VROOOM #24

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

VROOOM #23

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015

VROOOM #23

with:
- ANDY MOOR (uk) & YANNIS KYRIAKIDES (gr)
- DANIEL LEVIN (us) & MAT MANERI (us)
- NYRD - FRISO VAN WIJCK (nl)

It's hard not to brag about this VROOOM line up; the adventurous string sounds of jazz/improv greats Daniel Levin and Mat Maneri (duo set), the disparate rebetiko experimentalism from Andy Moor and Yannis Kyriakides, and the premiere of Friso van Wijck's electronica tape piece, we kid you not, it's all great stuff!

location: Klooster
doors: 20:30 / curfew: 01:00 / entrance: €6

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■ ANDY MOOR (uk) & YANNIS KYRIAKIDES (gr)
Yannis Kyriakides (electronics) and Andy Moor (guitar / The Ex) lovingly dis- and reassemble Rebetika in their unique live set. The duo's original take on this powerful early 20th century Greek "blues" encompasses a wide scope of musical vision. Andy's guitar playing is layered on top of a sonic backdrop of scratchy old Rebetika record samples and electronics supplied by Kyriakides. The dope induced haze of bouzoukis, the distant wail of this Greek urban folk, and the contemporary influences will most definitely mesmerize you.
http://www.kyriakides.com/
http://unsounds.com/

■ MAT MANERI (us)
During his twenty-five year career, Mat Maneri has defined the voice of the viola and violin in jazz and improvised music. The Brooklyn born musician is widely praised for his original mix of jazz and microtonal music. His work as an improviser is informed by a vast knowledge of baroque violin music and chamber music, that continues to shape his approach to solo and ensemble improvisation. Maneri has worked with 20th century icons such as Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Paul Motian, William Parker, etc.

■ DANIEL LEVIN (us)
Daniel Levin from Burlington, Vermont is a cellist, improviser and composer. His physical approach to his instrument has earned him many praise. Levin occupies a musical space bordered by many kinds of music, but fully defined by none of them. Elements of European classical music, American jazz, microtonal and new music, and European free improv all figure prominently in his unique sound. At Vrooom, Levin will be linking his cello wizardry to the violin/viola sounds of Mat Maneri in a duo set.
http://daniel-levin.com/

■ 'NYRD' – FRISO VAN WIJCK (Rotterdam)
The premiere of Friso van Wijck's new electronica tape piece entitled 'Nyrd'. This meticulous composition by the renowned drummer/composer is partly about large gestures that nevertheless contain a lot of detail and movement. Picture a moment of impact, a gazillion small sound particles giving way to (as) many contrapuntal possibilities, eventually resulting in -or interrupted by- another collision... a search for a new musical form.