GODTET’s upcoming album captures the extraordinary synergy of their landmark performance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, a meeting of worlds where free improvisation meets classical orchestration. Orchestrated by long-time collaborator Novak Manojlovic and conducted by Nicolas Buc, the project transforms GODTET’s distinctive rhythmic language and live sampling artistry into a richly textured orchestral suite, bridging the intimacy of bedroom production with the grandeur of the concert hall.
In this ambitious collaboration, the orchestra navigates fully composed material while GODTET improvises within the harmonic architecture, creating a delicate tension between structure and spontaneity. Manojlovic’s arrangements amplify the ensemble’s groove, translating the band’s experimental sounds into symphonic color and weight. The result is a textural, cinematic suite that honors both the idiosyncratic energy of GODTET and the expansive sonic palette of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
The album celebrates the fluid exchange between disciplines. GODTET’s improvisational vitality intertwines with orchestral sophistication, dissolving hierarchies and demonstrating that music born in bedrooms and warehouses can resonate just as profoundly in concert halls. The performance and its recording stand as a testament to fearless artistic exploration, expansive imagination, and the beauty of bridging musical worlds.
Novak Manojlovic reflects on the project: “This collaboration weds two worlds I feel deeply connected to—the improvisatory aesthetic of GODTET, and the formal composition environment of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. By letting GODTET improvise and the orchestra play the written material, we found a path that amplifies the best of each. Witnessing these two musical worlds interact seamlessly was one of the great privileges of my career. I hope this recording helps bridge perceptions between music created in bedrooms and warehouses and that presented in concert halls—truthful music transcends its origins.”
GODTET + The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is out 14/11/2025 via La Sape Records on LP and digital formats, a bold statement of innovation, collaboration, and genre-defying artistry.
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