Move 78 er et Berlin-baseret band hvis signaturlyd er en balance mellem fritflydende improviseret jazz og programmeret, automatiseret hip-hop.

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Venue: Musikcaféen, 3. etage
Døre: 20.00
Show: 21.00
Entré: 160 kr. / Studerende: 80 kr.
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Move 78 (DE)

Bandet består af Doron Segal (keyboards), Nir Sabag (trummer), Hal Strewe (bas), Meravi Goldman (valdhorn) og Aver (sampler/produktion). Deres musik er skabt fra timevis af studieimprovisationer der skæres over, omarrangeres og tillægges yderligere strygere, fløjte og horn.

Move 78’s live optrædener er ikke bare en gennemspilning af deres materiale, men nærmere en udviddelse af bandets kreative proces – én hvor menneskelige reaktioner provokeres og forstærkes af teknologi. Begyndende med små klynger af samples og familiære sekvenser, begynder musikerne at inspirere hinanden indtil de fremkommende musikalske mønstre danner harmoni i nye spontane kompositioner. Aver sampler ikke bare lyder live på scenen, men tager også atmosfæriske live optagelser og bruger dem som basis for nye studieidéer, og former et feedback loop af kreation og læren.

Aver, Doron og Nir mødte hinanden i Berlin i 2017. De begyndte til at starte med at hænge ud som venner og ville snakke endeløst om musik indtil de i sidste ende begyndte at samarbejde. De første tilfælde af deres samarbejde findes på LP’en ”Dressed for CCTV” fra 2018, Aver’s anden udgivelse med Village Live Records. Trioen begyndte at øve til live show for at promovere ders LP, og omarbejdede Aver’s hip-hop instrumentals med en mere jazz-orienteret stil, hvorefter de snart tilføjede bassist Hal Stewe til line-up’et, og Move 78 blev dannet. Henover bandets tre hovedudgivelser til dato, har de samarbejdet med over et dusin musikere fra en vid rækkevidde af baggrunde, særligt prominent er samarbejdet med Meravi Goldman. Under pandemien tog hun del i så mange hjemmeoptagelser med Aver og Doron Segal, at hendes beherskelse af valdhornet blev en integreret del af bandets lyd, og hun blev derfor et permanent medlem af Move 78.

Bandets navn er inspireret af en berømt Go kamp (et gammelt kinesisk brætspil) mellem Lee Sedol, den daværende verdensmester af Go, og et computerprogram kaldet AlphaGo. Efter at være besejret af hans AI-modstander de første tre spil ud af fem, forbløffede Sedol tilskuere og kommentatorer ved at omstille sig og spille et træk så mærkeligt at the fuldstændig forbløffede AlphaGo og dens algoritmer, hvilket ledte til at programmet søgte historisk data til at forklare det. Trækket – der repræsenterede Sedol’s menneskelige respons at tilpasse sig for at møde udfordringerne ved en evigt udviklende teknologiske verden – var træk 78.

Siden 2021 har Move 78 udgivet to 7” dobbel a-side singler, et 10” drum break album og to 12” studiealbums: ”The Algorithm Smiles Upon You” og ”Automated Improvisation”. Begge modtog nationale radiospilninger i Tyskland, Storbritannien, Frankrig, Japan og USA, udbredelse på internetstationer såsom Worldwide FM, NTS og NPR, såvel som redaktionelle playlists på Spotify og Apple Music, og har med alle deres udgivelser kombineret opnået over 12 millioner strems. Bandets tredje studiealbum ”Grains” udgives den 3. november 2023.

Opica

Opica startede sin musikkarriere som gadeartist, hvor han stegte dansegulve om natten med akustiske opsætninger, og lærte meget om harmonien og samspillet mellem nærvær, udtryk og publikum. Da han senere begyndte at rode rundt med principperne for programmering og organisering i Pure Data-softwaren, blev broen til den elektroniske musiks verden naturligt dannet. I løbet af sin karriere har han været involveret i forskellige musikstile såsom musik til moderne dans, improviseret musik, bryllupsmusik og moderne soul. Opica-projektet er et alkymistisk eksperiment med hans analoge og digitale håndværk og resultatet af et øget fokus på skabelse frem for liveoptrædener og øvning. Efter tidligere at have fremført (mere eller mindre) improviseret live-sæt og udgivet bånd på Ex Orbit label, er Opicas The Other End Of the Circle (TOEOTC) hans første (elektroniske) udgivelse på vinyl, og han glæder sig over at tilføje sit hovedinstrument, cimbalom, til konteksten og den nye lyd af projektet. Udover Opica arbejder han i øjeblikket i Astrid Engbergs projekt.

DJ: Muff

Muff er pladesamler og selector med base i København. Nysgerrig kærlighed til musik, der både udfordrer øregangene og vækker umiddelbar genkendelse, er karakteristisk når Muff er bag pladespillerne. Med udgangspunkt i den mere beat-orienterede og hiphop-inspirerede jazz, vil han skabe lydbilledet før og efter koncerten. I aftenens anledning er tasken pakket med et udvalg af hans favoritplader, der helt sikkert får dig til at groove.

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ENGLISH:

Move 78 (DE)

Move 78 are a Berlin-based band whose signature sound is a balance between free-flowing, improvised jazz and programmed, automated hip-hop.

The band consists of Doron Segal (keyboards), Nir Sabag (drums), Hal Strewe (bass), Meravi Goldman (French horn) and Aver (sampler/production). Their music is crafted from hours of studio improvisations that have been chopped-up, rearranged, and layered with additional strings, flute and horns.

Move 78’s live performance is not just a replaying of this material, but rather an expansion of the band’s creative process, one where human reactions are provoked and augmented by technology. Starting with small clusters of samples and familiar sequences, the musicians feed off each other until the emerging musical patterns cascade together in harmony, creating new spontaneous compositions. Not only does Aver sample these sounds in real-time on stage but he also takes the atmospheric live recordings away and uses them as the basis for new studio ideas, forming a feedback loop of creation and learning.

Aver, Doron and Nir met in Berlin in 2017. They began hanging out as friends initially and would endlessly talk about music until eventually they began collaborating, the first instances of which can be found on the 2018 LP “Dressed For CCTV”, Aver's second release with Village Live Records. The trio began rehearsing for live shows to promote the LP, re-working Aver's hip-hop instrumentals with a more jazz-oriented style, soon adding bassist Hal Strewe to the line-up and Move 78 was formed. Across the band’s three main releases to date they have collaborated with over a dozen musicians from a wide range of backgrounds, the most prominent of these being with Meravi Goldman. During the pandemic she took part in so many home recordings with Aver & Doron Segal that her mastery of the French horn became an integral part of the band’s sound, and so she became a permanent member of Move 78.

The band name is inspired by a famous Go match (an ancient Chinese board game) between Lee Sedol, the world champion of Go at the time, and a computer program named AlphaGo. Having been defeated in the first three games of the five-game match by his AI-powered opponent, Sedol stunned spectators and commentators by adapting and playing a move so strange that it completely baffled AlphaGo and its algorithms, leading the program to scramble for historical data to make sense of it. The move – which represented Sedol's human response adapting to meet the challenges of an ever-evolving technological world - was move 78.

Since 2021 Move 78 have released two 7” double a-side singles, a 10” drum break record and two 12” studio albums: “The Algorithm Smiles Upon You” and “Automated Improvisation”. Both received national radio play in Germany, UK, France, Japan and USA, widespread play on internet stations such as Worldwide FM, NTS and NPR, as well as editorial playlisting on Spotify and Apple Music, with all their releases combined having received over 12 million streams. The band’s third studio album “Grains” is due for release Friday November 3rd 2023.

Aver also hosts the fortnightly Move 78 Show on Berlin community radio station Refuge Worldwide.

Opica

Starting his music career as a street performer, frying dancefloors at night with acoustic setups, Opica learned a lot about the harmony and interplay between presence, expression, and the audience. When he later started to mess around with the principles of programming and organization in the Pure Data software, the bridge into the world of electronic music was naturally formed. During his career he has been involved in various styles of music such as music for modern dance, improvised music, wedding music and modern soul. The Opica project is an alchemical experimentation with his analog and digital craftsmanship and the result of an increased focus on creation rather than live performances and rehearsals. Having previously performed (more or less) improvised live sets and released tapes on Ex Orbit label, Opica’s The Other End Of the Circle (TOEOTC) is his first (electronic) release on vinyl, and he’s delighted to add his main instrument, the cimbalom, to the context and new sound of the project. Besides Opica he is currently working in Astrid Engbergs project.

DJ: Muff

Muff is a record collector and selector based in Copenhagen. Curious love to music that expands your horizon as well as evokes immediate recognition are characteristics when Muff is behind the turntables. Taking point of departure in the more beat oriented and hip-hop inspired jazz, he will create the soundscape before and after the concert. On the occasion of this night’s concert, the bag is packed with a selection of his favourite records that for sure will make you groove.