Sonic Hypnosis & Import Export pres.: Delphine Joussein + Enid Valu + Anton Kaun (DJ)

Delphine Joussein

On this night, the release date of her new solo album “Calamity,” French flutist Delphine Joussein (NOUT, BOOLVAR, Fire! Orchestra, SAUVAGES PARADIS) takes the stage. Far from the angelic image often associated with this instrument, the flute is pushed to its absolute limits. Electronics, vocals, mouth effects, percussion—everything passes through the pipe. Fierce duels between frenzy and introspection, organic and electric, acoustic and amplified, all underpinned by solid riffs, played live. A performance punctuated by twists, with the leitmotif of creative surprise and a refusal to limit the sound’s potential.

“The music/sound she was creating struck me as the soundtrack to the moments before the end of the world. If Joussein had a band, it would no doubt have featured the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The depth of sound was immense; there was barely any recognizable flute playing, even though every sound we heard came from her instrument. We were hit by layer upon layer of electronic sound—a combination of massive bass notes you could feel thumping through the floor, rippling echoplexed phrases, and assorted feedback, punctuated by occasional contorted, screaming vocals.”—Tim Dickeson

Enid Valu

Enid Valu has been documenting with her camera for over 20 years, starting in the U.S. and now based in Europe. She played bass and keyboards, as well as singing, in the shoegaze-dreampop band Cement Stars in the 2010s, opening for Toro y Moi, Mr. Twin Sister, Memoryhouse, and Autolux, to name a few. Recently, she’s returned to the mic, making guest appearances with The Notwist, Julien Gasc, Embryo, Nathaniel Russell, Hochzeitskapelle, and Ada & The Alien Orchestra. Now she’s trying something new on her own.

Anton Kaun

Anton Kaun is a video and noise artist who has been producing live audiovisual performances under the pseudonym Rumpeln for over 20 years. Electronic sounds, bodies, and videos—all subjected to the same excessive approach—constantly teeter on the line between brutality and awkwardness: persistent, unforgiving, raging, aggressive, yet always cathartic. His DJ sets are always a pleasant surprise.