Artist
Konrad Bayer
Austrian experimental sound artist working with tape composition and conceptual audio from the 1960s-1980s.
About
Konrad Bayer was an Austrian artist and experimental sound practitioner associated with the Viennese avant-garde scene. His work engaged with tape-based composition, sound collage, and conceptual audio experimentation during the 1960s-1980s. Bayer's primary documented work, "Der Kopf des Vitus Bering" (The Head of Vitus Bering), was released across multiple formats by Edition S Press, with versions appearing as reel tape in 1973 and cassette editions in 1975 and 1980, reflecting the era's shift in distribution media. The project combines narrative elements with abstract sonic material, characteristic of experimental Austrian sound art. Bayer also worked under the moniker Cafe Metropolis, as documented on the 1980s cassette release "Seit Ich Weiss, Dass Alles Meine Erfindung Ist" (Since I Know That Everything Is My Invention). His practice remains part of the broader European experimental and avant-garde music history, with releases distributed through independent Austrian labels. Bayer's contributions to conceptual sound art and tape experimentation influenced underground and experimental music circles.
