Four years after his last release as Hauschka, composer Volker Bertelmann returns to City Slang for his new effort “PHILANTHROPY”. While touching on the work of musical innovators, such as Erik Satie and John Cage, Hauschka reimagines the potential of the prepared piano for the 21st century, a technique that involves inserting objects between the instrument’s strings or onto its hammers to expand its sonic and operative possibilities.

Barcelona-based performer and sound artist whose work delves into the exploration of pure sound, with a strong focus on improvisation and a sensitive approach to electronics.

Her artistic journey began at Barcelona’s Escola Massana Centre d’Art i Disseny and the Conservatory of Music, where she laid the foundations of her practice. Driven by a deep fascination for sound, she pursued a Master’s in Sonology at the Institute of Sonology in the Netherlands.

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★★★ Coco The Coconut (Freedonia)
Bookings:info@freedonia.eu
2020 Gigs: 
09/10/2020 @Switch Pocket Club, Barcelona
01/10/2020 @Secret Location, Turkey
05/09/2020 @Hotel Pulitzer, Barcelona
16/08/2020 @Bus del Forum, Barcelona
07/08/2020 @Castell de Montjuïc, Barcelona
11/07/2020 @La Terrrazzza, Barcelona
20/06/2020 @Luv, Barcelona
31/05/2020 @Go Beach, Barcelona CANCELLED
15/05/2020 @This Side Up, Barcelona CANCELLED
02/05/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona CANCELLED
24/04/2020 @Crack Bellmer, Berlin CANCELLED
18/04/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona CANCELLED
17/04/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona CANCELLED
04/04/2020 @Secret Location, Barcelona CANCELLED
04/04/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona CANCELLED
21/03/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona CANCELLED
20/03/2020 @This Side Up, Barcelona CANCELLED
13/03/2020 @Secret Location, Barcelona CANCELLED
13/03/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona CANCELLED
29/02/2020 @El Zorro, Zaragoza
22/02/2020 @Terrazza Sul Lago, Tuscany (Italy)
21/02/2020 @Birrificio Altotevere, Tuscany (Italy)
08/02/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona
24/01/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona
11/01/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona
01/01/2020 @Secret Location, Barcelona
01/01/2020 @Freedonia, Barcelona
BIO
Spanish below----------------------------
Coco was born in a coconut tree on a deserted and remote island in the South Pacific. Under the shade of a palm tree he took his first steps and slept his first naps. One day he decided to build a raft with the shells of the coconuts he had eaten until then and launched into the ocean in search of new lands and adventures.
After much sailing and long napping, he shored in the city of Barcelona at the beginning of the 21st century. Disenchanted with the way of life in the northern hemisphere, he decided to create in 2009, the Incipient Republic of Freedonia, nerve center of Barcelona´s underground, in the heart of the Raval. After some years in the background, programming and listening to the sets of the best DJs in the city, Coco decided to come out as The Coconut. Just one year after his premiere, Coco has shared booths with artists such as Curses, La Mverte, Álvaro Cabana, Javi Redondo, Middle Sky Boom, Freudenthal, Martin Noise, Morze, Lokier, among others, in addition of playing most of the most important venues in Barcelona such as Apolo, Laut, This Side Up, The Garage of the Bass Valley, the legendary Pikes in Ibiza, some clubs in Berlin as Polygon or Rummels Bucht or in Tuscany (Italy).
Expect a hot dance floor with sessions of Dark Disco, New Wave and Italo with brush strokes of Post Punk and Electro.

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Coco, nació en un cocotero de una isla desierta y remota del pacífico sur. Bajo la sombra de una palmera dio sus primeros pasos y durmió sus primeras siestas. Un buen día decidió construirse una balsa con las cáscaras de los cocos que había comido hasta entonces y se lanzó al oceano en búsqueda de nuevas tierras y aventuras.
Después de mucho navegar y mucho dormir la siesta, orilló en la ciudad de Barcelona a principios del siglo XXI. Desencantado del modo de vida en el hemisferio norte, decidió crear en el 2009, la República Incipiente de Freedonia, templo neurálgico del underground barcelonés, en pleno corazón del Raval. Tras años en un segundo plano programando y escuchando los sets de los mejores dj´s de la ciudad, Coco decidió salir a la luz como The Coconut. Transcurridos apenas un año desde su estreno, Coco ha compartido cartel con artistas como Curses, La Mverte, Álvaro Cabana, Javi Redondo, Middle Sky Boom, Freudenthal, Martin Noise, Morze, Lokier, entre otros, además de pinchar en la mayoría de los clubs más destacados de Barcelona como Apolo, Laut, This Side, The Garage of the Bass Valley, en el legendario Pikes en Ibiza, en clubs berlineses como Polygon y Rummels Bucht o en la Toscana (Italia).
Espera sesiones pisteras de Dark Disco, New Wave y Italo, con pinceladas de Post Punk y Electro.

Insolvn Sea is a musician and disc jockey based in Barcelona. He records effected instruments and then mixes them in curious ways. The instruments are mostly electronic, and the sounds are generally synthesised. The recordings are usually quite drum-focused, mainly for dancing and other frivolities, but often additionally for traversing through imagined space-time-related experiences whilst wearing headphones. He also enjoys smashing a drum kit accompanied with highly-amplified guitars. His first LP was released in 2020 under his Etkats moniker.

previous work, LP, more dj mixes, socials, and cat photos here:
https://linktr.ee/insolvnsea

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