Escape-Ism (US) is the razor-sharp garage/post-punk project of cult figure Ian Svenonius from the United States, known for among others The Make-Up, Chain & The Gang, Nation of Ulysses and his sharp pen as a writer and performer. Escape-Ism delivers tight riffs, repetitive grooves and lyrics that are raw, absurd and drenched in dry humor and annoyingly spot-on ideological social criticism. Live, Escape-Ism is relentless and immersive: no frills, no escape - just being dragged along.
There’s only two types of people in the world: the ones that entertain, and the ones that observe. And well, baby, we’re put-on-a-show kind of clowns.
For the 11th edition Send in the Clowns brings the circus into De Studio – for real this time. Prepare yourself for a camp night out with your favorite drag clowns in a show where we celebrate circus, tame wild animals (or not) and transform De Studio into a Pink Elephant Club.
There’s only two types of people in the world: the ones that entertain, and the ones that observe. And well, baby, we’re put-on-a-show kind of clowns.
For the 11th edition Send in the Clowns brings the circus into De Studio – for real this time. Prepare yourself for a camp night out with your favorite drag clowns in a show where we celebrate circus, tame wild animals (or not) and transform De Studio into a Pink Elephant Club.
De Mond
(BE, Ultra Eczema LP release that will both torment and caress the eardrums. Psychedelic rhythms balancing somewhere between Madlib and Lightning Bolt.)
Kjiejara
(BE, one half of Liegenaar! A dense weave of sound twisting rigid structures into noise)
Istanbul’s Lalalar remind you of your favorite 80’s cult show theme, and simultaneously sound like a delightful dumpster dive of spaghetti western-psychedelics, Anatolian funk, sampling and fresh psychedelia from Istanbul! With their retro-cinematic bass lines, dirty electronic beats, rebroken vocals, flirting guitars and attentively dug samples from the legacies of Anatolia, Lalalar evoke a future nostalgia.
Micha Volders and Mutropia present SǒN, a wandering portrait of a prodigal son and his late father set against the world of Muay Thai. Blending raw, documentary-like realism with elements of fiction, the short film is anchored by the compelling presence of Bangkok-born actor Wachara Kanha.
From Sun Ra’s cosmic tones and the motorik rhythms of Krautrock to the hypnotic, angular soul of vintage Ethiopia: this is not just a concert, it’s an odyssey. Don’t miss Mike Reed’s Separatist Party ft. Marvin Tate, Ben LaMar Gay and Bitchin Bajas at De Studio during this short European tour!
