About Us

WE ARE HOPSCOTCH

A DUO BAND FROM ANTWERP

As kids we all used to play a game in the schoolyard, jumping around and turning the yard into a multi-couloured grid with our chalks: hopscotch. HOPSCOTCH is also the name of our band. We try to play avantpop not knowing what that really means. With layered guitars and hybrid drums we build post-rocky soundscapes as seen through a wide-angle lens, though oftentimes turning into little intimate musings. Influenced by the many adventurous musicians of kosmische musik we try to stay playful and gullible in our approach to music, by searching for new sounds and techniques, challenging and surprising eachother. A rigidly constructed song can easily turn into a meandering improvisation, ephemeral like the chalked grid on the playground that vanishes after a rain shower.

HOPSCOTCH:
Jo Wetzels: drums, percussion, samples
Patrick Calvelo: guitars, keys, voice