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SLUMBERLAND
FEAT
SAINKHO NAMTCHYLAK

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Belgian musician, composer and instrument-maker Jochem Baelus has been unleashing his obscure, hypnotic krautrock embellished with distorted exotica upon us as Slumberland since 2013. After creating his signature battery of sewing machines, projectors and dismantled mechanical objects, Baelus immersed himself into the world of 65 year old voice-artist Sainkho Namtchylak and assembled a new sound sculpture inspired by her colour.

- expect the rattling drones of motorized chanters grinding against the unearthly sounds of a Siren -

Namtchylak grew up in Tuva, an autonomous Russian republic north of Mongolia. She, known as a rebel pur sang, became the first female overtone artist, started combining these traditional chants with influences from avant-garde music and working with artists such as Evan Parker and Tinariwen.
Her indomitable demons and Russian beat-poetry are now accompanied by Bealus’ compelling, minimal yet vigorous compositions.

For their collaboration on Slumberland's third upcoming full album Lightkeeper Baelus worked with the Canadien/Lebanese sound engineer Radwan Ghazi Moumneh (Jerusalem In My Heart, Constellation Records), recording amidst the trees at Gam Studio in the Belgian Ardennes and mixing at Hotel 2 Tango in Montréal.
The album was mastered by James Plotkin and will be released in November '22 by Berlin’s Morphine Records (Senyawa, Pierre Bastien) founded by Rabih Beaini.

Slumberland and Namtchylak have been invited in 2021 to play at Le Guess Who?, Sonic City festival and will be part of the line up of Berlin's adventorous music festival CTM 2022.

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SLUMBERLAND embraces the experiment.
The band led by sound artist Jochem Baelus deploys an arsenal of home-made mechanical instruments and two drummers to unleash a hypnotic krautrock/post punk sound with echoes of distorted exotica, long-lost soundtracks and boozy rock & roll greats.
For their latest album 'Sea, sea, sea, drifter / See, see, see, drifter' (Consouling Sounds), Slumberland has crossed the Atlantic, making landfall in Montreal to work with engineer/producer Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, amongst many others known from 'Jerusalem in my heart'. As the unofficial sound guru for the Canadian label 'Constellation', he is right at home with the cinematic portraits and tribal realms of Slumberland.

With his help, the album was recorded in a former refrigeration unit amidst the colourful Dutch tulip fields of Voorhout. Though there’s little evidence of this cheerful decor.
This second album was mixed at studio Hotel2tango, Montreal (known for Godspeed You! Black Emperor, among others...) and sounds murkier, rawer and more explosive than its processor. The songs unfold in a constant friction between tactile textures and spare melodies, with the inky voice of Baelus increasingly at the forefront in the role of master of ceremonies.

Since 2013, Jochem Baelus has been besieging the music scene with his re-engineered sewing machines and film projectors. With its obscure, veiled songs, his self-titled debut album in 2013 on the experimental Dutch label 'De Zesde Kolonne' made an impression for its Lynchian atmosphere, prior to which he had already gained a reputation with bands including Echo Beatty.
It didn't go unnoticed by bands such as Tindersticks and King Dude, with whom he would later share the stage. After several tours in Germany, Eastern Europe and Switzerland, a 'live' tape was released with collaborations from the 'Psychfest' festival Eindhoven and he was invited to take part in the compilation album 'I said no doctors' alongside the likes of Silver Apples and Dan Deacon, on the American label 'Dymaxion groove records'.
After numerous solo shows, in 2018, he decided to expand his band to a trio.
The two drummers Erik Heestermans (Steve Gunn) and Frederik Meulyzer (Stray Dogs) supply an organic, visceral counterweight to all that mechanical noise.
In this configuration, the band has made a name for itself as an intense live experience, entrancing audiences in a collective, repetitive, timeless ritual.
Or, in the words of HUMO magazine: ‘Beautiful to watch, heavenly to hear'

LP: LIGHTKEEPER    LP: SEA, SEA, SEA DRIFTER // Comp LP: I SAID NO DOCTORS Tape: THAT NIGHT, I REALISED,    LP: SLUMBERLAND
Slumberland & Sainkho Namtchylak   SEE, SEE, SEE DRIFTER       I WAS WATCHING THE WIND BLOW,
   (DUST CLOSED MY EYES)
on Morphine Records on Consouling sounds on Dymaxion groove records on Zesde Kolonne on Zesde Kolonne
2022 2019 2017 2017 2013

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

17-05-2023 Het Bos - Antwerp - BE
18-05-2023 Worm - Rotterdam - NL
19-05-2023 Dunkfestival - 404 - Ghent - BE

PAST SHOWS:

09-04-2023 BRDCST - AB Brussels - BE
24-03-2023 Antenna - Evergem - BE
20-02-2023 Meakusma - Eupen - BE
03-12-2022 Corso - Antwerp - BE
19-11-2022 Alternativa festival - Prague - CZ
17-11-2022 Saint Ghetto - Bern - CH
11-11-2022 Mind my head - Mechelen - BE
01-10-2022 Next festival - Bratislava - SK
27-08-2022 Platzhirsch festival - Duisburg - DE
26-08-2022 Parzelle - Dortmund - DE
25-05-2022 CTM festival - Berghain - DE
10-04-2022 Rewire festival - The Hague - NL
04-12-2021 Opera de Rouen - Rouen - FR
23-11-2021 Pierre Boulez Saal - Berlin - DE
14-11-2021 Sonic City Festival - Kortrijk - BE
14- 11-2021 Bijloke - Gent - BE
13-11-2021 Le Guess Who festival - Utrecht - NL
30-10-2021 De Singel - Antwerp - BE
24-10-2021 Arkaoda - Berlin - DE
22-10-2021 Morphine Raum- Berlin - DE
15-06-2021 Stuk - Leuven - BE
13-06-2021 St-Catharinachurch - Antwerp - BE
04-04-2020 De muziekgieterij - Maastricht - NL
23-11-2019 Braganca – PT
22-11-2019 Monkey week – Sevilla – ES
21-11-2019 Barcelos – PT
15-11-2019 Magasin 4 - Brussel - BE
11-11-2019 Big Bang Festival (in DUO) - Bijloke - Gent - BE
10-11-2019 Big Bang Festival (in DUO) - Bijloke - Gent - BE
03-11-2019 Big Bang Festival (in DUO) - Bozar - Brussel - BE
27-10-2019 Big Bang Festival (in DUO)- Singel - Antwerpen - BE
26-10-2019 Cultuurcentrum Mechelen - BE
28-09-2019 Splinters- Kuurne - BE
07-09-2019 Deep In The Woods – Hastière - BE
03-08-2019 Absolutely Free Festival - BE
18-04-2019 Koloni Gbg - Göteborg - SE
17-04-2019 Plan B - Malmo - SE
06-04-2019 KC Nona - Mechelen - BE
04-04-2019. De Casino - Sint Niklaas - BE
09-03-2019 CC ter dilft - Bornem -BE
01-03-2019. N9 - Eeklo - BE
24-02-2019 De living - Heist op den Berg - BE
23-02-2019 Peel Slowly and See - Leiden - NL
07-02-2019 Vooruit - Gent -BE
06-02-2019 Het Bos - Antwerpen - BE
02-02-2019 Beursschouwburg - Brussel - BE
31-01-2019. Ment festival - Ljubljana - SI
30-01-2019 Le Bot du monde - Vevey - CH
29-01-2019. Punto - Bern - CH
24-01-2019 Stuk - Leuven - BE
21/06/2018 Dok - Gent - BE
28/04/2018 Kunstoevers - Aalst - BE
14/04/2018 Little waves festival - cmine - Genk - BE
07/04/2018 More Music - concertgebouw Brugge - BE
10/02/2018 OOAM - Baden - CH
09/02/2018 Punto - Bern - CH
07/02/2018 Le bout du monde - Vevey - CH
27/01/2018 Willem II - Den Bosch - NL
15/12/2018 Roma - Antwerpen - with DAAU - BE
12/12/2018 Brakke Grond - Amsterdam - with DAAU - NL
09/12/2018 Mind your head - Mechelen - BE
08/12/2018 Instruments make play - Deventer - NL
01/12/2018 4AD - Diksmuide - with THE MECHANICS - BE
17/11/2018 CC Strombeek - Strombeek - with AMENRA - BE
23/09/2018 De Koer - Gent - BE
15/09/2018 De Sociale Dienst - Eindhoven -NL
09/09/2018 Popomonument - Bergen op zoom - NL
04/08/2017 Dijle Feesten - Mechelen - BE
21/07/2017 Kinky Star - Gent - BE
29/04/2017 Bar Paniek - Antwerp - BE
17/04/2017 Kinky star - Gent - BE
26/03/2017 Kampnagel - Hamburg - DE
25/03/2017 Kampnagel - Hamburg - DE
4/01/2017 Afsnis - Gent - BE
16/12/2016 Charlatan - Gent - BE
3/12/2016 Het Bos - Antwerp - with DANS DANS - BE
2/12/2016 Het Bos - Antwerp -with DANS DANS -BE
16/10/2016 Zeezicht - Antwerp - BE
30/09/2016 Witzli Putzli - Antwerp - BE
29/09/2016 Worm - Rotterdam -NL
29/09/2016 Walhalla - Rotterdam - NL
14/10/2016 Acu - utrecht - NL
11/11/2016 November music - 's-Hertogenbosch - NL
10/06/2016 Effenaar - Psych Lab - NL
21/05/2016 Gouvernement - Gent - BE
15/04/2016 De Ruimte - Amsterdam - NL
21/03/2016 Bourla – Antwerp – with TINDERSTICKS -BE
18/02/2016 Roodkapje – Rotterdam -NL
26/11/2015 Plantagedok – A'dam – NL
20/11/2015 Opera – Lille – FR
21/11/2015 Opera -Lille – FR
15/11/2015 Handelsbeurs – Gent – BE
08/11/2015 Bozar – Brussel – BE
01/11/2015 Singel – Antwerp – BE
06/09/2015 Rotterdamse Schouwburg – NL
07/07/2015 OCCII – Amsterdam – NL
21/05/2015 Salle Jeanne – Antwerp – BE
18/05/2015 Sub – Graz – AT
17/05/2015 Cafe Prosa – Vienna – AT
16/05/2015 Open air – Chomutov – CZ
15/05/2015 Naplavka – Prague – CZ
14/05/2015 Ceska 1 – Kutna Hora – CZ
13/05/2015 Vestredu – Plzen – CZ
10/05/2015 Sohaczew – PL
09/05/2015 Chmury – Warsaw – PL
08/05/2015 Kiki sol – Berlin – DE
02/05/2015 Makroscope – Müllheim – DE
19/04/2015 Sub071 – Leiden -NL
18/04/2015 Vechtclub XL – Utrecht – NL
18/04/2015 Distortion records – A'dam – NL
17/04/2015 Tolhuistuin - Amsterdam – NL
08/04/2015 Het Bos - Antwerpen - with KING DUDE- BE
08/03/2015 Podium T - Bergen op zoom - NL
04/03/2015 ACU - Utrecht - NL
05/03/2015 Hall of fame - Tilburg – NL
27/03/2015 Cartoon's – Antwerp – BE
16/01/2015 Kunstacademy - Dusseldorf – DE

19/12/2014 W2 poppodium - Den Bosch - NL
13/12/2014 Audioplant - Antwerpen - BE
29/11/2014 TAC - Eindhoven - NL
22/11/2014 Vrankrijk - Amsterdam - with PARQUET COURTS - NL
16/11/2014 Pianofabriek - Brussel - BE
12/09/2014 Studio Alta - Prague - CZ
11/08/2014 Strada - Chomutov - CZ
18/07/2014 Extrapool - Nijmegen - NL
12/07/2014 Het Bos - Antwerpen - with GUARDIAN ALIEN - BE
26/06/2014 Kinky star - Gent - BE
20/06/2014 Strangelove festival - Antwerpen - BE
16/05/2014 Extrapool - Nijmegen - NL
02/05/2014 Het Bos - Antwerpen - BE
19/03/2014 Tumult fm - Gent - with Mauro, Floris vanhoof,… -
15/02/2014 Hemeldriften - Arnhem - NL
14/02/2014 Vrooom - Rotterdam - with Ludo mich,… - NL
23/01/2014 Truhlarna - Prague - CZ
08/12/2013 Gifgrond - Tilburg - NL
06/10/2013 Trix - Antwerpen - with Mauro, condor Gruppe,…
27/09/2013 Amp snacks - Arnhem - NL
21/09/2013 Diy day - Brussels - BE

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