JD Zazie & Cate Hops // standalone404

JD Zazie is an experimental DJ, avant-turntablist, sound artist and curator. Coming from a DJ and a radiophonic background JD Zazie has explored different approaches to real-time manipulation of fixed recorded sound. In her work she redefines DJ and electroacoustic activities. Cate Hops embeds herself in the Berlin bass scene as well as in the experimental noise scene. In her dj sets she fuses ambient, heavy bass lines, early roots reggae and futuristic sound patterns from all areas, while her live performances are signified by dense spherical layers of ambient noise. standalone404 is an experimental keyboard trio from Tokyo, formed by Mitsuhisa Sakaguchi. Each of the three members are involved in various scenes scattered across jazz, techno, electronic music, improvisation and/or hard core. In their multiple machine and acoustic drum/bass set up, sequences dissolve and occur simultaneously with the catapulting noise of the keys. While their style is derived from jazz, the folie à trois of electronic music wanders seamlessly over minimal, drone, psych and industrial sounds. Smeared and broken compositions capturing fleeting beauty is one way to describe this unit. This concert marks the Berlin premiere of this hidden gem of the rich Japanese experimental music scene. Supported by Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.