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Staalplaat Soundsystem (NL/D/GB)


Staalplaat – for more than twenty-five years this name has stood for one of the most exciting independent experimental music labels. Seven years ago, Staalplaat founder Geert-Jan Hobijn joined forces with Carsten Stabenow, founder of the German Media Art Festival “garage”, and the artist Carlo Crovato, who works under the pseudonym plastic-electric, to launch Staalplaat Soundsystem. In this constellation, Staalplaat creates acoustic installations of gigantic dimensions: converted household appliances and various other utensils, washing machines, floor polishing machines, vacuum cleaners, kitchen blenders and fans are transformed into wondrous sound generators that perform together in large-scale machine orchestras.

www.staalplaat.org