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SHEBANG PART IV: AMBARCHI STRIKES BACK

posted April 6th, 2023

Extended guitar hero Oren Ambarchi returns with a new video and a new slew of tour dates!

Ambarchi, known for his deeply textured soundscapes, explores the boundaries between minimalism and maximalism, melody and noise to create an immersive and mesmerizing experience. With ShebangAmbarchi achieved a dense ensemble sound that was carefully composed while drawing on the free flow of improvisation, with individual voices momentarily coming to the fore and subtle changes in harmony and texture.
 


Fully engaged on all fronts, "IV" approaches delirious heights. Atop a percolating bed of Ambarchi, Chris Abrahams (The Necks) and Jim O’Rourke, BJ Cole’s steel moans haunted notes and atmospheres as Julia Reidy’s fast-picked 12-string patterns enlarge the scale of everything – an obsessively detailed, relentlessly rhythmic, unabashed celebration of sound.

The striking video, directed by Cedrick Eymenier, employs the strength of "IV" to soundtrack a gorgeous natural landscape. Invisible soundwaves crackle with life and purpose.

Watch the new video for "IV" today and get tickets to the shows below!

SOLO DATES:

April 16 at Minimal Music Festival 2023 at Bimhuis in Amsterdam, Netherlands*

April 22 at Engine Room in Floriana, Malta

April 29 at Stone Nest in London, United Kingdom^   

May 15 at Angelica Festival in Bologna, Italy*

May 17 at Perpignan University in Perpignan, France

June 4 at Serralves em Festa, Casa de Serralves in Porto, Portugal#

June 15 at Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland*

Sept. 1 at End Of The Road Festival in Salisbury, United Kingdom

 

 *w/ Carpe Diem Ensemble
^Performing Shebang in a special 4DSOUND version
# w/ João Pais Filipe

 

AMBARCHI/BERTHLING/WERLIIN:

 

April 9 at Rewire Festival 2023 in Den Haag, Netherlands % 

May 12 at Rymer Auditorium, York University in York, England % 

May 14 at Sound Unwrapped, King's Place in London, United Kingdom%

June 6 at Fasching in Stockholm, Sweden %

June 7 at Alice in Copenhagen, Denmark %

June 8 at Teatro Torresino in Padova, Italy %

June 9 at Lidio di Savio @ Lupo 340 in Ravenna, Italy %

June 11 at Clandestino Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden %

 

% Performing Ghosted

Artists in this story: Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin, Oren Ambarchi