The trio formed in Manchester and now bifurcated in Brussels edges up into the Nor scene with their plucky, surreal angular tunes of certain urgency and definite charisma. Starring Leo Hermitt, Nirvana Heire and Giulio Erasmus of local Worm infamy, here come the infectious clanky rhythms and wonky non-riffs of your post lo-fi reveries.

Danceable distortion and palpable confusion ~ the swerving headcase jams of Horacio Pollard have already struck us more than misguided lightning, and clearly we can't get enough what with the split tape release and upcoming solo release KRAAK. Whatever lies beneath and between that mangled chaos - be it beats or melodies - is an undeniably addictive brew.

Antwerp local Kiara Govaert ~ one half of Liegenaar and De Klok ~ siphons her trinkety sounds through transducer outposts spread in strategic placements. Using feedback loops with speakers and microphones and adding field recordings of natural and temperamental origins, she creates sonic lullabies that resound in their feral containment.

The sunny soundrays emitted by the Nuke Watch contingent tug at the loose ends of all reference points and tie them into a bouquet of strange euphoria. Having wowed and wooed us as a quartet back at KRAAK Fest 2022, they now return as a duo of Beat Detectives with Chris Hontos and Aaron Anderson warping the waves for another hyperreal, post-fusion, spiritually interminable opening set.

The protean, iridescent world of Zoe Paravolo has been stealthily charming the Brussels scene for the past year or more, and how could one resist the draw of those kaleidoscopic musical visions? It's cartoon fodder and compositional ingenuity all at once, making the case for head-scratching bangers that cheekily evolve with every performance.