Hekka

HEKKA is a Sydney based instrumental trio who marries their live intensity and virtuosity with a vibrant electronic approach. The band traverses loops, pulses and improvisations to assert themselves as one of the most exciting groups to emerge from Sydney in many years. 

With nods to New York’s downtown loft scene and London’s gritty nu-jazz wave, the trio moves effortlessly across anthemic melodies, skittering breakbeats and meditative landscapes to generate a sound which is iconoclastic and unpredictable. Yet while curiosity and exploration inform the aesthetic, songs remain pre-eminent. Beauty is in the clarity, and communication is always key.

Having performed at some of Australia’s premier venues including the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Recital Centre, the trio - Novak Manojlovic, Jacques Emery and Tully Ryan - here undertake a tour to celebrate the release of their debut record ‘everywhere I go my body goes with me’ - a work which cements their position at the forefront of contemporary instrumental music.

"HEKKA...was thrillingly distinctive. This trio's improvising language is all its own" - Sydney Morning Herald

Very Little Light; https://youtu.be/ng0TSiY4RZ0

Bandcamp; https://hekka.bandcamp.com/album/everywhere-i-go-my-body-goes-with-me

Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/hekkaband/

HEKKA is a piano/bass/drums unit that seeks to subvert its own loaded parameters. By marrying the live intensity and virtuosity of the piano trio with a vibrant electronic approach, the unique ensemble asserts themselves as "one of the most exciting young groups to emerge from Sydney in many years". Drawing from their collective love of electronic, jazz, classical and rock music, the trio - comprising Novak Manojlovic, Jacques Emery and Tully Ryan - moves effortlessly across melody, minimalism, composition and improvisation to generate a sound which is iconoclastic, unpredictable and entirely modernistic.  

After releasing their debut EP 'wrecker' in 2018 to cult acclaim and playing a slew of shows on Australia's east coast at such esteemed venues as Sydney Opera House and Phoenix Central Park, HEKKA established themselves as one of the country’s best live instrumental acts. 2023 sees HEKKA release their debut record 'Everywhere I Go My Body Goes With Me' - a multi-faceted and idiomatic salvo which marries driving rock aesthetics, meditative sonic landscapes and fluttering electronics, culminating in a work which stands at the forefront of the pantheon of contemporary instrumental music."

HEKKA...was thrillingly distinctive. This trio's improvising language is all its own" - Sydney Morning Herald

https://hekka.bandcamp.com/album/wrecker