Prior to his studio time in its vintage synthesizer shack, Hieroglyphic Being will do a highly anticipated live set at Worm during a pilot of 'Discombobulated': Infusing Rotterdam's cityscape with the most unruly, adventurous, technoid music currently out there. Organised in conjunction with Sandwich-Island
Don't miss it!
20.30 – 02.00 | presale: 8€ / door: 10€
Location: Worm – Boomgaardsstraat 71, Rotterdam
https://www.facebook.com/events/916359428450786/
http://www.worm.org/home/view/event/53140
HIEROGLYPHIC BEING (us)- Live
Hieroglyphic Being is the alias of American techno producer Jamal R.
Moss. Operating from Chicago, he naturally draws from that city’s
dominant and enervating dance culture. Moss, however, looks both inwards
and outwards to bring a richer, more sophisticated edge to his
productions. Elusive but accessible, his music mixes elements of
industrial jazz, rhythmic noise and cosmic house to dizzying effect.
Jamal Moss has spent more than twenty years in the electronic underworld
of Chicago and this rich experience has created his unique sound.
https://soundcloud.com/somuchnoise2beheard
http://mathematicsrecordings.blogspot.nl/
ASSEL (nl / anus records)
A maker of bruising, jarring techno, Assel is a promising electronica
artist who caught our attention with his debut 10” vinyl (recently
released on Anus Records). And just like that young (though growing)
Rotterdam based label, Assel has a healthy preference for choosing
untrodden sonic paths; always on the lookout for new angles to create
his music from. Clone compared him to Tuff Sherm, and we might add a
little Powell into the mix.
https://soundcloud.com/assel83-1
PAUL DU LAC (nl / bio rhythm)
Rotterdam based Paul du Lac started DJing in the early nineties. He
became a key figure in the Dutch electronica underground; shunning the
limelight to concentrate on his internationally respected Bio Rhythm
record label and to craft rough jacking house/techno tracks. At the core
of his output are his relentless - and highly esoteric - DJ sets;
fluidly incorporating anything from mutant house, techno/electro noir
and wave. We expect a more industrial / EBM-ish direction on this night.
https://www.facebook.com/pauldulac010
PARRISH SMITH (nl)
Describing Parrish Smith can be quite a task, given the elusive nature
of his music. But that's also why he finds himself as part of tonight's
line up. Beginning his musical odyssey as teenage metal and rock fan,
Parrish Smith gradually developed a taste for harsh sounds. In his
"forbidding" but elegant DJ sets he will not look to manage
expectations, but allow the tracks dictate the course (not the other way
around). Stick with him until the end and you'll be in for one
refreshing rush.
https://soundcloud.com/parrishsmith
DE PLAYER and VROOOM's festive end of the year
shredder. A collective happening where we'll ponder about 2016 and shed
Liliputian tears over - and wave goodbyebye to - 2015.
with:
– Goodiepal & friends
– Philipp Ernsting
– Red Brut
– Henk Bakr
– Gonçalo Almeida
– Lukas Simonis
– DJ Raging Ego
location: DE PLAYER - Hillelaan 49d, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 hrs | entrance: € 6
http://deplayer.nl/events/bukstik-2-o16-goodiepalband-local-impro-snodge
https://www.facebook.com/events/1698147913762213/
VROOOM's Shred-o-mat with: Philipp Ernsting, Red Brut, Henk Bakr, Gonçalo Almeida, Lukas Simonis
The (music) video 'shred' is a cultural phenomenon, arguably based on
the flashy, fast metalized guitar playing (= shredding). It has taken on
its own life in recent years. Artists from a wide variety of
backgrounds are re-hashing and reinterpreting existing music videos and
other things; spoofs of Steve Vai's smug live-in-concert noodling or
reharmonizations of crazy people ranting. There's even musicless music
videos; a playground for bastardized sound design. The shred can
manifest itself in many different alternate takes. Together with the
local artists of tonite's line up we will pick a few videos that will be
tossed into the shredder for some improvised live treatment!
GOODIEPAL with DANIEL S. BØTCHER, GRØN, NYNNE ROBERTA PEDERSEN
Goodiepal is a controversial Danish/Faroese musician/composer whose
long list of antics are rooted in his oddbal artistic output. He does
performances and lectures (on the future of computer music, his own
compositional practices and resonance computing). From 2004 till 2008 he
was the head of the electronic music department and a teacher at DIEM
(Danish Institute for Electro-acoustic Music) at the Royal Academy of
Music in Aarhus, Denmark. He is the author of two books: “Radical
Computer Music & Fantastisk Mediemanipulation” and “El Camino Del
Hardcore – Rejsen Til Nordens Indre”. He travelled very long distances
only using his home-made cabin bike named 'Kommunal Klon Komputer 2',
providing electric power during concerts with the help of its dynamo
system. His international tours included 150 universities. Goodiepal has
given away money and most of his belongings; in 2011 he published an
'album object' containing a 500 Danish Crowns note, and sold it for 250
Danish Crowns. During the 2012 edition of the Transmediale fest,
Goodiepal shipped his belongings over and subsequently gave them away;
dubbed as the 'MORT AUX VACHES EKSTRA EXTRA – THE GIVE AWAY!'
performance.
Tonight's show sees him joining forces with
Daniel S. Bøtcher + Grøn + Nynne Roberta Pedersen Pedersen for a set
described by Goodiepal himself as "Scandinavian Nordic Dreamy Synth
Music". But knowing him, it will probably be much more than that!
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This event is made possible with kind support of Popunie Rotterdam
VROOOM RECCOMENDATION!
The continuation of the unique event series for original (pop)music
culture & art made on German soil. In previous years cult acts like PALAIS SCHAUMBURG, BODENSTÄNDIG 2000, DER PLAN, CHRIS IMLER, and ECHO KRANK all found their way to ‘Ein Abend In WORM’. This should be enough of an indication to save this date! With kind support from Goethe-Institut Niederlande.
location: WORM - Boomgaardsstraat 71, Rotterdam
doors / start : 20:30 | entrance: €7 | presale: €6
https://www.facebook.com/events/498340030344725
http://www.worm.org/home/view/event/36408
With kind support from Goethe-Institut Niederlande
ASMUS TIETCHENS
Hamburg based Avantgarde composer Asmus Tietchens is one of the most
important figures in non-academic electronic music and sound
manipulation. Since the early 70s he has published more than 70 albums
worldwide and collaborated with many
notable sound artists. Asmus Tietchens' music draws on various musical
genres; classical, electronic (both high and low-brow), minimalism,
process music, all inform his sensibility. His sounds are both
analytical and emotional, with a strong sensivity for the sources being
used. The light rhythmic and melodic synth tunes from the early 80s
almost seem an abberation in light of his later shift towards meticulous
sound manipulations. To this day, Asmus Tietchens is actively releasing
music, and spends the rest of the time being a theoretician, and music
teacher.
http://www.tietchens.de/
DJ ZIPO
Asmus Tietchens' performance will be expertly complimented by the
electronic bricolage of DJ Zipo aka Till Kniola. He is also the main
editor / curator of the Aufabwegen Magazine and label, which ranks as
one of the most comprehensive, long running Fanzine-turned-Magazines,
covering all things Post-Industrial, Ambient, Noise, and
'Geräuschmusik'. Aufabwegen published a monography on Asmus Tietchens in
1998, alongside a number of cd releases. For his part, Tietchens also
contributes to Aufabwegen Magazine.
http://www.aufabwegen.de/
TRANSPORT
Transport is a young, very energetic band from the Ruhrgebiet,
featuring instrumentalist Nils Herzogenrath, drummer Niklas Wandt (both
also involved in German psychedelic pop group Ωracles / Oracles),
and electronic composer Edis Ludwig. Drawing on early electronic music,
Minimal, and the German Kosmische Musik of the 1970s specifically,
Transport’s rocking improvisations are built around the slow and
hypnotic variation of steady, Motorik drum and bass pulses, bursting
into etheric synthesizer washes. Think Can’s “Mother Sky”, Ashra’s “New
Age Of Earth” and Boredoms’ “Vision Creation New Sun” rolled into one
tight sounding unit!
https://youtu.be/jJICkNMdjGo
DJ's TESK, VOMIT HEAT & FRANCO
Following Amus and Zipo, The Transporters will also be your DJ hosts
into the night, presenting a very tasty cocktail of Kraut / Dub / Afro /
Kosmische Elektronische Musik, and a pinch of skewed disco.
MENEER VAN NU – visuals
Meneer van Nu learned the craftsmanship of moving images in the early
2000 in the clubs of Berlin. Based in NL since 2004, he currently
accompanies several live projects; from free jazz to speed metal or
abstract electronics, with sound-interactive visuals, around Europe.
We're excited about the VROOOM initiation rite at the
brand new Post Office headquarters, sandwiched right between Annabel and the Schieblock. This will be an evening dedicated to
mindblowing performances by Eli Gras and Frédéric Le Junter, with their
unique self-built instruments topped off with SK Kakraba's first live
appearance in Rotterdam. Added ftw bonus: this new venue is the former
Masonic lodge of Rotterdam.
date: Thursday, November 26
location: Post Office / Pink Pank – Delftsestraat 9, Rotterdam
doors: 20:30 / start: 20:30 / entrance: €6
FRÉDÉRIC LE JUNTER (fr)
Frederic began to construct his unique instruments with found objects in 1984; a bizarre, partly
mechanical assemblage of strings, winds and percussions. Little by
little he managed to formulate a singular vocabulary of sounds that
inspired him to consider music as landscape. Frederic presents his
machines in the shape of 'automatic facilities' in exhibition centres
and concert venues alike, giving partly improvised concerts.
http://flejunter.free.fr/
ELI GRAS (es)
Self-taught artist who has travelled a long musical path, from
experimental to electropop, via Greek music, minimalism, folk, choral
music, noise, etc. Eli's performance is based on experimental
improvisation, using a portable set of instruments that she designed and
built; sound plants, string-sequencer, bounce harp and prepared guitar.
She has performed with many artists around Europe (Hans-Joachim
Roedelius, Alain Wergifosse, etc.), and is founder / director of the
NoNoLogic Festival (Spain) and the La Olla Expréss record label, and
occasionally does workshops, and lectures.
http://www.eligras.com/
SK KAKRABA (gh / Awesome Tapes From Africa)
Sk Kakraba was born in Saru, a small farming community in the northern
region of Ghana, which is known for its many great xylophone players.
His uncle, Kakraba Lobi, was one of the first gyil players to tour,
lecture and record internationally. Sk Kakraba undertook traditional
training in xylophone from a young age. Later, he was brought to Accra
by his uncle to work as a performer and instructor at the International
Center for African Music at the University of Ghana. From 2000, SK began
touring internationally, performing in Jordan, Switzerland, and seven
African countries. In 2002, he released his first recording “Gandayina:
Xylophone Music of Ghana” (Pentatonic Press). In 2012 SK relocated to
Los Angeles and began working with local musicians to create a new blend
of traditional and modern music. He also began performing for children
in schools and giving workshops to American music teachers. He is
currently working on a book with Doug Goodkin of Gyil music adaptable to
Orff instruments.
http://skakrabamusic.com/
Fri, Sat, Sun 9 - 11
OCTOBER:
DE
PLAYER, VROOOM, Koffie & Ambacht, MiMa, Poortgebouw, foundation
B.a.d, PAE, Noodlebar, Roodkapje, Wolfart Projectspace, De Nieuwe
Ruimte - presents:
NZZN
FESTIVAL
http://nzzn.nl/
https://www.facebook.com/events/495592083948632/
@ various locations in Rotterdam
entrance:
€10,- for Friday or Saturday.
€15,-
for a passepartout.
Sunday = FREE.
NZZN
(North-South-South-North) is a 3-day festival initiated by DE PLAYER
and VROOOM, organised in collaboration with other Rotterdam-based
organisations / venues that operate on the fringes of the Rotterdam
subculture; Koffie & Ambacht (Le Sud), MiMa, Poortgebouw,
foundation B.a.d, PAE, Noodlebar, Roodkapje, Wolfart Projectspace, De
Nieuwe Ruimte.
The festival highlights the network that is
flourishing between these platforms; not merely to cement and
emphasize the common grounds, but also to celebrate the creative
nucleus. The small-scaled, decentralized events that take place in
characteristic and sometimes unusual locations, are particularly
beneficial for a lively, diverse cultural climate; just outside the
defined city centre borders there is plenty of room for risktaking,
experimentation and adventure.
NZZN seeks to map out and
showcase this peripheral Rotterdam of leftfield music, sound art,
improvisation, and performance art with a vibrant mix of
international and local artists. The festival takes places in various
locations in the North and South of Rotterdam, in walking distance
between the locations.
FRIDAY
9 OCTOBER
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[
20.00 ] @ Studio de Bakkerij - Bergweg 283
• Pak Yan Lau
(be/hk)
• Saskia Venegas (es)
• Mariëtte Rouppe Van Der
Voort (nl)
[ 22.30 ] @ Roodkapje - Teilingerstraat 128
•
Kubus (nl)
• Tom White (uk)
• Many Others (Francesco
Gregoretti & Olivier di Placido) (it)
• DJ Madrotter
(nl)
SATURDAY 10
OCTOBER
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[
20.00 ] @ Niffo Galerie / Recycling Studio – Paul Krugerstraat 210,
Rotterdam
• Fckn Bstrds (nl)
• John Giskes en Michal
Osowski (nl/pl)
[ 21.30 ] @ Damage Playground - Hillelaan 29,
Rotterdam
• Zeno van den Broek (nl)
• Huib Emmer (nl)
[
23.00 ] @ DE PLAYER – Hillelaan 49D, Rotterdam
• Tashi Dorji
(Bhutan / us)
• Fluwelen Koord (be)
• Kent Tankred
(se)
SUNDAY 11
OCTOBER
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[
15.00 ] @ Wolfart Projectspace - Wolphaertstraat 25-C
• Yann
Gourdon (fr)
• Mercedes Azpilicueta (ar)
• Godswil
(nl)
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TASHI
DORJI (Bhutan / us)
Guitarist from Bhutan, on the
eastern side of the Himalayas. Now residing in North Carolina, Dorji
developed a style unbound by tradition. His improvisations grow along
surprising paths, dragging the listener into a labyrinth of warbling
tones. The experience is one equally disorienting and reflective, in
which Dorji’s musicianship brings haunting beauty and mindfulness
to the listener. Last year Dorji released his debut LP through Hermit
Hut, the label of Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance). Think: Bill
Orcutt, Derek Bailey, and Jack Rose.
http://tashidorji.com/
PAK
YAN LAU (be / hk)
Pak Yan Lau is an artist born in
Belgium, with origins from Hong Kong. Her love for curious sounding
objects, toys, and toy pianos in particular, is demonstrated in her
delicate sound mosaics. For the occasion of NZZN, Pak Yan will be
presenting her piece 'Book of Toy'; a solo composition for four toy
piano's, pendules, and electronics.
http://pakyanlau.com/
FLUWELEN
KOORD (be)
These four No Wave dandies prefer playing
with their flutes over wetting their brushes in their painting
studios. Fluwelen Koord is one of the latest additions in the Ultra
Eczema camp; Belgium's backbone for unclassifiable music / sound art.
Basically, this is a bunch of ill-bred art students being caught with
their pants down, trying to channel their weird and wonderfully crude
sound to the audience as good as they can.
https://www.facebook.com/fluwelenkoord
TOM
WHITE (uk)
The work of Tom White (London) traverses
multi-media platforms including sound, experimental film and video,
installation and live performance. He has exhibited and performed
internationally and published many sound works since 2009 (on e.g.
Chocolate Monk, Alien Passengers). In 2014 he won the British
Composer Award in Sonic Art for his piece 'Public Address',
commissioned by the South London
Gallery.
http://www.tomwhitesound.com/
ZENO
VAN DEN BROEK (nl)
The work of mister Van Den Broek
revolves around space, spatiality and time. He uses Audio/Video to
influence space and spatial awareness, both in a tactile and mental
way. Zeno's output is released through albums, installations,
paintings, and live
performances.
http://www.zenovandenbroek.com/
MANY
OTHERS (it/fr)
Neapolitan drums & guitar duo founded
by Francesco Gregoretti and Oliver di Placido, where guitar and drums
often reverse roles. Oliver created a new hybrid guitar, with an
unfixed neck and moving pick-up. Contact microphones are used for
primitive realtime sound processing, blurring the lines between
composition and improvisation, further intensified by explosive blast
beats and complex polyhrythms.
http://olivierdiplacido.wordpress.com/
http://www.francescogregoretti.org/
SASKIA
VENEGAS (es) w/
• Panos Gklistis (piano)
• Robin Eggers (percussion)
• Timoteo Carbone (electronics)
Saskia Venegas is a Rotterdam based classically trained Spanish/Belgian
violinist, and music theatre maker, who is not afraid to take part in a
wide variety of musical ensembles; from Symphonic and Chamber
Orchestras to interdisciplinary performances. She works with visual
artists, dancers, and actors.
http://saskiavenegas.com/
MERCEDES AZPILICUETA (ar/it)
Visual artist,
poet, and performer, currently in residency at the Rijksakademie.
Language, the body and the voice – departing from her own peculiar
resources and obsessions – are three things that often define her
work; resulting in (video) performances, poetry readings and
exhibitions.
http://www.mercedesazpilicueta.info/
FCKN
BSTRDS (nl)
Cult junk noise tribe risen from the cultural
wasteland in the northern regions of suburban Netherlands. Their live
shows are seizure-like manifestations of disorder with its members
clad as rubbish heap vagrants.
http://www.fcknbstrds.com/
HUIB
EMMER (nl)
Rotterdam based composer informed by 20th
century avant-garde music and early techno. His gritty instrumental
electronic pieces and A/V projects have been performed by many
ensembles, soloists, and orchestras.
http://huibemmer.com/
KUBUS
(nl)
Producer behind some of the most upfront and
extraordinary NL hiphop productions to appear throughout the last
decade. Kubus' roots go back to the early rave days, where raw
analogue beats and brutal electronics melted together into something
unheard of. In this light it's no surprise that his current style is
a unique fusion of techno, electro, and hiphop. He experiments with
modular- and hardware synths, in constant search of new, wicked
sounds.
https://soundcloud.com/kubusvonkubus
MARIËTTE
ROUPPE VAN DER VOORT (nl)
Dutch saxophonist and flutist.
Formerly active as initiator and musician for various projects in the
composed and improvised music field during the eighties and nineties.
She played with the electro-acoustic group Byte and formed a duo with
Ab Baars. The piece that she made for NZZN consists of a song cycle
inspired by excerpts of Kafka's 'The Burrow' and will be executed by
Mariëtte and cellist Nina Hitz.
YANN GOURDON (fr)
Hurdy-gurdy player, composer, and sound artist Yann Gourdon looks
at vibratory fields and sound perception as a medium. He focuses
mainly on acoustic phenomena that have a dynamic relationship with
their environment. Every aspect of his work deals with quality of
sound. It's not a matter of an event between spectators and a
musician, it's 'a space to submit to a
process.'
http://ygourdon.net/
KENT
TANKRED (se)
Hailing from Stockholm, Kent Tankred is a
prominent name in sound art. He has been the president of the
Fylkingen society between 1993-98, forms Sons of God with Leif
Elggren, and has participated worldwide in the 'Freq Out' project of
Carl Michael von Hausswolff. He is known for his circuit bent
instruments that are represented in the form of collages, sound
installations and recordings. Kent's self-built apparatus will be an
integral part of his NZZN live show. Coinciding with his peformarnce,
DE PLAYER will be presenting a new limited Kent Tankred record as
part of their 'Pour Vous'
series.
http://www.kenttankred.se/
MADROTTER
(nl) – DJ
Dutch crate digger who has been living in a
village outside Bandung, Indonesia for the last twenty years. He
curates the amazing music blog linked below; chock full of great
music from across Indonesia. Madrotter will spin many of his found
treasures for the first time ever in Rotterdam: Jaipong (popular
Indonesian dance music), early Dangut, Takdiran, bits of post-punk,
etc.
http://madrotter-treasure-hunt.blogspot.nl/
LIGHT
PAINTING – project w/ John Giskes (nl) & Michal Osowski (pl) &
Ingrun Schnitzler (nl)
'Light Painting' is a newly
developed technique where the light of small lamps in motion are
recorded, stored, and transformed into a video projection that
creates a brief visual experience. Various images are mixed up
gradually into a dynamic and unpredictable narrative. The video
images are generated by a performer who mimics specific motion
patterns with these lamps attached to her/him.
GODS
WIL (nl)
One man harsh noise project that developed
naturally from the frequent live noise musings during this man's own
radioshow at Radio Papatoe.
http://www.facebook.com/lawaaigodswil
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http://deplayer.nl/
http://vrooom-rotterdam.blogspot.nl/
https://www.facebook.com/koffieenambacht
https://www.facebook.com/mima.rotterdam
https://www.facebook.com/VerenigingPoortgebouw
http://www.foundationbad.nl/
http://noodlebar.org/
http://roodkapje.org/
http://cargocollective.com/wolfart-rotterdam
https://www.facebook.com/nieuweruimte
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This
event is made possible with kind support of Popunie Rotterdam, City
of Rotterdam Department of Culture, NFPK+,
Mondriaan
Fonds
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PANTROPICAL x VROOOM @ Roodkapje
- WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
with:
- LOS PIRAÑAS (co)
- DICK EL DEMASIADO (nl/ar)
- DØG (br/nl)
20:30 – 01:30 (live sets before midnight!)
entrance: 7 euro
Location: Roodkapje - Teilingerstraat 128
https://www.facebook.com/events/913259352078611/
With heavy support from Vrooom, and this time at lovely Roodkapje
Rot(t)terdam, Pantropical is proud to present the first ever concert of
the magnificent Colombian trio Los Pirañas on Dutch soil, and a special
live set of Dick El Demasiado with local musicians!
■ LOS PIRAÑAS (co)
This band is formed by the holy trinity of Colombian tropical music
innovators. Its members are known for their highly creative output:
guitarist Eblis Álvarez is the frontman of the inimitable MERIDIAN
BROTHERS, bassist Mario Galeano did
tireless crusader work in cumbia scenes spanning South America, and
leads FRENTE CUMBIERO, and ONDATROPICA, and drummer Pedro Ojeda also has
his own stellar band called ROMPERAYO. These guys have been exposed to
Latin American tropical music culture for about two decades and fused
their combined experience into Los Pirañas; an instrumental encounter
between cumbia, champeta, african sounds (like Konono's distorted
trance), surf, and rock. This is the Southamerican psychedelic sound of
the XXI Century!
https://www.facebook.com/lospiranasmusica
http://lospiranas.bandcamp.com/
■ DICK EL DEMASIADO y su conjunto patatas (nl/ar)
El Demasiado is also known as Dick Verdult: independent filmmaker,
visual artist, and radiomaker. At the turn of the millennium his focus
started to shift towards music. He then branched out to the Southern
Hemisphere and developed his experimental “cumbia lunática” in
Argentina, became an underground pop Icon in South America, and now
still makes culos quiver to his angular style. For this Pantropical
edition, Dick will team up with Rotterdam locals to flesh out an as of
yet unseen version of his live show. Percussionist Chris Bruining from
Gallowstreet, and La Banda Fantástica is one of the musicians joining
him.
http://www.dickeldemasiado.com/
■ DØG (br/nl)
Brazilian DØG divides his time in Holland between geeking out with A/V
installations (as 'ehCaetano'), and über-dancable DJ sessions. He will
serve up a high-octane mix of funk carioca, tecno brega, brazilian bass.
Heavy beats from the south american suburbs of the planet.
http://dogdogdogdogdog.org/
Made possible with the support of Popunie Music Support Rotterdam and Fonds Podiumkunsten
VROOOM #30 @ Wolfart - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
with:
– KOMOREBI (jp)
– MARK ALBAN LOTZ / ALAN GUNGA PURVES (de/uk/nl)
– CATHY HEYDEN & ROGIER SMAL (fr/nl)
Unboxing #30: stillness like the rustling of leaves vs eruptive improv
from Komorebi, soli and duets by Alan Gunga Purves and Mark Alban Lotz,
free French sax and Dutch drums explorations by Cathy Heyden &
Rogier Smal. This time at Wolfart, check it out & enjoy!
location: Wolfart projectspace – Wolphaertstraat 23-25, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 / start: 20:30 / entrance: €6
https://www.facebook.com/events/526514437503272/
https://www.facebook.com/wolfartprojectspace
http://cargocollective.com/wolfart-rotterdam
■ CATHY HEYDEN & ROGIER SMAL DUO
Parisian Cathy Heyden is an autodidact sax improviser who keeps true to
her own ideas, performing all over the world with musicians, dancers,
comedians, poets: Faust, Ganguru, Geoff Leigh, etcetera. Originally a
hardcore/punk drummer, Rogier Small's quest for liberty brought him to
places far beyond. He has been fortunate to play with artists from an
ever expanding musical spectrum; from Earth's Dylan Carlson to Sun Ra's
Marshall Allen.
http://rogiersmal.blogspot.nl/
http://cathy.heyden.free.fr/
■ KOMOREBI (jp)
Komorebi is a duo consisting of Shizuku Aosaki and Morihide Sawada.
They combine drums, harp and vocals in an unusual way, and with great
attention to detail. Sawada started playing drums in various bands circa
1980 and collaborated with biggies such as Faust, Damo Suzuki, Chris
Cutler, and Keiji Haino. Like the delicate celtic harp playing of his
music partner Aosaki, Sawada's music is strongly influenced by
traditional folk music and minimalism. Komorebi's music as a unit is
never really unsettling or really calm, but rather somewhere inbetween.
http://www.snaredrumsolo.com/
http://www.shizukuaosaki.com/
■ ALAN GUNGA PURVES / MARK ALBAN LOTZ (de/uk/nl)
The pairing of flutes and drums might be one of the oldest musical
combinations ever, tried and tested on many battlefields, now revived in
a new and exciting form by this duo. Multi-flautist Mark and
self-proclaimed “squeekologist” and percussionist Alan are true
individualists on top of their game. Both expatriates (Germany and
Scotland respectively) live and work in the Netherlands, refining their
skills in the Amsterdam music scene, creating unique sound palettes of
their own.
http://www.lotzofmusic.com/lotz/bands-2/lotz-purves/
Roodkapje x Vrooom - MONDAY, JULY 13:
This gig event is a special collaboration between
Vrooom and Roodkapje. OBNOX has been on top of our combined wishlist for
quite some time. Even the singer/guitarist of the supporting band, the
black midget mysterions intantly turned into an Obnox fan upon hearing
the band for the first time. So in this joint effort, we're stamping the
R'n'R ruckus in boldface text on this Monday evening. Expect also some
hiphop, and lo-fi ish soul for good measure!
location: ROODKAPJE – Teilingerstraat 128, Rotterdam
doors: 20:30 / start: 20:30 / entrance: €5
https://www.facebook.com/events/820548098030289/
http://roodkapje.org/radicals/roodkapje-x-vrooom-presents-obnox-us-ex-bassholes-black-midgets-from-the-future-nl/
■ OBNOX (us)
The legacy of Ohio garage rock titan Lamont “Bim” Thomas is long and skuzzy.
The Bassholes, his ’90s duo with Gibson Bros. member Don Howland, were
nailing the two-person blues-rock archetype long before various
color-coded regional ensembles rode it to fame. After moving to
Cleveland in the early aughts, he played drums with bluesy post-hardcore
innovators This Moment In Black History, and he now keeps time for the
Columbus pigfuck blitzkrieg known as the Unholy Two. All of those acts
are still active, but Thomas’ main gig in recent years has been the one
that took him out from behind the drum kit. As Obnox, he’s churned out
three LPs and a bounty of EPs and singles this decade, each one further
cementing his reputation as the world’s premier purveyor of soulful
lo-fi shit-kicking rock music. 'Boogalou Reed', his new LP on Gerard
Cosloy’s (co steward of Matador records) 12XU label, is yet another
crusher.
(text culled from Stereogum)
https://www.facebook.com/LamontBimThomas
■ BLACK MIDGETS FROM THE FUTURE (nl)
Apart from someone writing something about a recent B.M.F.T.F. gig,
little is known about them, but neither is their identity still shrouded
in mystery. Rooted in pop/indie/garage, this distinguished quartet's
unpolished sound is an outlet, to do away with its frustrations and
general boredom.
https://www.facebook.com/blackmidgetsfromthefuture
■ DJ's MULTIFUNCTIONELIS (nl) & SAJJRA (pe)
We've asked these music freaks to tagteam: Multifunctionelis will bring
old skool hiphop and trashy weirdo garage. DJ Sajjra will play roughed
up Peruvian folk, bits of new/no wave, and other South American psych
stuff.
Made possible with the support of Popunie Music Support Rotterdam and Fonds Podiumkunsten. Thanks to WORM for providing accommodation.
VROOOM #28
with:
– JOZEF VAN WISSEM (nl/us) & DOMINGO GARCIA-HUIDOBRO (cl / Föllakzoid)
– GOH LEE KWANG / JULIEN OTTAVI / LUKAS SIMONIS (my/fr/nl)
– THE FLIPSIDE PARADOX (be/nl)
With temperatures expected to soar as high as 30+ degrees, it's going to be about choices this day. Trading the outside for an evening of otherworldly immersion, Vrooom #28 sees Dutch composer Jozef van Wissem teaming up with Domingo Garcia-Huidobro of Föllakzoid; tapping into reconstructions of paranormal experiences. Also on the program: instant composing fromThe Flipside Paradox, and the Rotterdam premiere by Malaysian/French/Dutch Freunschaft Goh / Ottavi / Simonis.
location: WORM – Boomgaardsstraat 71, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 / start: 20:30 / curfew: tba / entrance: €6
Subbacultcha! members: free
http://www.worm.org/home/view/event/38436
https://www.facebook.com/events/1434931060162481/
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■ JOZEF VAN WISSEM (nl/us) & DOMINGO GARCIA-HUIDOBRO (cl)
'Partir to Live' (2012) is a non-narrative film experience in sensations, ethical confusion, and in physical and psychic bruises, directed by Domingo Garcia-Huidobro of the Chilean cosmic music band FÖLLAKZOID (Sacred Bones). Jozef van Wissem’s score for the film consists of a 12-string electric guitar drone, black baroque lute mirror images, and minimal electronics. Garcia-Huidobro is an aficionado of paranormal experiences. 'Partir to Live' sees him attempting to reconstruct the previous moments of what could have been one of these episodes. High-tension cables, a forest, an abandoned church, a barefoot woman; past, present and future become confused, a dissolved reality. 'Partir to Live' premiered internationally at ATP Festival in Camber Sands UK. It has screened at over a dozen more festivals since, including the Brussels Film Festival and the Moscow International Film Festival. Sacred Bones Records released the DVD and soundtrack LP together.
■ GOH LEE KWANG / JULIEN OTTAVI / LUKAS SIMONIS (my/fr/nl)
Initiated by Goh Lee Kwang, this is the first Rotterdam performance during first European tour of this trio.
– GOH LEE KWANG (Mixer Feedback) aka GOH is an acclaimed sound & new media artist from Malaysia. Goh's works focuses on the various possibilities of both the realistic & abstract; crossing the boundaries of digital & analog, electronic & acoustic, beyond the realm of language, allowing audiences to experience the work directly, and in their own personal way.
– JULIEN OTTAVI (Percussion, electronics) A mediactivist, artist-researcher, composer / musician, poet and destroyer of tongues, experimental film maker and 'anarchitect', founder and member of Apo33; Julien Ottavi is involved in research and creative work, combining sound art, real-time video, new technologies and body performances.
– LUKAS SIMONIS (Electric Guitar, electronics) One of the Vrooom head honchos, needs no further introduction.
■ THE FLIPSIDE PARADOX (be/nl)
Instant composing from Eindhoven to Gent. Jazz, improv, visceral soundscapes, and melodies are being turned inside out in this clash between veteran musicians and new blood of the Southern Dutch and Belgian / Flemish scenes. Unpredictability is key to experiencing The Flipside Paradox. The core group consists of Bart Maris (trumpet), Niels Duffhues (guitar), Lieven van Pée (bas), Luk Sponselee (electronica) en Bert Hornikx (drums).
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015:
VROOOM #27
w/:
– CUMBIA COSMONAUTS (au) feat. Nique Quentin & Javier Infestas
– MIA ZABELKA & PHILIPPE PETIT (at/fr)
– LAURENS VAN DER WEE & JAVIER A.V (nl/ar)
+ DUCKFOOD (nl)
...had some issues slowing us down recently, one of our computers went
kaput, etc, but we're back... back at lovely Post Office. Vrooom #27 is a
couple three: there's two duo performances: 'newbies' Laurens van der
Wee and gauchito Javier Areal Vélez, and there's veterans Philippe Petit
and Mia Zabelka, who share wavelengths during their
violin/voice/turntable set... and we have Cumbia Cosmonauts all the way from
Austrialia, with strong percussion by homeboys Nique Quentin and Javier
Infestas, hurling you into cosmic cumbia heaven! Latest addition; our own Duckfood will be dj'ing, bridging sets before, inbetween and after!
location: POST OFFICE - Vijverhofstraat 100
doors: 20:30 / entrance: €6
https://www.facebook.com/events/1647695645464344/
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■ CUMBIA COSMONAUTS (au) featuring Nique Quentin & Javier Infestas
Moses Iten is the solo incarnation of Cumbia Cosmonauts from Melbourne;
the leading innovators of the global Cumbia Digital and Tropical Bass
scenes. Their signature aesthetic is a combination of the infectious
Colombian/Caribbean offbeat rhythm with warm dub bass lines, sweeping
synthesizers and driving beats, enhanced by an explosive live
performance featuring improvisation, guest musicians and visuals. Fun
side note: their music has been featured in the soundtrack of
Grammy-Award winning Argentine TV drama 'El Puntero'.
[Update 13
June]: we're pleased to announce the addition of both NIQUE QUENTIN (de)
and JAVI INFESTAS (es) as Cumbia Cosmonauts' percussionists for this
show, adding that extra pepper to the live sound! Both Nique and Javier
are active in the local turbo cumbia outfit Los Paja Brava.
http://www.cumbiacosmonauts.com.au/
■ MIA ZABELKA & PHILIPPE PETIT (at/fr)
Mia Zabelka and Philippe Petit are two established artists who engage
in a fresh duo live performance at Vrooom. Their track records span
countless collaborations with e.g. Pauline Oliveros, Dälek, Lydia Lunch,
Iancu Dumitrescu, Faust, Murcof, etc. Mia Zabelka frames her musical
language on the violin through her bodily gestures and voice, i.e.
physical movement is spontaneously transformed into sound. Philippe
Petit assaults his turntables and vinyls (containing sounds from his own
productions), raking the needle across the record's grooves, cardboard,
metal, and other materials to process unusual noises and textures.
http://www.miazabelka.com/
http://www.philippepetit.info/
■ LAURENS VAN DER WEE & JAVIER A.V. (nl/ar)
Laurens van der Wee is in an ongoing love/hate relationship with
technology. This struggle is the source of all projects he pursued since
2007; improvised (electronic) music with e.g. Galm Quartet, Tjong Pow,
and installations that reflect his ambivalent position towards
technology. Laurens' work has been published on DIY labels such as
Wachsender Prozess. Javier Areal Vélez is an Argentinian composer /
improviser who performs mostly on electric guitar, relying on a primal
technique that emphasizes timbre and rhythm, and avoids traditional
forms in favor of intensity, dynamic contrast and general weirdness.
Next to his his many projects ranging from improv to noise/postpunk to
bizarre pop, Vélez also runs 'Noise Nada', an archive of recent
Argentinian experimental music.
www.javierarealvelez.com.ar
http://www.laurensvanderwee.nl/
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015:
ETHER SNUIVEN is an event organised by VROOOM's Lukas Simonis. Since much of the subject matter at this event will be presented in Dutch, so is this transcript:
ETHER SNUIVEN is de etherische performance/installatie/radiowaves live show van WORM in innige samenwerking met Klangendum (*).
Een selectie van 3 groepen artiesten/kunstenaars die het gebruik van de
'ether' als canvas gemeen hebben, worden door Ether Snuiven /
Klangendum uitgenodigd om rond het thema een presentatie te doen; dat
kan zijn op radiofonische wijze; het maken van experimentele
geluidsstukken voor 'toegepast' gebruik, maar het kunnen ook kunstwerken
of installaties zijn die van de ether gebruik maken om een unieke,
tijdgebonden performance te maken. Het programma van deze 2e aflevering
bestaat uit het Poolse 'brain beam' project van MUOZIK, het Belgische
duo BLAASTAAL en de Nederlandsche radiofonist MARTIJN COMES.
Presentatie: Dr. Klangendum
(*) Klangendum organiseert, produceert en host projecten op allerlei
gebied; zowel in de vorm van eigenzinnige educatie en participatie
projecten, alsook geluids- en radiokunst, en de daaraan gerelateerde
live evenementen. Klangendum belichaamt een groot netwerk van musici,
geluidskunstenaars, beeldende kunstenaars, filmakers, schrijvers,
dichters en nieuwe media artiesten.
location: WORM – Boomgaardsstraat 71
doors: 19:30 / curfew: 22:30 / entree: €7
https://www.facebook.com/events/839965186051160/
http://www.worm.org/home/view/event/35192
BLAASTAAL (be) – radiofonische live geluidscollage
Al tien jaar lang doopt Blaastaal (aka Bert Lezy) zijn antennes in de
auditieve ruis van onze cultuur. Iedereen die uit zijn of haar nek lult
op radio, tv of alle mogelijke geluidsdragers moet er aan geloven. Door
middel van collage en improvisatie wordt de taal opgeblazen en
binnenstebuiten gedraaid. Dit resulteert in wekelijkse uizendingen op
Radio Centraal in Antwerpen, podcasts en kleine uitgaves op CD-r en
cassette (o.a. Kerm en Taped Sounds. Een vinyl uitgave bij het
gelauwerde Ultra Eczema is ook in de maak. Samen met kompaan Tomas
Beaujean (electronica) komt Blaastaal bij Ether Snuiven knippen en
plakken met Nederlandse stukjes ether.
https://soundcloud.com/blaastaal
http://blaastaal.bandcamp.com/
MUOZIK (pl) – performance / installatie 'Sewage'
'Sewage' staat voor een gebied van overtollige informatie; het riool
waar uiteindelijk alle impulsen van de locatie van de performance in
terechtkomen. De luisteraars hebben de mogelijkheid om informatie te
bewerken met behulp van video projectoren die via computers die op het
internet aangesloten zijn. Het resultaat is een soort 'polylog' - een
verklaring van elk aanwezige individu. In eigen woorden: “SEWAGE is a
territory of excess information, a place in which all impulses from the
event's space end up, from all the participants. The listeners have the
possibility to edit information using video projectors with computers
that are connected to the internet. The result is a polylog - a
statement from each person. polilog is space for brain beam...”
MARTIJN COMES & ANNETTE KOUWENHOVEN – radiofonisch hoorspel met teksten van dichter MARTIN REINTS (nl)
Unieke samenwerking tussen Martijn Comes, Martin Reints en Annette
Kouwenhoven. De gedichten van Martin Reints worden gecombineerd met een
in de WORM / Klangendum ontwikkelde live soundtrack van (electronica)
componist Martijn Comes. Als klankbron zal Martijn gebruik maken van
o.a. eigen geluidsontwerp, de mogelijkheden van de WORM studio en
diverse veldopnamen. Helaas kon Martin zelf niet aanwezig zijn op juist
deze avond, en zal actrice Annette Kouwenhoven met haar stem de honneurs
waarnemen. Dit radiofonische hoorspel wordt later dit jaar door Dr.
Klangendum via de Concertzender uitgezonden.
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• Martin Reints (1950)
Publiceert bij De Bezige Bij. Bracht o.a. vijf dichtbundels uit: 'Waar
ze komt daar is ze' (1981), 'Lichaam en ziel' (1992) (bekroond met de
Herman Gorterprijs), 'Tussen de gebeurtenissen' (2000), 'Ballade van de
winstwaarschuwing' (2005) en 'Lopende zaken' (2010). Hij werd in 2001 en
2006 genomineerd voor de VSB Poëzieprijs, en heeft een column op de
site van De Groene Amsterdammer.
• Annette Kouwenhoven (1956)
Actrice die sinds 1983 deel uitmaakt van het contestante 'Maatschappij
Discordia'; een klein toneelgezelschap dat probeert de grens tussen
schijn en werkelijkheid op te rekken.
• Martijn Comes (1979)
Componist gespecialiseerd in nieuwe media, sound design en
elektro-akoestische compositie. Curaterend producent en gastheer van
twee nationale radioshows; 'Kraak Helder' en 'Inventions voor Radio'
(Concertzender). Studeerde aan de Academie voor Digital Communications
en compositie voor Film aan het Conservatorium van Amsterdam (2010) en
schreef diverse werken op basis van onderzoek in de populaire muziek,
hedendaagse muziek en klassieke muziek. Recente solo albums: 'Infinite
Spaces and Beyond' (2014) en 'Wolf' (2015).
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015:
VROOOM #26
w/
– CHRIS CORSANO & METTE RASMUSSEN (dk/us)
– PETER JACQUEMYN & GONÇALO ALMEIDA (be/nl)
– IEKE TRINKS (nl)
– DJ SAJJRA (pe)
DE PLAYER will be spooning us this evening while we're regaining our
balance after our exit from our main location, Klooster. Business will
center around the ultra detailed, pleasantly derailed interplay between
bass, drums, sax and peformance art. Corsano and Rasmussen will be
pushing the limits of the classic sax/drums set-up, Jacquemyn and
Almeida will be doing the same with their bottom ends. Visual artist
Ieke Trinks will add that extra pinch of variety.
location: DE PLAYER - Hillelaan 49d, Rotterdam
doors: 20:30 / curfew: 01:00 / entrance: €6
https://www.facebook.com/events/793066867440048/
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■ CHRIS CORSANO & METTE RASMUSSEN (us/dk)
You're in for a premier league live set from these two! If you haven't
witnessed Chris Corsano's playing by now, you have been sorely missing
out. The extremely multifaceted drummer has been operating at the
vanguards of free improvisation, avant-rock, and noise since the late
'90s. He has worked with one-of-a-kind artists such Evan Parker, Sir
Richard Bishop, Nels Cline, Björk, and Jandek, and showcased his high
energy, textural playing in the Rotterdam live circuit on several
occasions before, performing with Paul Flaherty, and others. Mette
Rasmussen is a Danish saxophone player with an impressive track record.
She operates from Trondheim, Norway. Drawing from the energy of free
jazz, her playing has been described as a head full of ideas, that she
executes to the maximum.
http://cor-sano.com/
■ PETER JACQUEMYN & GONÇALO ALMEIDA (be/nl)
Rotterdam's most productive double bassman Gonçalo Almeida teams up
with Belgium's Peter Jacquemyn for an exploration of the bottom ends.
Peter moves beautifully between visual arts and music. As a sculptor he
assaults tree trunks with axe and chainsaw, and his concerts are a sonic
match: with unbridled energy he wrestles his double bass using bows,
soda cans, plastic bags, crumpled paper, mutes, horns, retuned
strings... All of this ranges Peter Jacquemyn among Belgium's most
interesting improvisers.
http://www.jacquemyn.com/
http://gonzobass.wix.com/gonzoalmeida
■ IEKE TRINKS (nl)
Rotterdam based visual artist whose live art is made manifest in
different ways. As a solo performer, she has run through a large stack
of copy paper, tossing it into the air, or used her breath to blow dry a
piece of tissue paper. For Trinks performance art sometimes shares
characteristics with the musical score. In other live actions she has
solicited audience involvement. She once emptied the bag of an audience
member by placing the items carefully onto the floor of a gallery space
in Brazil. Trinks organizes Performance Art Event (PAE) in Rotterdam and
works in collaboration with the improvisation troupe, TRICKSTER.
http://ieketrinks.nl/
■ DJ SAJJRA (pe)
DJ Sajjra, Co-founder of the Aloardi collective from Lima / Peru, will
play a crossbreed of roughed up, processed Andean folk, Peruvian chicha
cumbia, bits of new/no wave, post-apocalyptic pop, basically all kinds
of obscure but very very tasteful South American stuff from the sixties
til now. This stuff will surely get you going one way or another!
Check out some of Sajjra's picks here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3jyhq8-1EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_orjzzFzas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqLOvy2kUk
"And the atmosphere. The room loved him, clapped along, went as silent
as a mouse when he dropped the tone. What a gig. Frankly this could have
gone on all night. Vrooom! should have kidnapped him and forced him to
stay for the week." Review by Incendiary Mag.
http://incendiarymag.com/livereviews/richarddawson/frisk_frugt_richard_dawson_blaast_vrooom_rottterdam_1842015
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015
VROOOM #25 w/
– FRISK FRUGT (dk)
– RICHARD DAWSON (uk)
– BLAAST (Lali Barrière & Alfredo Costa Monteiro)
+ DJ Multifunctionelis (nl)
FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1582988291938315/
Our 25th! The coolest artist to come out of Denmark in years and an experimental folk artist from Newcastle? The live sets of Frisk Frugt and Richard Dawson should floor everyone, but if that's not enough, there's the musical itchings of mathematician Lali Barrière and veteran soundartist Alfredo Costa Monteiro (aka Blaast), and let's not forget the 'Muito Bam Bam' tunage of DJ Multifunctionelis!
We've relocated our 25th event to a new place in Rotterdam:
!!! location: POST OFFICE (P-O) !!!
address: Vijverhofstraat 100, Rotterdam
http://www.post--office.eu/
https://www.facebook.com/postofficerotterdam
doors: 20:30 / curfew: 01:00 / entrance: €6 / Subbacultcha! members: free
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■ FRISK FRUGT (dk)
Frisk Frugt is Anders Lauge Meldgaard, a Danish multi-instrumentalist /
composer with a kaleidoscope of musical inspiration at his command.
Frisk Frugt emerged out of Copenhagen's influential experimental music
collective yoyooyoy, where he was involved in numerous projects. On the
back of these achievements, Anders delved deep into folkloric Denmark
and went on to absorb the thrilling musical happenings in Mali and
Burkina Faso. His most recent album "Den Europæriske Spejlbue",
documents this; we can vividly imagine captain Anders, best of the
class, setting sail for music’s uncharted universe with boundless
curiosity: Danish folksong, European baroque, psych, avant-garde and pop
music get beautifully collaged together. A one man post-digital fantasy
orchestra, and one of our personal highlights of the year!
https://soundcloud.com/frisk-frugt
http://www.yoyooyoy.dk/friskfrugt.htm
■ RICHARD DAWSON (uk)
Songs. Bloody good songs with a twist, that's what mister Dawson is
about. Richard is a guitar player / songwriter from Newcastle upon Tyne,
England. His repertoire is a far cry from the plague of whiny
singer-songwriters infesting the planet. Only a few people outside
Newcastle had a clue who Richard was some three years ago, but after a
couple of great albums and many highly acclaimed live performances, he's
being embraced by press and fans alike. Listen to his intense,
discordant and captivating reconfiguration of English folk and guitar
traditions. Chances are you'll be a fan in an instant.
http://www.richarddawson.net/
■ BLAAST (Lali Barrière & Alfredo Costa Monteiro | es/pt)
The music of the duo sound/visual art veterans Lali Barrière and
Alfredo Costa Monteiro promises to be a delicate electro-acoustic
affair. It is roughly based on continuous, overlapping sounds that
slowly evolve, eventually forming an intense, time stretching sonic mass
that is rich in harmonics... the music of the duo resembling a journey
out of time.
http://www.costamonteiro.net/
http://www.lalibarriere.net/
■ DJ MULTIFUNCTIONELIS (nl)
Low Point Drains bandmember who is mostly away from R'dam, business tripping in Southeast Asia. He will do some super fun “Muito Bam Bam" DJ'ing; rough but dancable Afro-via-India-via-Sri Lanka tunage mixed up with bits of jarring avant stuff.
With kind support by Popunie
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
VROOOM #24 w/
– HACO & TONIC TRAIN (jp/de/uk)
– SINTA RUQYAY YUYANA aka TOMÁS TELLO (pe)
– BEEQUEEN (nl)
– SARAH PHELAN & EVA BOWAN (au/pl/uk)
An all-embracing, highly international program of various musical
delights. 4 live sets: the After Dinner celebrity visit of Haco,
accompanied by Tonic Train, lush electronica from Worm / Klangendum
studio residents Sarah Phelan & Eva Bowan, surreal dream-pop from
Beequeen, and deep Peruvian folkloric experimentalism from Tomás Tello.
location: Klooster
doors: 20:30 / curfew: 01:00 / entrance: €6
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■ HACO &TONIC TRAIN (jp/de/uk)
Haco is an influential vocalist, composer, sound artist from Kobe,
Japan. She is a founding member of the classic After Dinner (1981-1991)
and Hoahio, released countless records, and collaborated with Fred
Frith, Acid Mothers Temple, Otomo Yoshihide, Cassiber, and many others.
With her unique sensibility, Haco has developed a practice based on
principles of post-punk, electroacoustics, the avant-garde, improv,
post-rock, environmental sound, and technology. She is about to release
her new album 'Secret Garden' in March. Haco will collaborate live with
TONIC TRAIN, the longstanding experimental electronics duo of Sarah
Washington and Knut Aufermann.
www.hacohaco.net/
http://www.japanimprov.com/haco/profile.html
http://tonictrain.klingt.org/
■ SINTA RUQYAY YUYANA aka TOMÁS TELLO (pe)
Tomás Tello is a Peruvian sound artist who currently lives in
Luxembourg. His work is deeply inspired by ancient forms of music and
environmental sounds. He is interested in the qualities of multiplicity
in musicianship, using a varied set of instruments that include D.I.Y.
electronics, walkmans, guitars, samplers, flutes, bells, etc. A close
relationship with the sounds that surround us is a key element in his
material. Tomás also runs the highly interesting Andesground tape label.
http://andestapes.tumblr.com/
https://soundcloud.com/andesgroundlabel
■ BEEQUEEN (nl)
In the fickle world of pop music Beequeen forms an extraordinary
beacon. Their fragile sound balances on the fine thread that links
experiment with pop. The result is 26 years of surreal dream-pop,
documented on over twenty albums. Beequeen's core has essentially been
Frans de Waard and Freek Kinkelaar since 1988. The duo added singer Olga
Wallis to the line-up in 2007, her warm and intimate voice being the
perfect icing on the cake. This evening the band will be performing as a
four-piece.
http://www.beequeen.nl/
■ SARAH PHELAN & EVA BOWAN (au/pl/uk)
Sarah Phelan and fellow Brighton based artist Eva Bowan are currently
undertaking a residency at the Worm / Klangendum sound studio. Eva is a
Polish born artist who combines analogue and digital techniques, both in
visual and sonic art. She creates lush ambient soundscapes. Sarah
originally comes from Melbourne, and operates as DRILL FOLLY, her solo
experimental electronica project. Phelan and Bowan will be demonstrating
the results of their studio collaboration at Vrooom.
https://soundcloud.com/drillfolly
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Drill-Folly/573085176049913
http://evabowan.com/
https://soundcloud.com/evabowan
