Ahead of the second artist announcement, we can reveal that James Holden will be bringing his Animal Spirits to Rewire 2018.
It’s no secret that we’ve kept a close eye on James Holden’s musical evolution since the release of his 2013 epic ‘The Inheritors’. Making his Rewire debut in support of that album in 2014 and returning for a residency with Moroccan Gnawa master Maalem Houssam Guinia in 2016, we’ve witnessed him evolve in sound and scope with each new project.
Reborn as a live musician and bandleader, James Holden’s performance with The Animal Spirits marks his third outing at Rewire and promises to be his most ambitious yet. Joined by a full band, with RocketNumberNine’s Tom Page on drums and Etienne Jaumet on saxophone, James Holden & The Animal Spirits is a wild ride that unites the melodic vigour of James Holden’s modular synthesizer with a supporting cast of brass, wind and live percussion. It’s an expansive and psychedelic journey through the free-flowing jazz of greats like Don Cherry and Pharoah Sanders, traditional Gnawa rhythms and James Holden’s own, self-described folk-trance.
“You won’t often find artists at Rewire who’ve played at the festival before, let alone twice, but inviting James Holden back feels like a natural step. His two-part collaboration with the Guinia family – of which the second was the residency at Rewire 2016 – had a profound impact on his artistic direction. We’re excited to see where James’s new project with The Animal Spirits will take us.”
Warm up with the newly-released album The Animal Spirits below and catch them live at Rewire 2018 – 6 to 8 April, The Hague NL. Learn more at: James Holden & The Animal Spirits.
Festival passes for the reduced price of €70 are available until1 March at 12:00 CET at: Tickets.
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