Burkhard Stangl
John Butcher and Burkhard Stangl
Background information
Birth name	Burkhard Stangl
Genres	Free improvisation, Electro-acoustic Improvisation
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Electronics
Years active	1985-current
Labels	Erstwhile Records

Burkhard Stangl (born 6 November 1960 in Eggenburg, Lower Austria) is a composer and musician, currently residing in Vienna, Austria. Playing primarily guitar and electronics, he is a prolific performer in the world of electro-acoustic improvisation, having participated in over 50 recordings.^[1] One of his most noted recordings is schnee, a duet with Cristof Kurzmann, inspired by four films and a quote from writer Robert Walser.^[2] It has been recorded live, as schnee_live,^[3] and has spawned a similarly themed "meta-song suite," neuschnee.^[4] His 1997 opera Der Venusmond was recorded partially on the observation deck of the Empire State Building.^[5]

Partial discography

• Recital (Durian, 1999)
• Schnee - with Cristof Kurmann, (Erstwhile, 2000)
• Venusmond - with Oswald Eggers, (Quell, 2000)
• An Old Fashioned Duet - with Taku Sugimoto, (Slub, 2002)
• Eh - with Dieb13, (Erstwhile, 2002)
• Neuschnee - with Cristof Kurzmann (Erstpop, 2009)
• Musik - Ein Porträt in Sehnsucht - with Kai Fagaschinski, (Erstwhile, 2009)
• Scuba - with Angélica Castelló, Billy Roisz and Dieb13, (Mikroton, 2014)
• Sqid - with Angélica Castelló, Mario De Vega and Attila Faravelli (Mikroton, 2015)
• Jardin Des Bruits - with Dieb13, (Mikroton, 2019)

With Steve Lacy

• Itinerary (hat ART, 1991)

With Franz Koglmann

• L'Heure Bleue (HatART, 1991)
• We Thought About Duke (HatART, 1994) with Lee Konitz