FatCat Open Circuit Festival in Belgium

05/01/06

Following the success of our past 3 events there, we can confirm news of a forthcoming FatCat mini-festival event at the amazing Kunstencentrum BELGIE venue in Hasselt, Belgium. Unlike the previous shows we've organised there, this time the event will take place over the course of two nights - Friday 10 and Saturday 11 February, 2006 - and is the most ambitious and varied show yet.

There will be sets from a large number of FatCat artists and friends, including Vashti Bunyan's first European show since 1968, plus a rare excursion to Belgium for improvised music pioneers AMM. There will also be sets from pianist / composer Max Richter; laptop noise meddlers Antenna Farm, electronica from Japan's Aoki Takamasa + Tujiko Noriko, and Com.a; post-rock brilliance from Austria's Radian; beautiful out-folk meanderings from The Ivytree; gritty US hiphop noiseniks Food For Animals; improvised inspiration from the UK's Vibracathedral Orchestra and Finland's Kemialliset Ystävät; plus a DJ set from Múm's Orvar and Gunni (who will also do a live collaboration with Kemialliset).

FAT CAT 'Open Circuit' participates with the Hasselt cultureweekend SHOTS With confirmation awaited from a further few artists, there will also be a number of sets where some of the above artists will perform improvised collaborations together for the first time. The showas will take place in a number of different rooms within the venue (a former radiator factory), and there will also be a cinema room and installations. All in all, it should be an amazing event.
The line-up so far is as follows:

FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY

VASHTI BUNYAN
MÚM dj set
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT
AOKI TAKAMASA + TUJIKO NORIKO
FOOD FOR ANIMALS
ANTENNA FARM

SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY

AMM
RADIAN
COM.A
THE IVYTREE
VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA
MAX RICHTER
MÚM (Gunni and Örvar) vs KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT

See the Events section for further details and ticket info.