Ex-Easter Island Head
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Tue 28 Apr 202620:30 - 22:00Excl. drankjeKleine Zaal
Ongeplaceerd Normaal € 20,00 CJP € 16,00 Stadspas € 16,00 Early Bird (13-30jr) € 12,50
Credits
Benjamin D. Duvall prepared electric guitar, percussion
Benjamin Fair prepared electric guitar, percussion
Jonathan Hering prepared electric guitar, percussion
Andrew P.M. Hunt prepared electric guitar, percussion
Ex-Easter Island Head is a British collective of composers and musicians that breathes new life into the electric guitar. Using prepared guitars, unconventional playing techniques, and self-imposed limitations, the quartet creates a sound in which minimal means lead to maximum intensity: tight, warm, and surprisingly emotional. The Guardian described their music as ‘one of the boldest experiments in British music’. Their latest album, Norther (2024), was named Album of the Year by The Quietus.
The quartet works with prepared electric guitars, small electric motors, phones, and other unexpected sound sources. By laying guitar cases flat, inserting sticks or keys under the strings, and running motors across the wood, they generate hypnotic drones and slowly unfolding rhythms. Their work blends elements of ambient, krautrock, minimalism, and no-wave, with a focus on repetition and resonance.
