A conversation about the Belgian Modular Synthesisers scene

music for hiccups invites ERD

Nicola Lancerotti (doublebass player, bassist, electronic musician and modular synthesists) invites you for an evening around modular synthesisers, bringing on stage for a live session “music for hiccups” the duo he co-leads with Chiara Bacci, and ERD, the moniker under which performs François Gaspard, founder of Shakmat Modular and co-founder of WAMM, the first Belgian modular synthesisers gathering.

The evening will unfold as follows:

• a brief introduction on modular synthesisers (8PM-8:15PM)
• a live set by music for hiccups (ca. 45 minutes, 8:15-9:00PM)
• a panel discussion with François Gaspard about synthesisers, Shakmat, WAMM and “modular music” (9:00-10:00PM)
• a live set by ERD (ca. 45 minutes, 10:00-10:45PM)
• closing

music for hiccups

music for hiccups is a duo composed of Brussels-based musicians Chiara Bacci and Nicola Lancerotti.
The improvised music they create centres around a continuous dialogue between modified voice and modular synthesisers. In their performances, the roles they playare intenionally left undefined: sometimes the voice can become an abstract disturbing sound, while modular synths can create melodic textures and often they are intertwined in a manner that blurs the lines between them.
www.musicforhiccups.com

ERD

Erd is the solo project of François Gaspard, pro-active musician from the Brussels’ independent electronic scene and busy mind at the modular synthesiser company Shakmat. Combining a deep interest in sound design and rhythm, Erd explores the edges between bass music, half-time, techno, and experimental electronics.
His live performances and releases on Initiate Records reveal a personal and evolving approach to electronic music, where sharp rhythmic structures collide with deep, evolving textures.