Known as the founder and singer of the psychedelic band Kikagaku Moyo, this Japanese musician and artist Tomo Katsurada, is now exploring new artistic paths as a solo artist. Blending music with visual art, he creates soundtracks for picture books. His debut "Dream of the Egg" is an intimate and dreamy album filled with playful, organic sounds. Featuring guest musician Jonny Nash and a fusion of folk, improvisation, and raw emotion, he invites listeners on an enchanting journey where imperfection and spontaneity create the magic.

Macie Stewart is a prominent and highly sought-after collaborator with an impressive track record. She has previously worked with Makaya McCraven, written arrangements for Alabaster DePlume and SZA, and was part of Ken Vandermark’s Marker. She immerses herself in the art of songwriting with Finom, her duo with songwriter Sima Cunningham. For her debut When the Distance Is Blue, she returns to her first musical love, the piano, and takes the listener through all the forgotten and lost moments that inevitably fall between the cracks during intense touring.

The debut album by Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl has evolved over the years from their initial experiments with free improvisation on viola and cello into what now sounds like a neophonic orchestral work. For Translucence is a captivating and at the same time calming experience — a vivid meditation in which layers of acoustic strings, synthesizers, field recordings, radio sounds, and sine waves enhance and flow into one another.

SiM Sound System is a collective of passionate music freaks, record collectors and DJs with solid roots in the Antwerp-based organisation Sound in Motion, known for their annual Summer Bummer festival, the Oorstof concert series, the Dropa Disc record label, the Visitations residencies, the Head to Head interview series and the creative sonic residence Dropa House which opens its doors on 6 April 2025.

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