Live-Trips

Efterklang is a Danish indie rock band whose members currently live in Berlin. Founded in 2000, the band consists of the three childhood friends Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen and Rasmus Stolberg. Live performances often feature additional musicians such as Peter Broderick (piano, guitar, violin), Tatu Rönkkö (drums), Katinka Fogh Vindelev (piano, vocals) or even entire symphony orchestra (Wikipedia).

L'Impératrice is back with the single “Me Da Igual”, which was released on March 7, 2024. With this single, we can feel the intensity of the clubs and sleepless nights, the strobes and disco balls that are forever imprinted in our bodies and minds. The shimmer of the French touch that lit up the world of pop and electro with virtuosity and elegance and made L'Impératrice dance in her youth. It is this glow that today carries the sound of L'Impératrice like a momentum of its own. A sweet thing. Perhaps too sweet for some.

Sure, Nicholas Wood and Kat Day from The KVB are annoyed to be constantly compared to The Jesus and Mary Chain and Cabaret Voltaire. But with their shimmering reverb guitars, the blurred vocals and the thin skeleton of the rhythm machine, they do little to hide their love for the first hour shoegazers. The KVB have released several albums on the label of Anton Newcombs, the singer of Brian Jonestown Massacre, another shadowy figure in rock music. The fact that Geoff Barrow from Portishead was kind enough to lend them some of his synthesizers and Sonic Boom from Spacemen 3 did the mastering are just a few more chocolates for indie rock fans who also read the small print. None of this should deter anyone from giving The KVB an unbiased listen. Last year, they released the album “Artefacts” - a fitting title, as this is what the Berliners-by-choice can do without batting an eyelid: create something new from found objects from rock history.

The mysterious South African rap-rave duo Die Antwoord formed in Cape Town in 2008 and consists of Watkin Tudor “Ninja” Jones and Anri “Yolandi Visser” du Toit, as well as producer HITEK5000. The band combines musical styles such as rap, drum & bass and electro with lyrics ranging from social criticism to satire. Their music reflects the diversity of South African cultures and gives an insight into the life of the underclass in the social hotspots of South Africa's suburbs.

The debut album "Moon Safari" is 25 years old this year. The two musicians released the album in 1998, which catapulted them to the top of electronic music overnight. Their precise rhythms and atmosphere, unerring execution and catchy melodies have made Air go down in history.