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Byetone
Olaf Bender started experimenting with 16mm film as the medium “film” as well as the raw material “film” during school time. Thanks to his love for film, in 1988, he became a member of the East German band AG Geige and got into musical aspects. Together with Frank Bretschneider…
Papyllon
Back in 2010, at the very beginning of their musical journey, Papyllon already shone on the scene as winners of a talent contest Prešovský Liverpool. In 2015, they released EP Sink or Swim and introduced it to the audience in the neighboring countries as well as at festivals such as Rock…
Concerts for Ján and Martina in Košice, Nitra and Bratislava
Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová met in Nitra during their studies at the Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University. University teacher Július Fujak and folklore ensemble Ponitran are also connected with the university and another local ensemble, Zobor,…
Dälek
Experimental hip-hop band Dälek formed in 1998 in Newark, NJ, around a lineup of Dälek (Will Brooks), Oktopus (Alap Momin) and Joshua Booth. After a hiatus, the band appeared on the scene again in 2015 with lineup featuring MC Dälek, DJ rEK and Mike Manteca. In 2016, they released LP Asphalt…
Eurosonic 2019 focusses on Czech Republic and Slovakia for the first time ever
Slovak artists used to appear in Groningen more or less sporadically, which Pohoda and Wilsonic teams declared, for example, by naming their foosball teams “Why There Are No Slovak Artists Playing at Eurosonic”. This partially changed in 2016 thanks to focus on central and eastern European…
Yasmine Hamdan
The first time we saw Yasmine Hamdan was in 2004 when she played with her project Soapkills at Womex. Together with Potkan, host at Hudba sveta_FM (World Music_FM) program, we were standing in the front row, completely mesmerized by amazing music and since then, we’ve been trying to have Yasmine…
tUnE-yArDs at Pohoda 2018
NYC native Merrill Garbus first played in several bands on the East Coast, but after she worked with Nate Brenner on her first album, she moved to California. The debut BiRd-BrAiNs was originally recorded DIY-style with handheld voice recorder and then released on recycled cassette tape. Its…
BadBadNotGood
Matthew Tavares, Alexander Sowinski and Chester Hansen met in 2010 through the Humber College jazz program in Toronto. As a trio, they started out with hip-hop covers of hits by Gucci Mane or A Tribe Called Quest. Soon, they released their debut BBNG, which Sputnikmusic describes as “a welcome…
Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware took a degree in English Literature and after her studies worked as a sports journalist. Apart from that, she also worked at TV company Love Productions where she met E. L. James (the author of Fifty Shades of Grey). Jessie later contributed to the soundtrack of book’s film adaptation…
Idiotape
Idiotape formed in 2008 to create “synthesiser” rock music. The band consists of the influential undergound DJ DGURU, electro-producer ZEZE, and the drummer known from Korean metal and punk bands – DR. Their first EP 0805 came out in 2010 and it was shortly followed by their debut…