SúperNovae & Friends
SúperNovae combines the raw energy of punk with the vibrant rhythms of AfroBrazilian roots music. A blend of cultures and influences reflecting the diversity of the band, formed in 2023 and based in London, UK.
A politically conscious band, channeling passion for social justice into their music, transcending boundaries and uniting people. Their songs address themes such us racial discrimination, political corruption and social inequality, often underscoring the connections between personal experience and political structures.
Musically, the band uses a range of traditional Brazilian instruments like surdos, alfaia, gonguê, agogô and xequerê combined with guitar, bass and drum kit.
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Audio tentacles, soundscapes and visceral shapes. Exploring sub-bass dreams and waking lucid visions. Heat and clarity mix with the obscured. Telling of varied stories bound together in the spaces between beats and morphing sounds.
Baddest Squid is a soundscape project formed in the dawn sessions of Stockwell Skate Park aka Brixton Beach London. The project is comprised of F£RG MON£Y (Perimeter Jam) on modular synthesis, Chris Lartey on MPC beat making, and Levin Pfeufer on wind instruments, sub-bass and dub.
Along with guest musicians, performance and video artists Baddest Squid celebrates diverse narratives of sonic, visual and physical storytelling. The collective sound and creative flexibility enables responses to themes that are both personal and universal.
Baddest Squid create experimental soundscapes, telling stories embracing multifaceted ranges of the human experience of self and other, singularity and community, spiritual and otherworldly. These narratives take form from a complex pallet including modular synthesis, live MPC beat making and manipulation, wind-dub from a variety of instruments played real time, spoken word, movement and video projection.
Buttr is a producer and DJ based in London who brings the freshest up-tempo UKG and Ragga drums. He regularly plays at some of the best clubs in the UK including – The Cause, E1, Egg, Book Club, Ton of Bricks, Corsica Studios, Phonox, Night Tails, Brixton Jam, 395 Bristol and Hidden in Manchester. Currently DJ Butter is a resident at Lightworks.
SOMATIQI
IDM Nu Jazz fusing bass music, dubstep, jungle, and psychedelia into a boundary-pushing sonic experience. Grown through the winter of 2024, Somatiqi explores the grounding properties of bass and the communal essence of dance cultures. With a focus on experimental sound design, advanced synthesis, found sounds, live dubbing and improvisation, the project invites listeners into an immersive experience where music becomes both movement and reflection.
