MKM! presents:: KAPOTTE MUZIEK + EZDANITOFF + WOUTER JASPERS + BJ NILSEN

Kapotte Muziek is the musical improvisation project. Active since 1984, it is one of the most internationally visible improvisation and experimental projects hailing from the Netherlands.

Since its formation in 1984, there have been several distinct phases of Kapotte Muziek in which the group changed. The group commenced as a duo of Frans de Waard and Christian Nijs, and operated as such until 1987 when Nijs left and started to learn to play the guitar. Then followed a phase in which De Waard actively searched for other musicians to contribute sounds to be used as source material. In 1993 a new phase commenced when the group were invited to play a series of concerts in the USA. Initially, this was a tour with the Dutch group THU20, and Kapotte Muziek planned a show with pre-recorded tapes and slides. One by one, the members of THU20 backed out of the tour, leaving only Peter Duimelinks in the end, at which point it was decided to play as a duo under the name Kapotte Muziek. Having spent the first week of the tour in New York purchasing equipment and rehearsing, a general plan of ’15 minutes of drone, 15 minutes collage-like music and 15 minutes of noise’ was formulated. As the tour (17 concerts) progressed, however, new elements were incorporated into the music, with the line-up for the first number of performances expanded to include Daniel Burke‘s long-running post-industrial group, Illusion of Safety. In 1995, the duo became a trio, adding Roel Meelkop (also from THU20). Since then, the trio (sometimes duo, once solo) has played 121 concerts in Europe, the USA, Canada, Russia and Japan. The group took something of an informal hiatus in 2017 after a duo concert by Peter and Frans in Norway, but regrouped on December 30th 2023 to perform as a trio again (for the first time since 2012) in Germany.

<a href="https://krimkram.bandcamp.com/album/discon">Discon by Kapotte Muziek</a>

Ezdanitoff

Ezdanitoff is the project-driven collaboration of Dutch sound-artists Frans de Waard and Wouter Jaspers. With long intervals new music will come out, when the stars and agendas are aligned. Founded in 2010, still active in the present day.

Wouter Jaspers (KOMA Elektronik, Sonic Artefacts)
https://wouterjaspers.com/

Frans de Waard (Kapotte Muziek, Korm Plastics, Vital Weekly...)
https://fransdewaard.com/

BJNilsen (SE, Ideologic Organ/Editions Mego)
BJ Nilsen is a Swedish sound artist and composer based in Amsterdam. His work explores the intersection of field recording, sound, space, and perception. Through subtle electronic manipulations and detailed editing, Nilsen transforms environmental recordings into layered, immersive soundscapes that inhabit the space between reality and imagination.
His upcoming release, True than Nature (2025) on Ideologic Organ, continues a 30-year career spanning original scores and sound design for music, film, visual arts, and performance.

<a href="https://bennynilsen.bandcamp.com/album/true-than-nature">True than Nature by BJNilsen</a>

Presale/door prices adjusted: our events are set up by volunteers in favour of supporting DIY touring acts, but it is getting ever more risky to plan and book events – please support the community and buy your tickets early!

Kapotte Muziek is the musical improvisation project. Active since 1984, it is one of the most internationally visible improvisation and experimental projects hailing from the Netherlands.

Since its formation in 1984, there have been several distinct phases of Kapotte Muziek in which the group changed. The group commenced as a duo of Frans de Waard and Christian Nijs, and operated as such until 1987 when Nijs left and started to learn to play the guitar. Then followed a phase in which De Waard actively searched for other musicians to contribute sounds to be used as source material. In 1993 a new phase commenced when the group were invited to play a series of concerts in the USA. Initially, this was a tour with the Dutch group THU20, and Kapotte Muziek planned a show with pre-recorded tapes and slides. One by one, the members of THU20 backed out of the tour, leaving only Peter Duimelinks in the end, at which point it was decided to play as a duo under the name Kapotte Muziek. Having spent the first week of the tour in New York purchasing equipment and rehearsing, a general plan of ’15 minutes of drone, 15 minutes collage-like music and 15 minutes of noise’ was formulated. As the tour (17 concerts) progressed, however, new elements were incorporated into the music, with the line-up for the first number of performances expanded to include Daniel Burke‘s long-running post-industrial group, Illusion of Safety. In 1995, the duo became a trio, adding Roel Meelkop (also from THU20). Since then, the trio (sometimes duo, once solo) has played 121 concerts in Europe, the USA, Canada, Russia and Japan. The group took something of an informal hiatus in 2017 after a duo concert by Peter and Frans in Norway, but regrouped on December 30th 2023 to perform as a trio again (for the first time since 2012) in Germany.

<a href="https://krimkram.bandcamp.com/album/discon">Discon by Kapotte Muziek</a>

Ezdanitoff

Ezdanitoff is the project-driven collaboration of Dutch sound-artists Frans de Waard and Wouter Jaspers. With long intervals new music will come out, when the stars and agendas are aligned. Founded in 2010, still active in the present day.

Wouter Jaspers (KOMA Elektronik, Sonic Artefacts)
https://wouterjaspers.com/

Frans de Waard (Kapotte Muziek, Korm Plastics, Vital Weekly...)
https://fransdewaard.com/

BJNilsen (SE, Ideologic Organ/Editions Mego)
BJ Nilsen is a Swedish sound artist and composer based in Amsterdam. His work explores the intersection of field recording, sound, space, and perception. Through subtle electronic manipulations and detailed editing, Nilsen transforms environmental recordings into layered, immersive soundscapes that inhabit the space between reality and imagination.
His upcoming release, True than Nature (2025) on Ideologic Organ, continues a 30-year career spanning original scores and sound design for music, film, visual arts, and performance.

<a href="https://bennynilsen.bandcamp.com/album/true-than-nature">True than Nature by BJNilsen</a>

Presale/door prices adjusted: our events are set up by volunteers in favour of supporting DIY touring acts, but it is getting ever more risky to plan and book events – please support the community and buy your tickets early!