David August

Our heart is full and still processing the wonderful time we had last Saturday here in Rome at @laredazioneroma We are taking a moment to thank the musical contributions by the wonderful @radio_hito - who took us all under her wings for the first hour. Weaving poetry and voice together, she drew everyone into a quiet, magical intimacy, drifting effortlessly between folk, sound art and minimalism. Thanks to @itsde__ma for taking us into the night after the concerts — a set of dancefloor-ready breakbeats laced with bass and dubstep that kept the room moving until the end. A second time guest and a warm friend who never misses a beat. Thanks to label head @davidaugustx who filled the room with a cinematic live set built like a collage — fragments of voice recordings and radio-waves layered together with shifting drones and distorted drums — his set was filled with constantly assembling and dissolving forms, while carrying a sense of hope through it all. We saw many happy faces listening and dancing with us, old friends and new friends - thank you again, it will remain a memory close to us. Special thanks to Andrea, Emmanuele and @n_i__m___e for managing everything with so much care and kindness. See you soon, 99C Pictures by @rnz__sx

99CHANTS pres. @radio_hito @davidaugustx @itsde__ma | Sabato 9 Maggio - 21:30 Radio Hito (@radio_hito ) è il progetto solista dell’artista italo-vietnamita Nguyễn Zen Mỹ. Con base a Bruxelles, la sua pratica parte da testi di altri autori, che adatta in italiano e trasforma in brani sospesi tra Lieder, poesia sonora e cerimonia silenziosa — minimalisti eppure potenti, profondamente non filtrati. Selezionata dalla piattaforma SHAPE+ nel 2025, con recenti pubblicazioni su Midi Fish e Kraak Records, ha suonato in festival e venue in tutta Europa e continua a organizzare concerti a Bruxelles con il collettivo Rattus. Nell’arco della serata, David August (@davidaugustx ), fondatore dell’etichetta 99CHANTS (@99chants ), si esibirà due volte — un live e un DJ set — proseguendo la sua esplorazione del suono e della forma tra territori cinematici e senza ritmo e i paesaggi ritmici dell’elettronica contemporanea. Tra i lavori più recenti, HYMNS (2026) e VĪS (2023) su 99C. Nelle prossime settimane sono in programma performance per piano solo al Milton Court del Barbican e alla Passionskirche di Berlino, oltre a DJ set e live ambient in giro per l’Europa. Romano, di base a Berlino, DE:MA (@itsde__ma ) è co-fondatore dell’etichetta Under My Feet e della radio online community-based Rough Radio Rome. Con Under My Feet ha ottenuto riconoscimento grazie a mostre e showcase provocatori incentrati su power electronics, sonorità industrial e club sperimentale. Ha condiviso il palco con Drew McDowall, Hiro Kone, Toma Kami e Vanity Productions, tra gli altri. Sabato 9 Maggio - 21:30 | La Redazione, Via Carlo Emanuele I 26. Ingresso con contributo allə artistə. Media Partners: @rough.radio

Solo piano tour starts next week… May 5 — Paris — La Marbrerie May 15 — Istanbul — Zorlu Turkcell Platinum Stage May 16 — London — Barbican Milton Court May 21 — Berlin — Passionskirche #solopiano

Workshop con @davidaugustx La limitazione non è un ostacolo, è una direzione. In un tempo di sovrapproduzione, imparare a togliere diventa un atto creativo e consapevole. Un’esperienza intensiva di 4–5 ore tra teoria, ascolto e pratica: dalla riflessione sull’eccesso di possibilità alla costruzione di un linguaggio essenziale, fino a una sessione di composizione live partendo da risorse limitate. Un invito a rallentare, scegliere, ascoltare. Dentro e fuori. Workshop gratuito in lingua italiana a cura di Rough Radio 12 maggio dalle ore 18.00 a @spazio_kina Ingresso riservato ai tesserati dell’associazione culturale Kina → Iscriviti compilando il form in bio Posti limitati

New track “Portal” with the unmistakable Ukrainian spirit of @alinapash Out now, as part of her upcoming album COVEN DELUXE. Thank you for having me Alina, had so much fun doing this 🙏🏼 Available on all platforms!

TOUR——SOLO PIANO MAY 5 — PARIS — LA MARBRERIE MAY 15 — ISTANBUL — ZORLU TURKCELL PLATINUM MAY 16 — LONDON — BARBICAN MILTON COURT MAY 21 — BERLIN — PASSIONSKIRCHE TICKETS — DAVIDXAUGUST.COM (IN BIO) VIDEO @kikoval

99C x Roma — May 9th at @laredazioneroma Lineup: Radio Hito David August DE:MA Start: 20:30 Tickets at the door only. _________ @radio_hito @itsde__ma @davidaugustx

Live from the studio — soon on tour with this instrument. Tickets on sale for… May 5 — Paris May 15 — Istanbul May 16 — London May 21 — Berlin Link in bio Video by @kikoval

—— Little tour announcement! ◠◡◠◡◠◡ I will be doing a small string of ‘solo piano’ shows this May, presenting parts of HYMNS, but also trying to recreate this sense of intimacy from the album live. The show will involve improvisations, with the possibility of creating my own layers while using the piano (and its body) as a limited source of sound. — ✺ tickets on sale via my website (link in profile) ✺ — • MAY 5 — PARIS • MAY 15 — ISTANBUL • MAY 16 — LONDON • MAY 21 — BERLIN Hope to see you around! x Photo by @sarah.fuchs

Friends, my album HYMNS is out today. 🌞(I have been waiting 5 years to say this :)) In early 2021, I recorded hours of music with an old piano that is very dear to me. In the end, only a selection of 25 minutes made it, but I felt the length was just right. These mixes are as I left them, only the mastering took place last year. I don’t know what made this music survive this long without the need to get back to it. Maybe because it felt a bit naive and playful in the way I approached the instrument and what happens effortlessly perhaps stands the test of time? This music is one of the most intimate works I’ve written and sharing it with an audience feels more unusual than with past albums. This kind of dualism — you and one instrument — is just brutally naked. Not much to cover or layer. What you’ll hear is straightforward and very close to who I was at that moment in time. Everything was recorded with two microphones placed in front of me, capturing the point where the hammers hit the strings. But there’s more to it: squeaking pedals, doors closing next door, birds and the movements of the body. In a way, these sounds made the music feel a bit more alive and they became my friends and musical components. I’m humbled by the reactions I’ve received so far and from the listening sessions we did in London and Berlin. This music was all about listening to the instrument and I hope you will find something in it, too! Thank you all for sticking around (new and old faces) - Enjoy this little collection of pieces! See you soon x — Recorded on a Seiler upright piano in late Winter and Spring 2021 Mastered and lacquer cut by @kassiantroyer Mixed by David August Design by @mwillis.global Cover Photography by David August Video by @kikoval Manufactured and distributed by @k7.music Published by Multiverse / @jamesginzburg Press by @9pr_music Additional Photography by @sarah.fuchs (slide 9) @moritz_weidner (slide 2)

I will be premiering my upcoming piano record ‘HYMNS’ at @referencepoint180 in London this Friday. Doors: 7pm Start: 8pm We will play the album and have the chance to sit together after the listening session with a Q&A lead by Tom Durston. (@djantepop / @invertedaudio ) Tickets available at the door or via link in bio. Come by for some drinks - copies of the album will be available for sale after the session prior to its release (Feb 27). :) See you there, David

London - this Saturday we are coming back to our beloved @icalondon with another @99chants label showcase. Truly excited to hear, see (and smell) @haedonglee and @yidan_kim performance which will unfold as a ritualistic experience involving sound, gesture and olfactory. Equally in awe to see @damsel.elysium joining our showcase who will be performing a special set for voice and cello 🤍 Hope to see you there - last tickets are available via link up in profile. Poster by @jwwwolff