The festival of experimental music, DENOVALI SWINGFEST, takes place from September 30, 2011 - October 2, 2011 in Essen at the Weststadthalle.
The lineup and all further information read as follows:
FESTIVAL: Denovali Swingfest (Experimental Music Festival)
DATES: Friday September 30th; Saturday October 1st, Sunday October 2nd
VENUE: Weststadthalle Essen (Germany)
INFORMATION + PRESALE TICKETS: www.denovali.com/swingfest
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30th
THOMAS KÖNER (Germany)
:: Over his long, much celebrated career, he has worked on installation works,
sound art and minimal soundscapes. At the Swingfest he will present a mixture of
sounds and video performance.
:: [www.koener.de]
BOHREN UND DER CLUB OF GORE (Germany)
:: doom-ridden jazz music
:: [www.myspace.com/bohrenundderclubofgoreofficial]
LENTO (Italy)
:: deep and dark instrumental metal universe
:: [www.denovali.com/lento]
BERSARIN QUARTETT (Germany)
:: So yes, references to Stars Of The Lid, Ulver's Perdition City and Cinematic
Orchestra are fully justified
:: [www.denovali.com/bersarinquartett]
ZU (Italy)
:: a crazy fusion of math rock, jazz and noise rock
:: [www.myspace.com/zuband]
AUN (Canada)
:: Slow, low, mysterious, heavy and beautiful
:: [www.denovali.com/aun]
SEPTEMBER MALEVOLENCE (Sweden)
:: darkness complemented well by a gloomy atmosphere that looms
:: [www.denovali.com/septembermalevolence]
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1st
THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ ENSEMBLE (Netherlands)
:: groundbreaking experimental collective
:: [www.denovali.com/kilimanjarodarkjazz]
OMEGA MASSIF (Germany)
:: instrumental mountain metal
:: [www.denovali.com/omegamassif]
JEFRE CANTU LEDESMA (USA) + PAUL CLIPSON (USA)
:: eclectic soundscapes by J.C. Ledesma (from Tarentel) mixed with film
proficiency of video artist Paul Clipson
:: [www.shiningskull.org]
THE DALE COOPER QUARTET (France)
:: if you're knowing Dale Cooper you know what will happen
:: [www.denovali.com/dalecooper]
CONTEMPORARY NOISE SEXTET (Poland)
:: cinematic jazzy soundscapes
:: [www.denovali.com/noisesextet]
NADJA (Canada)
:: the shoegaze wall of sound
:: [www.denovali.com/nadja]
CREVECOEUR (France)
:: a tribute to the glorious days of soundtrack music á la Ennio Morricone or
Henry Mancini
:: [www.denovali.com/crevecoeur]
SUNDAY OCTOBER 2nd
Sunn O))) (USA)
:: the perfect synthesis of drone, ambient, noise, doom
HIDDEN ORCHESTRA (UK)
:: cinematic soundscapes with a big sound and wonderful string arrangements; 2
drummers + piano + bass + violin
:: [www.denovali.com/hiddenorchestra]
HAUSCHKA (Germany)
:: experimental piano magic
:: [www.hauschka-net.de]
HER NAME IS CALLA (UK)
:: it goes beyond mere music: its ambition and scope so monumental and so
vividly realized as to be transcendental.
:: [www.denovali.com/hernameiscalla]
TIM HECKER (Canada)
:: the master of soundscapes
:: [www.sunblind.net]
KODIAK + N (Germany)
:: haunting instrumental sounds
:: [www.denovali.com/kodiak]
LES FRAGMENTS DE LA NUIT (France)
:: piano + string quartet; "Eerie ambiences."
:: [www.denovali.com/lesfragmentsdelanuit]
