Denovali Swingfest @ Weststadthall Essen, Germany, 30/09-02/10/2011

FESTIVAL: Denovali Swingfest (Experimental Music Festival)
DATES: Friday sept 30th; Saturday oct 1st, Sunday oct 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 mountainmetal
:: [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 tribut 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 realised 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]

promo guy // 23/07/2011