HANDLE incorporate a diverse range of influences, from samba to no wave. Handle, a three-piece from Manchester (now based between Manchester/London/Brussels) make a uniquely minimal sound, buoyed by poetic, urgent vocals. Each instrument (bass, drums, keyboard and voice) is permitted its own space, yet somehow the result is a brilliantly unified yet understated sonic experience that demands then commands your attention

Handle is made up of Giulio Erasmus and Nirvana Heire (former members of D.U.D.S) and Leo Hermitt, a genderqueer multidisciplinary artist, renowned for their challenging, thought-provoking work on the city’s arts and literary scenes. The group mesh politics with a trans experience of time and a vibrant, avant-garde freedom of approach.


KANIPCHEN-FIT is a musical duo from Amsterdam, using words that will hopefully uplift, comfort & support oppressed and marginalized peoples all over the world; new mini-album ‘SURVIVAL MOVES’ on EMGLO Records.

Gloria – vocals
Empee – guitar, beats, vocals