MALAWI MOUSE BOYS
The Malawi Mouse Boys live in a tiny hamlet in the South of the Malawi, near the town of Balaka. They don’t have running water or electricity, but their music flows freely.
They’ve constructed a four-string guitar from tree limbs and sheet metal. A clothes hanger forms the pedal on the bass drum, which they fashioned from cowhide. Their cymbal is an old tin sheet, and a bicycle crank beats like a snare drum.
The band – made up of guitarists Alfred and Nelson, lead singer Zondiwe, and percussionist Joseph – write all their own music. They draw inspiration, they say, from church songs, and religious themes are a fixture of their lyrics.
JIM CAUSLEY
Five times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Jim Causley is a singer/musician who is passionate about traditional song and particularly that of his native Westcountry. He became involved with traditional music from a young age via his family, the local folk scene and an historical tradition of wassailing in his home village of Whimple, East Devon. After studying Jazz & Popular Music at Exeter College he went on to study Traditional Music at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. During this time he became involved in the wider folk scene and gained interest as a solo performer in folk clubs and festivals throughout the country.
JOE BUCK YOURSELF
The once anti-Nashville based Joe Buck gained notoriety as the guitarist of Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers. As Hank III’s villainous sideman onstage, the snarling upright bass player became infamously recognizable. Joe Buck Yourself is now a bona fide evil motherfucking, one man band. This unique blend of hellbilly punk rock ain’t your grandma’s hillbilly music. Joe Buck yourself, motherfuckers!
I hope to hear from you soon.
All the best.
Alain
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Alain Bolle / Some Noise
84, Rue des Pâquerettes
1030 Brussels
Belgium
Availability: Between 12th and 30th November
Territory: Belgium
BEATRIZ FERREYRA (Argentina)
Availability: Mid November + December 2017
Territory: Europe + UK
PILOOT
« This trio is probably the best possibility to experience the pinnacle of improv-free-rock-kraut-jazz that a combo like CAN sublimely offered its audience in the 70′ s. » – Rodolphe Coster.
PILOOT is an astral journey driven by pulsating improvisations leaving you swirling in kaleidoscopic, euphoric and soothing soundscapes.
The eponym debut album delivers 5 instant compositions, a Hypnotic Krautrock in search of a trance-like feeling through repetitive patterns, drones and ecstatic chaos. A leap into the void between impermanence and resurgence; a fine balance between the unexpected and the unforeseen.
TOM PAUWELS
Tom Pauwels (Bornem, Belgium, 1974) studied classical guitar in Brussels, Köln and Münster with Albert Sundermann, Hubert Käppel and Reinbert Evers respectively.
In 1995, during his studies at the Brussels Conservatory, he was involved in the founding of Black Jackets Company, a Brussels collective of composers and performers. Ever since these early experiments he has been active in the field of contemporary music, both on classical and electric guitar. From 1999 until 2001 he was a regular member of Champ D’Action, the Antwerp-based ensemble for experimental music. From 2002 to 2016 he has worked as a co-artistic leader for the new music ensemble ICTUS (Brussels). Project-wise, he performs with the Anglo-Belgian octet Plus-Minus, ‘Elastic 3’ and Letter Piece Company. He has recorded works by Craenen, Lachenmann, Shlomowitz, Van Eycken and for Cyprès (Ictus) works by Oehring, Harada, Romitelli and Aperghis.
SHIT AND SHINE
Shit and Shine is an noise rock project based in London. Formed in 2004 by Texas-born bandleader Craig Clouse, its percussion-driven sound mixes noise rock with electronics.[1] Besides Clouse, who is the only consistent member, the band has an ever rotating line-up, usually consisting of multiple drummers.
NEEDLE & THE PAIN REACTION
Needle and the Pain Reaction is an energetic dark groovy sonic guitar grunge punk band. More then 15 years active in the underground scene, they’re known for their DIY approach, their strong live reputation, their legenday gureilla concerts and European and Canadian tours. Influenced by bands as The Jezus Lizard, Metz, Helmet, TAD, Smile…
BEGAYER
French songs, noises, rumors of distant and early musics, short and cruel poems, handcrafted instruments inspired by African and Asian craftsmanship, Radio-amplifiers, circuit bending and other wasted electronic devices.
Bégayer is a trio from the south-east of France. In 2016, they signed on the parisian label « Le Saule », quickly releasing two short tapes. Their last record, « L’fsèr, calmé les oiseaux » has been released in past december.
JIM CAUSLEY
Five times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Jim Causley is a singer/musician who is passionate about traditional song and particularly that of his native Westcountry. He became involved with traditional music from a young age via his family, the local folk scene and an historical tradition of wassailing in his home village of Whimple, East Devon. After studying Jazz & Popular Music at Exeter College he went on to study Traditional Music at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. During this time he became involved in the wider folk scene and gained interest as a solo performer in folk clubs and festivals throughout the country.
BEATRIZ FERREYRA
Worked at O.R.T.F. (French National Television), as a member of the Group of Musical Researches (G.R.M), under the leadership of Pierre Schaeffer (1963-70), contributed to Pierre Schaeffer’s book « Traité des Objets Musicaux » (1966), participated to the records realisation from « Solfège de l’Objet Sonore » by Pierre Schaeffer (1967). Since 1970 she is a free composer.. En 1975, Ferreyra is a member of the « Collège des Compositors » created by the G.M.E.B. Since 1967 she had commissions for concerts, festivals, film’s and TV music, theatre, video, write articles and gives seminaries and lectures, and had prizes till 1975. In 2014 she was elected as an Honour Member of the CIME/ICEM.
Availabilities: 9th, 10th, 12th November
Territory: Europe
MATSCHULAT (Brazil)
Availability: From early November onwards
Territory: Europe
FRANCISCO LOPEZ
Francisco López is internationally recognized as one of the main figures on the stage of sound art and experimental music. His experience in the field of sound creation and work with environmental recordings covers a period of more than thirty five years, during which he has developed an impressive sound universe that is completely personal and iconoclastic and based on profound listening to the world.
Francisco López’s sound performances are something beyond a « normal » musiconcert. An intense and rich sonic immersive experience in the dark, with a surround multi-channel sound system and blindfolds provided for the audience. Virtual worlds of sound created out of a myriad of original sources collected all over the world -from rainforests and deserts to factories and buildings from multiple locations in the six continents- and mutated and evolved during years of studio work through the master compositional skills of López’s universe. » The space is reconfigured with a multi-channel surround system around the audience, which is placed in seats arranged in concentric circles facing the outside array of speakers. The performer operates from the center of the space (not on
stage), in order to be able to control live the sound as is heard by the audience.
ASHLEY PAUL
Ashley Paul is an American performer/ composer currently based in London. Her intuitive process integrates free form song structures with a focused approach to sound and clatter. A complexity of instruments including saxophone, clarinet, voice, prepared strings, bells and percussion create a delicate palette, uniquely her own.
MATSCHULAT
Adam Matschulat is a sound artist and composer from Sao Paulo, Brasil. Living in London since 2007 he produces experimental music with influences rooted in musique concrete, industrial noise and acousmatic music. His performances contrast with his studio work as it focuses on using the space and unfolds with improvised electronic processing.
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