Paavli.Live: HENGE (UK)

A unique blend of cosmic prog-rock and electronic music: HENGE, on 16 November 2027 at Paavli Kultuurivabrik.

Somewhere between psychedelic prog, rave and science fiction exists HENGE, reportedly an extraterrestrial collective whose mission is to save humanity from itself. Their chosen method is cosmic music and outlandish costumes. On 16 November 2027 they land at Paavli Kultuurivabrik.

HENGE claim they do not come from this planet. They have arrived on Earth from distant galaxies to spread peace and prepare our species for life beyond the Earth. Their message is serious, even if their methods are somewhat unusual.

HENGE, who landed on Earth more than ten years ago, have since been on a cosmic mission on British and European concert stages. Their live shows, which combine psychedelic rock, rave music and the theatricality of science fiction, have won them the Independent Festival Awards prize for best live act.

Around the band a whole mythology has grown, stretching from four studio albums to a comic series. Their latest album, “Journey to Voltus B”, continues to expand the HENGE universe and includes an unusual vinyl experiment: a record pressed with two parallel grooves carries two possible endings, depending on where the turntable needle lands.

HENGE’s music sits somewhere in an uncharted meeting point between prog rock and rave. It is strange, intense and made with deadly serious dedication. Behind the cosmic chaos, though, lies a fairly simple reflection: perhaps humanity could do something better than going to war. For example, we could dance.

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Paavli.LIVE is a stylistically and genre-open concert series, inspired by contemporary experimental music, jazz, hip-hop and searching pop. Past guests include Swans, William Basinski, Azymuth and John Maus; what links them is the extraordinary quality of the performer and their music.

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