@sebastienforrester
Percussionist, composer, sound chaser Afraa ๐ด monthly on Rinse France SHAPE+ platform 23-24 Superpang, Promesses, Dense Truth Drums w/ IVM Trio, Coby Sey, Alpha Maid, Kukii (fka Lafawndah), Gyeongsu... Booking (France): valentin@limitrophe-production.fr
Debut solo performance in Roma ๐ฎ๐น tonight at the magnificent Teatro di Documenti, as part of Klang Toys, curated by Klang & Diacronie
The series of events feature Elvin Brandhi, Timothรฉe Quost as well as Maya Dhondt
The BAFTA nominated Wasteman is out in UK cinemas today, with an original score by me
Cal McMau's anxious, brutal glimpse into the British prison system is a thrill and I'm so happy to have done the music for it
US/ROW release + soundtrack news soon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaOe...
Next shows... ๐ฅ
โช๏ธ18.02 drums with Alpha Maid, Viernulvier Ballroom, Gent ๐ง๐ช
โช๏ธ20.02 drums with Alpha Maid, Closer festival, Lafayette Anticipations, Paris ๐จ๐ต
โช๏ธ22.02 solo show, Klang x Diacronie, Teatro di Documenti, Rome ๐ฎ๐น
โช๏ธ26.02 solo show, c3 Gallery, Milano, curated by Haunter Records ๐ฎ๐น
Louis Brodinski a voulu garder la surprise jusqu'au dernier moment ๐ trรจs content que l'album te plaise !
Unrelenting, technofied hardcore trap, 14 tracks in 26 minutes, all caked in a digital distortion and featuring a whole host of French and international collaborators brodinski.bandcamp.com/album/mono-c...
2026 ๐ณ๏ธ๐๐ด
right then, here's our full end of year shebang including our albums, reissues and discoveries of the year, plus a ruck of guest charts from some people u might know.
huge thaaaaaanks to everyone who contributed โ๏ธ
boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
My Rockfort EOY is online!
After a year in which the wider musical ecosystem is taking more and more notice of the French underground, David McKenna presents 20 of his favourite records that emerged in 2025
Rockfort! The Best #FrenchMusic of 2025
buff.ly/6E9ixyd
Happy to say that I got the masters back for my album 'Engravings' and so it's back in print for the first time in forever
Remastered by Rashad Becker, available on ltd edition night smoke vinyl/CD/digital, inc bonus tracks ๐ฑ
li.sten.to/engravingsre...
Listen back here! www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/ro...
Tonight's Rockfort on @resonancefm.bsky.social at 19.30 (GMT) features 1515, Meryl & Theodora, Tales & Ahlam (pictured), Sรฉbastien Forrester, Orphids, Owen and Natacha Tertone www.resonancefm.com
'Shield' out tomorrow on Paradoxe Club
4 tracks bringing my obsessions with the psaltery, bagpipes & ancient drums closer to more rhythmical territories, & including instrumental contributions by @okimika.bsky.social on modular synths & Swann on trumpet
sebastienforrester.bandcamp.com/album/shield
Tonight at Bozar Brussels ๐ง๐ช
IVM Trio (@okimika.bsky.social, Apulati Bien & moi) live, new tracks & new A/V show, supporting the great Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
www.bozar.be/fr/calendrie...
https://youtu.be/SvYY8yq3iOw
New mix for Les Yeux Fermรฉs airing today on Rinse France, ahead of my show at SAT Montreal on Nov 23rd
www.rinse.fm/channels/fra...
This one gathers pieces for lithophones, geological field recordings and stone-based percussive experiments that resonated with me while working on the performance...
First proper interview in ages for Fifteen Questions now up... ๐ท
15questions.net/interview/se...
Merci for including 'Aฬrmo, proem', off my new piece out now on @superpanghq.bsky.social, in there @davidmckenna.bsky.social @thequietus.com ๐
C'est la rentrรฉe, Afraa season #4 has just begun on Rinse France, I was celebrating the release of my new piece 'Aฬrmo' with a special guest mix by Chris @superpanghq.bsky.social last Monday, replay below
on.soundcloud.com/UAWP3eVao3uZ...
Thrilled to be warming up for the legendary @mogwai.scot on their UK tour next winter ๐ช๏ธ
forestswords.co.uk/live
Tonight's Rockfort on @resonancefm.bsky.social at 19.30 (BST) features Flora Fishbach, Sรฉbastien Forrester, Kaval, Lรฉo La Nuit and Agueretou
New piece 'รrmo' out now on Superpang: sebastienforrester.bandcamp.com/album/rmo
... Ending my trilogy of long-form compositions for the label
Composed, performed, produced & mixed by moi, DIY style, mastered by wizard @pauliejan.bsky.social
New music on @superpanghq.bsky.social this week...
๐ท Bourse de Commerce with the Speakers Corner Quartet family last February, Tirzah, @lojammusic.bsky.social, Lucinda Chua, @cobysey.bsky.social, Trustfall, Tawiah, Oko Ebombo, Oscar Jerome and Sarah Tandy, upon an invitation from Cyrus Goberville
IVM Trio (Mika Oki, Apulati Bien & moi) live at Nuits Sonores in Lyon, France, last Wednesday
Show's up:
#ntsradio
@cobysey.bsky.social
@sebastienforrester.bsky.social
www.nts.live/shows/coby-s...
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...back on #ntsradio today w/ a guest mix from @sebastienforrester.bsky.social. Mindblowing percussionist, drummer and producer based in Paris, who I've performed with since 2021 (s/o #KUKII).
On at 2-3pm UK.
nts.live
nts.live/shows/coby-sey
