Seelenluft is Beat Solér?s baby (That?s his real name, by the way. In Switzerland, Beat is quite a common name. In this case, though, it?s ominous.).This twenty-nine-year-old Swiss boasts a substantial musical education and has been involved in countless projects in Zurich?s thriving young art scene ? from punk via experimental noisescapes to soundtracks for performance art and films (see below).?The Rise And Fall of Silvercity Bob? contains bits and pieces of Seelenluft?s extensive 5ts easy listening record collection. Taken out of their original context and re-assembled in an orchestral manner, until now these sounds have been snoozing away on Seelenluft?s hard disk.Seelenluft would rather see himself as the conductor of a hard disk freeform orchestra than as a musician. On ?The Rise and Fall of...?, he injects new if rather morbid life into fragments of light entertainment. The result can sound both melodic and experimental.As a character, Silvercity Bob represents the virtual trumpet player of this orchestra. He is a tragic hero, his existence stretching only as far a the playing time of ?The Rise and Fall of...?Beat Solér about Seelenluft:?My way of producing works just like casting for a film. I sit at my desk while all these sounds are coming in through my window. Some of them I send back home straight away, others end up on the waiting list and some are instantly used. Thus, harmonies are generated mostly by chance. All I have to do is say yes or no.?