SUDDEN INFANT

musique concrete / performative art / actionism / body art / sound art / noise / abstract expressionism

Joke Lanz Basel / Switzerland Joke Lanz aka SUDDEN INFANT creates an unique blend of physical sound-poetry and dadaistic vocal expressions, using contact microphones, prerecorded soundloops and noises. Member of the infamous SCHIMPFLUCH collective, singer of the notorious CATHOLIC BOYS IN HEAVY LEATHER and long time accompanist of Rudolf Eb.er, he's presenting his work since more than 20 years all over the world. Born in Switzerland, now based in Berlin, Joke Lanz has collaborated with the likes of Z'EV, Carlos Giffoni, Peter Kowald, Christian Marclay, Norbert Möslang, DJ Olive, G.X. Jupitter-Larsen, Christian Weber, Charlotte Hug, Jorge Sanchez-Chiong, Roger Rotor, Strotter Inst, Evil Moisture, Small Cruel Party and many more. Music for contemporary dance, theatre, sound-installations and short-films. Innumerable releases on international labels e.g. Entracte, RRR, Tochnit Aleph, Blossoming Noise, Artware, Klanggalerie, SSSM. Artist residencies in Berlin (1999) and London (2004). Composition assignment by Pro Helvetia Arts Council of Switzerland (2006).Music for contemporary dance, theatre, sound-installations and short-films. Innumerable releases on international labels e.g. Schimpfluch, Entr'acte, RRR, Tochnit Aleph, Blossoming Noise, SSSM, Artware, Klanggalerie, MSBR. Led workshops about Turntablism & Noise Music at the Music Academy Lucerne. Artist residencies in Berlin (1999) and London (2004). Composition assignment by Pro Helvetia Arts Council of Switzerland (2006). Working in the area of experimental and free music since 1989, Sudden Infant is building up complex noise compositions, using unconventional sound sources, lo-fi electronics and turntables. Sudden Infant's music has a humorous and highly improvised character. Joke Lanz aka Sudden Infant creates an unique blend of physical sound-poetry and dadaistic vocal expression, using contact microphones, prerecorded soundloops and noises. The result is abrupt Musique Concrète juxtapositions of spasmodic gibbering and a battery of disorienting electronics. It's a fragmented field of sound that comes to its own autonomy!