HINDS are 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) Winners
Today in Madrid/Spain, Hinds was announced as the fifth winner of the 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists. Hinds was surprised on Los 40 Principales' radio show LOS40 TRENDING, by Arturo Paniagua.
Starting out as a duo playing energetic garage pop tunes, Hinds caught the attention of UK record labels by the time they released their first two tracks. Expanding into a quartet, Hinds performed at Eurosonic 2015 and continued to play all over Europe. Their debut album Leave Me Alone was released in January 2016 by UK label Lucky Number Music. The album shows an experienced band finding new ways to combine melody with exuberance, and obtained high-ranking reviews across the globe. Hinds went on to tour from Oslo to Chicago to Murcia and pretty much everywhere in between.
Earlier, Alan Walker (no), Jaakko Eino Kalevi (fi), Namika (de) and Walking On Cars (ie) were also announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks. The Awards Ceremony will take place on 11 January 2017 in Groningen, as part of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.
The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by:
- airplay
- sales
- live performances in Europe
- position in the European Border Breakers Charts
The European Border Breakers Charts, launched earlier this year and compiled by Radiomonitor, rank tracks from around Europe based on airplay abroad.
To be eligible for the 2017 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 14th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Public choice
One of the winners will receive a Public Choice Award based on votes cast on the EBBA website from the end of November 2016 to Christmas. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each will be able to bring a friend and the flight and hotel costs will be taken care of.
EBBA ceremony
The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 11 January 2017. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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EXIT Festival leads winning campaign for Novi Sad to be European Capital City of Culture
EXIT's hometown is the European Capital of Culture 2021
EXIT Foundation was in charge of the winning campaign for the city of Novi Sad, where EXIT takes place, to be the European Capital of Culture in 2021. EXIT has been held in the in the historic Petrovaradin Fortress on the river Danube since 2000, promoting the city of Novi Sad to festival goers worldwide who have been enjoying the picturesque city and buzzing cafe and bar culture for many years. Novi Sad presented its candidacy for the European Capital of Culture title with the programme concept of ‘4 new bridges’: Freedom (creative industries and youth), Hope (devoted to cultural facilities and public spaces), Rainbow (issues of conflicts and migrations) and New Bridge (cultural heritage and hospitality). This was the first time that a city from a EU candidate or potential candidate country was awarded the title.
Started by 3 students in 2000 against the Milosevic regime, fighting for political change and freedom, today the festival stays true to it's roots and is still an NGO (Non Governmental Ogranisation), one that promotes change and positive education, supporting many community and humanitarian missions, while throwing a damn good party. EXIT strives to bring the best talent possible with the challenges that a non-profit brings, all while playing a vital role in bringing together the new nations of former Yugoslavia, war-torn by the events and it is the social importance of the Festival that made it unique and globally recognised. Music is a universal language that connects and brings people together to make the world a better place. EXIT. Where hedonism meets activism.
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Walking on Cars announced as winner of 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)
Today in Dublin/Ireland, Walking On Cars was announced as the fourth winner of the 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists. Walking On Cars was surprised by RTÉ 2fm’s Tracy Clifford live on air.
Originating from Dingle in County Kerry, Walking On Cars has made its name for its passionate folk-influenced rock music. With yearning vocals, powerful choruses and energetic piano-driven hooks, the band saw their first two singles land high in the Irish charts, followed by their debut album in January 2016. Third single Speeding Cars brought them an international breakthrough, with chart entries in the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and the UK.
Earlier, Alan Walker (no), Jaakko Eino Kalevi (fi) and Namika (de) were also announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks. The Awards Ceremony will take place on 11 January in Groningen, as part of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.
The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by:
- airplay
- sales
- live performances in Europe
- position in the European Border Breakers Charts
The European Border Breakers Charts, launched earlier this year and compiled by Radiomonitor, rank tracks from around Europe based on airplay abroad.
To be eligible for the 2017 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 14th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Public choice
One of the winners will receive a Public Choice Award based on votes cast on the EBBA website from the end of November 2016 to Christmas. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each will be able to bring a friend and the flight and hotel costs will be taken care of.
EBBA ceremony
The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 11 January 2017. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Music PR | Event PR | Festival PR
NAMIKA announced as winner of 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)
In Frankfurt/Germany, Namika was announced as the third winner of the 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists. Namika was surprised on Hr3 Nachmittag by Kate Menzyk.
Born and bred in Frankfurt, Namika saw her very distinctive brand of R&B and hip-hop land in the German charts in 2015, with the single Lieblingsmensch. Spending an impressive 43 weeks in the Deutsche Musikcharts, the single also made the charts in Austria and Switzerland. Namika also excels as a live artist and spent much of the summer of 2016 performing at venues and festivals across Europe.
Earlier, Alan Walker (no) and Jaakko Eino Kalevi (fi) were also announced as winners of an EBBA. A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks. The Awards Ceremony will take place on 11 January in Groningen, as part of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.
The EBBA
The EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music. From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. The EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music, by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own. This success is measured by:
- airplay
- sales
- live performances in Europe
- position in the European Border Breakers Charts
The European Border Breakers Charts, launched earlier this year and compiled by Radiomonitor, rank tracks from around Europe based on airplay abroad.
To be eligible for the 2017 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 14th year, is an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Public choice
One of the winners will receive a Public Choice Award based on votes cast on the EBBA website from the end of November 2016 to Christmas. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony. Each will be able to bring a friend and the flight and hotel costs will be taken care of.
EBBA ceremony
The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on 11 January 2017. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.
EBBA website: www.ebba-awards.eu
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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EXIT Festival Early-Bird Tickets for 50th Anniversary of Summer of Love!
This year was once again a great success for both EXIT and Sea Dance festivals, which combined make the EXIT Adventure, a unique holiday package that took nearly 300.000 fans on a life-changing journey through the Balkans. This massive party starts each year in the second weekend of July at the globally acclaimed EXIT Festival in Serbia, and then travels to its sister Sea Dance Festival in the neighbouring Montenegro. More than 1000 international and local artists performed at 30+ very genre-diverse stages, spanning from the colossal Petrovaradin Fortress where EXIT takes place, to the Sea Dance Festival's stunning Jaz beach, considered by the Lonely Planet as the Best European Beach in 2015! EXIT had four official days and nights, with Sea Dance adding its three, but for many the whole festival holiday lasted more than 10 days with camping next to the sandy beaches that both festivals have nearby.
Watch the official EXIT Magic Adventure 2016 Aftermovie: : https://youtu.be/yF1cD03iKVk
EXIT broke its own personal record this summer for the total visits, with a new record for the most visited night in history, which happened on the final night headlined by The Prodigy and Wiz Khalifa. The Fortress also welcomed Ellie Goulding, Bastille, The Vaccines, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, David Guetta, Stormzy, Tinariwen, Richie Hawtin, Maceo Plex, Nina Kraviz, Solomun, Marco Carola, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Oliver Heldens, DJ Hype, Sigma, Wilkinson and many others. The Adventure continued on to Jaz beach where during three days and nights at the Sea Dance festival fans enjoyed the performances of Skrillex, Hurts, Lost Frequencies, Andy C, Sub Focus, Black Coffee, Jeff Mills, Stereo MC's, Banco de Gaia and many others.
The artists and the audience from 60 countries worldwide have created the true EXIT Magic, which was this year's theme, captured in the official aftermovie. The main character is a young forest fairy whose imagination builds magic fortress, fills it with dancing people, introduces them to one another to have them all travel next to a turquoise Adriatic seaside. The aftermovie also announces the next EXIT Festival's edition that will mark the 50 years since the famous “Summer of Love 1967" when the revolutionary hippie movement began and forever changed the world by fighting for peace, freedom of speech, human rights, and social, racial, and gender equality.
Early-Bird tickets available from 18 November!
Next EXIT Festival will take place from 6 to 9 July in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, where the Petrovaradin Fortress is located. A special Early-Bird offer for the four-day ticket to EXIT Festival will be available from 18 November! First buyers for the EXIT Summer of Love 2017 will be able to purchase tickets with an amazing 30% off, at just 99 EUR +b/f / £89 + b/f! Camping tickets will also be available at 35 EUR +b/f / £30 + b/f. Don’t forget to check the official EXIT website on 18 November because there is a very limited amount of tickets at this special offer! The first confirmed acts will soon be announced for what is always a very genre diverse line up that both EXIT is known for.
EXIT's hometown is the European Capital of Culture 2021
EXIT Foundation was in charge of the winning campaign for the city of Novi Sad, where EXIT takes place, to be the European Capital of Culture in 2021. EXIT has been held in the in the historic Petrovaradin Fortress on the river Danube since 2000, promoting the city of Novi Sad to festival goers worldwide who have been enjoying the picturesque city and buzzing cafe and bar culture for many years. Novi Sad presented its candidacy for the European Capital of Culture title with the programme concept of ‘4 new bridges’: Freedom (creative industries and youth), Hope (devoted to cultural facilities and public spaces), Rainbow (issues of conflicts and migrations) and New Bridge (cultural heritage and hospitality). This was the first time that a city from a EU candidate or potential candidate country was awarded the title.
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
JAAKKO EINO KALEVI announced as winner of 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)
Today in Helsinki/Finland, JAAKKO EINO KALEVI was announced as the second winner of the 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists. Kalevi was surprised at Uuden musiikin aamuvuoro by YLEX’s Anne Lainto.
Combining synth-pop, folk, funk, and psych-rock into trippy experimental pop, multi-instrumentalist Jaako Eino Kalevi developed his distinctive own brand of songwriting. Having performed at Eurosonic Noorderslag in 2014, his 2015 self-titled album arrived via Domino imprint Weird World and was greeted with universal acclaim. Over 2016, Kalevi performed live from Los Angeles and Mexico to a wide range of European countries.
Earlier, Alan Walker (no) was also announced as an EBBA winner. A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks. The Awards Ceremony takes place on January 11th in Groningen, as part of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.
The EBBA
EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music.
From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own.
This success is measured by:
- Airplay
- Sales
- Live performances in Europe
- position in the European Border Breakers Charts
The European Border Breakers Charts, launched earlier this year and compiled by Radiomonitor, rank tracks from around Europe based on airplay abroad.
To be eligible for the 2017 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 14th year, are an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Public choice
One of the winners will receive a Public Choice Award based on votes cast on the EBBA website from the end of November 2016 to Christmas. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony: each will be able to bring a friend and the flight and hotel costs will be taken care of.
EBBA ceremony
The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on January 11, 2017. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.
Contact
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
Music PR | Event PR | Festival PR
Alan Walker announced as first winner of 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)
Today, in Oslo (Norway), ALAN WALKER was announced as the first winner of the 2017 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA), the European music awards for emerging artists. The surprise announcement was made to Walker on NRK Hordaland, by NRK’s Per Vidar Raunholm.
At the age of nineteen, Alan Walker can definitely be considered to be an Electronic Dance Music veteran. His track Faded – featuring the angelic vocals of Norwegian singer Iselin Solheim – is a punchy masterpiece of electronic music. With crafty production values, colourful arrangements and high energy, the track made the charts in Sweden (where it went nine-times platinum), Germany, France, Italy, his native Norway, as well as elsewhere around the world.
A total of ten EBBA winners will be announced in the upcoming weeks. The Awards Ceremony takes place on 11 January 2017 in Groningen, as part of the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.
The EBBA
EBBA celebrate new and border-breaking artists who create today and tomorrow's music.
From Adele (United Kingdom) to Christine & the Queens (France), the EBBA winners represent some of the standout European sounds of recent years. Other previous winners include Stromae, Gabriel Rios, Hozier, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons, Aurora, Disclosure, John Newman, C2C, Tokio Hotel, The Script, Years and Years, Robin Schulz, Carnival Youth, MØ and Selah Sue.
From the group of enthusiastic gig-goers out on the weekend to the industry dedicated to making the music you love, Music Moves Europe. EBBA are one of the EU's ways of celebrating European popular and contemporary music by bringing the artists, the industry and the fans together to celebrate European music.
Every year, 10 European artists receive an EBBA to recognise their success in countries other than their own.
This success is measured by:
- Airplay
- Sales
- Live performances in Europe
- position in the European Border Breakers Charts
The European Border Breakers Charts, launched earlier this year and compiled by Radiomonitor, rank tracks from around Europe based on airplay abroad.
To be eligible for the 2017 awards, the artists must have achieved border-breaking success with their first international release in Europe between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016 and come from a country participating in the EU's Creative Europe programme.
The EBBA, now in their 14th year, are an EU Prize, organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag in partnership with the European Commission (Creative Europe) and the European Broadcasting Union, with support from Buma Cultuur, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City of Groningen and Music Week.
Public choice
One of the winners will receive a Public Choice Award based on votes cast on the EBBA website from the end of November 2016 to Christmas. Up to ten voters, chosen at random from different countries, will be invited to the award ceremony: each will be able to bring a friend and the flight and hotel costs will be taken care of.
EBBA ceremony
The winners will receive their award in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician Jools Holland at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival in Groningen, Netherlands, on January 11, 2017. The ceremony will feature performances by the winning acts.
More info on the EBBA awards here: https://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/en/
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nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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Todd Hansen (SXSW) opens Eurosonic Noorderslag conference
Todd Hansen, conference manager of South by Southwest (us) opens the Eurosonic Noorderslag conference 2017. As keynote speaker of the Buma Music meets Tech program, Hansen will uncover some new developments in the area of tech and music. The conference takes place 11th – 14th January in the Oosterpoort in Groningen as part of Eurosonic Noorderslag.
South by Southwest is the definitive conference for tech, film and music in the US and serves as an incubator for creative, digital and cutting-edge tech initiatives. At his keynote, Hansen will uncover some of the latest developments and trends, and offer insight into some of the concepts to be presented at SXSW. Hansen is also a member of the Buma Music meets Tech Award jury, helping to decide which start-up from the pitch program will win the Buma Music meets Tech Award. Start-ups can apply for the pitch program on the Eurosonic Noorderslag website.
Some of the conference themes at Eurosonic Noorderslag:
Buma Music meets Tech
Buma Music meets Tech was set up by Buma/Stemra to support start-up companies and stimulate entrepreneurship and economic growth. Buma Music meets Tech offers a platform for promoting new services to both professionals and the public. At Eurosonic Noorderslag, Buma Music meets Tech will present a pitch program for start-up companies and hold a conference on tech innovation.
EPIC
Eurosonic also features further conference lines, including the European Production & Innovation Conference (EPIC), which includes themes such as innovation, health and safety and sustainability in live event production. The Innofest program, where festivals serve as a testing ground for new technology, is once again part of the conference.
VPRO Medialab Meet Up: Future of Media
In co-operation with VPRO Medialab, the conference holds an interactive session for makers and creators with on- and offline platforms. With ´spreading the stories´ as a guideline: how to reach out to audiences who (almost) do not listen to radio anymore? How do broadcasters and musicians survive in the present media landscape? Who are the new players and how do other European makers and media platforms operate in these times?
About Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping to break new acts on the international live music scene. Selling out each year, the event attracts close to 4,000 professional delegates, including representatives of over 400 international festivals. Each year, Eurosonic Noorderslag presents showcases by more than 350 acts alongside a conference program covering the latest developments in the international music, media, production and interactive industries.
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
26 Acts Confirmed for Eurosonic Noorderslag
From Pop to Punk, Rap to Rock, Electronic to Indie and everything in between, there are new exciting artists of every genre performing at Eurosonic Noorderslag from January 11 - 14th. Discover who will be the breakthrough acts of 2017.
26 new acts confirmed are; ADNA (se), Anne-Marie (gb), Bonzai (ie), Communions (dk), Dan Owen (gb), Declan McKenna (gb), Henrik the Artist (no), Joep Beving (nl), KIOL (it), LÉON (se), Man Duo (fi), Mani Orrason (is), Mario Batkovic (ch), Martin Kohlstedt (de), Jeangu Macrooy (nl), Møme (fr), Salut C'est Cool (fr), Sam Alone and the Gravediggers (pt), shame (gb), Silvana Imam (se), Siv Jakobsen (no), Soffía Björg (is), TaxiWars (be), Témé Tan (be), TEMENIK Electric (fr) and Wyvern Lingo (ie).
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the European showcase festival and is widely recognized as the platform for European music. As the place to discover new acts that are to dominate the big festivals, the event attracts both music lovers and professionals from the European music industry. At Eurosonic (11, 12 and 13 January) upcoming European acts perform in intimate venues across Groningen. Noorderslag on January 14 presents the most happening and important bands and acts from the Netherlands, and takes place in a sold-out Oosterpoort venue in Groningen.
Full Lineup
Check the lineup page to see all confirmed acts for Eurosonic Noorderslag 2017.
www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/festival/line-up/
Festival tickets
Ticket sales for the festival commence on October 29th, 12.00 (CET). Tickets will only be available online through Ticketmaster.nl.
Eurosonic Wednesday: € 25,-
Eurosonic Thursday and Friday: € 70,-
Noorderslag: € 72,50
Noorderslag YUNG! Ticket: € 25,- (minors under 18 years old)
Eurosonic Noorderslag Passe-partout (Wednesday to Saturday): € 137,50
Listed ticket prices excl. service fee
About Eurosonic Noorderslag
Eurosonic Noorderslag is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping to break new acts on the international live music scene. Selling out each year, the event attracts close to 4,000 professional delegates, including representatives of over 400 international festivals. Each year, Eurosonic Noorderslag presents showcases by more than 350 acts alongside a conference programme covering the latest developments in international music media, production and interactive industries.
www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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Octave One Announce New Album ‘Love by Machine’
A year after their impressive last album Burn It Down, Detroit techno legends Octave One are back with a nine track double EP that again shows they are masters of big hypnotic grooves.
Entitled Love by Machine, the album’s name is a nod to the fact that the Burden brothers are such revered masters of their hardware. Both in the studio, where they cook up atmospheric house and techno with soaring synths and vocals and also in the live arena, where they are celebrated as one of the most accomplished and forward thinking performers in the game today. That is all the more impressive when you bear in mind they have been active since the ‘80s, most often releasing on their own 430 West label, which is where they appear again here.
Say Lenny: “We’ve been exploring the theme of connection with this project. How technology gives us the illusion that we are closer to each other more than ever. At some point humanity crossed a line where the devices that we created to bring us together are the same devices that are blocking us from organic experiences.”
“Technology is only a tool, which we also had in mind during the recording process.” Adds Lawrence. “We decided to go back to how we used to make our records, when we didn’t have so many ‘sophisticated’ audio devices. Back to when we interacted in the studio together as musicians.”
Things open up with the loose metallic percussive line that is In Mono, which sets the machine made tone and is filled with promise. Locator then immediately gets to action with a gallivanting techno kick and various synth lines wrapping round each other as you get sucked into the groove. Just Don’t Speak (Midnight Sun Redub) is a more deep and house leaning track with big feel good piano keys and slithering synths that will get hands in the air. Proving they have real range, 7 B4 Dawn is a moody and reserved cut with subtle acid pricks, hip swinging claps and a spaced out dead of night feel.
The second half of the album offers peak time business in the form of the spectacular Bad Love II, the whirring and cosmic Sounds of Jericho and the big loops and fluid grooves of [Where] Time Collides. Pain Pressure is a wonky number with big bassline and a focus on percussive patterns as well as some vocals with real attitude and last cut 8 B4 Dawn ends things in a downbeat and sombre way with sad chords and emotive strings. It is pure Detroit, much like the whole album, and rounds out another fine release from these most revered veterans.
Tracklist:
1. In Mono
2. Locator
3. Just Don't Speak (Midnight Sun ReDub)
4. 7 b4 Dawn
5. Bad Love II
6. Sounds of Jericho
7. [Where] Time Collides
8. Pain Pressure
9. 8 b4 Dawn
Release Info:
Artist: Octave One
Title: Love by Machine
Label: 430 West Records
Format: Double EP, Digital Download, CD
Release Date: 25th November 2016
Connect:
http://www.octaveone.com/
https://www.facebook.com/octaveone
https://twitter.com/octaveone
https://soundcloud.com/octaveone
Contact:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@globalpublicity.co.uk
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