Het is duidelijk waar Bertolf de mosterd haalt, maar het is wel heel lekkere mosterd. Zijn alom bejubelde album Happy in Hindsight staat vol sprankelende popliedjes, die zo vakkundig in elkaar steken dat McCartney over z’n schouder mee kijkt en ziet dat het goed is.

It is clear where Bertolf finds inspiration. His well received album Happy in Hindsight is filled with positive tunes, beautiful melodies, so well crafted that Paul McCartney looks over his shoulder and gives him his thumbs up.

Veelzijdige Britse pianist Ashley Henry brengt met zijn trio een unieke blend van jazz, beats en hiphop. Zijn debuut werd door BBC 6 Music genomineerd voor album van het jaar.

Versatile pianist Ashley Henry is one of the most acclaimed emerging acts from the UK jazz scene. His debut, nominated for album of the year by the BBC, is a unique blend of jazz, beats & hiphop.

Behalve de kennis dat Aafke Romeijns kat Henk heet, is ze songwriter en gebruikt ze de analoge synthesizers om haar liedjes in te kleuren tot haar uitgesproken electro-pop. Ze zingt in het Nederlands over sociale kwesties en feminisme. En ze schrijft boeken, praat over politiek en hadden we al genoemd dat haar kat Henk heet?

Besides the knowledge that her cat is called Henk, Aafke Romeijn is a songwriter and uses the analogue synths to give her songs her distinctive electro-pop sound. She sings in Dutch about social issues and feminism. And she writes books, talks politics and did we mention her cat is called Henk?

Als de omschrijving A retro-futuristic Afro-Caribbean Psychedelic Rhythm Machine je niet al aan het dansen brengt, dan doet de muziek van Conjunto Papa Upo dat wel. Een psychedelische mix tussen Salsa, Afro-Latin en Caribische ritmes doorspekt met gierende gitaarsolo’s en dampende ritmes. Al aan het heupwiegen?

If the words A Retro Futuristic Afro-Caribbean Psychedelic Rhythm Machine don’t make you dance yet, the music of Conjunto Papa Upo will make you. It’s a psychedelic mix between Salsa, Afro-Latin, with Caribbean rhythms laced with guitarsolo’s en pulsing rhythms. Are you dancing already?

Het nieuwste muzikaal vehikel van Diepenheims orakel André Manuel en zijn vrienden. Een bont blues/rock/punk-gezelschap, met leden van illustere bands als Fratsen, Krang en De Ketterse Fanfare, maar ook one-man-trash-band Ottoboy en DJ DNA van Urban Dance Squad doen regelmatig mee.

The musical blues/rock/punk-umbrella of illustrious eastern oracle André Manuel and his friends, with an ever-changing line-up, including former bandmembers of Fratsen, Krang and De Ketterse Fanfare, but also one-man-trash-band Ottoboy and DJ DNA of Urban Dance Squad often join.

Post-punk ninja turtles KIEFF, getogen in Oegstgeest, losten in 2021 hun belofte in met een veelgeprezen debuutalbum waarop hun kenmerkende sound, vol chaotische harmonieen, hoekige gitaren en onverwachtse wendingen, op meeslepende wijze werd gepresenteerd.

O-Town post-punk ninja turtles KIEFF combine their love for sonic onslaught, chaotic harmonies and the unusual to create exuberant, fierce anthems. Strung out with wiry guitar and incisive rhythms, their approach is mostly filled to the brim with ideas and melodies.

Explosieve vijfkoppige Rotterdamse post-punk band, met een aantal bekende gezichten uit de lokale scene, werd vooruitgesneld door een indrukwekkende live-reputatie, en een vlammende live-sessie.

Explosive Rotterdam-based five-piece, consisting of several familiar faces from the local scene, whose impressive live-reputation already was manifested in a scorching live-session and many underground shows.

Dit Italiaanse trio navigeert langs de grenzen van de metal, met een bezetting van drum, trompet en trombone. Dat levert natuurlijk een verrassende sound op, langs meeslepende film-soundtracks tot meer duistere stukken en bombastische doom. Brassmetal. Geen hoempa maar doompa, of zoiets.

This Italian trio is navigating across the borders of metal, with their lineup, composed of trumpet, trombone and drums. This obviously creates a unique and inimitable sound, that reminds of movie scores; full off slow & dark instrumental passages and bombastic doom. Brassmetal, what else.

De Berlijnse muzikante Kid be Kid maakt internationaal furore met een bijzondere combinatie van beatboxen, soulvolle zang en pianospel, en bovenal het simultaan bespelen van vier instrumenten.

Berlin-based musician Kid be Kid quickly made a name for herself with her unique combination of beatboxing, soulful vocals and piano, and simultaneously playing four instruments.

Global Charming are a post-punk quartet from the Amsterdam underground, exorcising the banality of everyday life. Their debut album, full of repetitive rhythm, sharp jolts and wayward guitars, explores the monotony of daily routines, survival of the dullest kind; because boring is intense.

Global Charming is een Amsterdamse post-punk groep, die met hun muziek de banaliteit van het dagelijks bestaan uitdrijft. Op hun debuut uit 2020 verkent men de eenzijdigheid van dagelijkse routines middels repetitieve ritmes en meeslepende gitaarlijnen. Saaiheid is intens.

On this Leiden based radio-station you’ll never hear the average radio pop. They invite DJs with their own styles and sounds. In last year’s edition, they hosted the foyer of Gebr. De Nobel and threw a mini-festival during PSAS. Naturally, they return as hosts in 2022.

Marie and Siamak’s music combine voice and electronics with a tincture of Persian music. In their electroacoustic compositions, the focus slowly shifts from the interplay between voice and electronics towards spatial polyphony. By utilizing a multichannel sound system and various loudspeaker configurations in the space, the listener can experience the closeness and intimacy of the voice while being immersed in the sound space. This performance will be a journey which progresses slowly, peeling the layers of sound and texture from inside to outside.

Deze internationale groep muzikanten neemt je mee op een avontuurlijke muzikale reis van Amsterdam naar Dakar. Men speelt een dampende mix van Senegalese muziek, percussie en zang, met de electrische grooves van het Fakrutu Trio. Optredens van dit nog verse project zijn een energieke en soulvolle ervaring, waarbij stilzitten geen optie is.

Established musicians from Senegal, The Netherlands and The USA, Fakrutu- Dakar Edition is a musical experience stretching from Dakar to Amsterdam. Senegalese music, percussion and song mixed with the eclectic electric grooves from Fakrutu Trio. The group has gained a reputation for highly energetic, warm, soulful shows that bring the audience to their feet.

Door elementen van ambient, noise, minimalisme, drone, field recordings en electro-akoestiese experimenten te combineren, creëert Rutger Zuydervelt een sonische omgeving waar de luisteraar in kan dwalen. Op het eerste gezicht minimalistisch, maar leg je oor op de grond en je gaat de diepte in.

Combining elements of ambient, noise, minimalism, drone, field recordings and electro-acoustic experiments, Rutger Zuydervelt creates sonic environments for the listener to dwell in. Minimalistic at first glance, but revealing depth upon closer listening. The devil is in the details.

Vers uit de tijdmachine komt Zuster Zonnebloem. Met groovy ritmes, kleurrijke melodieën en hypnotiserende zang brengen zij een show waarin de gezamenlijke Summer of Love-vibe onmiskenbaar is.

Parking their DeLorean in the Marktseeg, this quartet from Leiden flies in straight from Woodstock. Together, they bring a hypnotic mixture of groovy rhythms, joyful melodies, and mesmerizing vocals.

Vasco is an Utrecht based DJ, film director and event’s organizer. His taste in music isn’t bound to a specific genre, though he likes to play sounds that are within the ‘soulful spectrum’.
Varying between Jazz, Fusion, Global sounds or Disco (to name a few), he’ll definitely find a way to suit your mood.

Tache, aka Bart Eichholtz, is an avid collector and player of tropical grooves from all over the world. His record collection mostly spans from the soulfoul 70’s up until the nighttime 90’s and contains a lot of sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, and Brazil. Rotterdam based, he often played venues like MONO, BIRD, KeileCafe and many others. He was one of the minds behind the late L’Afrique Discotheque parties and has been euphorically lighting up dancefloors ever since.

Tuff Luck is a Leiden collective that came together through a group of friends. The group consists of 5 DJs who share their passion for music and movement in different b2b club nights. Expect a wide spectrum of genres like Hiphop, House, R&B, Disco, and everything between that.

De eerste sociale-woningbouwpunkband van de eenentwintigste eeuw komt naar Peel Slowly and See om het volk tot oproer te brengen over de staat van de wereld, specifieker Oud-Charlois.

The first social-housing punk band of the 21 st century is coming to Peel Slowly and See to incite the masses on the state of the world, and Oud-Charlois more specifically.

Francis and Mark are the Peel Slowly Soundsystem where they play their favorite hits. It’s a celebration of music to close off another great edition of the festival.

You are encouraged to dance and be amazed. If you expect just the most hard-to-find eclectic tunes you might be in for a surprise. They play dance to punk but also tropical disco and hip-hop. Except the unexcepted!

Rosemary Loves a Blackberry is the interdisciplinary project of artist Diana Burkot, mixing electronic music, vocals, visuals and contemporary dance. As a member of Russian activist collective Pussy Riot and no-wave trio fanny kaplan, Burkot has been a dissident artistic voice for over a decade. Rosemary Loves a Blackberry brings a dark and haunting electronic performance, with Burkot’s dancing as an arresting physical manifestation of her otherworldly, eerie sound.