Trevor Mathison
Artist, musician, composer, sound designer and recordist Trevor Mathison is a founding member of the renowned cine-cultural artist group, The Black Audio Film Collective (1982-1995). He was also founder of a number of experimental sonic groups, including the dub techno outfit, Hallucinator (1993-2000), the artist collective, Flow Motion (1993-2000), and Dubmorphology, a production and performance […]
Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler
Kamilya Jubran (singer, oud) and Werner Hasler (trumpet, electronics) have been collaborating since 2002, intent on bringing together disparate cultural and artistic roots. Hasler is an electronic musician and trumpeter working on hybrids of exhibitions/installations and concerts, emphasizing spatialisation and live sampling. Jubran is one of the most revered figures in the experimental and alternative […]
Honour
Honour may or may not have grown up in the US, making beats with a cousin who sang in a church band. They might have toured as a roadie with platinum-selling R&B outfit Pretty Ricky before acing regional video game tournaments and moving to NYC. They could have sold their life story to children’s book […]
Marcus Schmickler & Z-Ensemble
Composer of contemporary and electronic music Marcus Schmickler works at the interface of computer music and ensemble composition, performance and science. Whether as an improviser, sound sculptor or representative of computer music in a club context – he is one of the avant-garde protagonists of today and is a figurehead of the Cologne music scene. […]
Z-Ensemble
The Z-Ensemble is an international collective of young saxophonists based in Zürich, Switzerland. Mainly dedicated to new music for different saxophones and electronics, the group has toured internationally and presented projects in festivals and venues around Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Hungary. Their approach as a modular constellation and the flexibility of their instruments offer a […]
Melos Kalpa
Melos Kalpa is a four-piece ensemble based in London and composed of Marta Salogni (tape machines), David Morris (electric guitar), Jem Doulton (percussion/marimba/vibraphone) and Agathe Max (violin). The ensemble exists somewhere at the intersection between improvisation, minimalism, chance and intention, and was originally formed by music producer and musician Tom Relleen. Marta Salogni is involved […]
Topu & Salenta
Salenta De Badisdenne and Topu Lyo met in 2018 at a friend’s place in Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn. They decided to play Brooklyn duo Salenta De Badisdenne, pianist, and Topu Lyo, cellist, make blossoming, delicate reflections on music and inner life. There is no right or wrong way to what they do, there is hardly any editing afterwards. Theirs […]
Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle
Founded in Munich in 1980, legendary German band Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle still plays with their original line-up: Justin Hoffmann on keyboards and guitar, Thomas Meinecke on guitars, cornet and drum pads, Michaela Melián on bass and cello, Wilfried Petzi on guitar, mandolin and trombone. Since 1990, drummer Carl Oesterhelt has been the fifth permanent member, replacing […]
Alexander Hawkins & Angelika Niescier
Alexander Hawkins and Angelika Niescier both have their roots in jazz, and both love the avant-garde jazz of Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor. They are both technically skilled instrumentalists with sparkling temperaments, enormous drive and a deep interest in experimentation. Hawkins is a composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. His own unique sound world is shaped […]
Portable
Inspired by a deep connection to his South African roots and a desire to bridge the gap between continents, legendary producer Portable coined the term African Ambient. This new project serves as a sonic exploration of his diverse musical and cultural journey, bringing together the rhythms and melodies of Africa with the ambient sounds of […]