Spectaculare_14 - Floex Ensemble (křest) + Juha Mäki-Patola

Don’t expect dance beats or groovy rhythms, nor should you expect a purely tranquil and meditative experience. The six-piece Floex Ensemble will demonstrate that even classical music can be emotive and full of twists and turns, that electronic music can sound orchestral, and that classical music, conversely, can have a club-like feel.

Finnish ambient composer Juha Mäki-Patola will also be performing as part of the evening. The concert serves as a warm-up for the Spectaculare festival, which will take place in March and April 2027.

The Floex Ensemble’s new live concept, led by cellist Tomáš Jamník, will guide us through an extensive four-part composition in a unique spatial multi-channel sound. The ensemble, which began as an ad hoc project for live performances of Floex’s soundtracks, has evolved into an autonomous creative group thanks to its long-standing collaboration with composer and conductor Jan Šikl, and with this album has officially embarked on a new phase of its existence.

The conceptual album *Directors* explores the theme of the diversity of our worldviews and perceptions of reality, represented by imaginary directors and their varied approaches to the creative process. The album is scheduled for release in late September or early October.

The November evening will be opened by Finnish composer Juha Mäki-Patola, whose work straddles the boundary between contemporary classical and ambient music. In his compositions, he builds on the tradition of composers such as Jóhann Jóhannsson and Nils Frahm, creating music that is at once intimate, cinematic and captivatingly atmospheric.