Monoták

Here's a short video of the Monoták concert at Splendor that took place on February 15th 2025. 

The running order was as follows: 

Allan Segall & Nico Wandel - Portrait 

Allan Segall & Thomas Myrmel- 'In Charon's Domain' 

Dirk Bruinsma with Marit Shalem & Christian Smith - 'Tribolumina' 

Paul Glazier - 'Friction' 

Concert 3 of Monotok's exciting new season 'A New Chapter'!

Saturday, 15 feb, Splendor 20:15

Allan Segall -- In Charon's Domain

Dirk Bruinsma with Marit Shalem & Christian Smith --Tribolumina

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Thomas Myrmel -- Building a House

Paul Glazier -- Friction

Many thanks to Grond and the contributing artists: Nico Wandel, Allan Segall, Dirk Bruinsma, Nout Ingen Housz, Jasna Velicovic, and Hessel Veldman.

June 12 Monotak @ Sexyland

Monoták & Tom Aldrich present two crazy new bands

The Tom Aldrich Ellipsis Premiere performance featuring Tom Aldrich (US/NL, keyboards), Sean Moran (US, guitar), Chad Langford (US/UK, bass), Théo Lanau (FR, drums) and Ivo Bol (NL, samplers and synths). Featuring all-new original pieces by Aldrich. “A mix you do not often come across: rock, experimental, and contemporary composition going together with a jazz attitude… powerful and intense” (Vera Vingerhoeds, Bimhuis).

Frozen Screen A new rock and roll band founded by Monoták member Dirk Bruinsma. Alternative sounds. Rock, electro, pop and jazz, compiled in gloomy, introspective songs Marysia Skorwider- vocalen Robbert van Hulzen- drums & electronica Dirk Bruinsma- basgitaar & electronica

Wednesday june 12 2019, 20:00 hrs

Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 39, 1033 RC Amsterdam

The Landing is the arrival

October 10th -11th 2018: Electronic Extravaganza #3

Wednesday October 10th 2018 Lecture / performances by Fedde ten Berge and Alberto Novello Thursday October 11th 2018 Concerts and Installations Line-up: Oğuz Büyükberber, Lesley Flanigan, Raphael Vanoli, Tristan Perich, Alberto Novello, Splitter Splatter, NOW (Ivo Bol, Roos van Berkel + Marion Traenkle), Jasna Veličković, sanYo CreatE (Hessel Veldman), Ties Mellema + Ivo Bol, Trio Hoorcomfort, Dirk Bruinsma + Bart de Vrees + Tristan Renfrow, Ensemble Extraordinaire, Paul Glazier, Anat Spiegel + Bart de Vrees, Ricardo Huisman and 'The Pentacle’ - Fedde ten Berge, Boy van Ooijen, Chris Vermeulen, LEDEN (Daniele Fabris).

@ Splendor: Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116, 1011 LX, Amsterdam

Supported by Buma Cultuur the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts

September 8th 2018: Monoták The Golden Years @ Gaudeamus muziekweek

Saturday night @ Gaudeamus Festival 2018

March 30th 2018:  Monoták @ AUXXX

Ruin: Paul Glazier (bariton gitaar) Dirk Bruinsma (sax) Sato Endo (dans). It is all about shadows in this hypnotic dance performance with Japanese / Dutch dancer Sato Endo, music by Paul Glazier and Dirk Bruinsma from composers group Monoták.

The end is the end: Ivo Bol (live sampling) Jonathan Zorn (electronics) Luis Lara Malvacías (dance). How many times can you end something? Luis Lara Malvacías is a Venezuelan choreographer and trans-disciplinary artist. His projects explore the interaction between dance, design, videos, installations, sound, new media and the visual arts. He has worked since 2005 with performer and composer Ivo Bol (also from Monoták). Together with American composer and performer Jonathan Zorn they will present a new piece that has only endings.

Reasonator: Olivier Schreuder (gongs, bells, vietnamese buddha machine). Installation / performance. Olivier Schreuder composes & produces electronic and acoustic music with custom made electroacoustic instruments. He is especially interested in how traditional cultures and new technologies meet, and often works together with musicians from these cultures to find new hybrid forms of music.

A page of madness - live soundtrack

Monoták will perform a live soundtrack for the 1926 Japanese cult classic "A page of madness" form director Teinosuke Kinugasa at the International Film Festival Rotterdam / Groningen. With Bart de Vrees (percussion, electronics), Eric de Clercq (percussion), Ivo Bol (electronics and live sampling), Dirk Bruinsma (sax, bassguitar), Paul Glazier (zither, electric guitar, electronics) and special guest Nora Mulder (organ and noise).

Monoták in Sexyland

Beats in Saxyland met duo de Vrees / Bruinsma, muziek voor kapotte gitaren met Ivo Bol en Bart de Vrees, DJ Rumbaridskin, muziek van Eric de Clercq, Paul Glazier en een gastoptreden van Ensemble Extra Ordinaire = Nora Mulder & Han Buhrs.

13 november 2017, 20:00 hrs

€ 2,50 + € 2,50 lidmaatschap Sexyland

MONOTÁK & Project 128

Live techno band Project 128 and composers group MONOTÁK team up at Zaal 100, with compositions from Project 128, Dirk Bruinsma & Bart de Vrees, Ivo Bol and Cinzia Nistico.

April 20th 2017: Electronic Extravaganza # 2

Electronic Extravaganza is a festival for electronic music exploring borders between dance, ambient, pop, noise, DIY, installation art and contemporary composed music. 

Line up: Francisco Lopez, Rooie Waas, Anat Spiegel & Henry Vega, Stoka Ensemble, Project 128 & Monoták, Paul Glazier & Thomas Myrmel, Barbara Ellison, Bart de Vrees & Anat Spiegel, Igor C Silva, Marie Guilleray & Johan van Kreij, Ivo Bol, Marije Baalman, Dianne Verdonk, Jeroen Diepenmaat and DJ Rumbaridskin. 

Electronic extravaganza is a collaboration between Artek, Monoták and STEIM, and is supported by AFK and Gonzo Circus, magazine for music, art and more.

@ Splendor: Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116, 1011 LX, Amsterdam

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