‘Opening Concerts: Kevin Richard Martin & KMRU - Astrid Sonne’

Abrupt kicks off the 2024 edition with not one, but two opening concerts: Astrid Sonne and the duo KRM & KMRU.

Kevin Richard Martin (The Bug) and Joseph Kamaru (KRMU) launched a new duo with the 2024 album Disconnent. The two heavyweights from the ambient and dub world leave a deep footprint in a muddy soundscape. The surprising spoken word of Kenyan Kamaru - hitherto known as a sound artist - pulls you out of the mud. DJ MAG described them as embodying ‘a sense of dawn after intense turmoil as it plunges into a menacing, industrial underworld.’

Danish composer and viola player Astrid Sonne uses both acoustic and electronic tools to construct a mood board blending extremes. On her latest album, Great Doubt, her sparse vocals find melodies, her violin stumbles upon a memory from the baroque era and the beats create suspense. She is not afraid of the dark in her compositions either: a detuned piano or restless electronics are no exception.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​