Electric Umbrella #24

Name: Electric Umbrella #24
Start: 2025-03-15T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Boomgaardsstraat 71 , 3012 XA Rotterdam, Netherlands

Schedule

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Boomgaardsstraat 71 , 3012 XA Rotterdam, Netherlands | Rotterdam, ZH

Hey Everybody,
For the 24th Umbrella we have the amazing quartet **Krise** and two very powerful solo electronic musicians.
+++++++++++ KRISE ++++++++++++++++
+++++++ Omarleen ++++++++++++++++++++
Aksend ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
KRISE is based on microtonal studies and blends elements from folk music, rock, contemporary music, and club. Inspired by theories from Eivind Groven, Ben Johnston, and Harry Partch, KRISE raises awareness of experimental tonality by exploring sounds that lie outside the traditional equal-tempered system. The Oslo-based ensemble’s musical exploration focuses on uncovering the essence of each instrument’s sound and how they intertwine in a dynamic and improvised interplay.
Line up:
Emil Bø – trombone
Anna Ueland – omstemt synth
Bjørn André Syverinsen – trommer/perkusjon
Kristian Enkerud Lien – ombånda gitar/båndløs gitar/lap steel/komposisjon
Reviews:
One of the most striking examples of the practice I’ve heard is from the Norwegian guitarist and composer Kristian Enkerud Lien, […] The use of just intonation is fascinating, but unlike a lot of younger composers who are content to bask in the sonic riches proffered by JI, Lien actually wrote a set of durable, catchy, and engrossing compositions.
Peter Margasak Substack
[…]The music’s emotional complexity is complemented by Lien’s apparent preference to treat the tunings as means, not ends. He may hook you in with a tune or put you on notice as it fragments and reconstitutes, but his music always feels like it wants to take the listener somewhere.
Bill Meyer – Magnet Magazine 2024
+++++++ Omarleen +++
Omarleen (b. 1997) is a Syrian-Dutch sound artist and Image researcher based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She holds a bachelor’s degree from ArtEZ University of the Arts and a Master’s in Artistic Research at The Royal Academy of the Arts in The Hague. Omarleen’s practice has evolved from a deep engagement with the realm of imagery, exploring the documentary form and its intricate connections to fiction and desire. Transitioning into sonic research to work with improvisation and noise, eventually crafting compositions using field recordings, old cassette tapes, and electronic noise. Her unique approach intertwines visual and auditory realms through diverse storytelling mediums. Influenced by Arabic maqams, various poetic singing traditions like the Iraqi Shiaa Latmyaat and Levantine Mawaweel, as well as the rawness of noise improvisation.
Aksend ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Aksend / Albert Jongstra explores sound in real time—improvised synth textures, shifting tones, and raw electronic frequencies, with sound unfolding organically in each moment. Driven by a passion for discovering and sharing electronic music across various projects by Klemtoon.