AUGUST24: HEATWAVE SCRIBBLINGS
An upcoming tour & record announcement (s) is all we can muster in this swamp
Well tbh this draft was started last week, when it was actually hot in Belgium and some of us were straight up working in our bathtubs. Now it’s all pleasant weather-wise and it even sounds like storms are making a comeback, but we weathered enough storms this year and have a few things up our sleeves, even in what remains of this summer oddity:
OUT AUGUST 21: YOUNES ZARHONI - S/T
That’s today indeed ~ The long-awaited debut of Brussels based multidisciplinary artist Younes Zarhoni and his quadraphonic vocals-based project that’s been making some hard rounds the past two years. The stark power of these polyphonically layered chants in Arabic, affixed by the depths of calculated silence, creates an immersive and suspenseful sonic experience that transcends time and influence, space and place. A 20-minute pause of intrepid enjoyment, recalling Gregorian chants with an R&B twang from a modern-day sound explorer.
We’re already running pretty low on copies, so get yours over at our Bandcamp or at one of the multiple shows he’ll be playing in the coming weeks. Speaking of:
KRAAK UK MICROCASE TOUR
Yep, we’re hitting the road, this time driving on the right side! We’ll be regaling our mates across the channel with a 3-date microtour alongside three releasees of massive caliber: Younes Zarhoni doing a quadraphonic celebratory lap, Maria Bertel & Nina Garcia blasting brains and eardrums, and Firmaet Forvoksen emerging from their Norwegian hideout with new sounds and transducers. Here be the dates:::
27 August Cafe OTO, London
28 August Wharf Chambers, Leeds
29 August JT Soar, Nottingham
We’re also doing a special promo on our Bandcamp and on our summer merch tables::: the three touring records + a GR*ZE KRENT for only 45 buckos! 4 items shipped for the price of one ~ you can score this limited deal over here or in one of our shows this upcoming season! Offer runs until end of September or until supplies start running low 🦭
MAIBAUM FINALLY ICUMES IN
After a long, LONG delay we can finally see the day when the new Maibaum rec drops: updated release date is September 10! In anticipation of the fact, he’ll be playing a special live set on Kiosk radio tomorrow Wednesday 22 ~ come join us in the park from a frolic, or frolic from your home on kioskradio.com from 1 to 2pm CET 🐸 Some sneaky pre-release copies might be available then!
TWO ODDS TO END
~ Radio Roundup: DNVG is officially on hiatus until mid-October, but we’ll be back in full force by then! In the meantime check our recent Kiosk & LYL sets, and archive has been updated with all the things you may not have known you missed 🤑
~ Our show schedule for the year is filling swiftly and nicely: you can already get a glimpse of what the fall a-holdeth on our website’s Concerts tab. Still quite some announcements to make, but it’s gonna be a kraakin second half of year <3