The Colorist Orchestra, formed in 2013, is an unusual pop/chamber music collective founded and led by Aarich Jespers and Kobe Proesmans. The fundamental idea is to rearrange the repertoire of an invited singer-songwriter. The unorthodox use of classical instruments in combination with a variety of musical objects is the foundation of The Colorist’s sound. Inspired by the works of Harry Partch, Moondog, Kronos Quartet, Talking Heads and Steve Reich a.o., songs are 're-colored' resulting in a 'acoustic live remix’ or ‘an inverse Karaoke’. The eight-piece outfit is characterized by its members: Kobe Proesmans (percussion, calabash), Aarich Jespers (percussion, flapamba), Sep François (melodic percussion, hammered mbar), Wim De Busser (grand piano, prepared piano, keys), Tim Vandenbergh (double bass, electric bass), Gerrit Valckenaers (bass clarinet, stones, mirrors, glass bowls, electronics), Jeroen Baert (violin), Karel Coninx (viola). Kobe and Aarich make their compositions with each particular instrumentalist in mind. With a background in percussion, they choose for multi layered grooves and a filmic approach, aiming to create specific atmospheres supported by their set-up on stage, which resembles an ever changing wooden installation. With an array of different sounding objects as the red line trough every collaboration, the Colorist Orchestra defines its way of recoloring while searching for the thin line between pop, classical and underground music. They also compose for theatre and film. The Colorist Orchestra have had the honor of working live with: *Sumie Nagano (Japan/Sweden - Bella Union) 2014, *Cibelle (UK/Brazil - Crammed Disc) 2014 *Emiliana Torrini (Iceland - Rough Trade) 2015. The European tour extended into a live album. *Lisa Hannigan (Ireland- Pias) 2017.
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EP The Colorist Orchestra & Lisa Hannigan is out on Play it again sam!
http://smarturl.it/ColoristAndLisa
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'We, The Drowned’, the first song of the live EP of The Colorist Orchestra with the amazing Lisa Hannigan that will be released on the 6th of April.
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www.smarturl.it/wethedrowned
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The Colorist Orchestra will be back on the road with Lisa Hannigan, in April 2018! First 3 gigs announced! Bruges, Utrecht, Oslo! We're playing in great company at MoreMusic Festival : Panda Bear (Animal Collective), modern troubadour Alex Cameron and Tom Rogerson . Join us at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht on April 12. And hello, #Oslo. Looking forward to see you at Rockefeller Music Hall on Wednesday 18th April #Paintwithmusic#Colorwithsound Lisa Hannigan and #TheColoristOrchestra
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EMILIANA TORRINI & THE COLORIST ORCHESTRA Reveal New Tracks “Animal Games” & “Birds” Watch The New Video To “Animal Games” Here: http://rtrecs.co/animalgames
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LILLE by Lisa Hannigan & The Colorist Orchestra. A carousel of sounds carry Lisa's voice of ethereal wonder. Catch us on our Fall tour as we are coloring November with Lisa. Tryout GC De Kluize Oosterzele, Het Depot Leuven,Doornroosje Nijmegen, LantarenVenster Rotterdam, deSingel Antwerp and Explore the North Leeuwarden. See you there. Bringing Lisa's untypical sound to a new dimension. Strip it, rebuild it. Get your tickets while they're hot.
http://bandsintown.com/TheColorist?came_from=234
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The Colorist Orchestra is very honored and exited to welcome Lisa Hannigan as our next guest, diving into our eclectic world. Looking forward to unravel, backbone and color this amazing and breathtaking singer-songwriter's repertoire. Concerts announced, tickets for sale: 19/11 Leuven - Het Depot,https://tinyurl.com/lisa-TCOLeuven * 21/11 Rotterdam, LantarenVensterhttps://tinyurl.com/lisa-TCORotterdam * 23/11 Antwerp deSingel Internationale Kunstcampus #thecoloristorchestra & #LisaHannigan#colorwithsound #paintwithmusic #collaborate
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Emiliana Torrini + The Colorist Orchestra London! November 10th. - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Ticket available at https://tinyurl.com/ET-TheColoristLondon
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Emiliana Torrini + The Colorist Orchestra New live dates announced: London! November 10th. - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Ticket available at https://tinyurl.com/ET-TheColoristLondon Iceland! November 2nd and 3rd - Iceland Airwaves Music Festival
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The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini > When We Dance Remix by Dan Carey >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZsIho1gzyI
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WoopWoop: 'The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini' is out digitally and on CD (vinyl 8th February). Buy / stream the collaborative album here:smarturl.it/TheColorist
The Guardian - "A vibrant, colourful collection of classical and contemporary collisions" - ✭✭✭✭
The Wall Street Journal - "Enchanting"
MOJO - "Rousing, otherworldy, outlandish" - ✭✭✭✭
Uncut - "Emiliana meets her orchestral match" - ✭✭✭✭✭✭✭✭
The Irish Times - "A very acceptable stopgap between studio albums from Icelandic showstopper and Gollum’s muse" - ✭✭✭✭
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We are very merry to announce a tour in February with Emiliana Torrini & The Colorist Orchestra. Come and join us for a beautiful evening of painting with music. Tickets on sale now.
Monday 19th December - Belgium, Antwerp, Toneelhuis
Tuesday 20th December - Holland, Amsterdam, Paradiso Nrd > SOLD OUT!
Wednesday 8th February - U.K., London, Islington Assembly Hall. Tickets: http://gigst.rs/ETTC
Saturday 11th February - Holland, Heerlen, Parkstad Limburg theater
Tickets: https://www.hedon-zwolle.nl/voorstelling/13585/emiliana-torrini
Sunday 12th February - Germany, Hamburg, Fabrik. Tickets: http://Eventim.de
Tuesday 14th February - Germany Leipzig, UT Connewitz. Tickets: http://Eventim.de
Thursday 16th February . Germany, Ulm. Roxy. Tickets: http://Eventim.de
Friday 17th February - Switzerland, Zurich, Moods im Schiffbau. Tickets: https://www.starticket.ch/de
Saturday 18th February - Switzerland, Lausanne, Les Docks. Tickets: https://www.starticket.ch/de
Sunday 19th February - Italy, Milan, Santeria Social Club. Tickets: http://www.ticketone.it
Tuesday 21st February - Germany, Frankfurt, Mousonturm. Tickets: http://Eventim.de
Wednesday 22nd February - France, Paris, Bataclan. Tickets: http://www.furax.fr/billetterie
Thursday 24th February - Denmark, Copenhagen, Frost Festival
Saturday 25th February - Germany, Berlin, Volksbuhne. Tickets: http://www.eventim.de/emiliana-torrini-xjazz-special-ticket…
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.When we dance. Emiliana Torrini : “We had two days to write a song before the booked studio time. We were in the Belgian countryside staying in an old barn, in the middle of a raging electric storm that lasted days. It was scary and exciting, the song was born in this thick humid electric air. So lyrically I left it there. When my son and I were dancing before the writing trip he said 'mummy when we dance together our mind shines'. I loved that so much that I kept it as the sentence the whole song would evolve around. I also kept the wrong grammar as that kept my son's innocent voice in the song.”
Pre order the album at: smarturl.it/TheColorist
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We are excited to announce that Rough Trade will release a very special collaborative album by Emiliana Torrini and Belgian ensemble The Colorist on 9th December, 2016. This is a live album containing nine Emiliana Torrini songs from her catalogue along with two brand new songs. Listen to “Speed Of Dark” from the album here: http://smarturl.it/SpeedOfDark http://smarturl.it/SpeedOfDark
Pre-order the album 'The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini' here: http://smarturl.it/TheColorist
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Upcoming live dates 4th November - Den Haag ‘Crossing Border Festival’ - Netherlands 4th December - Nordic Festival – Turkey 19th December - Bourla - Antwerp 20th December - Paaradiso Nord – Amsterdam
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We are on instagram! > have a look at https://www.instagram.com/thecoloristorchestra/
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The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini will play Dranouter festival on the 5th of August. http://www.festivaldranouter.be/nl/line-up/vrijdag/emiliana-torrini-colorist
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The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini will be playing More Music! Festival at Concertgebouw Bruges on the 09th April 2016.
MORE MUSIC Festival
4 days of mind movin’ music & more
with a.o.: The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini, Robert Henke (Monolake), Efterklang, Liima, Willis Earl Beal, Pere Ubu, Xiu Xiu, Koda9, Darkstar, Rival Consoles, Nosedrip
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An evening with The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini 2015
This collaboration took us on a small concert-tour. 15 songs of Emiliana Torrini were re-composed by The Colorist.
We are very glad with the amazing crowd that gave us a long standing ovation and press that gave us incredible reviews for the show. Thank you!
26 Oct - Brussels, AB / 28 Oct - Antwerp, deSingel / 29 Oct - Ghent, Handelsbeurs / 31 Oct - Hasselt, cultuurcentrum (Nordic Nights 10) / 1 Nov - Mechelen, cultuurcentrum.
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