Not that it's already a long tradition, but still, we've had quite a few morc-bands and friends playing live at our hq.
the first shows were held at our place in hilversum, the netherlands, then at the previous morc hq in gent, but since 2012, the 'venue' is now located at the tolhuislaan 74, 9000 ghent.

if you'd like to attend a show, please e-mail us - we'll make sure there are enough drinks etc. normally, we can welcome up to 40 people per evening. we ask a donation of 5 euro per person, all benefits go to the artists.
Wio (be/studio muscle - kraak - unread)

hard to believe, but this will be the first time ever wio will perform at morc hq. we set up a few shows of his years and years ago, but never at morc hq. anyway, belgium's number 1 lofi troubadour will make up for this now.

--> studio muscle website
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Drekka (us/bluesanct - morc)

michael anderson performed as drekka in al previous morc hq's, so he can't skip this one. not sure what he'll be doing this time, but it could be anything from detuned folk to tape-experiments. ah, btw: his (still) upcoming new album is named after the old morc hq. we're honored.

-> drekka bandpage
Canid (us)

mprovisation, collaboration, aleatory, drone, layered harmony, massive chords, accident, texture, fanfare, wordless chanting, loops, artifact: that'swhat's colin jenkins has been doing in bloomington, IN for a few years now. so it's not a surprise he's the perfect tour companion for drekka.

--> canid on bandcamp


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In Gowan Ring - Birch book(us/world serpent - lsr)

the past few years, b has done a few shows here in the area. but never before we had the chance to see him solo. that's quite a think to look forward to. ok, it's still a suprise if B' will bring his homemade lute or not, but it's sure that he'll bring a mix of songs from his darker IGR project and his more melodic and uplifting Birch Book backcatalogue.

--> In gowan Ring website
Hellvete (be/kraak)

To top it of, one of ghent's finest live acts will open that night. hot on the heels of his split ep with wappenhalter and urpf lanze, Glen will bring us a set, suited for performance in a living room. we're counting on some of the typical hellvete elements though: fuzzy folk, mixed with psychedlic drones.

--> Hellvete website



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photo by steven heyse
Sharron Kraus (uk/strange attractors audio house-morc)

a welcome second passage of sharron kraus here at morc hq. very much rooted in the long english folk tradition, sharron manages to add her own personal touch - not in the least by her unique way of singing and playing guitar, banjo and organ. Her new album 'the woody nightshade' came out recently, and a collab with michael tanner of plinth/united bible studies is coming up early in 2011.

--> sharron kraus website
Floris Vanhoof (be/ultra eczema)

maybe best known for his activities in r.o.t., floris is an allround synth- and electronics wizard, specialised in minmal droney tunes. as usual, his wet will be accompanied by one of his selfmade movies, projected on a large screen. come early to find a good spot.

--> floris vanhoof website



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photo by dufbil
Elephant Micah (us/time lag-bluesanct)

fjoe's 7th show in four days, his 100th something in 2010, but no sign of routine at all. starting of with a few songs on his unorthoxly played dulcimer, and giving us a good dosage of his guitar songs as well. if you get the chance to see him in your area, ask him to do the extra slow verion of Loon Call.

--> Elephant micah website
Edgar Wappenhalter (be/morc)

believe the hype!steve's debut album 'on the beach' is a bizarre mix of folk, drone, and tapeloop-experiments, disquised as reverb- and delay drenched popsongs.live he brought all new material, but the same exquisite ingredients..

--> edgar wappenhalter bandpage



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Alasdair Roberts (uk/drag city)

another long time favorite we could welcome at morc hq. the man has been playing folk from long before that became a trendy thing again, during his set, we got a sneak preview on his newest record, and some of the best material of his post-appendix out records.

--> alasdair roberts website
Bonjour Didier Mary! (be/umbrelladelika)

kevin gilmont is truely a man among men. having missed the lofi-era in the midnineties (because he was still to young), he came up with a shrimper- and/or wafflecore alike sound all by himself, thus creating high quality, non-nostalgic popgems. now on to the first record!



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Mick Turner (aus/drag city)

Never would we have expected to get the chance to see this experimental guitar playerdo a solo set. his show was a whirlwind, combining soundscapes, complicated guitarmelodies and melodica-based drones, all accompanied by videos of his visual work .

--> mick turner website
photo by michael anderson
Soccer Committee (nl/morc)

second time we had mariska for a solo houseshow at morc hq. only, last time was still in hilversum, and long before she put out her debut album 'sc' on morc. this time she gave us a sneak peak on the songs that eventually turned up on the 'drawn' album.

--> soccer committee bandpage



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photo by steven heyse
meg baird (us/drag city-wichita)

probably best known as part of the sextet Espers, Meg Baird was touring solo this time - though she did few songs with sharron. for us it was an introduction to her solo materia. heard a lot of great tracks which can be found on her first debut album 'dear companion', which we can highly recommend.

--> meg baird website
photo by steven heyse
Sharron Kraus (uk/camera obscura-durtro jnana)

first time we got to see sharron live. we heard very traditional folksongs, on banjo, guitar, and yes, she used the organ as well. sharron was quite succesful in ignoring car alarms and shouting babies..

--> sharron kraus website



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jessica in ghent, prior the houseshow, photo by annelies monseré
Jessica Bailiff (us/kranky-morc)

the second time we welcomed jessica bailiff at our place. this time, she was joined by annelies monseré on a.o. 'cello, guitar and hammond-organ. - this show was in the middle of a recording session, resulting in an untitled ep. so if you were there at the houseshow, you got a sort of sneak preview.

--> jessica bailiff bandpage
photo by jessica bailiff
Filmjölk (be/heldernacht)

the first time we had an electronics-based act in our living room. ingrid jossieax is from brussels, and brings ambient-esque soundscapes with a very melodic touch. or popsongs with a soundscape-touch, if you prefer. her music made me think of what a laptop version of jessica bailiff might sound like. so quite a perfect combination.

--> filmjölk on myspace



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photo by dufbil
Elephant Micah (us/time lag-bluesanct)

fulltime beersnob joe o'connell has been around quite a few times - but untill now, there hadn't been any time for a houseshow. there was now. think of an acoustic 'slowcore' act, but with an american touch and an optimistic vibe.

--> Elephant micah website
photo by steven heyse
Vollmar (us/underwater tea party-bluesanct)

hard to believe, but its already the third time we had vollmar play at our house. so, euhm, what to say this time? he played solo, lots of new stuff, lots of old stuff - quite direct and a relatively brutal set. (yes, brutal and vollmar in one sentence - maybe i'm wrong)

--> vollmar website
photo by steven heyse
The ordinary seaman (be/glasvocht-morc)

glasvocht labelhoncho filip gheysen is a friend of the house - hailing from ghent, and on the bill due to a bet he lost. and the fact that his loner drinking songs and harsh ballads make a perfect combination. one of the more unusual songwriters around.

--> ordinary seaman bandpage



photo by jessica bailiff
Karina ESP (uk/evelyn-morc)

when we let chris gowers know that jb and drekka were doing a houseshow at our place, he booked his trainticket from london to belgium right away. although he broke his guitar on the trip, he brought a very intense set of guitarambient. personally, my favorite set we ever hosted at our place.

--> karina esp bandpage
Jessica Bailiff (us/kranky-morc)

were we honoured! from the very beginning of morc, we were big fans of jessica's work - imagine a shoegaze 45 played at 33rpm or something, we got to know her personally when she toured europe with rivulets and drekka in 2002. and since we already had those two at morc hq...

-- jessica bailif bandpage
photo by jessica bailiff
Annelies Monseré (be/bluesanct-morc)

morc hq resident. again quite a different sound. annelies was joined by jessica bailiff on vocals and cello. no coincidence: annelies and jessica just did a tour in all of the founding eu-states. the set was so quiet you could hear the neighbours arguing throughout some songs.

--> annelies monseré bandpage
photo by jessica bailiff
Drekka (us/bluesanct-morc)

another semi-morc hq resident. michael anderson stayed at our place for a couple of weeks to record his upcoming new album (release date set before the switch of the decade). this houseshow came just on time to try out some of the new material.

--> drekka bandpage



photo by michael anderson
Vollmar (us/underwater tea party-bluesanct)

the bluebus mountain tour (wiht vollmar, drekka and annelies monseré) stopped at morc hq in hilversum. so welcome back vollmar! this time, justin brought his brother nathan, which resulted in a semi-electronics oriented set of tiny songs, tiny melodies and big succes.

--> vollmar website
photo by nathan vollmar/michael anderson
Drekka (us/bluesanct-morc)

drekka bringing a greatest hits set on guitar, even playing songs which had never been on his setlist before. possibly the loudest set we ever had at a houseshow. the show was partially documented on the hilv, nov 3 cdr - with one track by each of the artists playing this evening)

--> drekka bandpage
photo by michael anderson
Soccer Committee (nl/morc)

we got to know mariska's music just shortly before this show, and thought her very stark compositions would fit well this particular evening. and she definately made quite and impression.

--> soccer committee bandpage
photo by michael anderson
Annelies Monseré (be/bluesanct-morc)

welcome to the annelies monseré bigband: not a solo show this time, but also feat. the folks of drekka, vollmar and circle bros. so we had an annelies monseré quintet. and still it was incredibly quiet

--> annelies monseré bandpage



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Rivulets (us/important-chairkickers-bluesanct)

before embarking on a uk-tour with annelies monseré, nathan of rivulets was staying at our place at the same moment as justin vollmar. so the idea for a houseshow rose. of the many times i've seen rivulets live, this was one of the most sensational times. even though he played a mazzy star song.

--> rivulets website
Vollmar (us/underwater tea party-bluesanct)

first european tour of justin vollmar, and the first time at our place. i dont think he skipped us on a tour eversince, so i guess he liked it too. built up and very indierockish, his most poppy set he did in our house

--> vollmar website
The Puddle Parade (de/morc-delirious riot-ugly dog)

it was only years later i learned this was just the second show of puddle parade. our favorite german in holland did a guitar-vocals only set. pretty representative of her early work, and full of really good melodies, lyrics and hooks.

--> puddle parade website
Annelies Monseré (be/bluesanct-morc)

just weeks before the official release of het debut album 'helder', annelies was up for her fifth solo set ever. since we had a piano in our livingroom, and she was about to play a keyboard for the next couple of shows, it was impossible to hold her back from doing the show. but were we proud after her set....

--> annelies monsere bandpage
Circle Bros (be/morc-evelyn)

hard to imagine, but i decided to do a circle bros set, opening our houseshow tradition. i planned to keep it as short as 7 minutes, but got carried away, played a drekka song, so i've extended the set to 11 or so minutes. no effects were used, however, i did start singing.

--> circle brothers bandpage