Slumberland
With Slumberland, Belgian musician, composer and instrument maker Jochem Baelus has been unleashing obscure, hypnotic krautrock and postpunk colored with distorted exotica, upon us since 2013.about
Slumberlands tactile sound is generated by a battery of sewing machines, film projectors and other dismantled, mechanical objects. So far, he released a solo album,the 2019 release 'Sea, sea, sea Drifter // See, see, see Drifter', joined by 2 drummers and a recent collaboration with Tuvan voice-artist Sainkho Namtchylak. But now Jochem Baelus is constructing a brand new sound installation which he takes on the road solo. Expect rattling drones of motoric 'bagpipes' grinding, accompanied by compelling, melodic & minimal compositions and complete stillness.
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Jochem Baelus stirs a pot on the edge of noise that threatens to boil over at any moment – beautiful to watch and heavenly to listen to. The Belgian musician and instrument builder brews the adjacency of krautrock melancholy and post-punk spark, using converted equipment ranging from sewing machines to film projectors to forge his sound. After various collaborations, Slumberland is now on a solo path: he will unleash his mesmerising Ghosts in the Machines on us mortals with a new audio installation.