Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, Germany9th October 2008
Fixmer/McCarthy, Sono, Solar Fake, Mesh, Santa Hates You, Akanoid
Electronic Body Music and Industrial, Synth Pop and Electro-Pop: details of the first Popkomm Festival showcase have now been finalised, promising a long night of energy-laden and synthesized sounds. A number of bands from an electro-scene that incorporates many different styles, some well-established and others still on the way up, have been announced for the “Advanced Electronics Festival” on Thursday, 9 October 2008, at Berlin’s Kulturbrauerei.
Fixmer/McCarthy is a side project by Douglas McCarthy, vocalist with the British EBM legend Nitzer Ebb. His second album, made together with the French techno producer Terence Fixmer, was a recent release. Sono are known as one of Germany’s most exciting electro-bands. This trio, from Hamburg, has already featured in the US Billboard charts and has made remixes for Rammstein and Rosenstolz. Solar Fake is the brand new future pop project by the Dreadful Shadows / Zeraphine singer Sven Friedrich. Since their foundation in 1992 Mesh from Bristol have evolved into a synth-pop institution. Peter Silles, the mastermind and singer for Project Pitchfork, is the man behind Santa Hates You. A newcomer from Germany, Akanoid, bases its sounds on those of American industrial rock. The evening will conclude with the Hardbeat DJ team (Sven Enzelmann and Inga Uphoff) from Hamburg.
“This evening will offer a fascinating overview of all the different forms available within the electro genre”, says Eric Burton of Hardbeat Promotion, “and Popkomm is the ideal platform for acquainting a wider audience with bands which, in some cases, are already very prominent within their own scene.” Hardbeat Promotion is collaborating with neuWerk Music Management to organise the “Advanced Electronics Festival” for the second time at Popkomm. The Hamburg-based agency is also responsible for compiling the series which is being distributed under the same name through SPV. The latest of these, “Advanced Electronics Vol.7”, will be available this autumn. Sonic Seducer has agreed to act as press partner for the evening. Published in Oberhausen, this is one of the leading German specialist magazines devoted to the alternative and electro scenes. The showcase is also the focus of a presentation on the myspace.com social community.
Tickets for the “Advanced Electronics Festival” are now on sale. Admission will be open to holders of Popkomm tickets for the Kulturbrauerei. The combined ticket (admission to 8 locations at the Kulturbrauerei) can be purchased in advance at a cost of 12 euros, or will be available for 15 euros from the box office at www.heckticket.de as well as at all the usual advance ticket outlets.
Popkomm Festival
With 400 acts from 35 countries the Popkomm Festival is the showcase event with the highest international participation in Europe. Musical styles range from rock and pop to hip hop and chansons, as well as the classics, punk and electro. Last year’s Popkomm Festival attracted 85,000 music fans. The DJ Popkomm will take place on 11 October.
Popkomm
As an international platform for the music and entertainment industry Popkomm attracts thousands of trade visitors from all over the world. What makes Popkomm so unique is the integrated concept of this event. Popkomm is the only industry meeting place in the world that combines a trade show with a convention and a festival. Consequently Popkomm is a major attraction not only for its core business of music but also because it brings the representatives of other sectors such as concerts, the movies, mobile entertainment and advertising to the exhibition halls in Berlin. The fifth Popkomm is taking place in Berlin in 2008, from 8 to 10 October. It is organised by Popkomm GmbH, Berlin.
Source: Press Release
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