Electric Barbarian is the band that Floris Vermeulen initiated in 2000. For a decade they perform their unique mix of high speed live drum’n bass and jazz improvisation.
The band performed in venues all over Europe a.o.: Cité de la Musique (Paris), Banlieues Bleues (Paris), Lowlands (Biddinghuizen), Auditorium (Rome), Cankarjev Dom (Ljubljana), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Vooruit (Gent), Grand Theatre (Groningen), Taktlos.07 (Zurich) and Jazz Saalfelden (Austria). Electric Barbarian worked with guest musicians and performers such as Eric Boeren, Serge Adam, Andy Laster, Grazzhoppa, Kain and Tony Buck.
In 2004 Electric Barbarian produced their first album:
Quote: “….Él is masterfully and open produced and builds a monumental bridge between improvised music, hiphop and live drum-n-bass.”
So far Electric Barbarian released two albums: EL – 2004 & Minirock from the Sun – 2007.
The Brazilian poet Luanda Casella performs as a special guest with Electric Barbarian. Luanda Casella is a performer, a writer and most of all a story teller. She uses both rhythm and tonality of words to create a sound atmosphere. Her poems are reflecting every day thoughts and situations in an abstract way. She is a virtuoso in the performance of ‘spoken word’ with an astonishing flow.
Line up:
Luanda Casella (Br) – spoken word
George Pancras (Nl) – trumpet
DJ Lamont (US) – turntables
Sebastiaan Kaptein (Nl) – drums
Floris Vermeulen (Nl) – electric bass / compositions
After the sold out show in Paris at Cité de la Musique, Electric Barbarian premiered their new project ‘The Ghost of Langston Hughes’ at the World Expo Shanghai 2010. The performances where held at the Dutch Culture Center, housed in the renovated factory complex ‘800show’ which spans an area of 1400 m². Also the band was presented at the Idutang (Sz) and TuTu (Gz) in June 2010. At the ‘Fête de la Musique’ and the two concerts at the Dutch Cultural Center, Shanghai had his first encounter with Electric Barbarian, whose unique mix of high speed live drum’n bass and jazz improvisation caused a vibrant atmosphere and great enthusiasm among the spectators. Inspired by this performance, Electric Barbarian decided to come back.
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- Tickets: Rmb 80/50 (presale)
