The latest round of Unsound announcements has extended the Krakow festival’s range and diversity even further, whilst remaining firmly tied to artists creating innovative music.
First up, the Swedish duo Wildbirds and Peacedrums will unite their future/primitive soul music with a 14-stong choir made up of members of Schola Cantorum Reykjavík Chamber Choir and Krakow’s Octava. The arrangement of these choral voices is by Icelandic artist Hildur Gudnadottir, as featured on the latest Wildbirds and Peacedrums recordings, produced in the Icelandic Bedroom Community studios by Ben Frost.
This show takes place on 21.10.2010 in the majestic 16th century St Catherine’s Church, with a performance by Canadian sound sculptor Tim Hecker. American band Mice Parade have also been confirmed, performing on the same night as Laetitię Sadier, the French vocalist from Stereolab, who will present songs from her upcoming solo album “The Trip”, to be released on Drag City.
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and singer Silje Nes will also play, who releases on the UK label Fat Cat, along with Mice Parade. These are all Polish debuts. As for club music, the names keep coming, due to the fact Unsound’s club nights will take place at the Fabryka this year, a post-industrial space that was until recently a cosmetics factory. This means two rooms, so double the music. All of the following artists are also national debuts.
On the techno side, the exceptionally talented Romanian house artist Petre Insperescu (Pedro) will be the first producer from the [a:rpia:r] label to perform in Poland. The under-appreciated Detroit DJ/producer Mike Huckaby has also been added to the bill, spinning records alongside his younger counterpart Kyle Hall.
As for the Bass Mutations night, Austrian rhythm Dorian Concept will present his unique mix of styles, embracing everything from cutting edge electronic music and hip hop to jazz. Grime pioneer Terror Danjah has been lately receiving his dues with a retrospective on Planet Mu and releases on Hyperdub, including an upcoming album. You’ll get to hear how and why he’s influenced a younger generation of artists. Rising Lithuanian star Eleven Tigers will play live, celebrating the recent release of his album
Last but not least, Krakow’s very own Supra1 will play. And that is not all – not by a long shot! More names and surprises coming very soon!
