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Manu Chao La Ventura
Peter Culshaw of The Telegraph contemplates the significance of Manu Chao in his article “10 reasons why Manu Chao is global pop’s most important star”. To pick a few important points: in South America, he plays to audiences in excess of 100,000. His albums Clandestino and Próxima Estación:…
Tricot, Lola Marsh, and Seward again at Bažant Pohoda
Tricot is a math-rock tornado from Japan, three girls and the drummer, wildness, musical virtuosity, and unbridled energy. In 2014, they gave two concerts with us; at both of them, the atmosphere between the stage and the audience was literally sparkling, and many began to demand more performances…
Ghostigital
Ghostigital was started by Einar Örn, who sang with Björk in the legendary bands The Sugarcubes and KUKL. Later, he founded the band Grindverk and described it as dance music for those who cannot dance. He also worked with Damon Albarn on the soundtrack for the film 101 Reykjavík, as well as the song…
Koven
When he was looking for a vocalist back in 2014, he addressed Katie, whom he was a big fan of. Since this musical kind of admiration was mutual, they have been performing as a duo since 2014. Their music is called “organic bass”, which indicates the band's inclination towards electronic…
Dakh Daughters
Theatre is in this band's genes. Dakh Daughters are “children” of the famous Kiev DAKH Center for Contemporary Arts. The band was formed in 2012 during preparations for Paris performances. After a few weeks they showed their ideas to the director of the theatre, Vlad Troitsky, who called them…
Soon: Pohoda in the Clubs vol.B
On the programme there will be a screening of a festival movie Pohoda 2014, discussion with the director Petra Všelichová and with the founder of Pohoda Michal Kaščák. There will also be a performance of one of the first confirmed bands of this years' lineup - serbian Repetitor,…
Beardyman
See for yourself. Darren Foreman started playing with his voice at the age of three after he saw Police Academy starring the legendary Michael Winslow. But it was seeing Rahzel of the Roots perform live that convinced him that beatboxing could sustain a whole show. At the age of ten, he composed…
CocoRosie
Bianca is a percussionist influenced by hip-hop with a distinctive color of voice, whereas Sierra is a harpist and opera singer. Seemingly incompatible combination forms a basis of the dreamlike, even mystical atmosphere of their songs. What reinforces the final effect is the…
of Montreal
The name of the band recalls a failed relationship of the band leader Kevin Barnes with a woman from Montreal (of Montreal). Their genre classification is as varied as their song arrangements ranging from variety music in The Beatles style from the late 60s through psychedelic pop, electronic,…
Hybrid Minds
Hybrid Minds are a producer duo Josh White (Haste) and Matt Lowe (Sensa). Later, Canadian vocalist and producer Jeff Crake (Grimm) joined the crew. Josh and Matt have extensive experience in dance music production. With this project, they crossed the borders of ambient, too. Their first tracks…