Electric Umbrella #30: Otomo Yoshihide, Emilie Skrijelj & Tom Malmendier plus DJ DNA with LGS

Name: Electric Umbrella #30: Otomo Yoshihide, Emilie Skrijelj & Tom Malmendier plus DJ DNA with LGS
Start: 2026-02-20T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Boomgaardsstraat 71 , 3012 XA Rotterdam, Netherlands

Schedule

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

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

Otomo Yoshihide, Emilie Skrijelj & Tom Malmendier
Otomo Yoshihide : turntables
Emilie Škrijelj: turntable
Tom Malmendier : drums
Ōtomo Yoshihide is to turntablists what Platini is to Juventus Turin—a perfectly striped zebra who scores in the top corner. A great adventurer of the Japanese scene and founder of the legendary Ground Zero, Yoshihide is a cornerstone of the global noise movement, equally at ease in electronic litany, raw pop, or sharp-edged improvisation, all stacked with a crash. Emilie Škrijelj is also a turntablist, favoring bold volleys. Tom Malmendier is a drummer whose energy is meant to be unleashed. Their music is full of veins and textures. This trio presents itself like a DJ set for contemporary turntables, creating a hyper-inventive, handcrafted noise with impressive dexterity. The future can wait—this music lives in the present. In white noise and its unfolding perspectives. Concretely abstract, evocative, radical, and furiously vivid.
*— Guillaume Malvoisin (PointBreak)*
"Everything makes sound, everything makes noise, and the spectacle is mesmerizing. But let's not be mistaken, the spectacle captivates because, above all, it possesses flawless musicality. There is never any repetition; the vocabulary is certainly unusual, but from the scratching, scraping, and tearing, complemented by the omnipresence of a drum that always moves forward, emerges an unwavering energy with a deep pulse that beats like a heartbeat—the heartbeat of both the musicians and the audience." *Nicolas Dourlhès , Citizen Jazz, 2024*

DJ DNA with LGS
Arjen de Vreede known by his stage name DJ DNA, is a Dutch DJ and producer. At age seventeen, he started as a DJ, and became a pioneer in the Dutch music scene playing hip hop, house, acid house and techno in renowned Dutch clubs such as the Roxy and the Vrije Vloer. He also co-founded the band Urban Dance Squad.
Lukas Simonis (LGS) is a Dutch guitarist, mainly active in experimental music and sound art. Besides his career as a musician he's also involved with the Rotterdam-based avant-garde venue WGW and lots of other initiatives.
Lukas & Arjen met each other at the infamous middle & south-European improv series 'Discomfort Dispatch' and decided that it wouldn't hurt to play a bit more and their set goes quite naturally with the other act of the evening. Plus: Arjen has his own dj set that spells' less is more'.