Jozef Van Wissem

Sanit Mils presents: JOZEF VAN WISSEM (Experimental / Dark Folk / Lute - Netherlands) An entirely black baroque lute, minimalist compositions and a fascination for early music as much as for industrial sounds.

Since the 1990s, the Dutchman Jozef Van Wissem has developed a distinctive approach to the lute, the Renaissance instrument, which he sets in dialogue with drones, field recordings and electronic textures.

His name is also closely linked with the cinema of Jim Jarmusch, with whom he has collaborated for many years. Their work on the soundtrack of Only Lovers Left Alive earned him a prize at Cannes in 2013.

Together they have also released several albums, including The Day The Angels Cried, and toured the world as a duo in 2025.

Van Wissem has also composed numerous film scores, notably for Nosferatu (1922), for which he presented a new soundtrack at the Cinémathèque française before taking it on tour. In 2026, he is also tackling Le Cabinet du docteur Caligari (1920).

His new album, This Is My Blood, was released on 1 May 2026 on his own label Incunabulum. Seven compositions in which the lute meets electronics and repetitive rhythms, including two improvised instrumental pieces for Maquina, a film shot in the Colorado desert by Joaquim Pujol.