Textures
andrius dereviancenko + ilya ziblat shay + myophant
15
January
Textures is back! The event series showcasing groundbreaking experimental electronic music from Amsterdam is back for its 4th edition, featuring a new triple bill of artists that will immerse you in deep layers of ambient textures, soundscapes, and live instruments.
MYOPHANT
Two thirds of Amsterdam's Nancy Phantom (Ärkan Nordin & Sara Campos) make up MYOPHANT. The name was constructed by removing one third of the letters in the other band's name and creating an anagram. After some research the meaning of Myophant appears to be a person who brings people into the presence of mice, which in ancient Greece were considered sacred animals carrying messages from Apollo, the god of music and poetry.
For Textures, we will try to summon the presence of sacred mice through guitar, keys and voice.
Andrius Dereviancenko (solo saxofoon & elektronica)
Andrius Dereviancenko is an Amsterdam-based saxophonist and composer. In this solo set he plays saxophone through Max/MSP, shaping slow, composed, ambient music that sits close to new age. It’s made as a counterweight to the speed of city life, and the audience is invited to lie down, close their eyes and let time slow down for a while.
He studied jazz saxophone and live electronics at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He leads 12 Tribes of Mars (debut vinyl album Hidden Sun, Dubophonic Records) and co-runs the electro- acoustic duo Foon (cassette EP Everything Is, Relativistic Records). He has played Bimhuis and North Sea Jazz and won the Leiden Jazz Award.
Ilya Ziblat Shay
Ilya Ziblat Shay is a composer, performer and researcher of experimental music. Using an everevolving set of digital tools, he shapes dynamic interdependencies between musicians, instruments and interactive electronics, while critically investigating what it means to listen to and with technology. He often draws on samples of speech and other real-world sounds, using digital processing to reconstruct language into sonic textures and examine the relationship between sound and meaning. He also develops open, improvisation-based and interactive digital notation, and plays bass. Ilya collaborates regularly with contemporary music ensembles and musicians, and his works have been performed at major venues and festivals across Europe. Based in Amsterdam, he has lived in the Netherlands since 2005.
