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KERAMIEKOS TO KYKEON

Keramiekos to Kykeon, is an original, plastic and performative creation, to mark the end of the group show Visions from the Underworld, organized by The Aprognostic Temple, as part of the European Capital of Culture Elefsina 2023, Mystery 177. Keramiekos to Kykeon is a tribute to the mysteries of ancient Greece. Much of it is inspired by the works of Edouard Schuré: Les Grands Initiées & Le Drame sacrée d'Eleusis.

The work consists of several parts:

1). A music workshop with the public.

2). Elements created in ceramics: instruments that pay homage to the aulos (an ancient Greek double-reed instrument), Pythagoras' cups, puzzle cups that test the moderation of their users and a large creation (kernos) bearing a sacred drink, the Kykeon.

3). A wooden ark, used to carry the ceramics and the elixir, which transforms into a display stand at the end of the procession. 4). Costumes and flags are sewn to mark the presence of otherness.

5). A procession around the historic site of the Eleusian Mysteries, passing by the sea where an offering to the gods is made then continuing to the temple.

6). The performance of music & song accompanies the procession and the installation of the display. At the end, we sing, we share the kykeon, we unveil the cube of mystery and the exhibition is over.

ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ Sam & Dome

Here are links to articles about the exposition:

https://elculture.gr/mystirio-177-visions-from-the-underworld-avlaia-gia-tin-ekthesi-sygchronis-technis-me-tin-apokalypsi-tou-ergou-tou-glypti-theodorou/

https://elculture.gr/oi-agprognostic-temple-miloun-sto-elc-gia-to-mystirio-177-tin-apokalypsi-tou-ergou-tou-theodorou-kai-tin-elefsina/

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KERAMIEK KIOSK : WARSAWA

Karową odwiedzi McCloud Zicmuse

22.09 - 25.09 2022

Chodźcie wspólnie cieszyć się ceramiczną wyspą, piciem i występami wokół kiosku Keramiek. Dziwactwa, rarytasy i gry do picia oparte na tradycjach Prinsdom Schaærbeek.

Keramiek Kiosk to stoisko z mikro ceramiką, ambasada, scena muzyczna i bar, a to wszystko w konstrukcji stworzonej specjalnie na to wydarzenie przez garncarza i performera McCloud Zicmuse. Keramiek Kiosk to skrzyżowanie spotkań, biesiadnego picia, maleńkiego miejsca spotkań, mównicy do występów i stoiska do wystawiania prac na sprzedaż, a wszystko to uruchamiane obecnością artysty: gospodarza rozrywki: garncarza księcia Schaærbeek. Jeden cały weekend koncertów i wydarzeń wokół Kiosku Keramiek w Sklepie Galeria Karowa.

McCloud Zicmuse (1973, Bruksela, BE) jest multidyscyplinarnym artystą pracującym pomiędzy subtelnymi liniami rzemiosła ludowego, występów muzycznych i sztuk pięknych. Praca McCloud koncentruje się wokół idei komunikacji, społeczności i świętowania: jak zbliżać ludzi do siebie poprzez nieoczekiwane. Herberg Rustiek to „marka” garncarza.

czwartek 17:00: oficjalny powitalny wykład o historii Kiosku i Księcia Schaærbeek

piątek 17:00: warsztaty z robienia instrumentów + gry alkoholowe (ze specjalnymi trunkami) + tańce!

sobota 19:00: koncert!

niedziela 15:00: papa Kiosk :-<<

- wszystkie wydarzenia są family friendly - McCloud będzie prezentował po angielsku, lecz na miejscu będzie Ania w roli tłumacza, jeśli zajdzie taka potrzeba - codziennie będzie można kupować ceramikę zrobioną przez McClouda (w weekend również przed wydarzeniami) :-)) - na wejściu będzie puszeczka zbierająca opłaty, można wrzucić ile się uważa za słuszne

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A glitch in the time/space continuum, a beacon of hope, a ceramics shop, a concert hall, a bar, a craft centre... all this and more from 22-25 september 2022 @sklep.galeriakarowa dziękuje ! Especially the help and organisation of Ania ! Structure made from 100% dumpster dived materials sourced from the bins of Warsaw. 6 days of hunting & constructing 4 days of otherworldly activation. Ceramics sold, shakers made, music performed, lectures avoided, games played, drinks drunken, fun had. And yes, if you look closely there is a cherry on top (or at least a kriek vogel ;)

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JOYEUSE ENTRÉE : FOREST

Inspired by the excitement of Arlon, we worked with the team of Forest Sounds festival to come up with a nice way to start the day off. The idea was to hold a shaker workshop, followed by two parades throughout the festival grounds and a concert of PRINS ZONDER CARNAVAL & de GILDE feat. DIZZY DOUX.

We practiced thanks to BRASS.

Eleonore & Eric enjoying some elixir.

The workshop begins !

Tomas started to toot !

The parade was in route !

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BRODERICK/ZICMUSE : ÉIRE

Peter Broderick invited McCloud to tour Ireland together

We didi this :

JULY 2022 31 IE WATERVILLE st. michel’s church 30 IE CORK plug’d 29 IE BALLYDEHOB levi’s 28 IE DOOLIN the attic 27 IE SLIGO serious business 26 IE KILKENNY cleere’s 20 IE DUBLIN bello bar

I had some special pins made.

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We had a great time.

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KERAMIEK KIOSK : PARIS

De Prins and the Keramiek Kiosk were invited to participate in the Fanzines Festival. Materials were provided it was up to the Prins to build up a Kiosk.

Good times, some sales & a broken druppelkring were to be had.

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KERAMIEK KIOSK : ST. JOSSE

An installation for the céramique diploma of the Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Josse, Belgium

Keramiek Kiosk, is a micro pottery stand, music hall & bar all within a construction made by the artist. Keramiek Kiosk is an intersection of encounters, convivial drinking, tiny meeting place,  soapbox for performing & stand for displaying works for sale, all activated by the presence of the artist: your host and entertainment.

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SCHA/ARLON/BEEK

PRINS ZONDER CARNAVAL was invited to create a special project for the ARALUNAIRES music festival in ARLON, Belgium.

Working closely with Nicolas Musty, we came up with the idea to make a festif twinning between Arlon & Schaærbeek.

Both communities had no carnavals in 2020 nor 2021 nor 2022.

De Prins McCloud, visited Arlon on a few occasions in early 2022 to feel out the carnaval atmosphere and dive into the folklore of the area. Meeting with Numa Glesener, President of the Arlon Carnaval association, and ancient Prince Carnaval of Arlon, we were able to agree that a gathering and parade were the best way to celebrate our twinning and also a wonderful way to start off the music festival.

After failed attempts to get giants from Schaærbeek to Arlon, we settled on bringing the float of goodwill, the Pleziertuig in honor of Pogge and the Friends of Pogge. We stocked a cubi of krieklambiek from Girardin in the float to share with our new friends.

We took to the streets !

The Royale Philharmonie l'Union Sterpenich-Barnich also participated.

De Prins got to lead the parade.

Upon arrival at the Parvis, we shared a drink of unity : liqueur de Schaærbeekse Kriek.

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I made 5 special cups, one side for Maitrank one side for schaarbeekse kriek jenever: Then we spoke of the day and the project :

Then the group played a concert, including two Arlon inspired compositions : Take the B-Train and Maitrank.

It was a memorable time, filled with fellowship and joy. Hopefully one day there will agin be a carnaval in Schaæerbeek and we can start the party here.

Photos by Momo Dut.

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BOOK : FESTIN

Après Bonjour et le cycle de la journée, puis Chemin, récit des origines d’un caillou, ce Festin final vient achever une trilogie d’albums contemplatifs dédiés à la nature et aux éléments.       Cette nouvelle variation propose une réflexion sur la terre nourricière. À travers un enchaînement d’infimes évènements, il montre comment le vivant et la matière interagissent. La transformation du blé en pain est montrée en détail, jusqu’à la chimie des éléments bactériologiques. La fermentation, au cœur de l’ouvrage, permet de réfléchir sur l’aspect organique du processus.

      Le livre est propice à des expérimentations graphiques. Comment montrer les bactéries en action, la fermentation. Mais aussi comment évoquer les odeurs et les sons par l’image.

      Depuis Chemin, les papiers découpés et les papiers matiérés qu’elle réalise elle-même se mélangent dans ses images. Dans Festin, elle s’empare de l’aérographe, une nouvelle technique

qui lui permet d’enrichir son répertoire formel. Elle exploite cet outil pour produire de nouveaux effets graphiques et de créer ainsi des sensations nouvelles

en vente ici : https://www.articho.info/product-page/festin

et à votre libraire préféré.

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MIRRORED INFINITIES

Invited to participate in the group exposition "Mirrored Infinities" at The Agprognostic Temple :

"This is not what it was, this is what it will be" is a fountain in stoneware by McCloud Zicmuse (°1973, US), a place for a symbolical ritual cleansing, before entering into the sacred ground of the Temple. 

"This is not what it is, this is what it is not" is an stoneware incensory for cleansing the air and reestablishing the metaphysical energies within the temple.

"This is what it is & This is how it goes" is the ritualistic activation of the two other pieces by the artist. Water is added to the fountain to renew the liquid evaporated away, fire is added to the incensory to activate the smoke. The activities are accompanied by chanting, singing and instrument playing. The figure of the temple keeper also went on to hold a marriage ceremony, a baptism, a vocal exercise workshop & a pottery fair.

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PRINS ZONDER CARNAVAL

McCloud 1st has been a lover of Belgian Folklore since day one of arriving in the country.

Musician, artist & potter, since 2008 the prins has visited many events: Meyboom Brussels & Leuven, Carnaval of Binche, 15 Août à Liège, Krakelingen en Tonnekensbrand Geraardsbergen, The Game of Saint Evermiere, Hanswijkprocessie Mechelen, Procession des Pénitents Noirs Lessines, Fête des Myrtilles Vielsalm, La Marche de Loverval, Le Bethléem of Verviers, among others… Amassing a collection of over 200 books, visitor of a number of folklore museums in cities such as Gent, Brugge, Binche, Stavelot, Virton, Tournai, Mons, Mechelen, Waterloo… It was only natural that they would start participating in this rich culture by creating with Rutger de Brabander,  Vrienden van Vrienden van Pogge in 2014, a fan club of the Amis de Pogge and their mascot, Pogge of Schaerbeek.

McCloud has gone on to participate in Scharnaval, the Hanswijk Cavalcade, organise parades in Dunkerque, France & Suzhou, China & create a parade version of the Royal Pole Archery Gilde Sint Sebastiaan for the Carnaval of Charleroi.

McCloud has written songs about the Couque de Dinant, Boulet Sauce Lapin, Choux de Bruxelles, La Gueuze, Le Chicon & personalities such as Les Gilles, Les Poirais de Tilft, Tchantches, Pietje & Woltje, He has made three shows about Pogge with handmade puppets and not least, has been an active member of the Royal Pole Archery Guild of Saint Sebastiaan, Becoming King in 2017 & 2022 and active as Feestbestuur (party organiser) since 2019.

Nominated by Tim Wouters, Capitian of the Gilde Sint Sebastiaan, McCloud took the chance and became Prince Carnaval of Schaerbeek on 12 March 2020, two days before the Corona pandemic lockdown and the subsequent cancelation of the carnaval. The Scharnaval has been cancelled in 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 resulting in the title "PRINS ZONDER CARNAVAL" (prince without a carnival).

De Prins is available for most any celebration or situation, please contact for details. More stories surrounding the Prins can be found here : https://prinszondercarnaval.tumblr.com/

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PARADE : CHARLEROI

Invited by the Carnaval of Charleroi to create a new parade group, we decided to celebrate one of the institutions of Schaerbeek, The Royal Pole Archery Guild Saint Sebastian of Schaerbeek. ..

The idea was to reinvent the guild as a parade group, to make a version of the game that could be carried and shared with the public. 

T-shirts were made with the crest of the guild in the colors of the team white and green (thank you to Nicolas Belayew for the fine silkscreening). Hats were ordered from a local manufacturer.

The 25th of February, we took it to the streets, 3 Schaerbeekers & a load of helpers from Charleroi & beyond !

Painting of warning signs & wood, creation of pennants & donkey mask by students from St. Luc art school in Liège. Donky costume by Corinne Clarysse & friends. Flags by Dhaenens-Lammens flag shop. Soldering work by Nicolas Buissart.Woodwork by members of the Koninklijk Gilde Sint Sebastiaan Schaarbeek. The rest was designed & constructed by VVVVP Penvoerder McCloud Zicmuse.

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HET VLIER EEN HOMMEL OP AARDE

What you are listening to is the sound of a forgotten instrument. It has existed since the middle ages, but the earliest example still intact is from 1608. Once a staple in most households in the low countries, it is a true folk instrument, of the people, mainly played in the past by women who used their kitchen tables as a resonating surfaces to amplify & accompany traditional religious & secular tunes. Nowadays it seen rarely outside of museums in Brussels & other places you most likely have never heard of. It is not spectacular, its simplest version is just a long thin box with strings on top. Some of the strings are melody strings, which have frets placed underneath them, some are drone strings that have no frets. Traditionally it was strummed with a goose feather & notes were made by sliding a hard stick with a handle, from fret to fret on the melody strings leaving the drone strings ringing openly. The constant hum of the drones is where the name of the instrument comes from: bumblebee, which in Flemish, is a hommel.

The hommel has all but disappeared from the collective memory of Flanders. If it is seen outside of a display case, it is usually being played in a static way, denied the right to evolve & find a more contemporary voice. It has thus been replaced in the hearts of most Belgians by acoustic guitars & the more well known Appalachian dulcimer, which strangely enough is a descendent of this instrument: the grandparent is lost, the grandchild is celebrated. The first hommel I saw was years ago at the Volksinstrumentenmuseum in Gooik. Curious to how it would sound, I suggested to my father that we make one. A seasoned woodworker, he was up to the challenge & so we began... The sides & top are made from Douglas Fir recovered from an old bookshelf. The headstock block (schroevenstuck) is maple. The end block (staartstuck) is a piece of Oregon myrtlewood & the fretboard... I have to say I don't remember. We cut & sanded the wood, sawed the guides for the frets & set them in, created the bridge & nut out of ersatz granite, found some tuners from an old guitar & assembled the pieces together. Is is not the most elaborate example of a hommel, but, with the relationship I have forged with it over time, it's a beauty to me.

I do not play in a traditional way: I pluck, fingerpick, tap & bow amplified flat wound electric guitar strings. I change the notes with my fingers, metal sticks, bottlenecks steel tubes & the hard stick with a wooden handle, which has a special name : the vlier, which is a more local, Flemish Brabant, name of the instrument itself. I play in a tuning to be in harmony with the tin whistles you hear from time to time & occasionally play shakers I made by hand from branches, wire & bottle caps. The songs in this collection are not traditional either, they are inspired by cycling around Flanders & the landscape that surrounds my home in Niemandaal, a small village in the Pajottenland of Flanders, not far from the capital city, but isolated enough to not hear the constant hum of the highways. It's a nice place to relax, filled with what I would call elegant micro-landscapes: simple combinations of fields, grass, streams, small farms, rolling hills... Sometimes called the "Tuscany of the North", wine is replaced by lambik, a naturally fermented sour beer & it is well-known as being the place where Pieter Bruegel the Elder would set up his easel.

Until I was 40, I only played at home. Thanks to my friends at Herberg Rustiek, who released some tapes & encouraged me to play outside. I made my first public concert on top of an old slag heap near Liège. Since then, I have been invited to play a few concerts in Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Portugal, France & Japan. Thanks to Okraïna, you now have this record in your hands. I chose to keep the recordings quite raw in the hope that the natural reverb & warmth of your listening space can evoke the music's spirit & that you will have the impression I am playing next to you in the same room. I highly recommend listening through speakers rather than headphones.

If you would like to learn more about the hommel, I strongly suggest tracking down the out of print "De Hommel in de Lage Landen" written by Herbert Boone in the mid 1970's, coming to one of my concerts, or if you happen to be walking around Niemandaal & notice a warm light coming from my living room: knock. I just may invite you in to share a gueuze & play a few tunes."

(Linus Vandewolken) 

Listen to the recording here:

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BOOK : PLAT DU JOUR

Une collaboration explosive nous concocte un menu fantaisiste : « SAMEDI : Pièce montée “continent”. Éruption de groseilles en permanence. Glaçure de cacao.Confiture de lilas. Fumée de myrtille…etc. »

Quand les ciseaux incisifs et les belles matières peintes d’ANNE BRUGNI (Bonjour, 2014, Chemin, 2017 publiés chez L’articho) rencontrent l’ingéniosité pop-up de PHILIPPE UG (Drôle d’oiseaux, Corolles, Robopop…), et saupoudrées d’espiègles mots de McCloud Zicmuse, ce sont de joyeuses portions de matières colorées qui prennent vie et forment en relief de somptueux gâteaux et plats aussi alléchants qu’imaginaires. On en mangerait…

ANNE BRUGNI et le musicien McCLOUD ZICMUSE habitent tous deux à Bruxelles et bien qu’habitués à composer à quatre mains, leur association avec PHILIPPE UG en revanche est une première ! Lui même travaillant rarement en collaboration. Il s’agit de leur premier livre avec les Grandes Personnes.

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PARADE : SUZHOU

Performance & exposition at Suzhou Fanrong Art Museum 19 August - 2 September 2018. Part of the group show “MAHE” in conjunction with the residency at Amusons-nous Art Center in Suzhou, China. We took the idea of friendship and celebrated it through a parade. Featuring handmade friendship cups, paper costumes, selfmade instruments, silkscreened scarves. Music and singing, and a cake at the end. A warm thank you to Yao, Xiǎo Bái, Yi Fang, Qiumeng, Auralie & TianCheng for their help & support

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EL TO ARNAT

Challenged to write songs in Catalan, Le Ton Mité changed it's name to El To Arnat for this project, a two song 7" EP with additional songs in a download code.

Songs inspired by the challenge : "Can you make a disc about Catalonia in Catalan ?" Here it is ! 2 songs on vinyl, 5 songs as digital download, for independant minded people everywhere. Songs on disc recorded with members of Maher Shalal Hash Baz

crédits

paru le 15 mai 2019

McCloud Zicmuse : guitar, voice etc. Reiko Kudo : voice on Caga Tìo , drums on Montserrat Tori Kudo : sanshen on Caga Tìo, guitar on Montserrat Naoki Otani : trumpet on Caga Tìo, voice on Montserrat Tsuru Mitasumune : violin on Caga Tìo Teruki Tamayanagi : alto melodica on Caga Tìo

Recorded 3 May 2013 at Village Hotoguiss Studio Dogo, Ehime, Japan by Tsuru Mitasumune

listen here :

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BOOK : CHEMIN

CHEMIN is a book of illustrations by Anne Brugni with texts by McCloud ZIcmuse. Released in November 2017 it is the first independent release of L'Articho

Here is the introductory text in French:

Après le très remarqué "Bonjour", "Chemin" est le deuxième volet d'une trilogie consacrée aux éléments. "Chemin" raconte le parcours d'un caillou. Son trajet du magma initial, jusqu'à une plage où, transformé en galet après un voyage à travers les siècles et les éléments, il est ramassé. Réflexion sur le temps, ce livre nous emporte à la découverte des forces telluriques à l'œuvre. Ce conte géologique est écrit sur mesure pour Anne Brugni par son compagnon, le musicien McCloud Zicmuse. L'illustratrice se confronte une fois de plus à la représentation des éléments. Elle sublime la nature par ses couleurs et ses textures. On contemple l'interaction de la roche, de l'eau, du feu, de la glace.

Anne Brugni évite tout symbolisme et crée ses propres codes graphiques pour mettre en images cette histoire. Un poème métaphysique & documentaire géologique.

Une œuvre contemplative et onirique pour les enfants comme pour les adultes.

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I'M GOING TO THE STORE TO GET SOME VEGETABLES

This is for the moment the last physical recording of Le Ton Mité.

I was speaking to someone about the state of lyrical composition in the majority of contemporary songs, and remarked that one could sing about anything, even "going to the store to get some vegetables" in today's world. Being on tour in November of 2013 with Asuna, I put this to the test and improvised frequently this "song", culminating in the live performance included on this disc.

The rest is a game of styles, of genres, The songs are technically all titled "I'm going to the store to get some vegetables" and what is noted is the style represented.

The recordings terminated in 2014 were finally released on mini CD by the label of Asuna, Aotoao.

crédits

paru le 13 mai 2019

written & played by : McCloud Zicmuse with : 12 - low fi : Anne Brugni - voice 21 - live in Berlin : all the folks at the concert

recorded at Hôtel Rustique except 21, recorded live at kopfstrasse 17, Berlin 13 XI 10 cover photo by Ariel William Orah

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also there is a full hour long interview with Peter Broderick about this collection: