In September 2017, the seventh edition of the Waves Vienna Music Conference will take place in Vienna. Organised by Waves Vienna and Austrian Music Export, it provides an opportunity for the international and national music industry to network and exchange information. Waves … read more »
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RUSSKAJA – “KOSMOPOLITURBO”
Buckle up. “Kosmopoliturbo” (Napalm Records) is the spectacular return of RUSSKAJA. A release loaded with energy, potential hits, and even more musical variety. The seven headed musical monster around GEORGIJ MAKAZARIA is more irresistible than ever. There is one thing you can … read more »
EUROPAVOX VIENNA 2017
After a sold out premiere, EUROPAVOX VIENNA will be returning to WUK for its second run on November 3, 2017. Joining in this time will be the Austrian Europavox poster children OGRIS DEBRIS, the style breaking trio MOONLIGHT BREAKFAST and the extravagantly … read more »
AIVERY – “BECAUSE”
It doesn’t really matter if it is grunge or not. The debut release from the Viennese trio AIVERY on Siluh Records is guaranteed to excite fans of rough, edgy, non-mainstream rock. One thing can be said after a first listen to this album: … read more »
“Hybrid Club Music” – AN INTERVIEW WITH ASHIDA PARK
The Viennese label “Ashida Park” was founded in 2016 by ANTONIA MATSCHNIG and MARKUS BLAHUŠ. Their focus lies in musical forms that deal with a so-called “post-club-sound” and could best be described as a sort of deconstructed club music. In an interview … read more »
NASOM – THE NEW AUSTRIAN SOUND OF MUSIC 2018/2019
The 25 nominations for the sixth edition of “The New Austrian Sound of Music” (NASOM) for 2018/19 have now been made public. NASOM is a funding program for Austrian artists supported by the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA). … read more »
ANT ANTIC – WEALTH
The Vienna/Berlin based duo ANT ANTIC just released their debut album, “Wealth”, on Seayou Records. The freshman release from Tobias Koett and Marco Kleebauer checks off all the latest trends: striking vocals, loads of synths somewhere between pop and club sounds, and … read more »
“THE LOOP MACHINE REPLACES NARRATION” – AN INTERVIEW WITH BERNHARD LANG
The Upper Austrian composer Bernhard Lang, who made his international breakthrough with his piece “Theater der Wiederholungen”, has written the music and libretto for a new “Parsifal” on behalf of the WIENER FESTWOCHEN. JONATHAN MEESE, SIMONE YOUNG, the KLANGFORUM WIEN and the … read more »
GUDRUN VON LAXENBURG – “PANIC!”
Energy, energy, energy. That would be the only possible short review of the debut album from GUDRUN VON LAXENBURG. The trio, which has been making danceable alternative techno for years now, have finally released their debut album “PANIC!” on Skint/BMG. If there … read more »
5/8ERL IN EHR’N – DUFT DER MÄNNER
5/8ERL IN EHR’N have been making a name for themselves in Austria. And their newest and fifth album “Duft Der Männer” (The Smell of Men) is destined to make the band and their “Wiener Soul” (Vienna soul) sound even more well known. … read more »