SITP Festival

LINE-UP

Marc Ribot x Farida Amadou x Ches Smith + Run Into The Apocalypse + Franks Rosaly’s Ruidoscuro + Jens Bouttery solo + Nufaro + numerous improv sessions

Amadou / Ribot / Smith

Spontaneously born from shared curiosity and jam sessions, this trio brings together 3 distinct figures from the international improvisation music scene for their first performance in Amsterdam. This new trio explores the outer limits of where their divergent improvisation backgrounds can take them.

Run Into The Apocalypse

Run Into The Apocalypse moves through the changing space between acoustic and electronic sound. Live electronics, sampling and digital textures intertwine with improvisation, creating a constantly changing soundscape. By embracing instability and change, the trio turns noise and interference into compositional material.

Frank Rosaly’s Ruidoscuro

Quartet Ruidoscuro places strict sequential patterns against improvisation to create a ritual musical movement. The music tells a dark, oppressive story within a richly layered context of swirling polyrhythms, bitonal melodic structures and shifting harmonic patterns in new music that refuses to be centralized. Layered systems of repetition, trance-based cycles and melodic motifs revolve around each other and connect, creating space for the listener to immerse themselves in the raw energy of this powerful ensemble.

Jens Bouttery solo

Drummer, composer and producer Jens Bouttery works internationally across a wide range of disciplines, from music to film, theatre and dance. The drum kit forms his base, but over the years he has grown into a multi-instrumentalist, driven by curiosity about other input, unpolished craftsmanship and self-built instruments. His artistic universe revolves around exploring freedom within compositional performance structures. Live drums, orchestral works, experimental sound design, pop songs, underground dance and even metal form inspiration for his work.

Nufaro

By experimenting with sound design and unconventional arrangements, Nufaro explores the boundaries of pop music, with the aim of challenging conventions and clichés within songwriting. Instead of simply creating collections of songs, they adopt a narrative perspective and create long narratives that shape their work, with strong influences from the psychedelic rock approach of the 70s.