Unsafe+Sounds was founded by Vienna composer Matthias Kranebitter in 2014 and has been under the artistic direction of Shilla Strelka since 2015. The festival, in its own words, focuses on challenging music from a variety of different genre, combining underground aesthetics and … read more »
Dorian Concept
Popfest Wien Special: Vienna Electronic 2023
Viennese electronic virtuoso Dorian Concept has made a name for himself internationally with his ever-developing sound and his virtuosic improvised solo shows. He also co-curated this year’s Popfest Wien, the annual music extravaganza in the heart of the city, and put together … read more »
Atzur, Farce, and Dorian Concept at Primavera 2023
The Primavera Festival, an annual music industry extravaganza taking place in Barcelona, ended on June 4th. Artists at the festival are subject to the luck of the draw as far as time slots and stages are concerned: ATZUR, FARCE, and Dorian Concept … read more »
“I WAS FUMBLING IN THE DARK” – DORIAN CONCEPT
It could not have been wilder after the last record, says DORIAN CONCEPT. The Viennese musician and producer last released an album in 2018. His fourth album has just been released on the US label Brainfeeder: “What We Do For Others” decelerates … read more »
MUSIC DECLARES EMERGENCY: CLIMATE EMERGENCY OUTCRY AND PLEA FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION
MUSIC DECLARES EMERGENCY is a group of artists, music industry professionals and organizations that stand together to declare a climate and ecological emergency and call for an immediate governmental response to protect all life on Earth. We believe in the power of … read more »
Austrian Artists at Ment 2022
MENT Ljubljana presents the full lineup of acts and speakers for the 8th edition of the Slovenian showcase festival, which will take place between 8 and 10 June 2022. Among them are 9 Austrian artists, including FARCE, DORIAN CONCEPT, CID RIM and many … read more »
“The sound always conveys a certain openness” – Mieux
MIEUX are the two Vienna-based musicians Christoph Prager and Felix Wolfersberger. Active since 2012, the duo’s recently released album “Rulers” is a colorful album that wanders across genres and uses lots of instruments, blending multi-layered textures and colorful timbres with adept rhythmic … read more »
“The cage, I learned, is a place of freedom” – An interview with Martin Schlögl & Tobias Pichler
What do sports cages, concerts, block parties, podcasts and art exhibitions, as well as the Wiener Symphoniker, Dorian Concept, KeKe, Gazelle & the Bear, EsRAP, Lukas König, Elis Noa and Laura Winkler, ALL have to do with one another? If you attend … read more »
Austrian Music Highlights #8
Pinch us, is it real? Live music? Live audiences? Together again? Indeed, hopes and reality have converged at last! While temperatures are rising, restrictions are declining. And the effect on music and art? Nothing less than an avalanche of events pouring down … read more »
Austrian Artists at Elevate Festival 2020
From March 4 until March 8, 2020, the Elevate Festival once again invites audiences to be inspired for five days and to broaden their consciousness regarding the festival’s theme “Human Nature” – and of course to experience lots of exciting new music … read more »