Somehow the spring is reaching its end and it feels like May didn’t even happen. Dazed by the times that have been had and anticipating those still to come, we woosh in like the overheated winds that have too much to tell. Our tales from Sint Jozefskerk keep reverberating, and the Infant Tree day at la Cheminée was way-paving for all the other collaborations we could only dream of until now. Some more of those are on the way, as well as other sources of communion for the overheated and unwaterproofed. We’re talking about shows, mainly ~ it’s a packed month, so pull out your pen and agenda and start scribbling:

JUNE/JULY SHOWS

• this SATURDAY 13/06::: RAZOR JAMS w/ Autoreverse, Osiana & Anna De Leener (OHK, Ostend)

  Surfing the pre-summer waves at OHK with feedback drenched psychedelia in two different packages: Nina Garcia and Arnaud Rivière unleash shards of noise as Autoreverse, while the newfangled power trio Osiana (Bear Bones, Lay Low + Hipólito + Vomit Heat) soar and sear with their burning riffs. Anna De Leener’s sound selections tie things together slyly and trippily.

• SATURDAY 20/06::: Fête de l’Eléphant w/ Ama Chi Ti Ama, De Mond & Rudi J (Parc de la Fonderie, Brussels)

  After a brief pause last year, we’re back for another Fête in the heart of Molenbeek with the Eléphant block party crew. On this year’s bill: the fair and forlorn songs of Italian ancestry rendered by Ama Chi Ti Ama, the smashing double-drum ruckus of De Mond, and Rudi J’s post-irie sounds to set the tone throughout. Check out the full Fête de l’Eléphant program here!

• FRIDAY 26/06::: KRAAK x Real No Real w/ Noela Coelo Velasco & Garazi Navas, Matacandil, Real No Real & friends DJ set (Q-O2, Brussels)

  A celebration of kinship established through music and fortified wines 🍷 We’re stoked to have Madrid’s Real No Real collective curate a night of performatized experimentalism at the Q-O2 headquarters. With Noela Coelo Velasco & Garazi Navas presenting the accordeon-laced performance Proxima vuelta del faro, Matacandil and their intertwining violins, and a DJ set (maybe afterparty??) by Real No Real and surprise guests

• SATURDAY 04/07:: KRAAK Festival(letje) w/ Handle, Horacio Pollard, Kiara Govaert, Nuke Watch & Zoé Paravolo (De Nor, Antwerp)

  A small outdoorsy version of our namesake fest, keeping it raw on the sculptural steps of De Nor. Featuring artists of KRAAK Fest’s near past (Nuke Watch’s shimmering new age, Horacio Pollard’s distorted dance hits) or iterations thereof (Giulio Erasmus’s homegrown post-punk vehicle Handle) or even new additions to the canon (Zoé Paravolo’s warped wisdom, Kiara Govaert’s speaker settings ahead of her first cassette release (!) on KRAAK (!!))

KRAAK’S MEMBERS ONLY

We teased and teased and even put it on a flyer so we basically have no choice but to present you with KRAAK’S MEMBERS ONLY, a yearly subscription to pledge your unwavering support to our deeds and don’ts. For 150 EUR a year you get into all our shows (except KRAAK Fest) FOR FREE, 4 physical releases of your choice per year + 15% discount on anything else you fancy for the duration of your membership. If coming to our shows is a physical impossibility for you you can also opt for for the Records Only tier, which is 100 EUR for 5 physical releases per year + the aforementioned 15% discount.

For the moment the idea is in its beta phase, so we’ll be fine-tuning it as we go along. But if you want to be an early adopter, go ahead and sign up over here!

ODDS & ENDS

• RADIO ROUNDUP: we have several additions to the DNVG archive, including Dylan’s special focus ep on Infant Tree ahead of the Cheminée hang + solo DB show of unexpected proportions, all our Radio tab. But for now, yesterday’s show with a half-June focus is uploaded and kicking!

  On the Kiosk front: our vinyl savvy intern Ilona’s debut sesh at Kiosk was filled with her personal favorites as well as her picks from the KRAAK archives. All radio shows available on kraak.net/radio

• BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE: the results of last month’s vacature are in, and it’s none other than Lukas De Clerck of Bloedneus infamy who’ll be wearing the admin pants of our operation! And temporarily helping out in the tech department is another not-unfamiliar face, Gaute Granli ~ this artist-heavy iteration of KRAAK might just be what it needs to carry us over to a new hopeful era :’)

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