No, ‘Bounce Bounce’ has got nothing to do with the New Orleans dance scene of the same name. Rather, it’s a lovely fusion of minimalist electronics and live violin by Hahn and Hauschka, aka double Grammy winning violinist Hilary Hahn and the German pianist Hauschka.

Taken from the duo’s improvised collaborative album Silfra, which was recorded last year in Iceland, the video was directed by Hayley Morris and features some beautiful old school, underwater-styled, stop motion animation. There’s something of the Surrealists and Max Richter to this clip. The rest of Morris’ work is also highly recommended, and you can see it on her website.

The visuals compliment the music perfectly. It’s no real surprise to learn that Hahn and Hauschka are influenced by, amongst others, Bjork and John Cage, though they claim the biggest influence on the recording of their album was the location of their sessions - “silfra”  being the part of Iceland xwhere the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet

Fittingly, then, this is music that crosses the divide between the visceral and the cerebral. And it’s nowhere near as pretentious as that sounds. Silfra is available now through Universal/Deutsch Grammophon, and for more info on Hahn and Hauscka, visit the duo’s website.

Hahn and Hauschka “Bounce Bounce”