THE THING US TOUR
Mar.26, 2018
for this time it is over…. amazing experiences in Bogotá — in millwaukee, chicago, st louis and at the MIGHTY fest BIG EARS!!!!! in knoxville , TN. one of the most KICKIN festivals in the whole world – we kid u NOT!!!!
thank you everyone —- soon more activities in EU —- but hopefully back to the US soon again
photo: virginia harold from st louis
LUFT
Feb.02, 2018
LUFT
BAGPIPES AND REEDS!
photo: micke keysendal
erwan keravac- bagpipes
mats gustafsson – saxophones and piano mate
Free-jazz saxophone / noise vs New bagpipe tradition
Unusual points of view on a modern music by the meeting of techniques of saxophone suedo-Austrian transferred by the American and European jazz answering a Scottish instrument become hybrid by the french modern music.
Microtonals Clusters, pneumatic noise, circulating frenzy, oscillating, resulting in a new poetic energy!
Compressed air by cylindrical and conical projectors. Air of the delivery, liquified Air, split up Air, concen- trated Air.
LUFT
LUFT Removal,
To give to the Air a new prospect
LUFT.
Erwan Keravec
www.erwankeravec.com
Erwan is a Breton piper (Scottish bagpipes) whose eclectic path ranges from traditional to contemporary music and improvisation. This encompasses bagads (Breton bagpipe bands), the Niou Bardophones quar- tet, a traditional duo with his brother Gue?nole? Keravec, free improvisation with Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Ben?at Achiary, Arfi, Camel Ze?kri, etc.
He write and play music for modern dance companies (Boris Charmatz, Daniel Linehan, Emmanuelle Huynh, Gae?lle Bourges, Ce?cile Borne, Mickae?l Phelippeau). He plays solo pieces, ‘Nu-Piping’ written for him by such composers as Philippe Leroux, Se?bastien Be?ran- ger, Xavier Garcia, Zad Moultaka, Bernard Cavanna, Franc?ois Rosse?, Benjamin de la Fuente and Susumu Yoshida. For such commissions, he is associate artist with the Centre de Cre?ation Musicale at The?a?tre de Cornouaille in Quimper, Brittany.
Lastly, in ‘Urban Pipes’ Erwan presents his work as a composer and an improviser, both in solo and in duos –with Ben?at Achiary, Gue?nole? Keravec, Alain Mahe?.
THE HANDS!!!!!
Jan.24, 2018
the new FIRE! record is here — release date jan 26th 2018!!!!
reviews:
THE HANDS
video: martin malm
music: FIRE! – the hands
on rune grammfon
feature in jazzwise here:
http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/breaking-news/14846-video-premiere-fire-take-hold-with-the-hands
THE END
Jan.17, 2018
THE END!
recording is made at duper studio in bergen. 2 INTENSE days of freejazznoisehardcoreindustrialrockethnopsych mash!!!!!
TAKK jörgen!
mixing is starting up next week…. and record will be out in may….. watch out for video and special live mixes!!!!
it was an AMAZING week of music and new and old friendships —- and some great venues: Pumpehuset / Alice, Victoria and Landmark – thank you ALL!
it was
the beginning of
THE END!
TEASER VIDEO THE END
Jan.09, 2018
WORLD PREMIERE — THURSDAY —
jan 11th – in copenhagen!
https://www.facebook.com/events/130556414286351/
——— ALICE IN COPENHAGEN c/ o PUMPEHUSET —————
thursday —— jan 11th 2018
THE END IS HERE!
A brand NEW group of experimental music will see the light in 2018!? THE END
The members of the group has experience from work in a huge variety of? creative music ensembles over the past years: Deerhoof, Møster!, The Thing, Fire! & Fire! Orchestra, Nervous Cop, Ultralyd, MoHa!, Paavo, Datarock, The Core, Noxagt, NU- ensemble, Brutal Blues and many other essential groups within the contemporary creative music scene of today.
THE END is an attempt to use all of those experiences and melt it together into something new and creative. Something of deeper poetic beauty and harsh brutality. Industrial Grindcore Free Jazz MEETS Sing & noise Hardcore Esthetics!
jan 12— all ears – oslo , norway
jan 13 – landmark -bergen , norway
booking: danielle@oosterop.com
a RARE NOISE RECORDINGS project!!!!!
BABY TALK
Oct.17, 2017
THE THING – BABY TALK OUT on THE THING RECORDS / TROST
loads of reviews, essays and texts comin in:
Jazz Legend James “Blood” Ulmer Walks the Line Between Melody and Improv
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2017/10/james-blood-ulmer-thing-baby-talk-trost.html
THE END
Sep.24, 2017
THE END
Sofia Jernberg – voice
Kjetil Møster – sax & electronics
Mats Gustafsson – sax & electronics
Anders Hana – guitar
Greg Saunier – drums
THE END IS HERE?
THE END of experimental music as we know it?
THE END IS HERE!
A brand NEW group of experimental music will see the light in 2018!? THE END
The members of the group have experience from work in a huge variety of creative music ensembles over the past years: Deerhoof, Møster!, The Thing, Fire! & Fire! Orchestra, Nervous Cop, Ultralyd, MoHa!, Paavo, Datarock, The Core, Noxagt, NU- ensemble, Brutal Blues and many other essential groups within the contemporary creative music scene of today.
THE END is an attempt to use all of those experiences and melt it together into something new and creative. Something of deeper poetic beauty and harsh brutality. Industrial grindcore free jazz MEETS sing & noise hardcore esthetics!
THE END means the sensational return of Anders Hana on guitar! After years of playing only intense Grindcore drums, he is now back playing the guitar!
THE END means the first serious meeting of the two Scandinavian innovative saxophone free blowers Møster and Gustafsson.
THE END means the presentation of the extreme voice of Sofia Jernberg in a totally new context surrounded by extreme electronics and drum- activites!
THE END means the first ever Scandinavian based group of legendary Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier!
THE END means THE END
THE END is a serious attempt to create new perspectives of contemporary experimental music – where elements of noise, melodies and layers of extreme energy can interact with the different backgrounds and experiences of the musicians and their work in genres as free jazz, noise, alternative rock, free improvised music, contemporary music, opera, grindcore, jazz and related activities!
Expect ENERGY Expect BEAUTY
THE END is making its first tour in January 2018, followed by a studio recording in Bergen, Norway for the UK based label RareNoise Recordings.
https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/
11th jan – Copenhagen
12th jan – Oslo
13th jan – Bergen
The wintertour of 2018 will be followed up by the release of their debut album. “THE END” on Rare Noise Recordings in late spring 2018. Summer festivals and touring activities in 2018/ 19 are being planned – watch out for THE END.
EVERYTHING comes to an END.
THE END!
THE END IS HERE!
contact: danielle@oosterop.com
booking:
danielle@oosterop.com
http://www.oosterop.com/
THE END — new GROUP!!!
Sep.23, 2017
THE END
Sofia Jernberg – voice
Kjetil Møster – sax & electronics
Mats Gustafsson – sax & electronics
Anders Hana – guitar
Greg Saunier – drums
THE END IS HERE?
THE END of experimental music as we know it?
THE END IS HERE!
A brand NEW group of experimental music will see the light in 2018!? THE END
The members of the group have experience from work in a huge variety of creative music ensembles over the past years: Deerhoof, Møster!, The Thing, Fire! & Fire! Orchestra, Nervous Cop, Ultralyd, MoHa!, Paavo, Datarock, The Core, Noxagt, NU- ensemble, Brutal Blues and many other essential groups within the contemporary creative music scene of today.
THE END is an attempt to use all of those experiences and melt it together into something new and creative. Something of deeper poetic beauty and harsh brutality. Industrial grindcore free jazz MEETS sing & noise hardcore esthetics!
THE END means the sensational return of Anders Hana on guitar! After years of playing only intense Grindcore drums, he is now back playing the guitar!
THE END means the first serious meeting of the two Scandinavian innovative saxophone free blowers Møster and Gustafsson.
THE END means the presentation of the extreme voice of Sofia Jernberg in a totally new context surrounded by extreme electronics and drum- activites!
THE END means the first ever Scandinavian based group of legendary Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier!
THE END means THE END
THE END is a serious attempt to create new perspectives of contemporary experimental music – where elements of noise, melodies and layers of extreme energy can interact with the different backgrounds and experiences of the musicians and their work in genres as free jazz, noise, alternative rock, free improvised music, contemporary music, opera, grindcore, jazz and related activities!
Expect ENERGY Expect BEAUTY
THE END is making its first tour in January 2018, followed by a studio recording in Bergen, Norway for the UK based label RareNoise Recordings.
https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/
11th jan – Copenhagen
12th jan – Oslo
13th jan – Bergen
The wintertour of 2018 will be followed up by the release of their debut album. “THE END” on Rare Noise Recordings in late spring 2018. Summer festivals and touring activities in 2018/ 19 are being planned – watch out for THE END.
EVERYTHING comes to an END.
THE END!
THE END IS HERE!
contact: danielle@oosterop.com
booking:
danielle@oosterop.com
http://www.oosterop.com/
NU ENS HIDROS 7 – ZAP
Nov.14, 2016
the NU ensemble tour is over…. Hidros 6 – knockin´ and Hidros 7 – ZAP is done…. in stockholm, poznan, krakow, warsaw and wels unlimited…. we thank EVERYONE involved! and we look forward to the next time .
“see you in a minute!”
here it is…. full length…. filmed from a distance but w decent sound…
HIDROS 7 – ZAP – live at the 30th wels unlimited festival . nov 11th 2016.
hidros 7 was premiered in sardinia in september.
this is the new alternative 1.2 version with the NU ensemble that premiered Hidro 6 – knockin´in 2013.
confusing with all the different line ups ????
just wait… on nov 23rd… a new version of the NU ensemble will premiere Hidros 8 – heal in antwerp, belgium!
peace & fire / mg and the NU
MOLNENS BRÖDER
Nov.02, 2016
first heads up:
the whole of 2017 (!!!) means activity at the main scene at the royal theatre in stockholm!
except for a summer break where INTENSE touring w The Thing, Fire Orchestra and others will EXPLODE!
MOLNENS BRÖDER
a sensational NEW piece by Lars Rudolfsson , based two texts by the great swedish writer Barbro Lindgren.
17 actors and FIRE! on stage:
mats gustafsson
johan berthling
andreas werliiin
making 3 hours (!!!) of music interacting with the actors.
http://www.dramaten.se/repertoar/molnens-broder/
more news soon, but now it is finnally official, what has been talked about for a long time…..
FIRE! at the royal theatre in stockholm!!!
BE AWARE!!!!! see you THERE!!!!!
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