A gig held at The Cube on Thursday 17th April. The event starts at 20:00.
KULKU - After successful UK and European tours in 2023-24, Kulku take their unique live show back on the road, returning to the UK via the legendary Les Ateliers Claus in Brussels before a stop at Cafe Oto in London, their performance at the Cube will be their first time in Bristol. They will perform music from their latest album Reset To Be, released on Phase Group last year.
Formed in Berlin at the turn of the millennium, Kulku have evolved as a highly unique and free-formed collective of musicians that make trance-inducing, jazz-entwined, percussive and soulful (mostly) acoustic music that takes cues from the rhythmic propulsion of Jaki Liebezeit’s Can, the street-folk of Moondog, the minimalism of Steve Reich, and the droning rock n’ roll of the Velvet Underground, forming a sound that they themselves have coined ‘No-Age’.
Expect a showcase of the unique identity the band have been developing for more than two decades; a sound crafted through experimentation and innovation with primarily acoustic instruments; droning harmoniums, repetitive and phasing xylophones, timpani, cello, scrap metal and woodwind reeds, all sitting alongside soulful saxophones and the voice of frontman Andreas Riska, singing in both German and English.
A phenomenal live group - this will be a memorable one!
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MOSQUITO FARM began in 2022, an artists band and collaboration between Maddie Banwell and Grace Black. Their performances include many handmade instruments - mechanical, electronic and acoustic, alongside props and devices to play them with. Some forms are unrecognizable as instruments, while some resemble more conventional strings, drums or machines. These create sequences of drone and percussion, switching between microtonal harmonies and more chaotic layered rhythms with harsher sounds. Their performance is as much object theatre as music - their physical presence is choreographed around parameters to construct or collapse their set up, veering between intensity and awkwardness.
Recent performances include Supernormal, Kraak Festival (Belgium) and LUFF (Switzerland). So far, Mosquito Farm is mostly experienced live, however they have 2 tracks on SELN’s compilation ‘The Last Londoner’ from 2023, and a track on The Wire Magazine’s ‘Below the Radar’ compilation in November 2024. They are currently working towards a solo release with SELN later this year.
Mosquito Farm were such a big highlight at the Margin Forever's all-dayer at the Cube in November, it was a no-brainer inviting them to perform at the first QWAK club in a year.
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QWAK club is a carefully curated event series from The Cube Microplex, bringing eclectic avant garde sounds, visuals and performance together with a fun and inclusive atmosphere.
Cheaper concessions tickets are very limited and are for those who currently find themselves really up against it financially. Please support the artists and the Cube by purchasing a full price ticket if you can afford to do so.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Formed in Berlin at the turn of the millennium, Kulku have evolved as a highly unique and free-formed collective of musicians that make trance-inducing, jazz-entwined, percussive and soulful (mostly) acoustic music that takes cues from the rhythmic propulsion of Jaki Liebezeit’s Can, the street-folk of Moondog, the minimalism of Steve Reich, and the droning rock n’ roll of the Velvet Underground, forming a sound that they themselves have coined ‘No-Age’.
Expect a showcase of the unique identity the band have been developing for more than two decades; a sound crafted through experimentation and innovation with primarily acoustic instruments; droning harmoniums, repetitive and phasing xylophones, timpani, cello, scrap metal and woodwind reeds, all sitting alongside soulful saxophones and the voice of frontman Andreas Riska, singing in both German and English.
A phenomenal live group - this will be a memorable one!
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MOSQUITO FARM began in 2022, an artists band and collaboration between Maddie Banwell and Grace Black. Their performances include many handmade instruments - mechanical, electronic and acoustic, alongside props and devices to play them with. Some forms are unrecognizable as instruments, while some resemble more conventional strings, drums or machines. These create sequences of drone and percussion, switching between microtonal harmonies and more chaotic layered rhythms with harsher sounds. Their performance is as much object theatre as music - their physical presence is choreographed around parameters to construct or collapse their set up, veering between intensity and awkwardness.
Recent performances include Supernormal, Kraak Festival (Belgium) and LUFF (Switzerland). So far, Mosquito Farm is mostly experienced live, however they have 2 tracks on SELN’s compilation ‘The Last Londoner’ from 2023, and a track on The Wire Magazine’s ‘Below the Radar’ compilation in November 2024. They are currently working towards a solo release with SELN later this year.
Mosquito Farm were such a big highlight at the Margin Forever's all-dayer at the Cube in November, it was a no-brainer inviting them to perform at the first QWAK club in a year.
---
QWAK club is a carefully curated event series from The Cube Microplex, bringing eclectic avant garde sounds, visuals and performance together with a fun and inclusive atmosphere.
Cheaper concessions tickets are very limited and are for those who currently find themselves really up against it financially. Please support the artists and the Cube by purchasing a full price ticket if you can afford to do so.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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