We welcome our friends from Singapore and Thailand in October! Davilakn is an improvised duo based in Southeast Asia comprised of Mahakit Mahaniranon (Thailand) on keyboards and electronics and Dirk Stromberg (USA/Singapore) on his creation, the Fryprone. Davilakn is the Thai word for Two-Faced – a reflection of the highly energetic and often confrontational instrumental performances of Mahakit and Dirk. The two musicians create musical experiences ranging from noise to chamber music. Also on the bill is SYioK, a newly formed improvised trio with Kok Siew-Wai (voice), MAB 189 (electronics), and Yong Yandsen (tenor sax). Plus, a special duo with Loke Xiaoyun (voice) and Richard Allan Bates (bass). Mark your calendar and see you at the concert!
Date: Thursday, 3rd October, 2024
Time: Doors open @ 8pm
Venue: Percussion Store
Admission by suggested donation: RM30
For Reservation, WhatsApp: 012 919 8031
Add: A-01-03 LG Floor, Dataran Cascades, No. 13A, Jalan PJU 5/1, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
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More info:
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ABOUT THE MUSICIANS:
Mahakit Mahaniranon is a Thai composer-performer who plays piano and modular synthesizer. His multifaceted practice combines performance, composition, improvisation, sound of traditional Thai music and electroacoustic elements into an eclectic, individual musical expression. Mahakit Mahaniranon was part of the foley team for “Krut: The Himmaphan Warriors”, available on Netflix in Thailand. In 2023 he received funding and won the Best Creative Idea Prize 2023 for a performance from the Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music, Thailand. He was selected as an Artist in Residence 2023 and 2024 at Elektronmusikstudion EMS, Stockholm, Sweden. Mahakit has received sponsorship opportunities from the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand and Arturia music company based in Grenoble, France, among others. More info: www.mahakit-m.com
Dirk Johan Stromberg performs extensively as an improviser. His collaborations have drawn him
to work with various musicians, artists, dancers, writers and composers in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. He creates and develops new instruments to find the best physical manifestation of his musical process. He focuses on tactile-agile instruments that enable him to work with and respond to different artists in many styles. Dirk promotes the approach of community as an integral process of making art and has consistently facilitated vehicles for collaboration and art-making through festivals. He co-founded and co-directed the Duong Dai festival in Vietnam (2007-2018) and curated concert series focusing on improvised and spontaneous music. Currently, he is curating the Hidden Session series. He has presented his work as a composer, performer, improviser, and maker in conferences and festivals ranging from NIME to Moers. Dirk is currently a Senior Lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts | University of the Arts Singapore. dirkstromberg.org
Kok Siew-Wai started as a video artist, now active as an improvised vocalist and artist-curator/organizer. She has shown her videos, curatorial video programmes and performed in Asia, Europe, Australia, Canada and USA, including allEars Improvised Music Festival (Norway), Asian Meeting Festival (Japan), CTM Festival (Germany), Hanoi New Music Festival (Vietnam), Kuala Lumpur Contemporary Music Festival, Nusasonic (Indonesia) amongst others. Siew-Wai is interested in improvisation and the exploration of expressions with the human voice.
Loke Xiaoyun sings, and plays the piano, the flute, and the Sape. She also has deep interest in different aspects of music and was involved in different academic research projects in music education, music sociology and ethnomusicology. Trained as a classical musician, Xiaoyun first dipped her toes in atonal vocal improvisation when she was a member of Merle Noir. She also draws inspiration from nuances in different ethnic singing styles. Xiaoyun enjoys working with different artists from disciplines, such as dance and visual works. One of her collaborative works was a multi disciplinary project with Seni Tiga #8: Foundry. She also contributed to KLEX Nusasonic Radio Episode #1: So Far So Good in 2020. Apart from performing, Xiaoyun is a music educator with students from different age groups and currently in training to be a Dalcroze Eurhythmics certified instructor.
MAB 189 is an individual who often wanders around the city of Melaka accompanied by a camera, digital recorder, touch microphone and hydrophone to achieve his aspirations of sonic adventure & eavesdropping experience.
Richard Allan Bates is a Malaysia-based double bass player. British, he was born in Hong Kong has also lived in the UK, Cambodia and the Philippines. Richard has played in a number of musical projects and collaborations. Rooted in free jazz and improv, his playing is focused on structured and unstructured free improvisation. Richard is a co-founder of Khatulistiwa, a recording and event space in Kuala Lumpur’s art district with a label focused on releasing music by and with Malaysian artists.
Yong Yandsen is a free jazz and improvised saxophonist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Yandsen has released albums through XingWu and Herbal Records in Malaysia, Utech Records (USA), Dream Sheep (Italy), and his solo debut on vinyl through Doubtful Sound (France). He has played at allEars Improvised Music Festival (Norway), Asian Meeting Festival (Japan), Mosaic Music Festival (Singapore), amongst others. Yandsen, together with Darren Moore and Brian O’Reily, form the improvised trio called Game of Patience. They have toured Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Hungry Ghosts is his trio with European musicians Christian Meaas Svendsen and Paal Nilssen-Love and have done several tours in Asia and Europe. In 2022, the Big Foot quartet was formed with Akira Sakata, Seo Takashi and Darren Moore. Yandsen has also done several solo tours to Japan and Taiwan. He is the co-founder of a Malaysian record label, LaoBan Records, focusing on releasing contemporary improvised music.
More info:
[email protected]
www.klexfestival.com
www.facebook.com/groups/klexfest
Instagram: @klexfestival