LDtv: Autarkh
19u / LDtv / full show broadcast / Q&A / interactive
Op zaterdag 5 juni vanaf 19.00 uur wordt de opgenomen streaming performance van Autarkh’s volledige ‘Form In Motion’ set in @LittleDevil bar uitgezonden!
Voor en na het uitzenden van de show gaan we onder het genot van een biertje en muziek van de DJ live in de studio napraten met leden van de band, management en Little Devil crew.
De avond is interactief, dus JIJ kan tijdens de uitzending direct jouw vragen doorgeven in de chat of telefonisch, dan worden ze live in de uitzending beantwoord.
“De mensen van Little Devil hebben ons zeer geholpen door ons de gelegenheid te geven om in de zaal onze live set uit te proberen (voor de première op @Roadburn festival en toekomstige optredens) – daar zijn wij zeer dankbaar voor. Geniet van de show!”
Time table:
19.00 start stream met introductie
19.30 full show broadcast
20.15 Q&A
Autarkh
From the fertile grounds of Tilburg (NL) rises new contemporary metal outfit AUTARKH, a group of musical extremists dedicated to pushing the boundaries of the auditory senses. Autarkh is the brainchild of Michel Nienhuis, founding member and composer/guitarist of DODECAHEDRON. Dodecahedron released 2 albums on the French record label Season Of Mist in 2012 and 2017 and has played at Inferno festival (NO), Reykjavík Metalfest (IS) Brutal Assault (CZ), Roadburn Festival (NL) and Eurosonic (NL) amongst others.
Death and illness was closing in on Dodecahedron, triggering a conceptual transformation that was necessary to effectuate Nienhuis’ artistic development. In the fall of 2019 Nienhuis teamed up with producer Joris Bonis (Dodecahedron, Ulsect), guitarist David Luiten and electronic composer / producer Tijnn Verbruggen, a set of musicians with backgrounds ranging from metal to techno. Autarkh’s first full length album ‘Form In Motion’ was released March 12th 2021 by Season of Mist records.
AUTARKH takes a unique position in the world of extreme metal. Synthetic, IDM-style beats and glitch effects – reminiscent of those produced by artists such as Aphex Twin and Autechre – are perfectly balanced with overwhelming riffs and vocals that range from dark growls and exasperating screams to semi-clean harmonies. Together with fluttering blast beats, dense bass lines and eerie soundscapes these elements produce an intense and crystal clear tunnel of sound where the energy of contrasting emotions is constantly felt.
‘Form In Motion’ feels like an evolution in both sound and lyrical content from the two albums Nienhuis released with Dodecahedron. Musically, because of the radical approach the band takes with their rhythm section; lyrically because the album is more about a personal experience of human nature and the nature of the universe. The album takes us from unraveling storms and destructive chaos to transformation, liberation and fundamental shifts in understanding in order to align with the divine. That progression is also present in a linear sense – the intrusive uneasiness the album starts with gives way to a sense of epic victory towards the end.
Give yourself the opportunity to dive into this radical exploration of sonic and spiritual ideas and allow yourself to get inspired by what AUTARKH has to offer.
Michel Nienhuis: vocals, guitars
David Luiten: vocals, guitars
Tijnn Verbruggen: beat & sound design
Joris Bonis: sound synthesis & sound design
Desmond Kuijk: bass
Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY5ZY_YohWA
