With an acoustic cover of Blackstreet's “No Diggity”, Nicholas Murphy a.k.a. Chet Faker caused a stir in the blogopshere in 2011. Even though, the Australian singer-songwriter just wanted to entertain his friends a little with his approach to the song. As a result, his other songs very quickly made the rounds as well. No wonder, his magical R&B and pop gems carried by hypnotic organ sounds and his ... More
The June edition of Certain People, our concert series in co-operation with the Berlin-based Berghain, will see performances by HEALTH, Doldrums and Glass Animals.
With rough synth sounds, monotone vocals and polished drumbeats, HEALTH from LA are definitely walking the line between calculated creation and sheer delirium on their two albums, Health and Get Color. A new album is due this year.
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Tricky, the godfather of trip hop himself, will be headlining the 12th edition of Certain People on 22nd May at Berghain. After having released his last album, Mixed Race, in 2010, the Bristol-born artist is back with his new album, False Idols, which will be released one week after his performance at Berghain. As a precursor to the record, you can download the album's lead single, "Nothing's Chan ... More
After having toured the country with four bands, we're back at our home base in Berlin on 27th June. This time, our Introducing line-up reads as follows: Braids, Propellers and Vanbot, going from art rock to synth pop to poser rock.
Braids is a trio from Canada whose band members have known each other since high school, jamming in their parents' garages in Montreal. With their debut, Native Speak ... More