On tuesday 17/10 I was invited at Nico Bogaert's Moacrealsoa program at the independent radio station Radio Panik in Brussels. In this two hour radio session we talked about music, played some tracks and I also performed part of my No [more] Pussyfooting program live. It was a very nice experience and I was honoured to be part of this great program!
You can listen to the show here.
I contributed an article for the 2017 Meakusma Festival newspaper on my project "No [more] Pussyfooting".
The article gives a little bit of historical background on the Fripp and Eno collaboration, more specifically on the only live tour they ever did in 1975. In a second part I then wrote about my own arrangements of their music and how I started this project.
You can download the English or German version of the article by clicking on following links:
Some Notes on a Reconstruction of Fripp & Eno's "No Pussyfooting" and "Evening Star".
My entire set from Meakusma Festival was recorded by dublab radio as part of their "Sleepless Floor", you can listen to it here:
On thursday 28/09 I will perform Fripp and Eno's "An Index Of Metals" from my project "No [more] Pussyfooting" in a support act to the Ictus ensemble, who will then play Fausto Romitelli's "An Index Of Metals". It is known that Fausto Romitelli was influenced by psychedelic prog rock by the likes of King Crimson and others and knew the work of Fripp and Eno very well. The fact that Romitelli's mesmerising video-opéra bears the same title as the track on the b-side of Fripp and Eno's second studio album "Evening Star" is no coincidence. I'm very excited that both "Indexes" finally meet!!
[ UPDATE ALL EVENTS CANCELED DUE TO THE EARTHQUAKE OF 19/09
We're relieved to report that we're safe and unharmed. ]
I'm currently in Mexico City with my duo Oh Mensch with Matthias Koole. We're preparing for a workshop on extended techniques in the music of Helmut Lachenmann and Arthur Kampela for the Music department of the University of Mexico City on tuesday 19/09 as well as a concert as part of the TonalÀtonal series organised by Goethe Institut Mexico on wednesday 20/09. We'll play music by Helmut Lachenmann, Matthias Spahlinger and Arthur Kampela. Hasta Luego!
This weekend I'll be playing another "No [more] Pussyfooting" set, this time at the wonderful Meakusma festival in Eupen! Only at its second edition, this festival received a lot of international acclaim, not in the least from the Guardian naming it one of the 10 best festivals in Europe. It's an honour to be part of this year's fantastic program!
