Biography:
In 1999, Matu and Meienberg established their duo project, everest, in Bern, Switzerland. Their work is ambient-driven electronic music, with a distinctive affection for organic sounds. everest use a wide variety of field recordings, fragmented and looped samples, abstract beats, and melodic soundscapes.
Following their debut EP inhalight (2002), the critically acclaimed album heimlich maneuver (2004), and several titles released on compilations, everest is hard at work on their upcoming album, which drops in spring 2007.
Most notable shows:
2006
Fri-son, Fribourg
Dampfzentrale, Bern
2005
NBI, Berlin
Auditorium du Musée des Abattoirs, Toulouse
Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel
2004
Kunsthalle, Bern
Fri-son, Fribourg
Sedel, Luzern
Bad Bonn Kilbi, Düdingen
2003
Kathedrale, Berlin
Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst/Studiohaus, Leipzig
Discography:
Main Releases:
Velocell, CD, 2007, Everestrecords
Heimlich Maneuver - The Remixes, EP, 2006, Everestrecords
PeakEP, MP3, 2005, Maetrixsolution
Heimlich Maneuver, CD, 2004, Everestrecords
Inhalight, EP/CD-ROM, 2002, Everestrecords
Compilations:
Expedition_1, G3ts, 2005, Everestrecords
Now03, Separate Room, 2005, Underscan Records
A monumental struggle of good vs. evil, Säntis, 2004, Privatelektro
CCCIII, Waterrelish, 2001, Everestrecords
Links:
everest on myspace.com
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