LIVE@LOT: JOZEF VAN WISSEM

Jozef Van Wissem is an avant-garde composer and lutenist who plays a unique all black baroque lute. His timeless music is often described as hypnotic, minimal,  and hauntingly atmospheric, merging beauty with a dark, meditative edge. His  lyrics have a mythical Christian appeal, incorporating themes of love, faith, and  the afterlife, often with a repetitive, mantra-like quality. Bridging classical  traditions with modern sounds like drones, electronics, field recordings and voice.  

He collaborates with filmmaker and musician Jim Jarmusch, including the award winning soundtrack for "Only Lovers Left Alive", for which Van Wissem won the  Cannes Soundtrack Award in 2013. He also scored the Sims Medieval Video game  ( 2011), Uncle Howard ( 2016) Land (2018), Irma Vep (2022), Queens (2023) and Un  Prince (2024). He did a world tour in duo with Jim Jarmusch in 2025 and their 5th record “ The Day The Angels Cried” was released.  

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