c/o pop in Cologne is a major European showcase festival, and – as they’re quick to note – they’ve proved over and over that they’re more than “just” a music festival. This year they’ll be proving it again from April 24 – … read more »
Eli Preiss
Eli Preiss – “My Life Was Never the Same”
Eli Preiss’s third album in three years, b.a.d., is a portrait of a generation growing up with ADHD, PTSD, Deutschrap and lots of drugs. The song “Was ist der Prei$$” is about Prada and worthless things. How materialistic are you? Eli Preiss: … read more »
Austrian Artists at Reeperbahn Festival 2022
From September 21-24, a selection of some of the most promising young artists will perform at REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL 2022 in Hamburg for this year’s edition of Germany’s largest club festival. The program is out, and on it are almost too many Austrian artists to … read more »
“COME FOR MY MUSIC, NOT FOR MY FACIAL STRUCTURE” – AZE
Together, EZGI ATAS and BEYZA DEMIRKALP make up AZE, and released their latest single “We Move” in February 2022. They joined Ink Music at the beginning of the year – a good start for 2022. While Ezgi expresses herself in a charming … read more »
“I THINK IT’S STUPID THAT THERE IS ONLY THIS UMBRELLA TERM, DEUTSCH-RAP” – ELI PREISS
With ELI PREISS, the Austrian music scene has gained an exceptionally authentic artist in recent years, who has been met with great acclaim in the German-speaking world. After initially singing English lyrics, the 23-year-old Viennese has now turned to German R&B and … read more »
The Top 10 newcomers from Austria – Michel’s Sound of Music 2022
MICHEL ATTIA is considered “one of the experts on music and the scene,” (Rainer Krispel, The Gap 057). He is Head of Booking & Events at Radio FM4 and was one of the very first editors of The Gap. For the last … read more »
FM4 Soundpark Act of the Month: Bibiza
The FM4 Soundpark is a web-platform, community, and radio show for Austrian musicians. Every month, one act is selected to be highlighted both online and on air: The FM4 Soundpark Act of the Month. The Viennese rapper from Mariahilf (7th district) is currently … read more »
A New Era – Austro Rap 2006-2021
A slightly overlapping sequel to this “Telling of stories without claiming completeness” from 2013 by Stefan „Trishes“ Trischler (Radio FM4) When the noughties turned into the tens, hip hop in Austria still sounded largely like the so-called “Golden Era” ideal that producers … read more »
Stream Festival 2021
The STREAM FESTIVAL in Linz was ahead of the curve. While all other festivals turned into streaming ones, this festival founded itself and title back in 2018. Now, ironically aptly named, the STREAM will be streaming from May 27 – 29, 2021 … read more »
Eli Preiss
Eli Preiss is real – a young Viennese musician and songwriter who literally pushes the limits of reality. After hits like GLÜHHEISSE WÜSTE (prod. 2woEazy) or NIMMASATT (feat. Makko, prodbypengg), she drops her debut album LVL UP (release date June 10th, 2022). … read more »