XTC in the XIV is a Stockholm-based vocal ensemble recreating sampled loops through a combination of song and live electronics. Consisting of Walter Berge, Em Silén, Hanna Andersson, Siri Anna Flensburg, Maja Kamne, and Elin Oskarsson, the group recreates loops of time-stretched, pitch-shifted samples and club music narrative conventions on early polyphonic choral arrangement.
Of its six members, Berge is a composer and sound technician with a background in mathematics and club music, and Silén is an improvisational musician and artist who studied electroacoustic composition, also known as rip ME. Flensburg is a vocalist with classical choral training, who is educated in folk music, along with Kamne who is also a versatile vocalist specializing in herding calls. Oskarsson is a classical vocalist working across various styles, including chamber music performance, and Andersson studied folk music and is active in pop and opera, with expertise in diverse vocal techniques.
As of August 2024