FUTURISTIC FUN BEATS
IMPOSSIBLE RHYTHMS THAT MOVE YOU — LITERALLY
BEATDENKER
GUITARIST | COMPOSER PRODUCER | FINGER DRUMMER RHYTHM RESEARCHER & MORE
JO WESPEL
MY SONIC ADVENTURES
Beatdenker SOLO
Futuristic electronic beats, explosive live finger drumming, guitar synths and hyper-creative improvisation. A universe of rhythmic surprises, sonic absurdities and future dance steps.
“Maybe the most out-of-bounds thing we’ve ever covered.”
Magnetic Magazine · Los Angeles
Beatdenkers POLYPLAY
Seriously wonky grooves, multilayered polyrhythms, extra-orbital sounds and meticulous compositions colliding with wild improvisational freedom.
“Faulty androids can dance! A trio of heavy groove-ramming complication…”
Jazzwise · UK
Beatdenkers SINULARIA
Three improvisers pushing complex rhythmic structures into a vivid world of electronic textures, fearless interplay and Subwater Beats from another dimension.
"Think Brian Ferneyhough meets Aphex Twin on a dive beneath techno’s tectonic plates.”
Illustrate Magazine · New York
LATEST TRANSMISSIONS
Coming NOV 20
"Make Me Dance" feat. KID BE KID
gonna make you move yayyyyy
Hi. I am Joachim "Jo" Wespel aka Beatdenker
I'm a guitarist, composer, producer, finger drummer, (rhythm) researcher, tutor, thinker, (festival) organizer, postcontemporary, subcultural creator, real-utopist, feminist, motivator, in solidarity with marginalized groups, traveler, future socialist, passionate laugher and privileged inhabitant of planet earth
MY SLOGANS ARE
ethic endless fun |
imagination unlimited |
demanding power from below |
let's do cool stuff together
HEY BEATY WHAT ARE YOU DOING ALL THE TIME?
I'm dealing with the following question: Which concepts and methods can be used to stimulate and sublimate rhythmic imagination, precision and performance? And: How to change things to the better through real utopian projects? and last but not least of course how do i handle, value and celebrate life itself.
REALLY YOU HAVE A MANIFESTO?
My Life's Mission | My Values | My Affirmations
EXPLORE THE BEATDENKER UNIVERSE
MUSIC & MOVEMENT
sounds, moving images and experiences happening in real time
watch 80+ music/live/animation videos
listen to my 15+ albums as well as eps and singles
see if Beaty is in town
COLLECTIVE ADVENTURES
collectives, festivals, shared spaces and real-utopian experiments
six week-long interdisciplinary festivals, initiated and co-developed Future Bloom — an ambitious nationwide festival model: 52 communities, 52 week-long interdisciplinary festivals, 365 days of culture
from DIY cultural spaces and interdisciplinary festivals to rhythm communities and Future Bloom — I love bringing people together, challenging existing structures and turning real-utopian visions into collective adventures
THE RHYTHM LAB
experiments, compositions, sonic creation and rhythmic rabbit holes
check out my three main concepts
i like to collaborate yay
about my 50 recursive rhythm get-togethers in Berlin and stuff
MORE WEIRD & WONDERFUL STUFF
other musical collaborations, press, interviews and randomness
collabs, collective bands, sideman
"they turn those ideas and inspirations into tangible realities" - Jim Black
silliness makes your life better
