(h)ear turns 10 this saturday! Big respect to Mike Kramer who has been running this amazing organization for so long. Very happy to play with Riccardo Marogna at the birthday party in the deep south of the Netherlands. Amazing line up, drop by if you’re around!

Tomorrow the most intense dancer in the world, Maria Mavridou, and I have another duo performance at OCCII in Amsterdam, together with BromP TreB, Eindkr∀k & Spacecorgi, and Rebcca D. Line-up is very promising, hope to see you! See facebook event for more details.

This afternoon I’m improvising in Rotterdam with Jacco Weener on voice, Piu Piu Maya, Christian Rønn and Jos van Beek on electronics. Part of the Readymade series, this time at Wolfart. Starts at 15:00, free entrance!

Great review in Polish from Andrzej Nowak at Spontaneous Music Tribune. My Polish is not so good, use Google translate to read it. They end with “Wyśmienite” which means “delicious”. So wonderful to hear our music made it to Poland and it’s enjoyed there!

This saturday, november 25, El Otro plays at Vrooom #54, at the Pink Pank in Rotterdam. With the great Georgian saz player Asiq Nargile. This will be a very special evening, looking forward.

Tomorrow El Otro is playing at Munganga theater in Amsterdam. Other sets by Gabor Hartyani with Robbert van Hulzen, two spoken word performances and a capoeira event. Crazy combination, can’t wait to see it!

Monday 6 november I’m organizing another concert at Helicopter, which will be a crazy night with Olli Aarni and Nuslux, two Finnish experimental performers. Also acoustical explorations by Haddow, and I’m happy to play a set as well with Maria Mavridou, the great greek dancer who is also part of Help Me To Crash. In between we’ll have movie screenings by the portuguese duo Von Calhau. A packed night full of goodness. Full announcement on Facebook.

Friday october 27 next concert in the Myriads series at Helicopter! Three sets by three musicians who are each pushing the boundaries of their instrument in a different way. Mikko Savela turns his beaten-down guitars into a percussion instrument using electronics, objects and his bare hands; Ilya Ziblat plays live contrabass interacting with computers, and Görkem Arıkan combines various sound sources and treats them depending on mood and space. Full announcement on Facebook.

Tomorrow I’m playing in an instant trio at Studio Loos in Den Haag, improvising with Josue Amador and Liew Niyomkarn. Also playing is GRID, who just have a new tape out on NNA Tapes, with Tim Dahl on the bass who is amazing. Hope to see you!

Two wonderful reviews of the Fading Ground cd with Josué Amador and Dirar Kalash came in. First from Opduvel, in Dutch. It’s a detailed review, last paragraph here:

“Fading Ground contains an enormous amount of musical details, wrapped in a sometimes very noisy jacket. Amador, Ganga and Kalash play free improvisation with a rock attitude and the result is astonishing. It may be a lot to comprehend, but the repeat button is there for a reason. You are advised to listen this album with headphones, as it will bring forward the many finesses and little details amidst the noisy playing. This trio offers an album full of unpolished musicality and that is incredibly beautiful.”

And the other from absurdist review blog Yeah I Know It Sucks:

“(…) wow that’s pretty much amazing what josue amador, arvind ganga, dirar kalash can do with sounds…”