Electronic instruments are often described as mechanical and cold. However it is exactly this physical cold that breathes life into an analog synthesizer. It is the temperature fluctuations that lead to the detuning of the oscillators – the “heart” of the sound … read more »

For the first time Sound Park Austria explores the genre of Folk music and how it fits into our contemporary cultural landscape.  Austrians Ángela Tröndle and Sophie Abraham perform together as ‘The little band from Gingerland’. As singer-songwriters they experiment with their … read more »

Once an insider’s tip, the Austrian indie-folk formation Diver has now been able to gain a considerable reputation at various prestigious European festivals. The self-titled EP they released last year already hinted that this is a band that truly understands how to … read more »

Over half a decade Seayou Records around label boss Ilias Dahimène and his many proteges has been enriching the country with fantastic music.

Once an insider’s tip, the Austrian indie-folk formation Diver has now been able to gain a considerable reputation at various prestigious European festivals. The self-titled EP they released last year already hinted that this is a band that truly understands how to … read more »

With a wild mix of folk, punk and hip hop, Attwenger are certainly one of the most exciting and talked-about formations in the Austrian music scene.

Austrian indie-noise-pop of the more sophisticated and in-depth kind will be hitting the stage with Bensh on the 22nd of March 2012 at the Canadian Music Week in Toronto. Bensh, aka  Benjamin-Zsolt Zsombori, is a highly talented singer/songwriter who delights fans and … read more »

For the first time Sound Park Austria explores the genre of Folk music and how it fits into our contemporary cultural landscape.  Austrians Ángela Tröndle and Sophie Abraham perform together as ‘The little band from Gingerland’. As singer-songwriters they experiment with their … read more »

Austin, Texas, is the current place to be. The hotspot is the SXSW (South by Southwest) Festival, which offers a combined fair for the music, film and interactive media industry in order to promote the exchange between these three sectors and identify … read more »

Spreading the music of young composers, to love and appreciate it with all its (frequent) imperfections – this has been the resolution of the Platypus Association for contemporary music from the very beginning. Although most people were at first sceptical about the … read more »