Program

Stefkovic van Interesse started making music in 2007.
Initially he experimented in the field of noise and pushed his boundaries on stage. Lately he has found a new element to transform his sound - field recordings.
Over the past year he has built up a colorful collection of field recordings of his travels and day to day life, from which he combines carefully constructed loops into soundscapes.
'Give the world a listen and you'll discover natural rhythms. I take those and put them into an unexpected context.' He explains.

Especially sounds that usually go unnoticed blossom in Stefkovic's music. Rich textures are unfolding, stretching beyond their place of origin, thus creating a new space for them to breathe. The journey might start out in the forest, but listening carefully you will end up somewhere else that bears no resemblance to the sound source.

Iku Sakan is a experimental sound performer, improvisor and DJ from Osaka, Japan currently based in Berlin, Germany.

Over the past two years, as both musician and concert organiser, he has been slowly developing his practice within the empathetic and intimate network of underground venues and musicians in Berlin. His growth as an experimental sound performer has been a gradual process, influenced by years of collecting records in Japan and nursing a wide range of listening tastes.

his music is a sort of weaving exercise, looking to find “soulful moments from soulless materials.” This emotional connection is vital for him, and the music has a tangible quality, full of textures and colours extracted from a constantly shifting collection of sound sources and materials. In many of his performances his set up resembles that of a DJ, several possibilities laid out in front of him to be manipulated as appropriate. An improvisational approach is crucial to this, allowing him to listen as much as to play.

He has performed in Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Mexico & Japan, including important festivals in Europe as a member of several bands, such as All Tomorrows Partie's in UK(with Maher Shalal Hash Baz) and Avantgard Festival in Germany(organised by Faust, with Meeting of the Spirits).

Alongside of his solo performance, Iku has been collaborated with wide range of artists - from Improvisation to Noise music, Avant-Rock to Sound Art - most notably with Muneomi Senju(ex-Boredoms, Para), Michael Northam, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Mitsuaki Matsumoto, Kakawaka and many others.

Currently using specially prepared instruments such as the Gamelan Pan (individualy detuned Steelpan) as well as computer processing, prepared recordings and a range of sounding objects(such as mini-masserger, measure & oscilator) - Iku explores the music as 'Myth-Science' by combining both electronic devices and acoustic objects.