Sunday 4 September - Gerard Scholten Tuinconcert ┆ a Vrooom Special

 

Sunday 4 September - Gerard Scholten Tuinconcert ┆ a Vrooom Special

During the covid-affected years Lukas Simonis initiated a garden concert series as open-air type of events obviously proved to be the pragmatic solution to the ban on indoor-shows.
This will be this year's only edition taking place at Gerard Scholtenstraat 92 in Rotterdam, featuring music from all over the world, including but not limited to: Brazilian Choro, Swedish Tango, Rock 'n' Roll, and “Dutch Mouses and Slovenian Rabbits”.

The performing musicians:

● Elisabeth Fadel
● Nina Hitz
● Tisa Neža Herlec
● Mia Andresen
● Lukas Simonis
● Floor Polder

Join us and listen to fine music, have a drink and say goodbye to the summer and hello to the next cultural season that -we hope- won't be interrupted with lockdowns and other bad stuff...

Entrance: free but a donation is encouraged
Please note: make a reservation!
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either send a mail to: klangendum[at]xs4all[dot]nl or PM the Vrooom page.

Thanks to: Popunie Rotterdam

Thursday 22 September - Vrooom #89: Lucy Adlington, Giulio Aldinucci, Nicoleta Chatzopoulou, Martijn Comes

Vrooom #89

┆ LUCY ADLINGTON
┆ GIULIO ALDINUCCI
┆ NICOLETA CHATZOPOULOU
┆ MARTIJN COMES

location: Klooster Oude Noorden – Ruivenstraat 81, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 / start: 20:30 / end: 23:00 / €10
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Curated by Martijn Comes, Vrooom #89 centers around both The Crystal Cabinet and Karlrecords labels and its affiliates. A night of beautiful deep listening music.

┆ LUCY ADLINGTON ┆ (UK)
Lucy Adlington is a guitarist from North East England who creates music with droning spheres, textural melodies and rather delicate noise. She has been active as a solo artist and as collaborator throughout the UK and beyond, and is the founder of the Crystal Cabinet record label.
http://lucyadlington.bandcamp.com | https://thecrystalcabinet.bandcamp.com/album/mercury

┆ GIULIO ALDINUCCI ┆ (IT)
Giulio Aldinucci is a composer from Siena, Italy, who is active in the field of experimental electroacoustic music. In addition to his prolific discography (among which the critically acclaimed "Disappearing In A Mirror" (2018) and "Borders And Ruins" (2017) on Karlrecords), he has made contributions to a variety of collective works and wrote music for theatre, video art and cinema.
https://www.giulioaldinucci.com | https://aldinucci.bandcamp.com

┆ NICOLETA CHATZOPOULOU ┆ (GR)
Nicoleta Chatzopoulou is an Athens-based composer, performer, researcher and curator. She focuses on organised sound as well as external musical sources. Her work includes acoustic pieces for solo instruments and diverse chamber music ensembles, electroacoustic pieces, chamber operas, algorithmic and site-specific compositions. Her artistic output as viola da gamba player ranges from e.g. early and contemporary music to improvised and pop.
http://nicoletachatzopoulou.com | http://ngalleryathens.com

┆ MARTIJN COMES ┆ (NL)
Martijn Comes is a Dutch composer with a keen interest in the character of sound found within various musical traditions. Most of his work gravitates towards electroacoustic composition, with some of his harmonies described sounding as if they were exhumed from the dregs of harsh noise, and others having an almost extraterrestrial quality.
https://martijncomes.bandcamp.com/

 

Thursday 26 May - Vrooom #88: Lou Barnell, Left Hand Cuts Off The Right, Giuseppe Doronzo

 

Vrooom #88

┆ LEFT HAND CUTS OFF THE RIGHT
┆ LOU BARNELL
┆ GIUSEPPE DORONZO

location: Klooster Oude Noorden – Ruivenstraat 81, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 / start: 20:30 / end: 23:00 / €10
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Vrooom #88: award-winning baritone saxophone playing, (body) movements and synesthetic experiences of sound, a left hand cutting of the right and the twinkling twitchings in the aftermath. Come, All Ye Faithful.

┆ LOU BARNELL ┆ (UK)
Lou Barnell is a London-born sound, movement and sculpture artist and radio DJ. As a neurodivergent woman who sometimes finds the world alienating and disorientating, Lou uses movement, music and sculpture to communicate her synesthetic experience of sound and to reorientate herself. She wants to use performance to dissolve the cheap packaging of women’s bodies and selves in public life. Lou experiments with her body and shape-shifting re-useable materials such as ice, thermoplastic and wearable sensors to create an intense explosion of sensory experimentation and melting matter. She won the 2021 Oram Awards Supported by The PRS Foundation and The New BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
https://loubarnell.co.uk

┆LEFT HAND CUTS OFF THE RIGHT ┆ (UK)
Left Hand Cuts off the Right (Robbie Judkins) is an outlet for exploratory methods and composition. During live performances he plays with bent electronics, acoustic instruments, field recordings, loops and effects. The sounds are of otherworldliness, twinkling twitchings, habitual drones, crackling rhythms and aural oddities. Robbie has created works for the Barbican, ICA, Resonance FM, Turner Contemporary, Cafe Oto, NTS, Whitechapel Gallery, University of Central Lancashire and more. He is also the creator of Animal Sounds (Resonance FM) and Parallax View (Threads Radio).
https://cargocollective.com/robbiejudkins | https://lefthandcutsofftheright.bandcamp.com

┆GIUSEPPE DORONZO ┆ (IT)
Guiseppe Doronzo (Barletta, 1987) is an Amsterdam-based composer, sound artist, educator, radio broadcaster, but first and foremost a saxophone player. He focuses his research on the baritone saxophone, aiming for a vocabulary that is informed by his background in contemporary classical music, jazz improvisation and his interest in non-western music. Guiseppe is also known for his many collaborations and projects, including work with dancers and choreographers, and giving workshops. He recently won the Buma music on motion award for 'best original composition' for the music he wrote for the short film "Goya".
https://www.giuseppedoronzo.com
 

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This event is made possible with kind support of Popunie Rotterdam.

Friday 29 April – Vrooom #87: Hyunji Jung, Urban Megušar, BABEurs/044, Self-Indulgent Asshole

 

Friday 29 April

Vrooom #87

┆ HYUNJI JUNG
┆ URBAN MEGUŠAR
┆ BABEurs/044
┆ SELF-INDULGENT ASSHOLE

location: Klooster Oude Noorden – Ruivenstraat 81, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 / start: 20:30 / end: 23:00 / €10 (PLEASE BRING CASH!)

It's been nearly two years since we were at Klooster Oude Noorden but we're back up in the north again with Vrooom #87, curated by Tisa N. Herlec. A smörgåsbord of sound and sensibilities performed by four different local/not so local artists. Come, gather!
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┆ HYUNJI JUNG┆(KR)
Hyunji Jung is a South Korean sound artist, composer and performer currently based in Rotterdam. Her sonic exploration in modular synthesis focuses on the interaction between tonality and atonality, next to cyclical compositional structure. She studies North Indian classical (Hindustani) music, and is learning singing raga as part of her research. In her performance she will present different renditions of ragas that she has been practicing, using modular synth and her voice. Currently she is working on her first release where she explores seasonal awareness, perceiving sound as agency.
https://hyunjijung.com

┆URBAN MEGUŠAR┆(SI)
Cellist/improviser Urban Megušar plays across contemporary music, chamber music, free improv, jazz, and folk music; always exploring the possibilities of his instrument. As a member of Trio Tempestoso, he is the winner of Boris Pergamenschikow Preis for Contemporary Chamber Music. In 2018 he released an album with the group Subconscious Rituals. Last year saw the release of the debut of his folk Trio Lumi.
https://soundcloud.com/urban-megu-ar

┆BABEurs/044 (Ana Brumat & Henrietta Müller)┆(R'dam)
Ana and Henrietta share a common background in visual arts, having met during their master studies at Piet Zwart Institute. As the artist duo BABEurs/044 they focus on music that comprises low drone frequencies, ambient and subtle noise interventions. Their experimental electronica / improvised set at this Vrooom edition will feature Ana’s self-built string-spring instrument that will lay down a multi-layered tapestry of sound for Henrietta’s distant storytelling.
https://soundcloud.com/mueller-henrietta-benkult/wednesday-doesnt-exist-with-benkult-8invites-babeurs044
 
┆SELF-INDULGENT ASSHOLE┆(R'dam)
According to this asshole (aka the valiant DIY concert organiser and bohemian cafe owner in Carnisse), there's a huge difference between playing music and making music. Self-indulgent asshole does make music AND is playing the music as well.
https://www.facebook.com/selfindulgentasshole/


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Saturday 11 December – Vrooom #86 (online): Tisa Neža Herlec & Mojca Zupančič, Vo Ezn, Ege Şahin, Mothers Of Exit

Saturday 11 December 2021

Vrooom #86 (online)

┆ TISA NEŽA HERLEC & MOJCA ZUPANČIČ

┆ EGE ŞAHIN
┆ VO EZN
┆ MOTHERS OF EXIT

Vrooom #86: a smörgåsbord of sound in four acts, streamed live from Le Sud in Rotterdam. This event will be streamed directly via our facebook event, and simultaneously through vimeo and Radioworm. The streaming links will be activated at the start of the event, and archived afterwards. Just to emphasize, this is NOT a public event!
start: 14:30 / end: 16:30
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https://vimeo.com/event/1628644
radioworm.nl (sound only)

┆ TISA NEŽA HERLEC & MOJCA ZUPANČIČ┆SI
Tisa Neža Herlec (voice) and Mojca Zupančič (piano) explore different modes of operation in various groups, ensembles and constellations. Their combined experiences come together in their own sonic practice. They constitute a dynamic improvising duo who strive for the immersion into a mutual present; a real-time generative performative practice and communication.
https://tisa.world/ | https://mojcazupancic.com

┆EGE ŞAHIN┆TR - OutpOur
Ege Şahin is a Rotterdam-based composer and sound artist from Istanbul who makes experimental music with an heterogeneous approach to aesthetics and attitude. His solo live project 'OutpOur' is an interpretation of modular synthesis as an ever-changing organism, where immersive sound worlding merges with live processed vocals like a fish in a whirlpool.
https://egesahin.bandcamp.com/releases

┆ VO EZN┆GE
Vo Ezn is a multidisciplinary sound artist who, in her own words, works on "server-side tensions and sassy/introverted interfaces ][ figuring out the tools for-to knowledge-sharing / opting-out / autonomy ][ --to-for-by-with on my own terms".
http://ezn.leverburns.blue | https://vo-ezn.bandcamp.com

┆MOTHERS OF EXIT┆NL
Dutch veterans Gert-Jan Prins and Lukas Simonis recently recorded and released their first album together under the moniker 'Mothers of Exit'. The crunching, playful seven cuts on this record are exemplary of the music that will be played during this stream; something inbetween gritty improv jazz and minimal noise rock, using electronics, guitars, modular synths, percussive elements and effects.
https://z6records.bandcamp.com/album/mothers-of-exit

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Saturday 26 June – Vrooom #84: Asmus Tietchens + Cantos Deus feat. Lucija Gregov & Tisa Herlec

 


















Saturday 26 June 2021

Vrooom #84
 
┆ASMUS TIETCHENS
┆CANTOS DEUS feat. special guests LUCIJA GREGOV & TISA HERLEC

location: New Grounds – 's-Gravendijkwal 58 b, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 / start: 20:30 / end: 23:00 / entrance: 10 euro  
This is a 'reservation only' show, limited capacity! Please send a PM to our facebook account (Vrooom) or mail Lukas: klangendum[at]xs4all[dot]nl
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Vrooom special with a surprise visit from a fully-vaccinated Asmus Tietchens, which nicely makes up for our cancelled edition in March last year. Asmus Tietchens is a living legend of German electronic avant-garde music.
Then there's another Cantos Deus "-extended" show, where the choirboys will dive into the topic of Christian anarchism alongside special guests Lucija Gregov & Tisa Herlec.
Take note: this will be our first time at the new New Grounds venue, the monumental former school building.

┆ASMUS TIETCHENS┆de
Asmus Tietchens (1947) is one of the most important and unique figures in non-academic electronic music and sound manipulation. The Hamburg-based composer has made more than 80 albums worldwide and has collaborated with many different sound artists. His music draws on various musical genres; electronic (both high and low-brow), minimalism and classic. In 1980 he released his first solo album "Nachtstücke", followed by a series of albums containing rhythmic and harmonic music for the renowned Sky label ("Biotop", "Spät Europa", etc.). These fairly melodic synth tunes almost seem an abberation in light of the later shift towards 'industrial', as first witnessed on "Formen Letzter Hausmusik" (1984, United Diaries) and the meticulous sound manipulations he is known for today. Tietchens continues to explore the posibilities of specific sound sources (ranging from water sounds to pure sine wave tones). His work is rooted in a deeply sceptic gesture and inspired by philosopher E.M. Cioran, who is often quoted on his album covers. Tietchens has been awarded with the prestigious Karl Sczuka Prize of the Südwestrundfunk (SWR) twice.
www.tietchens.de

┆CANTOS DEUS feat. special guests LUCIJA GREGOV & TISA HERLEC int'l
This summer sees "Christian No Wave band" Cantos Deus play a small series of shows based on the historical and societal theme Christian Anarchism. Cantos Deus is a collaboration between theologist/performer Jacco Weener and
Rotterdam underground artists Bruno Ferro Xavier Da Silva and Lukas Simonis. As a trio they attempt to make a statement about the language and musical expression of religion.
For each of these shows, they invite two artists to create a performance together around this theme. For this show the invitees are Tisa Neza Herlec and Lucija Gregov.
Lucija Gregov is a Croatian cellist, improviser and artist whose work explores and describes new sonic landscapes. Adding to her instrumental cello practice, she integrates analogue synthesizers and processed field recordings to her compositions.
Tisa N. Herlec is a Slovenian vocalist who plays with language and imagination. She is active in a variety of media;  writing, improvising, speaking, organizing, painting and assembling - preferably collectively.
https://z6records.bandcamp.com/album/interweavingStills

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Saturday 26 September – Vrooom #83: Able Noise, The Sunshine Lounge, Linus B

 

Saturday 26 September 2020

VROOOM #83
 
┆ABLE NOISE  
┆THE SUNSHINE LOUNGE
┆LINUS B
& DJ Chris Baas

location: Klooster Oude Noorden – Ruivenstraat 81, Rotterdam
doors: 20:00 / start: 20:30 / end: 23:00 / entrance: 7 euro
max capacity: 30 / reservation only show!
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For the first time since February we're back at our familiar spot in Rotterdam Noord; the fine Kapelzaal of Klooster Oude Noorden. Tonight's triple bill of electro-acoustic delicacies features Alex and George's brilliant Able Noise, the slow build-up musique concrète gubbins of Mark Smith (aka the Sunshine Lounge), and Linus B' electronica feast.
This is a 'reservation only' show.Please send a PM to our facebook account (Vrooom or Sandwich Island) or contact: info[at]sandwich-island[dot]com.


┆ABLE NOISE┆int'l
Able Noise is an experimental baritone guitar and drum duo, based between The Hague and Athens. Through the use of voices, tapes and alternative methods of playing their instruments, the duo create a somewhat minimal but really captivating performance. Taken as a whole, the feel of their sound reminds us of Chicago post-rock stalwarts Gastr del Sol, and that is no mean feat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKCPQ_3nR18

┆THE SUNSHINE LOUNGE┆sct/nl
The Glasgow born, Dutch resident Mark Smith is a music maker, radio DJ, concert promoter, and Jerry Sadowitz fan. His solo-project Sunshine Lounge plows a furrow between relaxation and lime cordial, elephants and violence, green and polkadots, Penelope Keith and chaos. In his live sets, Mark uses home made instruments, electromagnetic chunder and acoustic gubbins.
https://thesunshinelounge.bandcamp.com

┆LINUS B┆roffa
Linus B is a producer, DJ and visual artist who finds his inspiration in the arbitrariness of daily life. Mending and bending recorded samples of the things around him, his music is an auditive feast, a celebration and happy estrangement of the everyday. There is room for tenderness, kitsch, and a bit of confusion.
https://linus-b.bandcamp.com


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