HI5

Hi5 (c) Christa Pertl

Drums, guitar, vibes and bass are enough for HI5 to casually tear down limited music genre, being playful and creative at the same time. A „jazz-band“ that spends much time rehearsing and working on elaborate arrangements, just so they can surprise the … read more »

HIKEE BIKINI

Hikee Bikini could be anything between Frank Zappa and Britney Spears. The five member band was founded in 2019 in Sri Linka, the story goes. Their songs unite romance and exuberance. The debut EP “Stutti Bonboni” (töchtersöhne) is offering uplifting electronic Avantgarde-pop … read more »

HK Gruber

HK Gruber © Johnny Volcano

Composing music that translates across the boundaries of generations and social classes is a goal, which HK GRUBER has set for himself. Born in 1943 in Vienna, authorities and elites in both political as well as in artistic terms have always been … read more »

Horst-Michael Schaffer

Singer, producer, arranger, trumpeter, songwriter, teacher, artistic director; it would be hard to find a more varied musician’s portfolio than that of HORST-MICHAEL SCHAFFER. Schaffer’s musical endeavours were long known by only a handful of musical insiders. It wasn’t until he took … read more »

Hunger

Hunger © Christian Lamb

Hailing from the suburbs of Vienna, the alternative pop/rock band Hunger first formed in early 2014, when Daniel Rumpel, Johannes Herbst and vocalist Lucas Fendrich started creating cinematic and atmospheric songs together. In 2015 the trio decided to relocate to L.A., where … read more »

Hunney Pimp

Hunney Pimp (c) Raphael Moser

After an early musical socialization in Salzburg´s hip hop scene, Hunney Pimp moved to Vienna and developed a new and idiosyncratic sound, which announced itself in the 2016 mixtape “Zum Mond”. In 2017 her debut album “Schmetterlinge” followed. With a special blend … read more »

HVOB

HVOB (c) Andreas Jakwerth

Founded in 2012, HVOB belong to one of the most exciting Austrian pop discoveries of the past few years. Initially only known to a small circle of music connoisseurs, HVOB’s music career soon took off in breathtaking speed. The songs of Anna Müller … read more »

I’M A SLOTH

cover shot whole band black and white

It‘s like going on a journey through time. Listening to the tracks of I’M A SLOTH, you are beamed back to the era of guitar-driven rock, where the raw, unapologetic and edgy sound used to be common courtesy. Bernhard Drexler (guitar, vocals, … read more »

Ingrid Schmoliner

Ingrid Schmoliner by olaqueen

Ingrid Schmoliner lives and works as a freelance musician, composer, curator, teacher and activist in Vienna. Through her precise sound research and sophisticated, nuanced work on the piano and voice, she has made herself a name as a musician, composer and innovative … read more »

Inner Tongue

Inner Tongue, Portraitfoto 2017 © Helmut Berger

The slightly electronic and dreamily hypnotic “pop with depth” of Inner Tongue is that of a very reserved, reduced, and thus intimate character. There are no grand gestures here, although quite a lot happens between the synths, melancholy guitar lines and simple … read more »