“I see a pop hit as a common good”: Soap&Skin on her cover album “TORSO” (Pias records). In an FM4 interview, songwriter, musician, producer and actress Anja Plaschg talks about the challenges of appropriation, David Bowie and Lana del Rey and her … read more »
What can you say about March? It’s kind of an in-between month – often too raw to really feel like spring, but definitely no longer winter. It’s a time for planning, for getting all your ducks in a row before spring sashays … read more »
To dance without music? That sounds unimaginable to most people at first, and one would like to conclude that dance and music are inseparable. But the performing arts are vain and both dance and music are independent art forms with a long … read more »
As part of the series on Austrian producers, Ada Karlbauer spoke with producer and live technician MARKUS WALLNER, best known for collaborations with SHAKE STEW, 5K HD, SOAP&SKIN, VOODOO JÜRGENS, KOMPOST3 and many others. This time, the in-depth conversation was about the … read more »
Haldern Pop is an annual open air music festival, first held in 1984 in Germany. From August 8-10, 2019 the small village Haldern welcomes the Haldern Pop festival and its diverse guests. From Austria Soap&Skin and Elektro Guzzi, up-and-comers 5K HD, singer songwriter Felix Kramer, and Thirsty Eyes … read more »
Soap&Skin is an Austrian musician and producer who has been internationally acclaimed from the very beginning of her career. The artist creates neoclassical, dark ambient, ‘sadcore’ music, with a uniquely innovative and courageous approach. Her third album “From Gas to Solid…” (2018) … read more »
The Austrian musician and producer ANJA PLASCHG, better known as SOAP&SKIN, has released another album after six years: “From Gas to Solid/You Are My Friend” (Play It Again Sam/Rough Trade). It was already obvious in advance that this album would not fall … read more »
Anyone interested in music made in Austria has probably heard him play in one way or another already. Be it at a concert with Alicia Edelweiss, the Nino aus Wien or Soap&Skin, on a record by Oska or Wanda, at the Volkstheater … read more »
International Women’s Day is a good reason to emphasise the contributions female musicians have made to the Austrian music scene. Here is a small overview that should illustrate something that a lot of people know, but many don’t want to admit. That … read more »
Every week on Saturday, 10:40 pm, the popular program Tracks on the German and French TV channel ARTE presents cutting edge sounds, novelties and obscurities in pop culture. This week the program will be celebrating the finest from Austrian pop music in a three-part web series called … read more »