Hello everyone,

We're very happy to present you the confirmed (almost) final lineup for the 2013 Essen version of our experimental music festival DENOVALI SWINGFEST.

The festival takes place on 4 days - October 3th till October 6th 2013 - at the WeststadtHalle in Essen. Those who are not familiar with the nice venue can find further information at [ www.denovali.com/swingfest ].

The 2013 Essen edition of the festival will feature 21 artists on the regular days and a pre-event with 2 artists on Thursday October 3rd. Their sets will as always be as long as a real club show (around an hour). We'll hopefully be able to announce the last act for Sunday within the next two weeks.

The TICKETS are from now on available for purchasing at the the Swingfest homepage [ www.denovali.com/swingfest ] and via the [ www.ticketmaster.de ] and other ticket shops - the pricing looks like this:

- festival ticket pre-sale (all 4 days): 90 Euro
- festival ticket pre-sale (Friday + Saturday + Sunday): 80 Euro
- single-day ticket pre-sale (Friday or Saturday or Sunday): 30 euros
- piano pre-evening ticket pre-sale (Thursday): 10 Euro (limited to 250 tickets)

FURTHER INFORMATION
- [ www.denovali.com/swingfest ]
- [ www.facebook.com/denovalirecords ]
- [ www.facebook.com/events/467248183323012 ]
- [ www.lastfm.de/festival/3449164+Denovali+Swingfest+Essen+2013 ]

You can find all further information (routing, hotels etc.) on the homepage. Enjoy.

Thanks a lot!
Denovali

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THURSDAY (Post Classic Piano Pre Evening) - October 3th
Carlos Cipa (ger) + Sophia Jani (ger)
Piano Interrupted (uk)

FRIDAY - October 4th
Biosphere (no)
Celeste (fra)
Deaf Center (no)
The Samuel Jackson 5 (no)
Barn Owl (usa)
Lento (it)
Troum (ger)

SATURDAY - October 5th
Tim Hecker (can)
Omega Massif (ger)
Floex (cz)
The Dale Cooper Quartet (fra)
Poppy Ackroyd (uk)
AUN (can)
Witxes (fra)

SUNDAY - October 6th
TBA
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (nl)
Nils Frahm (ger)
Nadja (can)
Sankt Otten (ger)
The Alvaret Ensemble (uk)
Field Rotation (ger)

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THURSDAY - October 3rd

Carlos Cipa (ger) + Sophia Jani (ger)
::: influenced by Eric Satie and Claude Debussy his piano music impresses particularly because of its intensity and great attention to detail
::: together with guest musician Sophia Jani on violin and piano
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/carloscipa ]

Piano Interrupted (uk)
::: "there are nods to minimalism, film scores and cinematic soundscapes, glitch and ambient, post-rock, neo-classical piano and jazz..."
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/pianointerrupted ]

FRIDAY - October 4th

Biosphere (no)
::: the master of arctic ambient
::: listen: [ www.biosphere.no ]

Celeste (fra)
::: hell's choir
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/celeste ]

Deaf Center (no)
::: "amongst the nightmarish qualities presented there is also a ghostly beauty at work" (Fluid Radio)
::: listen: [ soundcloud.com/_type/sets/deaf-center-owl-splinters ]

The Samuel Jackson 5 (no)
::: "semi-Instrumental rock with the occasional vocals, a sip of folk, an few bars of electronica, an ounce of 60-70s progressive rock, seasoned some indie and postrock"
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/samueljackson5 ]

Barn Owl (usa)
::: desert's soundtrack
::: listen: [ facebook.com/pages/Barn-Owl/238373636592 ]

Lento (it)
::: deep and dark instrumental universe
::: [ www.denovali.com/lento ]

Troum (ger)
::: germany's masters of hypnotizing
::: listen: [ troum.bandcamp.com ]

SATURDAY - October 5th

Tim Hecker (can)
::: the master of soundscapes
::: listen: [ www.sunblind.net ]

Omega Massif (ger)
::: instrumental mountain metal
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/omegamassif ]

Floex (cz)
::: exploration of acoustic music (classical minimalism), soundtrack music and contemporary electronica
::: [ www.denovali.com/floex ]

The Dale Cooper Quartet (fra)
::: the bizarre Dark Jazz cabaret
::: [ www.denovali.com/dalecooper ]

Poppy Ackroyd (uk)
::: delicate, intricate and beautifully atmospheric music by manipulating and multi-tracking sounds from violin and piano
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/poppyackroyd ]

AUN (can)
:: Slow, low, mysterious, heavy and beautiful
:: listen: [ www.denovali.com/aun ]

Witxes (fra)
::: Roaming, roving and raving were giving birth to melodic spaces fed on colourful sound layers, shimmering textures and residual traces of sonic instants
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/witxes ]

SUNDAY - October 6th

TBA
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The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (nl)
::: groundbreaking experimental collective
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/kilimanjarodarkjazz ]

Nils Frahm (ger)
::: piano, electronica, improvisation
::: listen: [ www.durtonstudio.com ]

Nadja (can)
::: the shoegaze wall of sound
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/nadja ]

Sankt Otten (ger)
::: The good conscience's groove
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/sanktotten ]

The Alvaret Ensemble (uk)
::: improvisatory collective based around Greg Haines (piano), Jan Kleefstra (voice, poems), Romke Kleefstra (guitar and effects) and Sytze Pruiksma (percussion) - recommened if you like Set Fire To Flames, Rachels or Arvo Pärt
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/thealvaretensemble ]

Field Rotation (ger)
::: Experimenting with electronic and classical elements this project combines floating soundscapes with electroacoustic colours to create minimalistic soundtracks renouncing of visualisation but interacting with the listeners emotions and feelings
::: listen: [ www.denovali.com/fieldrotation ]