
King Midas Sound & more
Stuk, Leuven
The longstanding tradition of deep listening, introduced by the legendary composer and accordionist Pauline Oliveros, goes beyond the sonic surface and digs deeper into the act of listening. In the context of Artefact, lamentation, waves of darkness, and endless repetition take over for an evening of surrender to long lingering sounds. First up is STROOM label exponent Ben Bertrand, a bass clarinet player from Brussels, who modifies the classic slightly nasal sound of his instrument with loop effects and effect pedals into something that could only be described as mesmerizing. Maria W Horn explores sonic extremes with a slight hint of black metal, bringing the experiment to the stage with an immersive light show. Top of the bill King Midas Sound is the moniker Kevin Martin and Roger Robertson adopt. Together they turn the knife in the wound caused by the scattering pain of falling out of love. Martin rolls out a red carpet of barren dub and ambient onto which Robinson pours heart-wrenching moans of desperation.View this event on Facebook