Kinimode: A Schwyzerörgeli that blends folk music with funk
Keyboard Days - Music under your skin! With Brunch
At first, ‘Kinimode’ sounds like a made-up word. The explanation is simpler: if you read ‘Dominik’ backwards, you get ‘Kinimod’. The added ‘e’ turns it into the band’s name and, at the same time, something of a musical style of Dominik Flückiger’s own. It fits. Because his music, too, begins with him and, from there, constantly takes new directions.
The Schwyzerörgeli takes centre stage. With Kinimode, however, it doesn’t take on the role one might be quick to assign it. It plays a calm, almost sung melody, only to pick up an edgy rhythm the next moment or blend with the piano, bass and drums to create a dense groove. A brief hint of a Ländler can be enough to reveal its origins. After that, the music has long since moved on, towards jazz, pop or funk.
Dominik Flückiger was born in Schwyz in 1996 and grew up in a family of musicians. Traditional and contemporary Swiss folk music were part of his everyday life. He began playing the Schwyzerörgeli at the age of eight, and was writing his first original pieces even before his tenth birthday. At the same time, he developed an interest in pop, rock, jazz, as well as film and video game music. From an early age, therefore, he was less concerned with reproducing an existing form as faithfully as possible. He was intrigued by the question of what could be developed from it.
In 2012, Flückiger founded the group Rändöm, which primarily performed his compositions. Three years later, the group won the Swiss Young Folklore Artists’ Competition with his piece ‘Träneli’. At Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, he initially studied the Classical Music programme, specialising in the Schwyzerörgeli, before going on to specialise in composition. In 2022, he completed his Master’s degree in Music Education, specialising in composition. Alongside pieces for folk music ensembles, he has composed works for chamber ensembles, baroque orchestras and symphony orchestras.
These experiences come together in Kinimode. The band performs Flückiger’s own compositions and arrangements. Some pieces begin in a restrained and melodic manner, whilst others immediately embrace movement. What matters most is the collective sound. Lukas Gernet on piano, Pirmin Huber on bass and Christian Zünd on drums do more than simply accompany the Schwyzerörgeli. They pick up on motifs, shift rhythms and constantly give the music a new direction. This ensures that even in carefully crafted passages, there remains room for spontaneous reactions.
Kinimode demonstrates just how natural Swiss folk music can sound today when no one seeks to impose limits on it. Its origins remain audible, yet they are not put on display. On Easter Sunday, the band will bring this open, rhythmic and yet melodic sound to the Tastentagen festival in Klosters.
Preise
Ohne Ermässigung:
CHF 85.- Sitzplatz unnummeriert
Gästekarte (Klosters, Davos):
CHF 83.- Sitzplatz unnummeriert
Gästekarte (Klosters, Davos):
CHF 80.- Sitzplatz unnummeriert
Kind (bis 18 J.):
CHF 65.- Sitzplatz unnummeriert
Veranstalter
TASTENTAGE / Kulturgesellschaft Klosters
Landstrasse 173
7250 Klosters
Switzerland
Veranstaltungsort
Kulturhuus Klosters
Landstrasse 173
7250 Klosters
Switzerland