Introducing in February will take you on a journey across the globe of pop music with newcomers Chairlift, Navet and Lianne La Havas.

The Brooklyn-based duo Chairlift met in college, and it has been dabbling in dashing electro pop ever since. Such songs as the hectic ADS anthem “Bruises” are wonderful tunes that will definitely stand the test of time with future indie kids still dancing to it under the disco ball. With Something, the band released its second album this year.

After Astrid Lindgren, MALM and Lykke Li, we have a new up and coming Swedish sensation in our midst. Julia, Josef and Anders a.k.a. Navet deliver multi-layered electro pop, a smart combination of slick and blurry synth sounds reminiscent of Bat For Lashes or Zola Jesus.

Leave And Let Go [Single] by Navet

“I’m certainly nothing like Corinne Bailey Rae or Andreya Triana except for the similar hair style,” Lianne La Havas, the brand-new soul wunderkind, describes herself. Her debut EP, Lost & Found, exudes charming vintage flair without sounding outdated. She recently supported indie folk superstar Bon Iver on tour.

From now on, we change the venue with every Introducing party. Every month, we will be in search for a new location that is just right for the line-up as well as the party afterwards. On 24th February, we will party at Heimathafen Neukölln with Chairlift, Navet, and Lianne La Havas. Tickets are available in ticket shops as well as via eventim.de.

Trying to cope with the unbearable cold – a genuine priority in Germany’s capital at the moment. Melt! Booking is contributing as well by opening the doors to Berlin’s warm and cozy clubs. On Friday (3.2.), the Brookyln-based Friends (supported by Easter and Sissters) will perform at Magnet Club. Their music was described as “slick slice of indie pop with a great stuttering beat, an addictive bassline and confident vocals”, and even though, their debut album is still in the pipeline, singles like “Friend Crush” and “I’m His Girl” are ample proof to predict a new hype on the horizon.

As part of CTM.12, Hudson Mohawke will get behind the DJ booth at Gretchen mixing his trademark sound collages as heard on his debut Butter (2009) and the Satin Panthers EP (2011).

Hudson Mohawke – Satin Panthers (Snips – out now) by Hudson Mohawke

After gigs in Heidelberg and Leipzig, Matthew Herbert will perform ONE PIG at HAU2 on Tuesday (7.2.). Last but not least producer and remixer Jacques Lu Cont, whose now legendary Fabric Live CD cemented his reputation as a DJ that could cover many styles so effortlessly, will be DJing at Flamingo on 16th February.

Jacques Lu Cont – Reload (HD) by TRACQUES

Unfortunately we have bad news for all Firefox AK fans. Due to health reasons, the tour scheduled in February has been cancelled. Since it is uncertain to which date the tour will be postponed, all tickets will be refunded. We wish Andrea Kellerman a.k.a. Firefox AK all the best and a quick recovery. We also apologise for any inconveniences on your part. The official statement reads as follows:

The upcoming It’s Time For A New Devotion Tour, has been cancelled due to acute illness. Doctors’ orders are several weeks of rest in order to get better, and sadly means I’m unable to follow through with the tour. I’m so sorry about all of this, and for all the people who were planning to come to see us play. But I promise we’ll make it up to you, as soon as I get better.

I hope you all understand and respect this decision, as it was a very difficult and sad one to make. The song “Running On My Own” is out on German radio and “Color The Trees” everywhere else, have a listen.

Love,

Firefox AK

In three weeks, Skrillex finally comes back to Germany to start his GREY DAZE TOUR 2012. Unfortunately all fans attending the gig in Hamburg have to wait a little while longer. The gig at Sporthalle on 23rd February had to be postponed to 25th April due to logistical reasons. All purchased tickets remain valid, of course.

Tour dates
24.02.12 Berlin, Columbiahalle
25.02.12 Köln, E-Werk SOLD OUT
26.02.12 Stuttgart, Schleyer-Halle
27.02.12 München, Zenith
28.02.12 Frankfurt, Cocoon SOLD OUT
25.04.12 Hamburg, Sporthalle  (verlegt vom 23. Feb)

After his exclusive Berghain performance, Matthew Herbert will bring his performance One Pig to the stage once more in February 2012. After One One and One Club, Herbert released the final and most controversial part of his trilogy, One Pig, on which he documents the life of a pig “from birth to plate“. “My motivation was to acknowledge the reality of what it is to eat meat. And for me the part of the problem we have in our society is a huge disconnect between what we do and the consequences of our actions.” With innovative instruments and a cook in tow, Herbert comes around with yet another unique performance, which shouldn’t be missed.

Tour dates
05.02.12 Leipzig, Centraltheater
06.02.12 Heidelberg, Karlstorbahnhof
07.02.12 Berlin, Hebbel Am Ufer 2
08.02.12 Hamburg, Kampnagel

Just a few days ago, the British NME presented a list of the 20 most promising bands of 2012. Besides such newcomer acts as Grimes and Citizens!, Brooklyn-based combo Friends was among the chosen ones as well. Even though, Friends haven’t been around for two long, the four-piece band already gained praise from critics at CMJ in New York. Luckily, we’re also catching up pretty fast across the pond. The British Independent, for instance, described their sound as “a slick slice of indie pop with a great stuttering beat, an addictive bassline and confident vocals”. After their debut single “Friend Crush”, Friends released a second single, “I’m His Girl” via Lucky Numbers as a little album teaser. In February, the band will also come over to Germany for gigs in Berlin and Hamburg.

Friends will be supported by Sissters, a Berlin-based duo, which tackles the gaps between punk, noise und garage, loud and quiet, complex rhythms and catchy hooklines, delicate and forceful vocals as well as the Berlin-based duo Easter.

Tour dates

Friends (Support: Sissters + Easter)

03.02.12 Berlin, Magnet

04.02.12 Hamburg, Molotow

With songs like “Garden“, “Trouble” or “Household Goods“, Orlando Higginbottom a.k.a. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs caused quite a stir in the past two years. Clicking beats, whispered lyrics and reserved post-disco attitude fit the images perfectly. The Oxford-based musician with the archaic and futuristic headpieces already released three EPs via the Berlin- and London-based label Greco-Roman before turning to the long-awaited debut in 2012 (Universal). “It crosses lots of genres and sub-genres of dance music, and I don’t really know or care about all these genres, I think they’re a bit useless and unnecessary,” he says. “It’s just dance music at the end of the day.” Clicking beats, whispered lyrics and reserved post-disco attitude, however, fit perfectly. In April, he’s back on the stage!

Tour dates
02.04.12 Stuttgart, Speak Easy
03.04.12 Frankfurt, Zoom (ehemals Sinkkasten Arts Club)
04.04.12 München, Atomic Cafe
05.04.12 Berlin, Bi Nuu
07.04.12 Hamburg, Club Hamburg
08.04.12 Essen, Hotel Shanghai

In 2012, we continue our search for all the fantastic newcomers with our monthly party series Introducing. We kick off with Age of Consent's edgy synth sounds and vocals. The band consists of two former Shitdisco members, who learned their lesson in terms of exhausting everyday life with an band. Their music, such as their brand-new EP The Beach, is centred around lofty and modest melodies reminding us of timeless heroes like New Order.

The London-based Citizens!, who released their debut single „True Romance“ on 12th December, will also be in the mix as well as the Berlin-based combo Ter Haar, the German capital's answer to post-rock.

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Star Slinger a.k.a. Darren Williams is one hell of a newcomer, and one hell of an act to continue our