Amatorski

Amatorski is a post-rock band that sprang to fame after making the final of Humo's Rock Rally 2010. The band's music is characterized by exposed, mumbling, melancholic and hissing sounds. In the 'Deleting Borders' multimedia project created at deSingel, Amatorski sets out to find a different artistic identity. How, as a pop musician, can one have an original voice that is totally of the present? How does one approach what is now unprecedented access to all the musical styles and genres of the past? Is it still possible to be original? On the internet, the borders between present and past appear to be totally erased. Even more borders are becoming blurred between artistic disciplines, between artiste and public. Since we now have the internet in our back pockets, even the distinction between online and offline is becoming vague. Amatorski is in search of its own path and voice in this chaotic reality. How does one translate the 'noise' of the internet into what is rather the minimal, bare and calming sound that is so typical of this band? The borders of the internet - the power of social networks, crowd-sourcing, geo-location, etc. - are explored and integrated into the artistic process of creation that - in all senses of the word - seeks to break through traditional barriers.