Since its establishment in 2003, Unsound Festival has brought a bold and uniquely modern program of music to Krakow.  With seven festivals in their native city under their belt (and outpost events further east in cities like Minsk), Unsound is now coming west to New York for their first ever North American edition.  Taking place over the course of ten days, Unsound New York’s mission is to forge new links between music genres, generations, and artistic practices.  Please join us for Unsound Festival New York’s kick-off event at 8:30pm on February 4th at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.

The driving force in assembling the New York program has been Unsound Festival’s commitment to forms of music and sound art that involve experimentation and risk.  Unsound has made a worldwide reputation by breaking new ground while dealing with vibrant electronic, experimental, independent, post-classical, and club music scenes from around the world.  In addition to performances and screenings at venues throughout the city, an essential part of Unsound New York’s programming is a series of panels and workshops aimed at creating a context of discussion and music and sound cultures.

One of the cornerstones of the festival is Eastern Promises, a substantial undertaking in the New York program that features a wide range of musicians from east of Berlin that have long been ignored in North America.  An exciting roster of artists from Belarus, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine have been assembled to perform in the festival’s first New York edition, and TMU support was awarded to help with travel expenses of Unsound’s Central and Eastern European participants.  Confirmed as part of Eastern Promises are techno artists Jacek Sienkiewicz (Poland), Petre Inspirescu (Romania), and Martin Czubala (Poland), minimalist composer Jacaszek (Poland), experimentalist Zavoloka (Ukraine), bass mutator TRG (Romania), new music ensemble Kwartludium (Poland), dub electronic artist Pavel Ambiont (Belarus), drone specialist Zenial (Poland), and a special exhibition of historical Polish Soundcards.

Please visit the Unsound Festival New York website here for a full list of programming and additional information.