Author: arvind
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Stretch and release
After a really rocking three months I decided to take it down a bit in April. No shows, just relaxing, thinking and practicing. Two days ago I recorded some playing around, and posted it on Soundcloud. See player above. Go check it out if you feel like it!
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Crashing Krakow
Help Me To Crash, now with Cactus Truck’s skin beater Onno Govaert, is going back to Krakow! Sunday, I’m playing a trio with bassoon player Wiktor Krzak and Paulina Owczarek on saxophone at the infamous Alchemia. The same night, Onno is playing a duo with a Krakow drummer, and Maria is doing a silent duet…
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Modern Flamenco!
Tomorrow Manuela Tessi and I play another Modern Flamenco set at the Dokhuis Gallery in Amsterdam. We play in the big room. Leo Svirsky will also be playing. This will be one very intense, beautiful evening, really looking forward.
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Help Me To Crash Extended
With Gosia Haduch temporarily back in Amsterdam, it is time for a new installment of Help Me To Crash. This time drummer Onno Govaert of Cactus Truck joins Maria Mavridou, Gosia and me on our search for the intersection of individual expression and collective togetherness. We’re playing OT301 this thursday, and will embark on a…
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Good weekend
Busy weekend coming up, and that’s a good thing! Thursday I’m joining Matthew Grigg (gtr) and PQ (electronics) for a noise improv session at the Dokhuis gallery. Also playing is FVVSSD (Frank Vis on electronics and Stephen Doyle on drums). And there’s amazing food before. Food is cheap and the show is free. Then friday…
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MiMa #22
Tonight I’m playing at Roodkapje in Rotterdam, at the great MiMa series. Also playing is legendary Japanese guitar hero Tetuzi Akiyama and New Zealand’s Tim Coster on synths, field recordings and other found sounds. Very much looking forward to this, and hope to see you!
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January
So .. January .. so much happened and I’m just too lazy to update this site. After the Optimus Prime Noise Fest — which was so incredibly cool — I played with Modern Flamenco at the Valreep. Very cool night, interesting show. We’ll do some more gigs in february/march, so keep an eye out for…
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Optimus Prime Noise Fest 4
Vatican Analog, the legendary Tilburg label, is back! And they celebrate it with the fourth edition of their infamous Optimus Prime Noise Fest this sunday. I’m fortunate enough to be playing there, with 60 noise makers from the Netherlands and beyond, including my friends City Hands, the Sunshine Lounge, Orphax, and many more. This will…
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Cinema Soloriens
This saturday I’m joining Cinema Soloriens: movies by James Harrar, with improvised music by James, Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra, and the mighty Roro. Also joining are Yedo Gibson, Anne La Berge, and Vasco Trilla — a real big band! Rebel Up DJs playing the rougher world music before and after so bring your…
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On tour with Dagora
Mad vocalist Frank Vis and I are joining the mayhem of Dagora on a small tour. We’ll start tonight in Villa Te Koop in Den Haag. Then friday we play at Radio Majjem’s 25th birthday party, saturday at Hysteryland in Maastricht, and sunday at B-Side in Munster.