Discover the ancient folkloric practice of Worm Charming, where contestants compete to encourage worms from the countryside turf. December's participants will explore their own takes on rhythm, building meditative soundscapes from a cascade of polyrhythmic beats and pulses.

Be careful where you tread, for you know not what lies beneath.

For four decades Burnt Friedman has been amongst the most innovative and exciting electronic music performers of his time. Friedman has been prolifically releasing music exploring the outer reaches of jazz and dub since the early 2000's, most notably through fruitful collaborations with artists including Jaki Leibzeit, AtomTM, Mohammad Reza Mortazavi and João Pais Filipe among others. Friedman's music intricately weaves dense layers of rhythm into a spellbinding blanket of texture, inducing heady meditation and bodily movement alike.

Jakarta-born, Amsterdam-based multi-instrumentalist Mangruv unfolds his diverse influences into intense explorations of sub-bass meditation and fourth world ambience. His debut release, out in late October on Anekumena Tapes, showcases the very best of his lauded live performances which are characterised by striking bouquets of rhythm and spaced-out sonic fields.

Support for this night comes from Jo FLM. As co-founder of Amsterdam's rising Fuuture Jazz collective and programmer at Radio Tempo Nao Para, Jo FLM is steadily building a reputation as one of the city's most creative selectors. Having recently shared lineups with luminaries like John T. Gast and the Sun Ra Arkestra, their sets draw deep into the lineage of jazz, dub and experimental music to form an unpredictable and captivating narrative.