Sonic Bloom Presents ..

Splitterzelle (PORTUGAL) & Arcane Allies (GERMANY) & Acme Bass Company (Lancaster)

Something we’ve been trying to get sorted for a long time now, bands and DJs on the same bill, in the same room, on the same night!!

If blending industrial psych, krautrock and techno is your thing, look no further!!

Welcoming back Splitterzelle.

Yes, the very same Splitterzelle who ripped both Kanteena and The Golden Lion to shreds with their sets last year!!

Departing from the hypnotic, loop-based space-rock jams of their earlier work, the self-titled album from Portuguese/German duo Splitterzelle finds Pedro Pestana (10 000 Russos, Tren Go! Sound System) and Sidney Jaffe (Arcane Allies, Burnpilot, Parse, Ornamental) taking a much more produced approach driven primarily by drum machine and synths. Pounding sub-bass and dark electronic textures are at the forefront here, finding a middle ground between club-ready industrial techno heaviness and droning psychedelic noise.

Following their solo projects’ collaboration on 2021’s Tren Go! Sound System & Ornamental ‘Assessment’ LP and a few Portuguese and German tours, Sidney and Pedro soon came to realise a new band was bubbling away and officialised their partnership in 2023 with the emergence of Splitterzelle. Starting out as a guitar and drums duo, their time together and also perhaps the geographical circumstances of living in different countries allowed them the freedom to explore radically different creative approaches between 2024’s live session album ‘The Drumhard Sessions Vol. 1’ and the full-throttle electronics of the ‘Splitterzelle’ LP in 2025

“Out of several recording sessions came the collaborative Drumhard Sessions Vol. 1 and this self-titled LP. However, both of these couldn’t be more further apart in approach. Where DHSV1 was performed and recorded live in the studio with no overdubs, the self-titled LP is the exact opposite with overproduced layers of sound, sub bass and ear candy all the time. The modus operandi was pretty much to record and jam whenever a possibility arose when we were together on tour and then work on the material in our separate home studios once we returned.”

And welcoming Arcane Allies

A hypnotic krautrock trio moving between psychedelic rock, eletronic improvisation, and driving rhythms. The band was founded in 2016 by Christiana Bonhaus (Theremin) and Sidney Jaffe (Drums). Inspired by legends like Can, Neu!, Tangerine Dream, and Moon Duo, the project took its current shape in 2017 with the addition of Joel Jaffe (guitar). Since then, they’ve been continuously evolving their sound – somewhere between spherical, repetitive, and energetic. References: With over 300 shows in more than 14 countries (including Germany, USA, UK, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Kosovo, and more), Arcane Allies are among the active touring acts in the European psych and krautrock scene. Festival appearances include: Burg Herzberg Festival (Germany) Monsters of Psych (Nürnberg) Off The Radar (Bremen) Alt

This gig will be in Atika which has reduced access. Please contact for us for any enquiries

Acme Bass Company DJs.

There’s not a nook or a cranny where these guys haven’t thrown a party in the local area. This was their idea. Blame them!! Rebel Bass is back!!

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