Taxi Salon: Nina Garcia / Maria Bertel + Suzan Peeters + Masako Ohta + Pascal Niggenkemper + mœbs

In the organizer's words:

The next Taxi Salon Edition assembles international artists from the field of electroacoustic improvisation. The instrumental definitions are radicalized until the spectrum of new music expands to noise.

Nina Garcia (Paris) / Maria Bertel (Copenhagen)

With each of their concerts trombone player Maria Bertel and guitarist Nina Garcia push themselves and their instruments to the limits. Bertel and Garcia posess the absolute desire for intensity. Their means of expression are feedback, drones, crackling, short circuits, overtones, and random harmonies. Nina Garcia lives in Paris. Performing under the moniker Mariachi, her music is published by the record label Na Lagos. Maria Bertel, also known from her projects Self-Pouring and Bad Asthma, lives in Denmark and is a member of the Copenhagen music collective eget værelse. In 2024 they released their new album KNÆKKET SMIL on the label KRAAK.

Masako Ohta (Munich / Tokyo)

The Japanese pianist Masako Ohta, coming from Tokyo, is active in the fields of classical and new music, improvisation, film scoring, and theater music compositions. She is intensively involved with poetry, sound and music from Japan, Europe and other cultures and creates intercultural and interdisciplinary projects and concert series.

Suzan Peeters (Brussels)

Suzan Peeters is a belgian accordionist, experimentalist and improviser based in Brussels. Suzan is constantly looking for new timbres and sound textures within her accordion. She extends the acoustic sound spectrum of the accordion by manipulating the bellows, preparing the instrument as well as using live electronics. She founded duo NAAN with flutist Nathalie Van Meirvenne, which focuses on free improvisation and experimental sounds.

Pascal Niggenkemper (Strasbourg)

The German-French bassist and composer Pascal Niggenkemper creates his music at the intersection of improvised and contemporary music. His work focuses on expanding the sound spectrum of his instrument through acoustic distortion using preparations and motors. Described by the New York City Jazz Records as "one of the most adventurous bassists on the scene".

mœbs (Munich)

The DJ creates a fragile and reconnecting structure between the concerts. He produces a vision that makes the listener focus on the great hidden details.

⚠️ Farida Amadou (Brussels)

The performance of Farida Amadou is unfortunately canceled. We will try to make up for the concert soon. Therefore we are happy to announce the bass player Pascal Niggenkemper.