Fon Mall - Piobaireachta
* Gugelhupf stomp
* Trapped nervous system
* In tilting motion - three voices
* Everytime we say goodbye (major to minor complex)
Conceived, grown, mixed and permuted in the digital domain between February
- May 2001
Luc Houtkamp, digital pulse conglomerations
X-OR 011 (CD) 00508 hits since 27 November, 2000