9ms - Live at ZIRKA

9ms 
Live at Zirka
July 23, 2026
Doors open: 7:00 p.m.
Show starts at 8:00 PM

DE 
9ms is the duo consisting of Munich-based drummers Florian König and Simon Popp. On their 
albums *Pleats*, *II*, and *Lunch*, the two musicians delve deeply into poly- 
and cross-rhythms, monotony, and sound manipulation. Using analog 
transducers and sensors, their movements are used to intuitively derive tempo and 
distance information is used to shape the sound. The sensor recordings of their 
body movements control the sound parameters of various effects devices such as echo 
and reverb units, and dynamics processors. Thanks to this intuitive effect control, 
, the interaction between human and machine takes on a new, playful dimension. 
With their new album “Lunch,” the pendulum takes center stage as the central conceptual element 
: Its steady motion is converted into analog voltage via a gyroscope 
and used to control all parameters in the setup. This expands 
the system is expanded to include a physical-performative element that reconnects control and chance 
. 

Supported by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts and the Bavarian Music Council.

EN

On their wide-ranging albums 'Pleats,' 'II,' and 'Lunch,' the tech-savvy 
drummers offer grooves from the dub-influenced realms of world music and 
Krautrock—some meditative and light, some thick as a wall and steady as a 
clock. Using various infrared and magnetic field sensors, Popp and König 
were able to translate their movements into control voltage, which they then 
used to trigger and tweak synthesizers and a myriad of effects. A way for 
two humans to become one with their mystical machinery. 
On their current album, *Lunch*, the conceptual centerpiece is the pendulum. 
Neither man nor machine, its steady movement is converted into analog 
voltage using what is known as a gyroscope, allowing it to trigger and control any 
parameter in the duo’s setup.

This project is supported by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts and the Bavarian Music Council.