Concerts | Klankhaven

Arto Van Roey has earned his spurs in such diverse projects as the jazz funk formation 2 Times Nothing, during a residency at Werkplaats Walter and through various conceptual projects such as Meander and Rhizoma. During the closing party of Antwerp's last multidisciplinary freehaven Onder Stroom he was part of the large improvisational orchestra Strange Meeting Large Unit, in which he left a deep impression with his expressive guitar style.

Shortly after that one-off momentum, Arto co-founded together with a couple of other members of that orchestra, a new, fresh and dynamic collective European Music Collective, in which kindred musical souls of all over Europe and beyond unite to create, share knowledge through workshops and organize residencies.

In his solo project entitled 'BOWER' he searches for mesmerizing fingerpicking patterns that evoke dense sound tapestries full of harmonics, with a fanatic urge to experiment with several touchés on the neck, backed by deformed chord progressions, alien sounds and silences.

It's minimalist, repetitive, slow, experimental, acoustic. Also: dissonant melancholic. Including varied references to for instance Nick Drake, Marc Ribot, Baden Powell, but also Nik Bärtsch, Skúli Sverrisson, Steve Reich and Morton Feldman.

LAURA DE JONGH

Harp and electronics are without a doubt a "match made in heaven": the electronic effects extend, amplify, and deepen the already soothing sonority of the harp, while the instrument transforms those devices into something more than mere experimental toys—much like how a painter uses not one, but multiple brushes to create their work. That, of course, requires a certain level of skill possessed by the performing artist, something which Laura De Jongh certainly doesn't lack.

Rooted in the typically strict, classical formation at the conservatory, she gradually created her own imaginary sound world, where she playfully flirts with melancholic ambient, new age, crackled soft noise, and minimalism. She consistently seeks a balance between the natural acoustics of her instrument and the amplified, distorted sound she adds to it.

In terms of projects, the harpist has also forged an impressive and diverse path. Up until 2019, she was part of Adriaan De Roover’s ambient project Oaktree, alongside violinist Hester Bolle (*Monomono*) and several other rotating guest musicians. Her classical roots are evident in the Flanders Harp Quarte* and in the duo with Croatian mezzo-soprano Marta Babic. In 2022, she performed a recomposed soundtrack for the legendary film Koyaanisqatsi at De Studio in Antwerp, and in 2023, she took part in the event 'De Langste Dag' at Het Bos, where she delivered an impressive electronic set.

Thursday May 01

TICKETS

Thursday 01 Mei

Rataplan

Wijnegemstraat 27

2140 Antwerpen

Doors: 19u45

Start concerts: 20u30

AB BAARS & IG HENNEMAN (NL)

Dutch players Ab Baars (tenor sax, clarinet, shakuhachi) and Ig Henneman (viola) are two keyfigures in adventurous music, celebrating 25 years as a duo on stage. The collaborations that Baars and Henneman where and are involved in read like an anthology of adventurous music: ICP Orchestra, Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, Jaap Blonk, Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, The Ex, George Lewis, Michael Moore, Sunny Murray, Sonic Youth, Cecil Taylor, Roger Turner, Ken Vandermark… Baars played the Oorstof series in 2016 in a stellar duo with reed player Mars Williams, and Henneman honoured Oorstof/Klankhaven already with a memorable duo concert with gabby fluke-mogul at Rataplan in 2023.

With their own organization stichting WIG, Baars and Henneman produced more than 700 concerts and 33 cd’s. At the end of 2025 their combined age will be 150 years and they will celebrate 25 years on stage as a duo. Join us for an early celebration of this exceptional duo and experience their outstanding musical interaction first hand.

DEYNE (BE)

Deyne is the ambient music project of the Antwerp based musician Michiel Dondeyne. He combines intimate piano with subtle electronics and field recordings, incorporating drones and loops to create a sense of spaciousness and endlessness. While artists like William Basinski, Kali Malone, and Aphex Twin are definitely influences Deyne manages to carve his own sonic identity both fragile and light. Live Deyne immerses the audience in an audiovisual trip with a video made by digital storyteller Luna Goiris.