Simon Raab is known primarily as the leader of the band Purple Is The Color. Now, the album those things falling (Edition Ö1) features the pianist for the first time as a solo artist – in the truest sense of the word: … read more »
The duo of Asja Valcic (cello) and Raphael Preuschl (bass ukulele) focuses on the sound of low strings. The title of their new album, Velvet, is apt: a uniquely warm, gentle acoustic world, where pulsing grooves coexist with wonderfully elegaic melodies, played … read more »
In his 12 years in Vienna, Swiss bassist Andreas Waelti has become a fixture of the local jazz scene and proved himself an unusually versatile musician. Now that versatility will be further tested: Waelti has been tapped to take over artistic leadership … read more »
The duo Nimikry has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Erste Bank Composition Prize; their Wien Modern concert with the Klangforum Wien will take place on November 28th at Vienna’s Konzerthaus. In the words of the jury, Nimikry composes “with … read more »
Big news – the lineup for the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, NL has been announced, and six of Austria’s hottest emerging pop artists are in the mix! The first big industry event of the year, the 2024 edition of ESNS will … read more »
The goal of the trio otherMother is a rhythmic symbiosis of sound; their path to that goal is the fusion of acoustic and electronic sounds. Markus Deisenberger talks with Judith Schwarz, Jul Dillier and Arthur Fussy about the birth of the band, … read more »
About a year ago, Austrian Music Export conducted an interview with the Vienna trio DIVES. It was an exciting time – they had just released their latest album, Wanna Take You There, and had just been named a NASOM act for 2023-24. … read more »
Chanda Bernroider, better known by her artist name Chanda Rule, is a singer, writer, teacher and podcaster. She has spent much of her musical career paying homage to her heritage, choir music, finding the power in her own voice as well as … read more »
The feel of the wind slapping you in the face…the smell of burnt chestnuts…feeling your “transition coat” gradually soak through because the fashion gods have dictated that, for some unfathomable reason, fall outerwear does not need to be waterproof: it’s November in … read more »
From February 17 – 21, 2024, the Avant Première festival will once again transform Berlin into the epicenter of music and dance performance films, where creators and industry professionals experience four days of screenings, pitching sessions, and networking. Avant Première, the major … read more »