Fall Fascination in Rakvere : WATERFLOWER (LV) + MR. GARFIELD (EE) + DJ party

Fall Fascination in Rakvere is a mini-festival for the prevention of autumn depression and musical relaxation after extreme summer and harsh winter forehead, changing between two extremes - to emphasize that Rakvere is an attractive and enjoyable place for cultural events in every season. It will be a tender-dark autumn evening, with the musical part being an alternative and energy-charged electronic dance music. Music brings together, music joins and humor helps break the gulf. A fun party for everyone, regardless of your outlook on life and political or any other preferences.

WATERFLOWER (LV) art pop / elelctronica / avant-garde & experimental / dream pop
http://www.waterflower.lv
https://www.facebook.com/WaterflowerMusic
https://soundcloud.com/waterflower
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtqGe_PR5hPUOE5U2Uk-6g
https://www.instagram.com/the_water_flower/
Waterflower is one of the first solo female acts in electronic music in Latvia, it is artist Sabine Moore’s audiovisual performance project. Sabine Moore’s intertwined music and visual presence is an audiovisual journey into a unique world where sound and moving image have come together like an orchestral ensemble. The stage image is inspired by the turn of the 19th Century Art Nouveau illustrations (e.g. Mucha and Beardsley).
Musically, Waterflower draws upon genres like Electronica, Experimental Pop and Ambient. Her multi-layered compositions are created from sampled sounds like toy beeps, running water, glass beads, gardening tools, and are then mixed with synthesizers, orchestral sounds - like the violin, ghostly piano melodies and her sublime vocals.
On stage, a live potted plant is transformed into a touch-sensitive synthesizer using capacitive sensors. A similar technique also allows a separate plant to also act as a real-time midi controller for the artist’s visuals. The video animations display themes
such as nature, science and the interaction of the two. One could say that “Waterflower” is like a sci-fi journey to a world outside of our time-line.
Though often performing and collaborating with poets and contemporary dancers inspired by the music of “Waterflower”,
Sabine Moore herself remains as a separate persona to the parallel image and character created for the “Waterflower” performance. This is emphasized by the many costumes and headdresses worn on stage, as if to create a character directly connected only to the themes in her music.
Sabine Moore also works in genres like performance art, both alone (e.g. the “Sound Drawing“ performance utilizing 2 meter long pencils and a large paper as a synthesizer) and is an active member of the electroclash band MMMM (LV), doom folk / ambient band Lost Harbours (UK/LV), and former member of the avant-garde band Vairāk Kauna Nav (LV/DE). Since the birth of Waterflower in 2006 (at first, recording under the name “Kroffork“), there have been a number of performances in the Baltics, Scandinavia, and other European countries like Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Spain, Ireland and the UK, including the festivals: Laba Daba (2018), Baltic Pride (Riga 2018), Postivus (2014 and 2016), Ladyfest Tallinn (EE, 2013), Tenderete (SP, 2012), Eskusplosion (FI, 2014), Leigh Folk Festival (UK, 2015, 2016, 2017).

Releases and notable activities:
Lost Harbours / Waterflower – Split cassette (Jozik Records(FIN)) – 2015
Bird People / Waterflower – split cassette (Liminal Noise Tapes(UK)) – 2015
Waterflower solo cassette “Zvīņspārņi“ (Underbed Storage (LV)) - 2015
“Nervu Koks“ (song) on compilation “Pretējības“ (Naba Records), with lyrics based on Latvian poet Aspazija’s works - 2016
“Vairogi” (song) on compilation “Mūsu Dziesmas“ (Latvian Literature and Music Museum), to be released with a music video October 26th 2017.
Video directed by Ieva Norvele-Kristof, first assistant director of György Kristóf’s “OUT” (Cannes 2017).
“AarhusxRiga” (2015-2017), an artificially-built collaborative project by Radar (DK), Skaņu Mežs (LV) and The Danish Cultural institute in Latvia. The final work, “Solstice study with 72 speakers by 6 composers - on opposite coasts of one sea” was a
30-minute piece was exhibited through the multi-channel speaker system present in the Botanic Garden Dome (Væksthusene) in Aarhus, Denmark. The artists collaborating on this project were Sabine Moore, Anna Ķirse, Toms Auniņš, Olga Szymula, Merlyn Perez-Silva, Filip Johan Arnestad and programmer Bjørn Dam.
“Sounds Queer?” Synth Laboratory - hosted workshop on capacitive synths in Vienna, 8th October 2017
New releases within this year include a split with Spice Mouse (EE) on cassette and a split (double single) with MNTHA (LV) on vinyl.
“Waterflower“ is also working on a full-length studio album, to be released in 2018.

MR. GARFIELD (Umblu Records, Eesti Pops, Estonia)
https://www.facebook.com/tuudurt/
https://www.rada7.ee/artist/mrgarfield

Mr.Garfield is an Estonian jazz / electro / synthwave sole artist prodigy. Formed in Tartu in 2000 and was first recognized from legendary Estonian music figure Raul Saaremets who released Mr.Garfield first single in August 2004 under Umblu Records. The album called “ Vibration 3” was highly accepted and praised by many musicians in Estonian underground scene. In 2012 „Nights“ EP was released with cooperation from Estonian music label Eesti Pops.
Throughout the years Mr.Garfield has tried many different styles like minimal tech house and synthpop to beautiful and pure piano music.
Mr. Garfield performances is recognized with crazy funky solos with synthesizer and he has performed almost every club and cafe in Tartu.
Mr. Garfield emphasizes harmonics and chord progressions in order to bring out the audacity of the music.
Also Mr. Garfield has produced music for video games, tv commercials etc.
Lately Mr. Garfield is dived into his roots – synthpop, nowdays we call it sythwave. Most influencal bands are Depeche Mode, Jan Hammer, Camouflage, Kraftwerk, Mitch Murder and almost all 80-s synthpop and early electronic music.

Mr. Garfield - Chase https://youtu.be/s2NRhpLZcjw
Mr. Garfield - 1984 https://youtu.be/tpgrgE2eDbU
Mr. Garfield - Shanghai https://youtu.be/mw3C9WBZYuc
Mr. Garfield - Racer https://youtu.be/Zss_rdfB8yw