Ernie Althoff is an Australian musician, composer, instrument builder, and visual artist.
[2] Althoff has made graphic scores for other musicians to play his instruments, which often sound different each time they are 'played'.
[3] Besides numerous tracks on compilations since the late 1970s, Althoff has released three full-length solo albums.
Althoff's For two on blue piece was recorded live on 23 September 1987 at the ABC's Broadcast Music Department and on 24 November 1987 was aired on ABC-FM's Audio Spectrum program.
[9] Gail Priest, in her 2006 RealTime review of his performance at the Mistral installation at Artspace, described Ernie Althoff's process as, 'Althoff's materials are basic: wood, metal, glass, plastic.