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Returning with their first new music in 8 years, Stubborn Heart have announced their anticipated new album 'Made Of Static'.Luca Santucci and Ben Fitzgerald, who have spent the last few years developing the ten brooding electro-soul tracks that make up the successor to their lauded 2012 self-titled debut, have once again struck a fine balance between ominous synth-soundscapes and introspective songwriting.Balance is the key theme here. With Fitzgerald leading the production and manning the machines, the sound is rawer than on their previous album. Left-field pop with dark, icy edges, it finds a home somewhere in between r&b and cold wave. Santucci brings the heart and with it his aching, obsessive lyrics and a desire for something grittier in its presentation. The duo's talents complement each other perfectly throughout.Santucci has amassed an impressive list of writing and vocal credits in his time, with the likes of XL and Warp signee Leila Arab, Plaid, Riton and Soulwax amongst them. Fitzgerald has also been hard at work at his home studio programming various styles of music for artists and producers from around the world. As Stubborn Heart, they come armed with some serious experience and a wealth of influences. There's an honest simplicity in the way they create, with lyrics written in an immediate, direct fashion with the aim to catch a feeling rather than emulate one.On their first album Stubborn Heart garnered praise from the likes of Pitchfork, NME and the UK broadsheets. It was named album of 2012 at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards and Rough Trade placed it in their top 20 best albums the same year. However, it's now that we're presented with an album they feel better represents their dynamic - an album born from the duos combined creative static - as such, 'Made Of Static' is the first fruit of their reunion, aiming to step on from where they left off, and with the promise of much more to follow.

Das Kaiser Quartett veröffentlicht am 30.08.2019 ihr gleichnamiges Debütalbum bei [PIAS] Recordings Germany.

Nach zahlreichen nationalen und internationalen Album-Kollaborationen in den letzten 15 Jahren – unter anderem mit Chilly Gonzales, Jarvis Cocker, Daniel Hope, Boy, Anna Ternheim und Bosse - hat das Hamburger Kaiser Quartett, bestehend aus Adam Zolynski (Violine 1), Jansen Folkers (Violine 2), Ingmar Süberkrüb (Viola) und Martin Bentz (Violoncello), erstmals eigene Musik komponiert. Wer hier aufgrund des „Bandnamens“ sofort an ein klassisches Quartett denkt, liegt damit genau falsch. Mit den Mitteln eines klassischen Streichquartetts werden Miniaturen eingespielt, die ein spannendes Pop meets Klassik Crossover bilden als wenn das Kronos Quartett den Soundtrack zu “Die fabelhafte Welt der Amèlie” interpretiert hätte. Tip!

"Best Western" ist Rudi Maiers aka Burkini Beach Nachfolger zum umjubelten 2017er-Album "Supersadness Intl.".Produziert ist das Album von Simon Frontzek aka Sir Simon, mit dem Rudi Maier in den letzten Jahren ein Produzenten-Duo bildete und am gleichen Tag sein Album "Repeat Until Funny" veröffentlichen wird.So ergibt das die völlig unerwartete und umso mehr willkommen geheißene Wiederkehr gitarrenbasierter Songs, die mit vielen befreundeten Musiker*innen wie Thees Uhlmann, Marlene Weber (Little Big Sea) Sven Regener, uvm. im gemeinsamen Kreuzberger Hinterhofstudio entstanden sind.Es klingt wie Bright Eyes mit einem zünftigen Schalk im Nacken oder Arcade Fire in ihrer Discophase, nur ohne das lästige Sendungsbewusstsein.