‘melodies from my mother's knees’
octurn + mira calix + boris van der avoort

jozef dumoulin: keyboards, electronics
gilbert nouno: electronics
mira calix: electronics
fabian fiorini: piano
bo van der werf: baritone sax, electronics
boris van der avoort: live visuals

When you hear songs from your childhood, it often brings back sweet memories. British electronica artist mira calix, visual artist boris van der avoort and brussels band octurn join forces for the project ‘Melodies from my mother’s knees’. They dust off nursery rhymes, childhood songs and lullabies from different cultures and languages. The collective doesn’t simply offer a nostalgic trip down memory lane, but presents refreshing and hypnotic versions of the songs in a surprising ...

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When you hear songs from your childhood, it often brings back sweet memories. British electronica artist mira calix, visual artist boris van der avoort and brussels band octurn join forces for the project ‘Melodies from my mother’s knees’. They dust off nursery rhymes, childhood songs and lullabies from different cultures and languages. The collective doesn’t simply offer a nostalgic trip down memory lane, but presents refreshing and hypnotic versions of the songs in a surprising mix of jazz, electronica and ambient.

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Agenda

WED20.07.11festival musiques au présent, narbonne (FR)
THU14.10.10minard schouwburg, ghent (B)
SAT09.10.10concertgebouw, bruges (B)

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