Don Kapot

The unique sound of this jazz-kraut trio feeds on the tastes and influences of each member, with a shared desire for groove.

Don Kapot strike hard with their fourth album ‘I Love Tempo’, mixed and co-produced by Greg Saunier (Deerhoof). Using a wide range of instruments, they evolve their sound into a solid complex rhythmic wave shaken by crazy samples.

“Clenched energy where every wall between genres is demolished”: that’s how the Belgian magazine ‘Dansende Beren’ describes Don Kapot’s music. Giotis Damianidis (bass, guitar and effects), Viktor Perdieus (saxophone and miscellaneous instruments) and Jakob Warmenbol (drums, percussion and electronic samples) co-create songs that are “sometimes angular, often hypnotic, always with the head on”, according to ‘Knack’ (BE). And as their name shows, slight self-irony plays a healthy role in their music.

Their first LP was released via Mr. Nakayasi Records in 2018. In 2021 they started a collaboration with the Flemish label W.E.R.F. Records, with whom they’ve released two LPs so far: ‘Hooligan’ in 2021 and ‘Un Peu Live’ in 2022, a live album featuring Fulco Ottervanger. About the latter one Bandcamp highlighted a “very fun mix of modern jazz and krautrock”.