Femme Brutal: Slippkonsert med Aron Dahl + supp. Shikoswe

Femme Brutal inviterer til en aften med drømmende indierock og skeiv country på Cafe Mir torsdag 14.november Denne kvelden blir også en unik mulighet å høre låter fra Aron Dahls album Moth/Flame.

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ARON DAHL

Første november slipper Aron Dahl albummet Moth/Flame, hvor han stadfester sin evne til å kombinere eksplisitt seksuelt innhold og levende BDSM-tablåer med en sjelden sårbarhet og fascinderende pop-sensibilitet. Dette er eksentrisk og eksperimentell kammerpop med en glatt 70-talls vibb, drømmeaktige synthesizere og en lengtende følelse av countrymusikk. Denne drømmende følelsen gjenspeiler også transformasjonen som Aron Dahl selv har gjennomgått mens han jobbet med albumet, som ble startet bare noen få uker etter at han kom ut av skapet som transkjønnet. Temaet transformasjon har fått ett veldig fysisk uttrykk, ettersom Aron Dahl’s stremme endret seg betydelig under prosessen med å spille inn: den sank nesten to oktaver fra den første sangen ble spilt inn til den siste. I løpet av arbeidet md albumet har Aron beveget seg som en nomade mellom Oslo, Los Angeles og København, og innspilt med musikere han har møtt på sin vei, blant annet Leah Levinson fra black metal bandet Agriculture og gitaristen Lily Maase, som for tiden turnerer USA rundt som lead-guitarist i Broadway musikalen basert på musikken til Michael Jackson.

Arons debutalbum “Loosening Orion’s Belt”, utgitt under navnet Danielle Dahl, var en unik blanding av elektronisk ambient kammermusikk og indie-pop som omfavnet temaer som begjær, transcendens og BDSM. Albumet vant en pris fra Statens Kunstfond i Danmark som en av årets mest innovative album.

På det kommende albumet ser vi den eklektiske komponisten dykke enda dypere inn i temaer som begjær, smerte og transcendens, samtidig som han som vanlig utfordrer konvensjonelle sjangerdefinisjoner. Sårt, morsomt, grenseoverskridende, skeivt og poetisk.

Live består bandet av den danske trommeslageren Anders Vestergaard (Yes Deer, Girls in Airports), Emil Palme (Clrissa Connelly, Yngel) og Camilla Munck (Wynona, Chrous Grant, Jacob Bellens) på keys.

SHIKOSWE

Shikoswe vil være rockestjerne for å delta i samfunnet. Shikoswe lager ofte musikk om leting etter sus og dus, etter en annen pluss bedre virkelighet. Hun pakker inn skråblikket på seg selv og samfunnet i varme lydtepper. Med shabby chic drømmerock stil synger Shikoswe om skranglete liv, om hverdagslige plager, og forholdene man har med venner familie og kjærester, og ikke minst seg selv. Shikoswe bidrar med et soundtrack til de menneskelige livene våre.

DJ DORKY

Femme Brutals egen DJ Dorky spiller før og etter konsertene. Hun tar med seg et knippe smud 70-talls rock, kosmisk country og indierock skiver passende til en november kveld på Cafe Mir.

English:

ARON DAHL

Outlaw hymns about sex, suffering and healing from one of contemporary music's true originals
The Norwegian songwriter Aron Dahl returns with a collection of deeply personal songs on the new album Moth / Flame. Aron Dahl is a boundary-pushing artist in every sense of the word. The eclectic composer, who has moved like a nomad between Copenhagen, Oslo and Los Angeles the last couple of years, creates music that defies both genre and gender categories, blending simple pop melodies with field recordings and electronic chamber music. The fact that he also has an ability to write brave, visceral and poetic songs that dive deep into corners of human relations, which are rarely touched upon with such intensity in popular music, is evident on his new album Moth / Flame: Depicting suffering, ecstasy and healing through songs that are as sexually explicit as they are fragile and tender. Hardcore sex and revelations of tenderness Moth / Flame elaborates on the deeply personal style of Aron Dahl's previous album, Loosening Orions Belt (2018), which garned international attention with it’s ambitious song cycle that wrapped themes of transcendental love and sex in lush synths, naive melodies and chamber music.

According to Dahl himself, Moth / Flame started out as an attempt to create a form of country music. When listening to the album's synth themes, shimmering sound collages and melodies it quickly becomes apparent that we are far from country music’s beaten track. Yet, you can hear echoes of wistful country ballads and folk music in songs like "Psycho Train", "Heart, Head" (with lyrics by writer Lydia Davis), and last but not least "Ficken 3000", which takes its title after a legendary gay club in Berlin. Through it’s simple melodies and melancholic lyrics, country music has traditionally portrayed outsiders and outlaws. Aron Dahl's songs do the same, but the wide open spaces and dusty plains of country music are replaced by dark sex clubs and BDSM basements, where queer outlaws and gender rebels seek to fulfill their longing, and where explicit hardcore sex and fleeting embraces with strangers open up to revelations of a quiet tenderness and intimacy. Yearning and transformation The yearning feeling of the songs also reflects the search and transformation that Aron Dahl himself has gone through while working on the album, which was started just a few weeks after he came out as transgender.The topic of transformation also finds a very physical expression, since Aron Dahl’s voice changed significantly during the process of recording, dropping almost two octaves in the two year time span it took to record. To shape the album’s unique sonic landscape, Aron Dahl has found allies in a range of original musicians, like avant-jazz guitarists Lily Maase (Tyshawn Sorey) and Lars Bech Pilgaard, extreme metal bassist Leah Levinson (Agriculture), experimental drummer/ improviser Tim Feeney and sound artist and songwriter Pluto Bell. The album was produced by Anders Bach (MØ, Ice Cream Cathedral, Bisse) and mastered by Angel Marcloid aka fire toolz. Moth / Flame is a new bold statement from Aron Dahl and marks him as a highly original songwriter. While it moves into deeply personal and intimate territory, it is essentially a beautiful collection of captivating love songs.


SHIKOSWE


Shikoswe is a Zambian-Norwegian indie pop musician known for her introspective lyrics and dreamy, atmospheric sound. Based in Bergen, Norway, she gained attention with her unique blend of indie rock, pop, and folk influences. Shikoswe's music often features ethereal vocals layered over lush instrumentals, creating a reflective and emotional listening experience.
Her debut album, Back in the Tall Grass (2019), showcased her ability to craft catchy yet thought-provoking songs, receiving positive reviews for its authenticity and depth. With themes of self-discovery and vulnerability, Shikoswe has steadily built a dedicated following.

DJ DORKY

Femme Brutal resident DJ Dorky will play records before and after the bands. She’ll bring smooth 70-s cheese, cosmic country and indierock fitting for a november night in Cafe Mir

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Femme Brutal er et feministisk booking og DJ-kollektiv basert i Oslo og Bergen som organiserer konserter i samarbeid med Konsertforeninga. Med støtte fra Oslo Kommune og Kulturdirektoratet.

Dører: 20.00
Billetter:
Ordinær: 230
Medlem / student: 170
Ubemidlet: 100