Mopcut’s current programme with avant-rap pioneer MC Dälek is a genre-dissolving manifesto that slyly creeps through the experimental scene, absorbing its innovations while spitting out unnecessary conceptual ballast. Their latest collaborative album RYOK, featuring Philadelphia activist and poet Moor Mother alongside acclaimed turntablist and composer Mariam Rezaei, flows across multiple currents and constantly transforms itself.

Mopcut is an international trio consisting of experimental vocalist and electronic musician Audrey Chen, one of Europe’s most acclaimed percussionists Lukas Koenig, and French guitar eccentric Julien Desprez. Their improvisational abilities transcend any genre limitations. Their energetic, ferocious compositions oscillate between unrestrained expression and controlled, compact noise, structured around ecstatic micro-explosions resembling an imaginary form of communication.

Will Brooks aka MC Dälek is a loud sonic monster relentlessly carving its way forward. A maximal, often almost physical experience — an intense confrontation with waves of noise and restless commentary. Dissonant sounds engage in endless battles with hard beats. Strict hip-hop versus psychedelic frenzy. “Dälek makes hip-hop for people who hate hip-hop,” says one review. “What’s certain is that at its core lies the hardest, most primal form of hip-hop,” claims another.

The wildly creative and politically charged third album RYOK merges free improvisation, hip-hop, noise, post-punk, and electronics into powerful new forms.

LINE-UP
Will Brooks (aka MC Dälek): vocals, electronics

MOPCUT
Lukas Koenig: drums
Audrey Chen: vocals, synthesizer
Julien Desprez: electric guitar

The concert is co-organized with Palác Akropolis.