Otto Club
29
November
Otto Club is a live electronic ensemble consisting of five KORG MS-20 synthesizers and a drummer. While electronic music is often created behind a computer, Otto Club consciously chooses a fully live approach. Each synthesizer plays only one note at a time, building the music from five independent voices that together form a single polyphonic instrument. Within this unique lineup, vocals also play a central role: Otto Club starts with songs where voice and synthesizers converge.
Narrative lyrics in German and English form an essential part of the music. Driven almost entirely by analog synthesizers, Otto Club sounds warm, fluid, and surprisingly organic. Influences from Air and Yellow Magic Orchestra are audible, while the emotional dynamics are more reminiscent of a band like Big Thief than the conventions of electronic music.
Together with visual artist Paolo Hamann, Otto Club develops its live performances as audiovisual shows, in which music, scenography, and light form a unified whole.
LOCATION TEMPEL
This show takes place at Tempel, located at Tolstraat 160 in Amsterdam. Tempel is a space in the heart of Amsterdam for culture, creativity, community, and experimentation. It is a creative hub and venue that also houses the art center de Appel.
