In 1910, the illustrator George Herriman created the Krazy Kat comic strip. A vicious mouse called Ignatz was Krazy Kat’s arch enemy, and his favourite pastime was to throw bricks at Krazy Kat’s head (who misinterpreted the mouse’s actions as declarations of love). Belgian artist Bram Devens uses Ignatz as his alter ego, and comes armed with his own pile of bricks: sparse, emotive songs born of the human condition, wrapped in effects, corroded by tape, driven forth by improvisation and spontaneity.