Lukas De Clerck

**Lukas De Clerck** explores a niche of archaeological research in music – the aulos is a historical Greek instrument that Lukas analysed and reinterpreted by a luthier in modern times. In the absence of historical partitions or written information about how to recreate technique on the instrument, Lukas navigates this impression as an artwork or living sculptural object. He interprets information from the rare archaeological resources and visual art of the classical period to recreate both playing technique and possible sound timbres with the instrument. With his contemporary approach to drone, post-minimalist music, and contemporary folk, we find a deeply satisfying and compelling, even playful set of songs, timbral exercises and compositions.

‘The morphology of the aulos is defined by its reeds. The tubular memory inside the plant’s fibre will ensure it closes and opens naturally, like the mouth that blows breath inside. The reeds are the core, the sound source – the naked instrument. They behave like two oscillators, bending high-pitched notes into beatings. The pipes are a context, a channel for the sound. They create a narrative.’ An essential document of new music meets contemporary archaemusicological research via Stephen O’Malley of SUNN O)))’s label Ideologic Organ.

→ The album is also available to listen to and download digitally via [Bandcamp](https://lukasdeclerck.bandcamp.com/album/the-telescopic-aulos-of-atlas) and [Linkfire](https://ideologicorgan.lnk.to/SOMA046). A limited-edition vinyl is also available at the [Sonic Acts Webshop](https://shop.sonicacts.com/product/telescopic-aulos-of-atlas).

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An artist and musician based in Brussels, **Lukas De Clerck** focuses on the aulos, an ancient Greco-Roman double-reeded double pipe that disappeared from use over a millennium ago.

Following extensive auto-didactic explorations, he has since shifted towards collaborative and multidisciplinary modes of working. His contemporary, self-invented instrument 'The Telescopic Aulos of Atlas' enables deep investigations into micro-tonality, psycho-acoustics, and sound texture. Taking a phenomenological perspective on the instrument, De Clerck stands as a unique voice in the aulos revival, introducing it to various fields of music. Additionally, he often incorporates everyday body-based sounds like gargling, whistling, and sneezing into his performances, creating an interplay between the extra- and the ordinary. 

De Clerck's music has been released on labels such as KRAAK, blickwinkel, and Beyt Al Tapes. He has performed across Europe, including at Sonic Acts, STUK, UH Fest, Ancienne Belgique, and Cave12. 

[Website](https://lukasdeclerck.com) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/lukasdeclerckkk/)