Rumpistol Ensemble indtager Hotel Cecil med et kosmisk mix af lys, elektronisk musik, spacerock og neoklassisk
Efter to år vender Rumpistol tilbage til Hotel Cecil – denne gang med sit ensemble og et setup, der inviterer til bevægelse. I mere end to årtier har Jens B. Christiansen aka Rumpistol udforsket grænserne mellem elektronisk musik, jazz, spacerock og neoklassisk komposition. Hans lydunivers har altid kredset om det himmelstræbende – og på scenen folder det sig ud som et rumskib af lys, rytme og følelse.
I september åbnede han Strøm Festival med en storslået audiovisuel koncert på Bremen Teater, hvor Rumpistols organiske elektroniske lyd mødte et kosmisk lysshow fra lys-kollektivet Vertigo. Hans niende album NEBULA (2025) fik 5 stjerner i GAFFA, der skrev, at “idéerne, kompositionen, arrangementerne og forløsningen, ja, produktionen – er solid, stilsikker og stærk."
Denne gang er koncerten stående, så rummet åbner sig til dans, puls og kosmisk energi. Sidst blev billetterne revet væk – og der måtte sættes to shows op samme dag.
Lineup
Jens B. Christiansen – synths, klaver, beats & lap steel
Sven Dam Meinild – blæserinstrumenter
Arendse Nordtorp – violin
Frederik Bülow – trommer
“Rum” is a Danish word for “space”, “room” or “reverb”.
With live piano, violin, harp, drums and mesmeric vocals, the Rumpistol create an intimate yet cinematic sound, sitting in a beautiful space somewhere between ambient, jazz and neo-classical music.
After having suffered from a severe stress-related burn-out, Danish composer Rumpistol had to completely alter the way he works.
Looking at computer screens gave him headaches and nausea, and so he was forced to work in a completely new manner.
Rumpistol started composing for the piano and sought out a team of skilled instrumentalists to feature on his new music, resulting in a whole trilogy of albums: After the Flood (2020), Isola (2022) and finally Going Inside (2023).
As the title reveals, Going Inside dives deeper into the existential depths of the mind, and it is made specifically for psychedelic therapy, using the expertise from trained specialists at the Neurobiological Research Unit in Copenhagen.
By working with his own fragility in a more organic expression, Rumpistol’s music is resonating with people dealing with difficult crises such as grief, anxiety, stress and depression.
Rumpistol has performed his detailed sound across the US, Europe, Mexico & Brazil including venues like Boom Festival, OZORA, Tipper & Friends, Boiler Room UK and MUTEK Montreal.