Part of FOGGING AROUND NIGHTLINE

stroboscopic improvisation

NIGHTLINE, Saturday night, 6. Sept, 00:00, STWST Main Venue

In recent years, PLF — the trio of sound artist/producer Peter Kutin, drummer Lukas König and vocalist Elvin Brandhi — has earned a reputation as an impressive and extraordinary live act, with acclaimed performances at Unsound, AvantArt, Sonic Acts, Kilbi, Elevate, UH, and many more. In autumn 2025, the band will release their third LP , SCREAMERZ — a continuation of their singular fusion of post-punk and post-digital aesthetics.

PLF has the tendency to push their individual sounds to a threshold where they boarder on the scream: an immediate unfiltered sonic expression, unmediated by logic, language or conventional harmonic structures. With Kutin performing on self-built light-feedback machines that drive an array of synths, König weaving intense rhythmic patterns through his percussive-electronic craft, and Brandhi’s feral, visceral vocalizations cutting through it all, PLF produces harsh music that is as raw as it is pure - direct in it’s gestures and uncompromising in it’s energy. In a time defined by fragmentation — between gigs, family commitments, digital lives & constant travelling — PLF navigate the realities of a shifting cultural economy, embrace instability as part of their artistic identites.

What is the concept of a ‘band’ these days? While PLF’s ethos is rooted in Free Jazz and DIY culture, their music ultimately exists in their own category as a stroboscopic improvisation : Wild at heart and weird on top. Those who experienced PLF live know about the full force of their performances — a relentless interplay of sound and light, built entirely from scratch, with no safety nets or backing tracks - making each concert an unrepeatable event.

Elvin Brandhi is a Welsh singer, vocalist, producer and improviser. In 2017 she was given a PRS Oram Award for Innovative Female Musicians. As a regular performer in the free music scene since 2013 she has collaborated with many improvisers including Rhodri Davies, Eugene Chadbourne, John Bowers to name only a few.

Lukas König is an international acclaimed drummer and experimental percussionist, employing electronics along with his cymbal. Collaborations include Moor Mother, Shahzad Ismaily, Audrey Chen, Julien Deprez and many more.

Peter Kutin works across genres, mediums and media. Driven by curiosity and a collaborative ethos, Kutin has written and developed music and site specific sonic environments for film, theatre, performance, contemporary dance, radioplays and is known for his kinetic Audio-Video-Light instruments.

DISCOGRAPHY: EP DEMO , OPAL TAPES , 2020; ParziFoooooooooooL , VENTIL RECORDS , 2023; SCREAMERZ , VENTIL RECORDS , 2025

Image: Florian Kindlinger