The 15th of September sees the start of Incubate, an annual cultural festival held in the heart of Tilburg, The Netherlands. The entire week will be filled with exhibitions, lectures, and performances, spread throughout the entire city. The festival focuses on elements from the fringes of the city’s culture, and consequently houses many alternative bands which would not look out of place at Tilburg’s other alternative spectacle, Roadburn. Indeed, many of the bands who have performed at this and previous editions of Incubate have also played at Roadburn. I will walk you through some of the bands that will make their appearance this year.
One of the Dutch bands that will play Incubate is Dodecahedron. While they fit the genre of Black metal, they have an impressive originality with a lot of emphasis on atmospherics.
From Belgium comes the band with the interesting name: Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat. This psychedelic neo-folk band has focused heavily on dark folk in their previous albums, but their new album is very synth-heavy by comparison.
Long Distance Calling from Germany are a progressive post-rock band who have experimented with many different sides of their music. This performance at Incubate will give them a chance to showcase their varied and melodious work.
A ‘haunted voodoo village’ in Sweden brings us Goat, a psychedelic worldbeat band which comprises of masked and costumed men and women performing energetic and original music which calls for a lot of dancing around. Goat are a stage-filling spectacle that will leave a lasting impression.
Another amazing show is expected from Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (Godspeed You! Black Emperor). This Canadian quintet combines classical instruments with a punk-rock and post-punk style, and promise to fill the theatre with their sound.
Probably the biggest band to grace Incubate with their presence this year is Wovenhand. This dark country band from the USA has a truly unique sound. The music combined with the deeply moving lyrics of David Eugene Edwards is truly spectacular, and with this year’s Refractory Obdurate still fresh, this is a show that mustn’t be missed.
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LORRAINE LYSEN