🟧 SIR RICHARD BISHOP {Sun City Girls} / The Cyclist Conspiracy / Taman Merak / HolyPalms @ Sprat

Name: 🟧 SIR RICHARD BISHOP {Sun City Girls} / The Cyclist Conspiracy / Taman Merak / HolyPalms @ Sprat
Start: 2026-04-04T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Sprat

Schedule

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Sprat | Belgrade, SR

[SRB] Američki virtuoz folk gitare i pionir, Sir Richard Bishop, čovek koji je skrivenim tokovima ostavio ogroman trag u savremenoj muzici, nastupiće prvi put u Beograd 4. aprila, na događaju koji zajednički organizuju Inverted Spectrum Records, Ring Ring Festival i Pop Depresija. Tom prilikom, sviraće izbor kompozicija sa svog najnovijeg akustičnog albuma „Hillbilly Ragas“ (Drag City 2025) – koji neki smatraju vrhuncem njegovog muzičkog sveta, stvaranog godinama, inspirisanog američkim avangardnim folkom, indijskim ragama, flamenkom i bliskoistočnom klasičnom muzikom. A ako je raspoložen, možda ćemo biti u prilici da čujemo i klasične melodije njegovog psihodeličnog etno pank trija, Sun City Girls. Zagrevanje i žurku nakon koncerta obezbediće raznorazni akteri sa lokalne i međunarodne beogradske scene – imena uskoro biti objavljena – čije muzičke kreacije i aktivnosti na ovaj ili onaj način duguju nasleđu Ričarda Bišopa.
[EN] American folk guitar virtuoso and trailblaizer Sir Richard Bishop, a figure that left a big mark on the contemporary music world via the undercurrents, will be playing for the first time in Belgrade on April 4, in an event co-presented by Inverted Spectrum Records, Ring Ring Festival, and Pop Depresija. He will be playing selections from his latest acoustic album 'Hillbilly Ragas' (Drag City 2025) which is considered by some as the pinnacle of the musical world he created over the years by drawing on American avantgarde folk, Indian raga, flamenco, and Middle Eastern classical music. And if he's in the mood, we may hear familiar classic tunes from his psychedelic ethno punk trio Sun City Girls. The warmup and afterparty will be provided by various local and international figures of the Belgrade scene—to be announced soon—whose musical creations and activities owe to Richard Bishop's legacy in one way or another.
▸ 20:30 warmup #1: HolyPalms
▸ 21:00 warmup #2: Gamelan Ensemble Taman Merak
▸ 21:30 Sir Richard Bishop
▸ 23:00 afterparty: The Cyclist Conspiracy feat. Svetlana Spajić
⚿ ulaz / entry: 1200 rsd.
🟧 SIR RICHARD BISHOP
Richard Bishop was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1960 and started playing the guitar at the age of 11. Together with his brother Alan Bishop and the drummer Charles Gocher they founded Sun City Girls in 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona, and also played in the band Paris 1942 which included the Velvet Underground drummer Moe Tucker.
Sun City Girls drew on a variety of underground musical streams of the USA, improvisation, performance art, and music from around the globe, music that had not yet been charted by the world music industry but which they experienced first-hand on their travels to Middle East and Asia. Another crucial inspiration for the Bishop brothers was their childhood memories of their grandfather, a Lebanese immigrant who played oud at family gatherings. In 2003, Bishop brothers founded Sublime Frequencies, a label dedicated to publishing authentic non-western music that did not conform to the aesthetics of the mainstream world music market and which helped popularize many genres from North Africa and South East Asia and artists such as Omar Souleyman and Baba Commandant.
Until Gocher's passing in 2007, Sun City Girls produced more than 50 albums and became a symbol of independent and transgressive music for many musicians and music enthusiasts worldwide. After Sun City Girls, Rick Bishop co-led several musical projects with his brother Alan and also founded the experimental rock band Rangda with the guitar player Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) and the drummer Chris Corsano, a heavyweight of the improvised music scene.
Rick Bishop began to record and perform under the moniker 'Sir Richard Bishop' in 1998, publishing his first album 'Salvador Kali' on John Fahey's label Revenant, and began to tour with the likes of Animal Collective, Bonnie Prince Billy, and Davandra Banhart. His solo guitar work is a distillation of impressions he collected on a mystical trail that stretches all the way from USA to South Asia, via Andalusia, North Africa and the Middle East, subjected to the structural freedom of the American avant-garde folk guitar school, presenting mastery, elegance and splendour as well as occasional bursts of savagery reminiscent of the psychedelic punk assaults of Sun City Girls.
Bishop is also an antiquarian bookseller specializing in the occult, esoterica and erotica.
From the new album 'Hillbilly Ragas' (Drag City 2025):
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Live 2025:
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Live 2005:
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Live at Tomorrow Festival, Shenzen, China (2025)
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sirrichardbishop.com
wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bishop_(guitarist)
instagram.com/sirrichardbishop_scg/
🟧 THE CYCLIST CONSPIRACY feat. SVETLANA SPAJIĆ
"On Back to Hermetics and Martial Arts Vol. 1, Belgrade-based collective The Cyclist Conspiracy take the listener on an extraordinary world tour of sound, blending the music of three continents and countless cultures into an engrossing cinematic dreamworld. The Conspiracy’s palette has broadened, and they show mastery of every style they tackle." - Valerie Polichar, Spectrum Culture
▸ thecyclistconspiracy.bandcamp.com/track/the-house-of-dharma
▸ invertedspectrumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/el-beso-de-la-muerte
▸ invertedspectrumrecords.bandcamp.com/track/giftopoula-live
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cyclist_Conspiracy
instagram.com/thecyclistconspiracy/
facebook.com/TheCyclistConspiracy
{SRB} The Cyclist Conspiracy su eklektični, postmoderni rok bend osnovan u Beogradu 2013. godine. Alhemijski zvuk ansambla utemeljen je u psihodeličnoj, ceremonijalnoj rok muzici i inspirisan elementima iz geografije Vizantijskog carstva: bliskoistočnim skalama, balkanskim muzičkim tradicijama, severnoafričkim gitarama, grčkim rebetikom, muzikom za giallo filmove i spaghetti vesternima. Od svog osnivanja, The Cyclist Conspiracy su intenzivno nastupali u Srbiji i regionu na velikom broju događaja, od venčanja do festivala eksperimentalne muzike, kao i podrška stilski raznovrsnim izvođačima.
The Cyclist Conspiracy su do sada objavili četiri EP-a i dva izdanja u punoj dužini za međunarodne izdavačke kuće. Ona se kreću u rasponu od progresivnih psihodeličnih rok instrumentala do elektrifikovanih izvedbi klasika rebetika i Morikoneovih kompozicija, a takođe donose i saradnje sa priznatim avangardnim folk muzičarima kao što su Svetlana Spajić i Vladimir Lenhart.
Najnoviji album benda „Back to Hermetics and Martial Arts Vol.“ 1, njihovo drugo izdanje za italijansku izdavačku kuću Subsound Records, izašao je u jesen 2025. godine, a Balkanrock i The Quietus su ga uvrstili na liste najboljih izdanja godine.
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{EN} The Cyclist Conspiracy is an eclectic, postmodern rock band founded in Belgrade in 2013. The alchemical sound of the ensemble is rooted in psychedelic, ceremonial rock music and inspired by elements from the geography of the Byzantine Empire: Middle Eastern scales, Balkan musical traditions, North African guitars, Greek rebetiko, Giallo soundtracks, and spaghetti westerns. Since their formation, The Cyclist Conspiracy performed extensively at major venues in the region, were called up to perform at a great variety of events ranging from weddings to experimental music festivals, and were invited to support stylistically diverse acts.
The Cyclist Conspiracy has so far published four eps and two full length releases from international labels, the content of which ranges from progressive psychedelic rock instrumentals to electrified renditions of Rebetiko classics and Morricone compositions, also featuring collaborations with acclaimed avantgarde folk musicians such as Svetlana Spajić and Vladimir Lenhart.
The band's latest album Back to Hermetics and Martial Arts Vol. 1, their second release from the Italian label Subsound Records, came out in autumn 2025, and was praised as one of the best releases of the year by Balkanrock and The Quietus.
🟧 GAMELAN ENSEMBLE TAMAN MERAK
[SRB] Taman merak je Gamelan grupa koja se okupila u Martu 2025. u Beogradu pod vođstvom pijanistkinje Vanje Dabić. Njihov rad je okrenut podjednako tradicionalnoj Javanskoj muzici i eksperimentalnom zvuku koji istražuju kroz slobodnu improvizaciju. Kako sve sale ne mogu da pruže dovoljno mesta za ceo gamelan set, njihovi nastupi su prilagodljivi prostoru i konceptu. Ovom prilikom će nastupiti u manjem obimu i uz jednog od svojih stalnih članova na el.gitari.
[EN] Taman Merak is a Gamelan group that gathered in March 2025 in Belgrade under the leadership of pianist Vanja Dabic. Their work is equally focused on traditional Javanese music and experimental sound that they explore through free improvisation. As not all halls can provide enough space for the entire gamelan set, their performances are adaptable to the space and concept. On this occasion, the ensemble will perform on a smaller scale with one of their permanent members on electric guitar.
Damjan Marković
Vanja Dabić
Slava Lapin
Jasna Kinđić
Pavle Vuletić
Jakov Majstorović
Dejan Dejanović
Pavel Lysenok
Boris Lesnoy
Paul Currion
tamanmerak.com/
instagram.com/ensemble_taman_merak
🟧 HOLYPALMS
[SRB] Holy Palms je solo muzički projekat Pavela Eremejeva, člana benda USSSY. U srži zvuka je kurdski tanbur, obrađen gitarskim pedalama i eksperimentalnim efektima. Muzika spaja elemente bliskoistočne tradicije sa ličnim stilom sviranja, teškim ritmovima i metalnim dodirima, stvarajući gust, transu sličan i prepoznatljiv zvučni pejzaž.
[EN] Holy Palms is a solo musical project by Pavel Eremeev, a member of the band USSSY. At the core of the sound is the Kurdish tanbur, processed through guitar pedals and experimental effects. The music blends elements of Middle Eastern tradition with a personal playing style, heavy rhythms, and touches of metal, creating a dense, trance-like, and distinctive sonic landscape.
invertedspectrumrecords.bandcamp.com/track/daughters
instagram.com/holypalms/
facebook.com/holypalms