🌀 Volcano Trio - Gross/Hanousek/Marciniak
The Austrian–Czech–Polish trio was formed in Vienna. Gross (drums), Hanousek (alto saxophone) and Marciniak (electric guitar) use preparations and alternative articulation techniques in their playing. While remaining rooted in the tradition of European free improvisation, free jazz and contemporary composed music, each of them brings a distinct sound shaped by their place of origin.
🌀 Marek Krajňák & Ondrey Zintaer
Marek Krajňák and Ondrey Zintaer will present a free-form composition focused on both guided and open improvisation. Working with a broad spectrum of aesthetics, the two musicians combine acoustic instruments with live electronics. The performance is rooted in a sensitive approach to sound and makes use of site-specific elements such as the acoustics and spatial layout of the venue.
｡𖦹 Marek Krajňák
Marek is primarily active as a composer in the field of experimental music. He is currently also a student of electroacoustic composition at JAMU. Beyond composing, he has long been active as a performer, focusing on experimental, electroacoustic, instrumental, and improvised music. In his work and performances, he often bridges the worlds of electronic and instrumental music, combining electronic and acoustic approaches to sound itself. He enjoys experimenting with various formats of the creative process and exploring different aesthetics. Overall, he focuses on inventive ways of working and, above all, on discovering and exploring the many possibilities of artistic perception. He sees composition and live performance as forms of expression, communication, and the connection of diverse worlds and narratives. Through his work, he aims to surprise, first and foremost, himself.
｡𖦹 Ondrey Zintaer
Ondrey Zintaer is a Slovak experimental musician and former music journalist. His work moves between drone, noise, field recordings, and free improvisation, combining electronic textures with wind instruments and occasional recitations of his own poetry. Recently, he has also been composing purely acoustic pieces. He has collaborated with groups such as Ničiteľ, Krajné Čierno, Otloukánek, with Japanese drummer Ryosuke Kiyasu, and the Italian–Slovak ZTB Trio. He is a member of the Bratislava Improvisation Orchestra and performed alongside Marek Krajňák in the ensemble Exiters. He completed a German–Dutch tour with the European Music Collective. Originally a music journalist and creator of the fanzine ZINTAER, he has turned to active music-making, often producing work that is deeply emotive and reflects feelings of despair and emptiness, as exemplified on the albums Anthroportrait and Spánok. At Christmas, he released his new album Sny.