SC’ÖÖF is an experimental quartet from Lucerne that has developed its own radical sonic language. Two saxophones, electric guitar, drums and electronics create dense, precisely constructed music in which acoustic glitch, atonal melodies and repetitive structures collide with jazz, noise, rock, punk, dub and breakbeat. Complex rhythms and unconventional grooves do not restrain the band’s energy — SC’ÖÖF’s live performances are intense, physical and full of abrupt changes in direction.

The group consists of Noah Arnold and Elio Amberg on saxophones, Christian Zemp on guitar, and Vincent Glanzmann on drums and electronics. SC’ÖÖF have released the albums Kreidenfels, Weaving Elephants and CDR003SA. In 2024, the band received the Zenith Award, presented by the Europe Jazz Network to outstanding European artists working in creative jazz and improvised music. The jury praised their original combination of computer-generated pulses, acoustic bursts of expression, melodic intensity and rhythmic unpredictability.