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DIRK SERRIES’ SOLO AMBIENT PT 2
Category: concerts
DIRK SERRIES’ SOLO AMBIENT
Last Thursday, October 16th, DIRK SERRIES performed one of his rare ambient concerts, and one of his last ones for a longer time. In the ‘kapel sessies’ series organised by the city of Brecht, Dirk played an hour long set in the beautiful setting of the Oude Klooster chapel in Brecht (Belgium). Photos are courtesy of Jan Kees Helms.
INVISIBLE GUARDIANS BIG BAND
Dirk Serries is joining Mark Wastell‘s big band INVISIBLE GUARDIANS for an unique concert at Cafe Oto (London, UK) this Tuesday September 16th.
In Mark’s own words :
“Somehow, I seem to have pulled this one off. INVISIBLE GUARDIANS BIG BAND at Café OTO this coming Tuesday, 16th September. Featuring Jazz FM and Parliamentary Jazz Award winners, a founding member of the Brand New Heavies, a recipient of the Paul Hamlyn Award, a current member of the mightly Cymande, a platinum selling Blue Note Records recording artist, Poll toppers, and collectively, musicians that have worked with the likes of John Zorn, David Sylvian, Chaka Khan, Derek Bailey, Tony Conrad, Keith Tippett, Stewart Lee, Oasis, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maggie Nicols and Kid Creole and the Coconuts!“
Matthew Bourne / piano
Binker Golding / tenor & soprano saxophone
Rachel Musson / tenor & soprano saxophone
Ed Jones / tenor saxophone & bass clarinet
Sue Lynch / flute, clarinet
Ntshuks Bonga / alto saxophone
Kevin G Davy / trumpet, flugelhorn
Charlotte Keefe / trumpet, flugelhorn
Raph Clarkson / trombone
Dominic Lash / double bass
Caius Williams / double bass
Dirk Serries / electric guitar
Jackie Walduck / vibraphone
Ansuman Biswas / percussion
Lascelle Gordon / percussion
Will Glaser / drums, cymbals
Mark Wastell / drums, cymbals
Tickets are available through the Cafe Oto website.
DIRK SERRIES’ AMBIENT CONCERT
On October 16th DIRK SERRIES will perform one of his rare ambient concerts. In the ‘kapel sessies’ series organised by the city of Brecht, Dirk will play in the beautiful setting of the Oude Klooster chapel in Brecht (Belgium). Tickets you can order here.
THE VOID OF EXPANSION 10th anniversary
Tomas Järmyr & Dirk Serries’ THE VOID OF EXPANSION is celebrating their 10th anniversary this year with a new album called ESCAPER on Dunk! Records and a tour they just did throughout Belgium, Poland, Germany, and Norway (Oslo). Although a bit of bad luck interfered with their Trondheim concert (Dirk’s flight was canceled by KLM without any alternative), and a bumpy road throughout their long driving in Europe, the tour was a mesmerizing one. Thanks to all who came out to listen and the bookers and promotors who made it possible. Thanks also to Kick Backline in Belgium for great service and instruments, Hoba’s backline, Pearl Drums Europe for enabling Tomas Järmyr to play such wonderful instruments and for your continued support, and FFUK for financial support.
Their album ESCAPER on beautiful 180 gram anthracitic faded color, available here.
THE VOID OF EXPANSION TOUR
THE VOID OF EXPANSION, the duo of DIRK SERRIES (electric guitar) and TOMAS JÄRMYR (drums), is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a new album ‘ESCAPER’ (2xLP) on DUNK! Records and a European tour which will take them to Belgium, Poland, Germany, and Norway. Check out where they are playing. Tomorrow they start at DUNK! Festival in Gent (Belgium). Meanwhile, SPONTANEOUS MUSIC TRIBUNE wrote a nice in-depth review of their new album.
FEAR FALLS BURNING AT ROADBURN 2024
On April 21st, 2024, FEAR FALLS BURNING played their final concert. Where better to conclude the story during the fantastic ROADBURN festival in Tilburg (The Netherlands). FEAR FALLS BURNING in trio constellation with originator DIRK SERRIES (electric guitar, effects, amps), TIM BERTILSSON (drums), and COLIN WEBSTER (tenor sax) recorded their final album THE PRINCIPLE FLAW on Friday at the Sunny Side Inc. Studio (Anderlecht, Belgium) while solidifying the music live at Roadburn on Sunday. Photographer PEDRO ROQUE captured the live performance in its raw beauty. Check out also his blog here or instagram here.
FEAR FALLS BURNING ON ROADBURN
“Fear Falls Burning performing The Principle Flaw. For just about twenty years now, FEAR FALLS BURNING has been a creative outlet for Dirk Serries; this prolific musician has appeared at Roadburn under many guises over the years. He will return to Roadburn with Fear Falls Burning for the first time since 2019, this time to premiere new music titled The Principle Flaw. Dirk will be joined by impressive, introspective Swedish drummer Tim Bertilsson (of the Switchblade fame) and British saxophone player Colin Webster (famous for his active role in the free improv scene and his live and recorded contributions to Idles’ repertoire). Fear Falls Burning are returning more bleak and more devastating than ever before. Stripped down to the bare essence of his own signature style of guitar playing in combination with the mighty metronome pulses of Tim on drums and the desolate howls and tonal streams of Colin on the sax, this music goes beyond and within. Dirk promises that The Principle Flaw is “an echo which will burst the ear and compromises the mind.”We urge you to give yourselves over to Dirk’s experimental ruminations and perhaps you’ll leave this edition of Roadburn a changed person. – Becky Laverty“
Fear Falls Burning plays ROADBURN 2024 on Sunday, April 21st, 2024 at 4.40pm in the Hall Of Fame (Tilburg, The Netherlands). All information here. There are still a few tickets left, to order go here.
FEAR FALLS BURNING RETURNS
ROADBURN 2024 – April 21st, 2024
“For just about twenty years now, FEAR FALLS BURNING has been a creative outlet for Dirk Serries; this prolific musician has appeared at Roadburn under many guises over the years. He will return to Roadburn with Fear Falls Burning for the first time since 2019, this time to premiere new music titled The Principle Flaw.
Dirk will be joined by impressive, introspective Swedish drummer Tim Bertilsson (of the Switchblade fame) and British saxophone player Colin Webster (famous for his active role in the free improv scene and his live and recorded contributions to Idles’ repertoire). Fear Falls Burning are returning more bleak and more devastating than ever before. Stripped down to the bare essence of his own signature style of guitar playing in combination with the mighty metronome pulses of Tim on drums and the desolate howls and tonal streams of Colin on the sax, this music goes beyond and within. Dirk promises that The Principle Flaw is “an echo which will burst the ear and compromises the mind.”
We urge you to give yourselves over to Dirk’s experimental ruminations and perhaps you’ll leave this edition of Roadburn a changed person. ” – Becky Laverty
Find all info at the Roadburn Festival website.
YODOK III
YODOK III, the super band around TOMAS JÄRMYR (drums), KRISTOFFER LO (tuba) and DIRK SERRIES (electric guitar), are playing the Lowlands this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Since their debut gathering in Norway August 2012, YODOK III have established a huge live reputation for creating these incredible soundscapes balancing between post-rock, doom, ambient, drone and avant-garde.
Performances are quite infrequent, due to the busy schedules of all 3 musicians, but now they are back with 3 new live concerts, playing Paradox (Tilburg, NL) on November 9th, November 10th at Oefenbunker (Landgraaf, NL) and JH Sojo (Leuven, B) on November 11th. Comes highly recommended.
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