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GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 3 ON THE MOVE GERMANY'S MUSIC CONTINUES TO EMANCIPATE ITSELF Author: NORMAN FLEISCHER

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO IN THE END, DOESN’T IT? THE FACT THAT THE ICONIC GERMAN ELECTRONIC PIONEERS JUST WON A GRAMMY FOR THEIR COMPILATION '3D KATALOG' ONLY FOUR YEARS AFTER RECEIVING A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CAN BE SEEN AS A SYNONYM FOR THE GERMAN MUSIC SCENE.

The Initiative Musik extends a very warm ing them with their international activities in and enthusiastic welcome to the SXSW 2018 the world’s largest music market. Come hear Music Festival. One of the main goals of Ger- for yourself how exciting and diverse music many’s export office Initiative Musik is to created in Germany can be at the GERMAN promote emerging German talents. Included HAUS and other clubs during the SXSW Music in this brochure are some of the highlights Festival. at the SXSW Music Festival 2018 as well as information about the German music scene. Furthermore, we would especially like to invite you to the WUNDERBAR DAY at the Over six days, the stages at GERMAN HAUS GERMAN HAUS on Wednesday, March 14 for will host a lineup of inspiring keynotes, pitch- exciting showcases by the “Next Generation es, and talks on a wide array of topics in the Krautrock.“ German digital, startup, film, and music in- dustries. Join international professionals at With this in mind, I hope you have an inspir- the joint German trade show booth GERMAN ing time at SXSW. We’re looking forward to PAVILION and at the GERMAN HAUS, just five seeing you here! minutes from the Austin Convention Center. Sincerely, GERMAN HAUS is once again taking up res-

idence in the popular Barracuda music club, Böttcher Peter © Kraftwerk a superb location for concerts. We are very PROFESSOR DIETER GORNY, pleased to be presenting more than twenty CHAIRMAN OF THE INITIATIVE MUSIK promising bands at SXSW 2018 on Barracu- ADVISORY BOARD Neo-classic composers like Nils Frahm, acclaimed American independent rock heroes da’s two stages — running the gamut from Martin Kohlstedt, or Volker Bertelmann aka The National with the production of their latest, hip-hop to pop to — and assist- Hauschka take their virtuosic composi- recently Grammy-awarded album. In return, tions way beyond the borders of their home members of the band will be featured on the country. Frahm’s critically praised new album new album of the German duo, next to inter- “All Melody” made it onto a large number of national heavyweights such as Beirut and Bon international hit lists while Hauschka’s con- Iver. Well, you should get the pattern by now: tribution to the “Lion” score resulted for a German music is a wonderfully connected nomination for an Academy Award. Elec- creative affair these days, one that happens to tronic masterminds helped show up in the most unusual places.

4 WUNDERBAR — GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 5 A NEW STUBBORN CONFIDENCE If you look at the German musical land- scape, you will also notice a vital outburst of new musical energy. Amazing female ar- tists like R&B artist Ace Tee, rap duo SXTN or self-proclaimed ’ghetto pop’ gal Haiyti take the urban music genre to new heights as they find their own independent style and language. -based duo Gurr show their creative energy in their reinvention of independent garage rock. Together with artists like Die Nerven, Drangsal, and Isola- tion Berlin they are proof, that the infamous German punk spirit is very much alive. New talent is surfacing on a new exciting scale, ready to leave the underground and always true to their creative principles. A natural

Robin Schulz © Maximilian König stubbornness that grew within this new generation of German artists which makes it even more enjoyable and worth discover- ing at SXSW Music Festival 2018.

So, German music can indeed be a lot of things simultaneously these days. You can have Robin Schulz playing in front of thou- sands of ecstatic Ibiza ravers right next

to established metal heroes Heaven Shall SXTN Burn, shooting star RIN and an es- tablished vanguard group like Einstürzende Neubauten. The fact that their lead singer, Blixa Bargeld, recently appeared on a re- cord by famous cross-over rapper Casper right next to art pop band Sizarr and US rockers Portugal. The Man is another fine example of that dynamic. It’s all connect-

Gurr ed. The kids and grandchildren of Kraftwerk have grown up, they are hungry and ready to present their music to the world. Einstürzende Neubauten © Mote Sinabel Mote © Neubauten Einstürzende Nils Frahm © Alexander Schenider Alexander © Frahm Nils Casper © Christian Alsan

6 WUNDERBAR — GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 7 WUNDERBAR MUSIC DAY THE POTENTIAL OF NOISE: NEXT GENERATION KRAUTROCK & CONNY PLANK CONNY PLANK GERMAN HAUS, WED 03/14 A DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE & WORK 11AM–12PM MEUTE OF KONRAD „CONNY“ PLANK by Sugar Town Filmproduktion and Seneschall Film SHOWCASE GERMAN PAVILION @ SXSW TRADE SHOW, BOOTH #909 –> STREET PARADE TO GERMAN HAUS

Konrad „Conny” Plank was undoubtedly one whom he had often seen only behind the 12–2PM WUNDERBAR LUNCH of the most innovative and visionary sound mixing console when he was a young child. It DOORS OPEN INVITATION ONLY designers of his time. ”It was the hippies also became the search for his father’s artis- 11:30AM Presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and who fell in love with machines“, Dave Allen, tic legacy, an intimate portrait and personal Energy, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in producer of The Cure, once said about work- account of his life and work, giving a voice NETWORKING Houston, TX and Initiative Musik ing at Conny’s legendary studio: An almost to friends and creative companions such as mythical place that had become synony- , of , mem- Greetings by mous with the ingenious musical passion of bers of the Scorpions, , and many more. Bernd-Wolfgang Weismann (Head of Division, Cultural and Creative and true innovation by the German producer. Private and for the most part never-before- Industries Initiative of the Federal Government) The recordings realized in his self-built sound seen archival footage is interspersed with Thomas H. Meister (German Consul General) studio near between the 60s and personal interviews in which musicians Professor Dieter Gorny (Chairman of the Initiative Musik Advisory Board) 80s, revolutionized the music world. provide insight into Conny’s meticulous and highly sensitive manner of working. Bands and artists such as Kraftwerk, Neu!, 2–2:45PM CONNY PLANK – THE POTENTIAL OF NOISE Can, Whodini, , DAF, Gianna Nanni- Join Milena Fessmann for an intimate con- ni, and the have stressed the in- versation with Stephan Plank and a Special INTERVIEW, with Stephan Plank, Milena Fessmann and Special Guest fluence of Conny Plank’s approach to music Guest on a fascinating journey through the Q & A, FILM conny-plank.de production has had on their work. history of German and international pop SCREENING music in the 1970s and 1980s and their MILENA FESSMANN, Co-Producer, Music Supervisor, Music Journalist; Twenty-five years after Conny’s untimely very personal account of the life and work STEPHAN PLANK, Co-Author/Director/Producer, Label Manager, death, Stephan Plank along with co-director of Krautrock pioneer and music visionary Media Advisor Reto Caduff, went in search of the man Konrad “Conny” Plank (1940-1987).

3–3:30PM LIVE PERFORMANCE BY SPECIAL GUEST FILM SCREENINGS @ SXSW 2018 FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE SCREENING SECTION: 24 BEATS PER SECOND

3:30–4:15PM JOASIHNO 03/10 7–8:30PM 03/16 1:30–3PM ALAMO LAMAR A ALAMO LAMAR B SHOWCASE 1120 S Lamar Blvd 1120 S Lamar Blvd 03/13 1:45–3:15PM INTERVIEW, Q & A, FILM SCREENING 4:30–5:15PM BLACKBERRIES ROLLINS THEATRE AT THE LONG CENTER @ GERMAN HAUS 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin 78704 03/14 2–3:30PM SHOWCASE BARRACUDA 611 E 7th Street

8 WUNDERBAR — GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 9 DAVID A. STEWART · · ULTRAVOX · DAF · WHODINI · DEVO · LES RITA MITSOUKO SCORPIONS · DANIEL MILLER · ANNETTE HUMPE · KARL HYDE BLACKBERRIES BLACKBERRIES

From the haircuts to the shirts, from the sound praise from national music media institutions to their visual representation, it appears like Intro and Musikexpress and are currently as if Cologne’s Blackberries rather belong busy working on their next musical release. in the late 1960s. Once you experience the The German tradition of psychedelic rock is in four-piece band live on stage, you immedi- good hands with these guys and the chance ately sense that they are so much more than you will find yourself under their musical spell a retro music dream. Blackberries some- is pretty high. times seem to almost lose themselves in their krautrock-inspired psychedelic anthems, something that’s quite addictive to the audi- ence as well. Their music is driven by an unde- niable groove, packed with tender twists and turns, but also their love for a good melody. Blackberries take the best of the past and put it into the here and now. Even a familiar sound gets a contemporary notion when it is performed with the unique mix of authenticity CITY Cologne and playfulness these gentlemen show. And LABEL Unique Records it looks as if Blackberries have no intention to CURRENT RELEASE Greenwich Mean Time slow down anytime soon. They released not WEBSITE www.blackberriesmusic.com one but two albums back in 2016, received CONTACT Ina Schulz, [email protected]

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What is structure within music anyway? to German indietronic institution Let’s be honest, the concept of a niable talent for showmanship, result in serial Highly subjective, right? ”I had a good time you are not too far from the truth, as Cico Marching Band could only have been real- floor fillers, creating the truly unique and ignoring “, certifies Cico Beck Beck has been a crucial part of the band’s ized in Germany. The idea of mixing these addictive MEUTE sound. A joyful celebration when speaking about ”Meshes“, the latest live setup for a couple of years now. Joasihno two worlds feels so odd, so out of place and of live music, dance, creative madness, and release of Joasihno, the joint musical pro- will persevere to explore the extraordinary almost ridiculous that it was just destined to much needed positive vibrations. All aboard ject with Nico Sierig. The sound and vision in their sound and it is obvious that this ad- become a success. MEUTE is the manifes- the b(r)ass-driven bandwagon, girls and boys! of Bavarian producer Cico Beck is all about venturous ride will overcome all structural tation of a sensation, the triumphant proof electronic exploration. Pushing his own limits obstacles. that the clash of musical worlds can result in and exploring the fun of destruction. Experts something truly unique ... and heavily enter- might feel a bit of the floating appeal of taining. Shaped by more than 150 live shows, fellow countryman Nils Frahm, the jazzy carried by a continuously increasing Euro- groove of UK’s Four Tet, and also the down- pean fanbase and armed with their recently beat notion of legendary Board Of Canada released debut album ”TUMULT“, the dance- in the sound of Joasihno, but Cico Beck floor-affine dozen is facing the future with a makes clear that they created their own mu- burst of confidence. MEUTE is the German sical microcosm. ”I wanted the music to be word for ’pack‘ and that instinctively calls for CITY more raw, intuitive and playful“, he explains, CITY Munich a certain amount of chaos which resonates LABEL TUMULT taking the project back to its roots. The re- LABEL Alien Transistor with the unparalleled euphoric live experi- CURRENT RELEASE TUMULT sult is difficult to grasp and that might be the CURRENT RELEASE Meshes ence provided by the gang. Their rework of WEBSITE www.meute.eu best compliment you can give these young WEBSITE www.joasihno.de famous and techno tunes with CONTACT Thomas Burhorn, gentlemen. However, if you draw a parallel CONTACT Christoph Beck, [email protected] the help of brass and drums and their unde- [email protected]

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14 WUNDERBAR — GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 15 TIMETABLE MUSIC FROM GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 3/11 TBA 3/15 9PM @Barracuda @The Hideout 3/12 10PM 3/12 12:20AM 3/14 3:30PM @Barracuda @Barracuda @Barracuda 3/14 TBA 3/16 TBA 3/15 10PM @Paradiso @Bungalow JOASIHNO @The Hideout JOHN MOODS 3/14 TBA ACE TEE @Waller Ballroom ALICE 3/17 TBA 3/15 TBA 3/15 10PM PHOEBE LOU @The Main II @Palm Door @Friends in Sixth Patio

3/11 TBA 3/14 4:30PM KELVYN COLT @Barracuda @Barracuda 3/13 10PM 3/15 11PM 3/11 TBA @Barracuda 3/12 11PM @The Iron Bear @Friends 3/14 12AM @Barracuda 3/16 TBA @Highland Lounge 3/15 8PM ANDREW BLACKBERRIES @Esther‘s Follies 3/16 2PM @Barcelona APPLEPIE @International Day LALI PUNA Stage, Convention Center LINDA LEE

3/10 TBA 3/17 8PM 3/14 11AM 3/13 TBA @Barracuda @Esther‘s Follies @Wunderbar @Kingdom 3/12 8:30PM Street Parade @Barracuda 3/15 8PM 3/16 6PM @Friends @Second Play Stage MARY OCHER MEUTE DAVID GTRONIC EMMA 3/16 12AM ELISABETH @Esther‘s Follies 3/15 12AM 3/12 11:30PM @Barcelona @Barracuda 3/15 3PM @Intern. Day Stage, Conv. Center 3/12 8:50PM 3/16 TBA 3/17 9PM @Barracuda @Palm Door on Sixth MONOLOC OY @Russian House 3/14 1AM 3/17 12PM @Friends @International Day 3/12 12:10AM 03/15 10:30PM Stage, Convention @Barracuda @Barcelona FENSTER GATO PRETO Center 3/15 9PM @Barcelona PEREL ROI PEREZ

3/12 10:30PM 3/12 9:30PM 03/10 TBA 3/12 8PM @Barracuda @Barracuda @Barracuda @Barracuda 3/13 7PM 3/16 1AM 03/13 6PM @Cannon 3/15 8PM @St David‘s @The Iron Bear & Bell Bar, Hilton Hotel @The Hideout Historic Sanctuary 03/15 9PM GEMMA RAY 3/13 TBA JAGUWAR SEA MOYA @BD Riley’s WORLD BRAIN @Cheer Up Charlie 03/17 6PM @Austin Taco Project GERMAN HAUS MORE MUSIC

SAT 03/10 GERMAN HAUS INTERACTIVE OPENING PARTY THU 03/15 REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL SHOWCASE 8PM-2AM Presented by Baden-Wuerttemberg & Hessen 7PM-2AM Friends Bar ACE TEE, FISHBACH, JADE BIRD (ANCHOR 2017 WINNER), LIVE ON STAGE: 208 E 6th St MEUTE, VITA AND THE WOOLF EMMA ELISABETH, HEARDIS!, SEA MOYA, DJS & ELIAS AGOGO THU 3/15 WOMEX – SHOWCASE SUN 03/11 MUNICH MUSIC NIGHT 7PM-2AM The World Music Expo by Pirahna Arts Berlin 8PM-2AM Flamingo Cantina LIVE ON STAGE: 515 E 6TH ST PIERRE KWENDERS(DR CONGO/CANADA), YEMEN ANDREW APPLEPIE, JOASIHNO, LALI PUNA, FEAT. OMER AVITAL (ISRAEL), ALSARAH & THE DJ MARCUS GRASSL (ALOA INPUT) NUBATONES (SUDAN/USA), GRUPO REBOLU (COLOMBIA/ USA), MOKOOMBA (ZIMBABWE), BOHEMIAN BETYARS (HUNGARY), DJ JIGÜE AND EL MENOR (CUBA) MON 03/12 HAMBURG X BERLIN 8PM-2AM MUSIC & INTERACTIVE NIGHT LIVE ON STAGE: THU 03/15 BERLIN BEATS ACE TEE, ALICE PHOEBE LOU, EMMA ELISABETH, 8PM-2AM Presented by Musicboard Berlin FENSTER, GEMMA RAY, JAGUWAR, LINDA LEE, Barcelona PEREL, WORLD BRAIN 209 E 6TH ST LINDA LEE, MONOLOC, PEREL, ROI PEREZ

WED 03/14 WUNDERBAR LIVE 2PM-5PM NEXT GENERATION KRAUTROCK LIVE ON STAGE: BLACKBERRIES, JOASIHNO AND SPECIAL GUEST

18 WUNDERBAR — GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 19 ACE TEE ANDREW At first sight, the sound of the German lan- APPLEPIE guage and the soulful vibe of R&B shouldn′t get along. But then there’s Tarin Wilda aka If everything’s about music, why not make Ace Tee who make it sound so easy that you music out of everything? Berlin-based pro- won′t dare to argue against it. The impact of ducer Andrew Applepie loves to build his her video ”Bist du down?“ was sensible be- futuristic electropop out of a variety of in- yond her hometown Hamburg, from Vogue to struments, from traditional guitars, to kitch- The Fader, NPR and The Guardian. The young enware and exotic contraptions he found lady with Ghanaian roots is ready to bring while travelling. The result might sound ”Tee Time“ to the whole world. heavily sample-influenced but it′s Applepie himself who recorded everything. Expect CITY Hamburg ambitious everyday adventures here. LABEL Four Music CURRENT RELEASE Tee Time EP CITY Berlin, München WEBSITE www.ace-tee.com LABEL Fett Music CONTACT Lennart Wasmund, CURRENT RELEASE Hanging Out, Playing [email protected] Video Games, Writing Songs WEBSITE www.andrewapplepie.com CONTACT Julia Pellezzari, [email protected]

ALICE DAVID PHOEBE LOU GTRONIC

Songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou started her Simplicity might be tempting for many tech- career on the streets of Berlin where she no producers but David Gtronic is keen to quickly gathered a dedicated following. add musical twists and turns to it whenever Suddenly the young lady with the power- there’s an opportunity. Known for his driven, ful voice was able to fill middle-sized clubs percussive sound that often teams up with without a big label behind her. Years later, flourish organic elements the restless artist she’s still managing her career on her own already released on labels as Vatos Locos, terms and that recently also resulted in her Suara, Monique Musique and Chelsea Hotel song ”She“ appearing on the shortlist for Records. A joyful celebration of techno is the Academy Awards. guaranteed at his set.

CITY Berlin CITY Berlin LABEL Duchess Box Records LABEL Black Wood Records CURRENT RELEASE She CURRENT RELEASE Kryptoo WEBSITE www.alicephoebelou.com WEBSITE www.facebook.com/DavidGtronic07 CONTACT Gorka Odriozola, CONTACT [email protected] JANINE KÜHN JANINE

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20 WUNDERBAR — GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 21 2017 ” EP debut FENSTER WEBSITE Elisabeth ing in despite German being Swedish: Emma record even and girlgroup pop apower in ing Playing organ in a Frank Zappa cover band, be band, cover Zappa aFrank in organ Playing it could be. Somewhere between The Bangles Bangles The between Somewhere be. could it her of indie-pop catchy the if as feels it and Patti Smith she found a unique voice to tell tell to voice aunique found she Smith Patti and CONTACT CURRENT RELEASE CITY her authentic stories. authentic her Still, artists. many of ones the than tell to ries ELISABETH EMMA LABEL to be your support act, you did a few things things afew did you act, support your be to After performing together for almost ade almost for together performing After shoegazers specifically asked you you asked specifically Slowdive shoegazers us once again. in a constant state of evolution. If legendary legendary If evolution. of state aconstant in ground and beyond as their music remains remains music their as beyond and ground become a solid force in the German under German the in force asolid become right. Fenster just recorded their fourth album album fourth their recorded just Fenster right. cade now outfit Fenster has has Fenster outfit pop psychedelic now cade called [email protected] WEBSITE CONTACT CITY CURRENT RELEASE LABEL – LABEL

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Tempo ’ - - - © MORITZ FREUDENBERG JAGUWAR KELVYN The cinematic of the trio tends to COLT sound like a serendipitous encounter be- tween The Cure and Ride. Experts can also The world of Kelvyn Colt isn’t defined by bor- spot slices of My Bloody Valentine in the ders, languages and genre limitations. The hazy sound of the dynamic band but in the well-travelled artist, who says that he is ‘from end it’s always about them and their conse- the internet’, was born in Germany but raised bi- quent audiovisual vision. Their latest album lingually by a Nigerian father and his German “Ringthing” underlines the ambitious ap- mother. Today, Colt constantly travels back and proach and doesn't need to hide its quality forth between Berlin and London to spread his from the big influences. urban sound, a globally thinking ′state of the art′ mixture of trap, and R&B. CITY Berlin, Dresden LABEL Tapete Records CITY Berlin, Bingen CURRENT RELEASE Ringthing LABEL Four Music WEBSITE www.facebook.com/jaguwarmusic CURRENT RELEASE LH914 CONTACT Marcel Gein, [email protected] WEBSITE www.kelvyncolt.com CONTACT Line Rindvig, [email protected] MAKS PALLAS MAKS ©

JOHN MOODS KIM PETRAS

The story behind “The Essential John Moods”, Everything about Kim Petras screams ‘global the debut LP by Jonathan Jarzyna of Fenster stardom′, that much is for sure. From the starts at the Iberian coast where he spent the catchy contemporary pop anthems, to the summer hiking along, armed with a mini-guitar stylish music videos, support by Paris Hilton on his back and a copy of Garage Band on his and Charli XCX and Millions of stream: It’s the phone. Although Jarzyna later added a few ad- time to shine for the young lady who grew up ditional instruments, the rough nature of this in Cologne. The fact that she’s the youngest trip still shines through the LP that echoes the person to receive gender reassignment sur- 60s and 70s / folk troubadours who gery at the age of 16 is just a marginalia in inspired him. this unique biography.

CITY Berlin CITY Cologne LABEL Mansions and Millions LABEL AWAL/Kobalt CURRENT RELEASE The Essential John Moods CURRENT RELEASE Heart To Break WEBSITE www.mansionsandmillions.com WEBSITE www.kimpetras.com CONTACT Anton Teichmann, CONTACT Patrizia Rogosch, [email protected] [email protected]

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Despite running for two decades now, elec- Ever since Mary Ocher moved to Berlin in tronic outfit Lali Puna and their leading lady 2007 she became a crucial part of the local Valerie Trebeljahr constantly push the charac- creative scene. Musician, songwriter, poet, ter of the project forward. Their most recent visual artist, director and feminist cosmo- sixth album ”Two Windows“ delivers haunting politan – Ocher is all of these things and sounds that follow the footsteps of bands like way more. Her latest album, ”The West Caribou and Mount Kimbie. Trebeljahr wants Against The People“ was released on Klang- to forge emotional connections via her music bad (of Krautrock pioneers Faust) and is a and thanks to her sensitive notion she surely testament of the still very restless creative succeeds. and headstrong artist.

CITY Munich CITY Berlin LABEL LABEL Klangbad CURRENT RELEASE Two Windows CURRENT RELEASE The West Against The People WEBSITE www.lalipuna.de WEBSITE www.maryocher.com CONTACT Christian Morin, CONTACT Mary Ocher, PATRICK MORARESCU PATRICK

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LINDA LEE MONOLOC

Anastasia Filipovna is not only co-founder of In Berlin’s constantly changing and evolv- acclaimed web radio institution Berlin Com- ing scene producer and munity Radio but also a dedicated lover of DJ Monoloc represents a darker and grittier tight beats, sharp raps and exotic grooves. side of the nocturnal club cosmos. His tracks Her alias Linda Lee delivers mixtapes that play with the expectations of the audience by are always driven by a certain unpredictable being quite hard and uncompromising as well character and a love for the underground’s as surprisingly multilayered at the same time. next big thing. Every set is a new adventure Praise from local heroes like Dixon, Âme and for her and the listener but those trips de- Rødhåd as well as international festival per- serve your participation. formances underline that.

CITY Berlin CITY Berlin WEBSITE LABEL Dystopian, Afterlife www.berlincommunityradio.com/linda-lee WEBSITE www.monoloc.net CONTACT Anastazja Moser, [email protected]

26 WUNDERBAR — GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 GERMANY AT SXSW 2018 — WUNDERBAR 27 OY ROI In the face of our struggling world, Ber- PEREZ lin-based duo OY dreamed themselves away to ”Space Diaspora“, a future planet on Holding a residency at Berghain’s legendary which humans finally developed the ability Panorama Bar surely isn't the worst thing to to learn from their mistakes. Their latest al- have on your DJ vita. Ever since Israeli producer bum is a space opera, built around the story Roi Perez moved to Berlin in 2013 he slowly but of that planet and carried by an electrifying steady became a constant in the local scene. mixture of jazzy synthpop with a soulful cos- His long, eclectic sets really bring the concept mic notion that really makes you believe in a of a musical journey to the dancefloor, keeping utopian future. the listeners excited about what grooving twist awaits them behind the next corner. CITY Berlin LABEL Crammed Discs CITY Berlin CURRENT RELEASE Space Diaspora WEBSITE www.soundcloud.com/roi_perez WEBSITE www.oy-music.com CONTACT [email protected] SASH SEURAT SAMSON

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PEREL SEA MOYA

There′s a hypnotic vibe in ”Die Dimension“, Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through the the Perel debut release on acclaimed label fields of psychedelic grooves, afrobeat, Ger- DFA that just leaves the listener fascinated. man Krautrock traditions and contemporary The cosmic maelstrom of producer Annegret . Sea Moya take the best from Fiedler and her ability to seamlessly blending Can to Toro Y Moi and build their own indi- and House with belting Techno gives the vidual cosmos out of it. Like their music the sound of Perel a complexity that works beyond band are restless travellers as their previous the club floor. Perel really adds an adventurous EP was recorded in the woods of the Baltic new element to the electro scene of Berlin. States and the upcoming debut album was written in the Italian Alps. CITY Berlin LABEL DFA Records CITY Mannheim, Montreal CURRENT RELEASE Die Dimension LABEL Heist or Hit Records (UK), WEBSITE www.soundcloud.com/perel-music Humming Records (GSA) CONTACT Alexandra Schütte, CURRENT RELEASE Baltic States EP [email protected] WEBSITE www.seamoya.com CONTACT Elias Foerster, [email protected]

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The love of Lucas UFO for psychedelic melo- dies shouldn′t surprise one as he’s a steady force behind Berlin-based heroes Fenster. With his alter ego World Brain the SUPPORT FOR MUSICIANS AND French musician takes his love for catchy melodies with retro flavour to new heights. MUSIC COMPANIES FROM GERMANY Being an expert when it comes to the clash of delicate lo-fi charm and ambitious song- writing World Brian creates something fresh Initiative Musik is coordinating the German contacts, especially in the American music with a familiar notion. joint presentation at South by Southwest market. The German joint appearance is part (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. SXSW Music 2018 of the foreign trade show and international CITY Berlin will once again provide newcomer bands music export program of the federal govern- LABEL – with an extraordinary opportunity to build ment and is financed by partners from seve- CURRENT RELEASE debut album release 2018 international business contacts, especially in ral German federal states. On behalf of the WEBSITE www.facebook.com/mondecerveau the American music market. Another focus Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and CONTACT Amande Dagod, [email protected] is bolstering music venues that significant- Energy and the Ministry’s Cultural and Crea- ly contribute to maintaining cultural diver- tive Industries Initiative, Initiative Musik orga- sity in Germany. It represents Germany in nizes the German joint SXSW appearance for international networks – such as the Euro- the ninth time in 2018. pean Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) – cooperates with other European music export Initiative Musik is supported by the German offices, and initiates its own projects for pro- Society for the Administration of Neighboring moting exports and up-and-coming artists. Rights (GVL), the German Music Authors’ The spectrum of support combines both Society (GEMA), and the German Music cultural and economic development. Initiati- Council (Deutscher Musikrat). The bulk of ve Musik’s Artist and Tour Sponsorships are the project’s funding is provided by the Ger- intended for solo artists and bands living in man Federal Commissioner for Culture and Germany, especially newcomers, and further the Media. This is reflected in the structure of to help them gain a foothold in foreign mar- the partners and the representation on Initia- kets. Criteria for promotion are primarily the tive Musik’s supervisory board, which consits artist’s originality and musical signature, but of representatives from the German music also the music’s commercial potential. industry and the Federal Government.

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