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5 Names from the Slovak Scene
5 new names were added to this year’s lineup: Legend of Slovakian hip-hop Vec is coming with Škrupo and live band. B-Complex will offer a mix of drum and bass vitamins and Zlokot a blend of basically everything. Purist will bring ambitious electro-pop and Elections In The Deaftown will present…
SĽUK
They will bring distinguished guests (Pastírik, Paluch, Pacora Trio...) and two performances at the Trenčín airport: Ornamenty (Ornaments) and Zvuky nie sú muky (Sounds are not torture). The ensemble was established by the greatest personalities of the Slovak musical modernism – A. Moyzes, E. Suchoň,…
Puding pani Elvisovej
The band from Košice brought the audience their characteristic response to Britpop, the so-called mohairpop, where they experiment with the elements of electronic dance music. They released their debut Automati in 2004. A year later, the singer Slivka joined the band consisting of Miloš, Viliam, and…
Kurkus
The band consists of Knieža Laureatus Pixtibaxti (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar), Honoré (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Obalajtman (drums, percussion, vocals). The band's name means “cock” at any sense of the word (male hen, etc.) in pre-historic slavic dead protolanguage. It also…
Parov Stelar: pioneer of electro swing at Pohoda
Füreder started out as a DJ at Austrian nightclubs during the mid-late 1990s. In 2003, he founded the record label Etage Noir Recordings. A year later, he started to perform under the stage name Parov Stelar. His first EP, Kiss Kiss, was immediately picked up by the influential Austrian radio station…
Kiasmos
Ólafur Arnalds is an Icelandic composer and multi-instrumentalist, and the holder of BAFTA award for the music for the British series Broadchurch. His mixing of genres is not a random stop but the trip itself and in his songs, piano and strings mingle with ambient electronics. In the past,…
Bilderbuch
At the time of band’s formation (2005), its members were only 14 to 15 years old. They merge indie, rock, RnB and hip-hop in their music, but they take inspiration from other genres as well. The band members wear glamour accessories you would hardly find in fancy Viennese boutiques: they are mostly…
Pohoda Deň_FM with a record number of visitors
In the early morning, the band of Michal – Bez ladu a skladu served a portion of caffeine to our visitors and listeners. After that, Purist played their DJ set. Just before noon, we offered a summary of this yearʼs festival programme to the present media representatives, where we announced…
Le Payaco
Therefore, it was no surprise that when Tomáš Sloboda, Martin Stempel, and Juraj Vitéz decided not to play together any more in 2006, many music fans remained nostalgic. After a five-year break, Michal Kaščák convinced them to play at Bažant Pohoda 2011. It might have something to do with…
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:…