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Find out more about the artists who will be on EMFP's international tour of Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Japan and the UK, 2 October–4 November.

An ongoing tour of Polish Improv, modern composition and more, supported by The Wire, with musicians performing their own works and collaborating with local artists. The Wire and EMFP previously collaborated on two CD compilations of new, exploratory Polish music, given away to subscribers in issues 304 and 317.

The EMFP tour features Mikrokolektyw, Tomasz Choloniewski, Konrad Geca, DJ Lenar and Rafal Mazur. Paris Les Instants Chavirés (2 October), Amsterdam OT301 (3), Brussels Le Cafe Central (4), London Cafe Oto (5), Berlin Die Friedenskirche (7), Tokyo Super Deluxe (3–4 November).‪

As a primer for the tour, we've put together a small collection of videos and tracks by the artists who'll be performing:

Mikrokolektyw's "Rocket Street‬"

Konrad Gęca's "Untitled (Cuts & Pieces)"

‪Marek Chołoniewski's "Dark & Light/FACE‬"

Tomasz Krakowiak/
Chris Strickland/Pau Torres live at Eminent Domain, 20 November, 2010

Robert Piotrowicz's "Lincoln Sea: Ice Walk"

Adrián de Alfonso: Pleamar

Watch a short film that accompanies three tracks from sound artist and musician Adrián de Alfonso’s new album Viator.

goat (jp): Joy In Fear

Watch a 16 minute concept film of tracks from Joy In Fear, the 2023 album by Japanese rockers goat (jp)

Steph Richards “Power Vibe”

The US trumpeter shares a supernatural LA noir created with the help of generative AI for a track from her latest album Power Vibe

Xhosa Cole All Roads

The saxophonist shares a film in which he dances with his two brothers beneath Birmingham’s Spaghetti Junction

ECHOS: L'Ocelle Mare “Objets Chargés”

French label and platform Murailles Music shares the first episode in a new series of music documentaries highlighting the unique methodologies of artists on their roster

Galya Bisengalieva “Chagan”

Directed by artist Nicol Vizoli, the video for composer Galya Bisengalieva's “Chagan” reflects on the haunting nature of a radioactive lake in Kazakhstan