Arystan – Live Looping & Multi-Instrumental Performance

Urban, tribal and ritual – improvised live sets with voice, ngoni, trumpet,
flutes, percussion and electronic patterns.
For clubs, festivals, ecstatic dance and site-specific art events.

Urban Tribal Global Loops – Live

As a live looping artist, I weave voice, ngoni, trumpet, flutes, percussion and
electronics into dense, improvised soundscapes. From simple motifs, polyrhythmic
grooves, chants and melodic layers emerge, forming a living, breathing set.

Each performance is unique and responds to space, audience and moment. Loops are built up, transformed and deconstructed in real time – between driving beats,
ritual patterns and meditative phases. The result are sets that invite both
dancing and deep listening.

Club & Festival Live Set

45–90 minute live looping performance with driving beats, global grooves and improvised solos.
Ideal for stages where electronic and acoustic energies merge.

Ecstatic Dance & Conscious Events

2–3 hour wave-shaped sets with slow build, peaks and integrative closing.
Designed for movement journeys where rhythm, breath and presence guide the experience.

Ritual-Oriented Live Set

Performances focused on trance, repetition and polyrhythm — inspired by fieldwork
on Gnawa rituals and transformative sound practices.

Site-Specific & Art Performances

Soundscapes tailored for theatre, exhibitions and installations.
Music that responds to architecture, acoustics and atmosphere.

Set & Setting

The live setup is compact and flexible. It works in small clubs, off-spaces, black boxes,
former churches, outdoor settings and on festival stages. Technical details and PA requirements
are clarified in advance so that the performance can unfold smoothly in your space.

I particularly enjoy working in contexts where listening and movement come together:
dance floors, immersive concerts, ritual-inspired events and interdisciplinary art programmes.
Light, smoke and other atmospheric elements can be integrated to deepen the experience.

For ecstatic dance and ritual-oriented settings, I can offer short introductions with breath,
body awareness and simple movement tasks. This helps groups arrive, drop into the music and
enter a shared flow state more easily.

Technical Setup & Rider

The live set is built around two loop stations, a performance FX unit, a DJ mixer and various
acoustic instruments: voice, trumpet, flutes, ngoni and percussion. The setup is compact but
powerful and works on club and festival PAs as well as in smaller venues.

A detailed technical rider with input list, stage layout and preferred monitoring is available
as PDF and can be adapted to your venue.


Download Tech Rider (PDF)

Watch & Listen

A selection of live sets, excerpts and improvisations from different contexts.

Selected Festivals & Venues

New Fire Festival (Trinidad & Tobago), Operndorf (Burkina Faso), What is Music Festival (ES),
Hedokongress (DE), Folk’n’Fusion (DE), Dissidance Festival (IT), Porto di Terra (IT),
Badehaus Berlin, Kukulida, Scheune Dresden, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Rabryka, Borwaerk, and others.

How It Works – Booking a Performance

1. Initial Contact

You share date, location, format (club, festival, ecstatic dance, art event)
and the approximate duration of the set.

2. Concept & Setup

We clarify sound system, stage situation and whether the context is more
club-oriented, ritual-focused or site-specific. If needed, we adapt the
technical rider to your venue.

3. Performance

I play the live set on site – optionally with a short introduction, closing
sequence or interactive elements, depending on the event.

4. Follow-Up

If desired, we discuss documentation, future collaborations or extended
formats such as workshops and ritual sessions.

Urban Tribal Global Loops

Multi-instrumentalist Arystan intricately weaves together diverse musical influences in an electrifying live performance. Central to his act is the human voice, serving as the catalyst for each musical concept, extending its reach throughout every limb and body part, channelled through a myriad of instruments collected and learned from around the world. Instruments such as the ngoni, trumpet, kobyz, flutes, rattles, drums, beatbox, keys, and more play a pivotal role. These diverse elements are expressed through global patterns and modes, sometimes played concurrently, polyphonically, and polyrhythmically, creating a band-like synergy, or in solitary performances, amplifying the emotional essence of the moment.

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The resulting music manifests as a live remix of ideas—improvised, urban, and ritualistic—forming a tactile counterpoint. Using a loop machine, the music is recorded and fused with electronic music aesthetics, maintaining an analogue warmth, an edgy quality, and constantly provoking unforeseen moments. Each performance stands unique, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in its energy, transforming the room’s ambiance, stimulating an archaic longing for transition, and collectively celebrating this experience with joy—this is Arystan’s artistic ambition.

Loops serve as a medium, inducing a cathartic journey for both body and mind, ushering participants into a state of flow. The result is a blend of driving beats and recurring sounds, shapes, and patterns defying categorization within a specific genre. Instead, they embody expressive, ecstatic, and meditative characteristics that transcend conventional boundaries

Complete Live Set

The setup has undergone development in recent years (2015 – present) and offers flexibility in arrangement, adaptable to the conditions and opportunities of the venue. In essence, the core equipment is compact enough to fit into a travel suitcase.

Ideally, locations with distinct, designated spaces, whether indoors or outdoors, are preferred. While sessions held in nature or during later hours have often evoked a unique energy, it’s not a prerequisite. Providing guidance on breathing techniques and cyclic movements beforehand, if feasible, can enhance dancers‘ immersion into the music. Throughout the performance, manipulation of olfactory elements and lighting is incorporated, aiming to evoke the most synesthetic experience possible.

For detailed information regarding instruments and sounds, please refer to this link

Videos

Places and Spaces (2015 – Today)

New Fire Festival (Trinidad and Tobago),  Operndorf (Burkina Faso), What is Music Festival Frias (ESP), Hedokongress (D), Folk´n Fusion Festival (Hildesheilm), Festival L*abore (D), Gailalda Gathering (D), Dissidance Festival (IT), Badehaus (D), Komplex (D), Borwaerk (D), Rabryka (D), Kukulida (D), Scheune (D),Staatsschauspiel Dresden(D), 101 Club Monte Amiata (IT), Porto di Terra Festival (IT), Sette Voci (IT), La Scighera Milano (IT) Hanse3 (D), Tolerave (D), Effetto 48 (IT) etc….and lots of subcultural spaces and places inside and outside