Gordan is a collaboration with the renowned Serbian singer Svetlana Spajic alongside Andi Stecher and Guido Möbius, who are also active in the drum’n’feedback duo GAMS, having debuted on Germany’s Karl Records in 2019. In Gordan, Spajic, Stecher, and Möbius explore the strengths and sensitivities between their respective musical domains, engaging in a constant dialogue between sound and noise, blending traditional Balkan singing with hypnotic drum beats, rich feedback experiments, and cool minimalism.
Svetlana Spajic is internationally known for her rare ability to master all the complex local style variations of Balkan music. She has collaborated with prominent figures such as Marina Abramović, Anohni, William Basinski, Willem Dafoe, and others. Guido Möbius creates feedback with bass, electronic sound generators, and effects, which he distorts or enhances through guitar amps and microphones in shifting counterplay and harmony with Spajic’s vocals. The noisy and dynamic body of sound is propelled forward and fragmented by Andi Stecher’s nuanced drum and percussion playing.
In other words, Gordan creates a sound that has rarely been heard before but is utterly captivating. They first demonstrated this on their excellent collaborative album on Berlin-based Morphine Records, “Down in the Meadow” (2021). Now, Gordan is ready with their second self-titled album, set to be released on iconic Glitterbeat Records in May. Gordan delivered an unforgettable concert presented by ALICE in 2021, and now they are finally returning during the summer Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
About Gordan
“Gripping, like something ancient being born” – The Wire
“The connection between folk and improvised music, between traditional song and electric noise has been tried in recent years, but rarely as intensively and interestingly.” – Rolling Stone
The concert is part of the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2024, taking place from June 5th to July 14th at 120 venues throughout the capital. See the program at www.jazz.dk
ALICE at Stairway
While the concert hall at Nørre Allé 7 is undergoing renovation, ALICE is located at the music venue Stairway in Vanløse.