"Stirring a pot that simmers on the brink of noise, threatening to boil over, Beautiful to watch and heavenly to hear."
– The Wire Magazine

Med et arsenal af hjemmebyggede instrumenter, ombyggede symaskiner, gamle filmprojektorer og andre motoriserede genstande skaber Slumberland særegne mekaniske lydinstallationer, hvor knirkende droner, snublende polyrytmik og minimalistiske melodier leder tankerne mod både tidlig elektronisk musik, halvfjerdsernes minimalismebevægelse og psykedeliske pionerer som Suicide, Silver Apples og Fun House-æraens The Stooges.


Dato: Thursday 18.02.27
Dørene åbner: 20:00
Koncert: 20:30
Pris: 130 DKK in presale / 150 DKK at the door
Venue: KLEIN, Wagnersvej 19, 2450 København SV


Slumberland (BE)
Bag Slumberland står den belgiske musiker, komponist og instrumentbygger Jochem Baelus, der siden 2013 har skabt sin helt egen hypnotiske blanding af krautrock, postpunk og akustisk drone. Med et arsenal af hjemmebyggede instrumenter, ombyggede symaskiner, gamle filmprojektorer og andre motoriserede genstande skaber han særegne mekaniske lydinstallationer, hvor knirkende droner, snublende polyrytmik og minimalistiske melodier leder tankerne mod både tidlig elektronisk musik, halvfjerdsernes minimalismebevægelse og psykedeliske pionerer som Suicide, Silver Apples og Fun House-æra The Stooges.

Slumberland begyndte som et soloprojekt tilbage i 2013 og blev siden udvidet til en trio med to trommeslagere, der tilførte Baelus' mekaniske kompositioner en mere organisk og fysisk dimension. I 2019 udkom albummet Sea, Sea, Sea Drifter // See, See, See Drifter, indspillet i samarbejde med den libanesisk-canadiske producer Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, kendt som Jerusalem In My Heart. Siden fulgte et samarbejde med den tuvinske avantgardevokalist og strubesanger Sainkho Namtchylak, som i 2022 resulterede i albummet Lightkeeper på Rabih Beanis legendariske forlag Morphine Records.

Efter mere end et årti med skiftende konstellationer og med koncerter på festivaler som CTM, Le Guess Who?, Rewire og Meakusma er Baelus nu vendt tilbage til udgangspunktet som solokunstner. Med en ny hjemmebygget lydskulptur, hvor blandt andet motoriserede sækkepibelignende instrumenter frembringer lange, skurrende droner, udforsker han spændingsfeltet mellem mekanisk repetition, minimalistisk komposition og improvisation. Resultatet er en koncertoplevelse i krydsfeltet mellem lydkunst, mekanisk techno og performance art, hvor musikken konstant truer med at kollapse i det totale støjkaos.

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"Stirring a pot that simmers on the brink of noise, threatening to boil over, Beautiful to watch and heavenly to hear."
– The Wire Magazine

Armed with an arsenal of homemade instruments, modified sewing machines, old film projectors and other motorized objects, Slumberland creates distinctive mechanical sound installations in which creaking drones, stumbling polyrhythms and minimalist melodies evoke early electronic music, the minimalism movement of the 1970s and psychedelic pioneers such as Suicide, Silver Apples and Fun House-era The Stooges.


Date: Thursday 18.02.27
Doors: 20:00
Show: 20:30
Price: 130 DKK in presale / 150 DKK at the door
Venue: KLEIN, Wagnersvej 19, 2450 København SV


Slumberland (BE)
Behind Slumberland is Belgian musician, composer and instrument builder Jochem Baelus, who since 2013 has developed his own hypnotic blend of krautrock, post-punk and acoustic drone. Armed with an arsenal of homemade instruments, modified sewing machines, old film projectors and other motorized objects, he creates distinctive mechanical sound installations in which creaking drones, stumbling polyrhythms and minimalist melodies evoke early electronic music, the minimalism movement of the 1970s and psychedelic pioneers such as Suicide, Silver Apples and Fun House-era The Stooges.

Slumberland began as a solo project in 2013 and later expanded into a trio with two drummers, adding a more organic and physical dimension to Baelus’ mechanical compositions. In 2019, he released the album Sea, Sea, Sea Drifter // See, See, See Drifter, recorded in collaboration with Lebanese-Canadian producer Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, known for his work as Jerusalem In My Heart. This was followed by a collaboration with Tuvan avant-garde vocalist and throat singer Sainkho Namtchylak, resulting in the 2022 album Lightkeeper, released on Rabih Beaini’s legendary label Morphine Records.

After more than a decade of shifting lineups and performances at festivals such as CTM, Le Guess Who?, Rewire and Meakusma, Baelus has now returned to his roots as a solo artist. With a new homemade sound sculpture featuring, among other things, motorized bagpipe-like instruments producing long, abrasive drones, he explores the tension between mechanical repetition, minimalist composition and improvisation. The result is a live experience at the intersection of sound art, mechanical techno and performance art, where the music constantly threatens to collapse into utter noise chaos.

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