| Artiesten | Sofia Jernberg, Alexander Hawkins, Jesse Broekman, Spheric Totemic, Ensemble Klang |
| Duration | 105 min |
| Part of | Musical Utopias |
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Experimental AdventuresYou know you are witnessing something new, but what is it? For everyone who likes unexpected surprises.
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Unpredictability and Ethiopic inspiration
Jesse Broekman
Jesse Broekman's new work for Ensemble Klang toys with the unpredictable nature of feedback to create a gradually unfolding sound world, combining vast harmonic fields with intricate rhythmic structures. It's a world in which overtones rub against each other while at the same time evoke echoes of tonality.
Sofia Jernberg & Alexander Hawkins
Sofia Jernberg and Alexander Hawkins first performed together in October 2016, under the name Musho - an Amharic word meaning 'Sad Song'. Their initial programme focussed on a shared affinity for Ethiopian music, with both musicians having history with elder statesmen from that country: Jernberg with Hailu Mergia, and Hawkins with Mulatu Astatke. Since this time, however, their repertoire has expanded to include explorations of songs from many other traditions, including Swedish and Armenian, alongside a small number of original compositions.
Jernberg's work frequently takes her to the outer edges of vocal technique, including performances in contexts ranging from Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire to Mats Gustafsson's Fire! Orchestra. She is also widely commissioned as a composer. Alexander Hawkins has been described as 'unlike anything else in modern creative music', and alongside his profile as a bandleader and composer, is a frequent collaborator with musicians such as Anthony Braxton, Nicole Mitchell, and Tomeka Reid.
Spheric Totemic
From the UK, Spheric Totemic collaborate with Ensemble Klang to create a musical constellation of riffs and rhythms. The music hangs suspended in the air, splinters and fragments that have lost their roots. Together, the two groups create a world simultaneously at the point of collapse and also ecstasy, where new and unexpected musical relationships are continually unearthed. Spheric Totemic fuse influences from DJ Premier, Konono No.1 and the UK free improv scene, and include the musicians Alexander Hawkins, Matthew Wright, Neil Charles, Mandhira de Saram & Stephen Davis.
Korzo Zaal