NEW NIKS

New Niks creates ‘cinema for the ear’, compact, melodic pieces full of inventive breaks. From emotional eruptions on violin and raw guitar riffs to hypnotic electric piano grooves; there’s enough room for improvisation in the compositions of drummer/band leader Arend Niks, known for his long-standing collaboration with Corrie van Binsbergen. ‘The melodies, often with a Zappa-like, colorful jumpiness, get a weird twist… In all their complexity the pieces are performed fluently by a true collective… which swings irrepressibly as well as knowing how to shred’ (de Volkskrant).