Skrillex to headline Sea Dance Festival!
One of the most influential music icons of today, Skrillex, will play at Montenegro's top tourist destination Jaz Beach, for a spectacular opening of Sea Dance Festival on 14 July! The multi-awarded American producer had one of the most noted performances at Exit Festival in 2014. On that occasion, thrilled by the festival and the atmosphere itself, he even decided to stay and close Exit's Dance Arena! The beautiful Jaz Beach scenery which was declared as the best beach in Europe by Lonely Planet, as well as all the positive impressions from Exit festival, were a more than adequate reason for Skrillex to adjust his tour plan and continue on another Exit Adventure, the unique festival holiday package made of two award/winning festivals Exit and Sea Dance, held at two spectacular locations Petrovaradin fortress and gorgeous Jaz Beach!
With a total of 8 Grammy awards, Skrillex is currently holding a record amongst electronic music performers, and is one of five highest-paid DJs on the Forbes’ list. Skrillex surpasses electronic music as being one of ten most influential musicians of today by the “Billboard Social 50”, counting more than 4 billion YouTube views, 20 million Facebook fans, with 5 million people following him on Twitter, and 4 million on Instagram! Sonny John Moore, aka Skrillex, started his music career as a singer and a guitarist for the American band From First To Last, with whom he was part of the Warped tour from 2004 to 2007. Soon, he embarks on a successful solo career as an extremely talented producer, and in a very short matter of time, he gained planetary success thanks to his singles "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" and "Bangarang", as well as through various collaborations and projects with various electronic music superstars. During last year, together with another hitmaker Diplo, he released an album named Jack Ü, which brought him another two golden gramophones for the Best Dance Recording "Where Are You Now", done in collaboration with Justin Bieber, as well as the Best Dance/Electronic Album "Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü". Skrillex engages an exchange of powerful, unstoppable energy through his marvelously produced performances, an energy he himself claims impossible without the audience, who make the spectacle possible.
Watch the Sea Dance Festival Aftermovie by UKF here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0M_JodMop0
Voted best European medium-sized festival, Sea Dance has proven much within just two short years. Situated on Jaz beach named 'Europe's Best Beach' by Lonely Planet for its long sandy cove and picturesque mountains, white, turquoise and green shoreline and it's location near the historic town of Budva in Montenegro - it makes an ideal host for an array of world-class performers.
Montenegro is Europe's hottest new party destination and Sea Dance is a must-visit for any music fan with its stunning beach location on the Adriatic Sea, world renowned artists and outstanding productions.
Full Line Up
Skrillex, Hurts, Andy C, Liot Frequencies, My Nu Leng, Sub Focus & MC ID, Zomboy,
Tickets
Sea Dance Festival Promo Ticket £49
Sea Dance Festival VIP Gold Ticket £150
Overnight Camping Pass £25
Sea Dance Festival Premium Camping Pass £50
Tickets are available at http://www.exitfest.org/en/tickets
You can save up to 60% from the final ticket price in July. Accommodation and travel arrangements can be found at Exit’s official travel agency, ExitTrip here: https://www.exittrip.org/en
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OFF Festival Katowice 2016: A killer dose of good music
They say it’s a good day if you don’t have to use your AK, but we’ll settle for a day when we get to announce the addition of a Polish hip-hop legend and five other excellent artists to the OFF Festival 2016 lineup: Anohni, The Kills, Thundercat, Kaliber 44, Willis Earl Beal, and FIDLAR.
Anohni
Anohni calls her debut release “an electronic record with some sharp teeth.” The voice and charisma familiar to fans of her work with Antony and the Johnsons returns in a new and original context on an album recorded in collaboration with Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke, two of the leading names in contemporary electronic music. Hopelessness juxtaposes dance beats with political lyrics that touch upon such topics as mass surveillance and drone warfare. Anohni takes her work to the stage with an unexpected twist, performing inside a live avatar.
The Kills
At the turn of the century, the American singer Alison Mosshart and the English guitarist Jamie Hince reinvented the sound of British garage rock, giving us something as loud and dangerous as it is catchy and sexy. And while in recent years Alison has spent more time appearing alongside Jack White in The Dead Weather than with her own band, and the tabloids have devoted more coverage to Jamie’s private life than his music, The Kills are just as deadly onstage as they’ve always been. Much time has passed since the 2011 release of Blood Pressures, the duo’s last album to date, and the word is that they’re working on a new record. Let’s hope we catch a glimpse of things to come this year in Katowice.
Thundercat
Stephen Bruner has lived and breathed music since the day he was born. His father, Ronald Bruner, Sr., played the drums for The Temptations and Diano Ross, while his brother, also a percussionist, has collaborated with Wayne Shorter and others. For a couple of years, the two brothers made up the rhythm section of hardcore legend Suicidal Tendencies. But Stephen’s true musical love lies elsewhere: it’s jazz and its ilk, it’s soul, funk, and hip-hop, and finally, it’s an original blend of all the above genres — a blend with which Thundercat charms his listeners on his own albums and as a guest musician for such artists as Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu, and Kamasi Washington. We’re proud to host an artist of his caliber at the OFF Festival.
Willis Earl Beal
A charismatic outsider from Chicago who’s hard to keep up with and impossible to label. When critics and fans — enchanted with the rawness of his debut album Acousmatic Sorcery and the fervor of Nobody Knows — pigeonholed him as “new dark soul,” Beal opted not to mine the genre that brought him success, instead redirecting his efforts into musical experimentation. The result was the 2015 LP Noctunes, with its poignant, lazily-flowing hymns, brimming with pain and longing. But to truly comprehend the phenomenon that is Willis Earl Beal, you need to see him in concert, where neither emotion nor vocal talent can be faked — and you’d be hard pressed to find a more authentic singer.
FIDLAR
This is what it sounds like when you let a little sunlight shine into the garage. California’s FIDLAR (short for Fuck It Dog, Life’s a Risk) will sweep you away with their skate punk energy and laid-back surf rock riffs. There’s no way you’re not going have fun with these guys at a summer music festival, though the lyrics on their latest album, Too, are no mere party anthems: quite the opposite, in fact. They’re a warning about what happens when partying takes over your real life. Unless your drug of choice is music, that is.
Kaliber 44
Kaliber 44 needs no introduction in Poland and particularly in Silesia. They’re a living legend, one of Poland’s first hip-hop bands and the only one of their kind, though their psycho-rap style continues to inspire legions of imitators. If we could wait 16 years for AbradAb and Joka to release their latest album, Ułamek tarcia, we can wait another few months to see them live at the OFF Festival, especially now that we know what to expect. The brothers are back in top form and they can look forward to “a whole year of hands in the air,” to quote a line from one their new tracks.
Experience the best in alternative music this summer at OFF. Already confirmed acts: Anohni, The Kills, Mudhoney, GZA, Lush, GusGus, Thundercat, Napalm Death, Jaga Jazzist, SBB, Sleaford Mods, Lightning Bolt, Andrew Weatherall b2b Roman Flügel, Brodka, Kaliber 44, Daniel Avery, Clutch, Beach Slang, Willis Earl Beal, Flatbush Zombies, Machinedrum, Yung Lean & Fidlar.
OFF Festival Katowice 2016 – August 5th - 7th
More info and tickets: www.off-festival.pl
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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Dave Clarke Charcoal Eyes: A Selection of Remixes from Amsterdam
DAVE CLARKE
CHARCOAL EYES: A SELECTION OF REMIXES FROM AMSTERDAM
RELEASE DATE: 16th APRIL 2016
Influential techno and electro icon Dave Clarke has put the finishing touches to a bold new remix project. Entitled Charcoal Eyes: A selection of remixes from Amsterdam, the collection will come out on vinyl, CD and digitally on April 16th and includes comprehensive sleeve notes explaining back stories to each track, as well as a special two verse poem penned by Clarke himself.
Now based in Amsterdam, long time English dance servant Clarke has been synonymous with an abrasive, full throttle brand of electronic music that he has showcased across hundreds of EPs, compilations and albums since the early nineties. Also a celebrated radio pioneer who helms his own long running White Noise show (which also spawned a label of the same name) he has recently finished building a new studio in Amsterdam where much of this work was completed.
Charcoal Eyes finds Clarke taking on a diverse range of artists and adding his own fingerprint to a smorgasbord of sounds. From punk to New Beat, fast rising modern day artists to sadly disbanded bands, a lot of ground is covered, but it is all tied together by the studio nous and singular style of this notoriously outspoken pioneer.
Opening up with a crisp rework of Placebo, the collection touches every shade of techno and electro from slick and futuristic to dark and heavy. importantly, a semblance of the original artists intentions always remains and much like his previous remixes of everyone from Fisherspooner to Depeche Mode, many of these are sure to become cult classics.
Tracklisting
Vinyl
Placebo - Scene Of The Crime (Dave Clarke Remix)
Maelstrom & Louisahhh! - Rough & Tender (Dave Clarke Remix)
The Soft Moon - Wrong (Dave Clarke Remix)
Neon Judgement - TV Treated (Dave Clarke Remix)
Gazelle Twin - Exorcise (Dave Clarke Remix)
Amazing Snakeheads - Here It Comes Again (Dave Clarke Remix)
I Am Kloot - These Days Are Mine (Dave Clarke Remix)
Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal - Rebellion (Dave Clarke Remix)
A Place To Bury Strangers - Straight (Dave Clarke Remix)
CD / Digital
Placebo - Scene Of The Crime (Dave Clarke Remix)
Maelstrom & Louisahhh! - Rough & Tender (Dave Clarke Remix)
The Soft Moon - Wrong (Dave Clarke Remix)
Neon Judgement - TV Treated (Dave Clarke Remix)
Gazelle Twin - Exorcise (Dave Clarke Remix)
Amazing Snakeheads - Here It Comes Again (Dave Clarke Remix)
I Am Kloot - These Days Are Mine (Dave Clarke Remix)
Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal - Rebellion (Dave Clarke Remix)
A Place To Bury Strangers - Straight (Dave Clarke Remix)
*CD/digital bonus tracks
I Am Kloot - These Days Are Mine (Dave Clarke Extended Rework)
Amazing Snakeheads - Here It Comes Again (Dave Clarke Rework)
John Foxx - Underpass (Dave Clarke Rework)
Crash Course In Science - Flying Turns (_Unsubscribe Remix)
House Of Black Lanterns - Broken (_Unsubscribe Remix)
Artist: Dave Clarke
Title: Charcoal Eyes
Sleeve artwork: André de Jong
Photography: Marilyn Clark
Cat No:
Label: News
Released: 16th April 2016
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FESTIVAL FRIDAY - WHERE TO SEE AWARD WINNING ARTISTS
This #festivalfriday is all about #awardwinningartists. Check out our guide to where to see the best award winning dj’s and bands this summer.
Love music and festivals? Want to see the biggest, best and award winning artists? Why not get the best of both worlds and combine a festival experience with seeing your favourite artist. Take an extended trip and get your fix of music and sunshine to see your favourite artist in a magical location in the mountains, in a fortress, on an island or on a beach. Here's our guide to where to see the best award winning artists this summer…
Skepta at Snowbombing
4-9 April 2016
Mayrhofen, Austria
snowbombing.com
Skepta recently won the ‘best song’ award at the MOBO awards for his single ‘Shutdown’ which was a top 40 hit in 2015. A veteran of the U.K. grime scene, MC, producer, and record label owner Skepta was influential in its shift from the underground to the pop charts. He is sure to bring his trademark sounds to the slopes of Mayrhofen and has a new album in the pipeline for 2016.
Taking place in the charming alpine town of Mayrhofen, Austria. Snowbombing has carved out a reputation as the No.1 festival on snow. A world-class line-up, warm spring rays, 5* spas, and pure powdery perfection make snowbombing the ultimate winter sports festival experience. With live acts The Prodigy, Jungle, Bastille, Skepta and Slaves mixing with electronic music's finest including Fatboy Slim, Sven Väth, Jamie Jones, Netsky and Oliver Heldens to name just a few, it's set to be one of the most exciting editions to date.
Tale of Us at Caprices
7-10 April 2016
Crans Montana, Switzerland
caprices.ch
Tale Of Us is the new unique Berlin based sound scape project of Karm & Matteo Milleri, who took the number 1 spot in the Mixmag Top 10 DJs list of 2015. See them at Caprices with their game changing sound with for deeply moving, emotional electronic music.
Launched in 2003, the concept of Caprices Festival was to bring people and artists together in a dreamlike location in the Swiss Alps: Crans-Montana ski station. Now in it’s 13th year, the festival has gained a reputation for outstanding electronic lineups, an operational excellence, a creative mindset and one of the finest mountain line of the Alps. With a line up of the biggest names in techno including Ricardo Villalobos, Nina Kraviz, Maceo Plex and Jamie Jones, Caprices is set to be an unmissable party.
Foals at Bilbao BBK Live
7-9 July 2016
Bilbao, Spain
bilbaobbklive.com
Oxford indie rock band Foals won the NME Award for ‘Best Album’. Signed to Transgressive Records the quintet will bring their poppy, jittery, upbeat, math rock/post-punk sound to the main stage at Bilbao BBK this summer. Other award winning acts performing at BIlbao BBK include European Border Breakers Winners Years & Years and other NME Awards winners Wolf Alice and Slaves.
Set against the breath-taking backdrop of the Kobetamendi Hill in culture-rich Bilbao, Bilbao BBK Live welcomes 40,000 revellers to enjoy an unparalleled musical lineup combining the biggest names with fresh talent. Joining the lineup for 1 of only 2 European shows are Canada’s Arcade Fire as well as alt-rock legends Pixies, Tame Impala, M83, Hot Chip, Father John Misty and Courtney Barnett for a festival that promises to be one of their best and biggest yet!
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike at Exit Festival
7-10 July 2016
Petrovaradin Fortress , Novi Sad, Serbia
exitfest.org
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike topped this year’s DJ Magazine Top 100 and will be bringing their unique blend of Smashin’ House to the legendary Dance Arena. In 2010, when brothers Dimitri and Michael Thivaios were first selected to pen the Tomorrowland anthem, world domination slowly but surely followed, for both the brothers and the festival. Other award winning acts playing at EXIT are Stormzy, who took home 2 awards at the recent MOBO awards winning the title for ‘Best Grime Act’ and ‘Best Male Act’ and Robin Schulz who won a European Border Breaker Award.
Started as a student protest fighting for political change and freedom, EXIT continues to spread positive vibes in the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad. With a host of different stages connected by cobbled streets, ramparts and tunnels, EXIT welcomes you to enjoy artists from a diverse mix of musical genres. Just a short ride away from the Serbian capital Belgrade, this beautiful medieval fortress provides the perfect backdrop to enjoy the likes of hip hop hero Wiz Khalifa, pop superstar Ellie Goulding, much loved indie rockers Bastille as well as some of the biggest names in the electronic music such as Solomun, Nicky Romero & James Zabiela. EXIT. Where hedonism meets activism.
Wolf Alice at Positivus
15-17 July 2016
Salacgriva, Latvia
positivusfestival.com/en/
Wolf Alice have been gaining recognition for their live performances and after being nominated for ‘Best Rock Performance’ at the Grammys the four-piece alternative rock band from North London won two NME awards for ‘Best Live Band’ and ‘Best Track’. Another award winning artist at Positivus will be Seinabo Sey who is the European Border Breakers Awards winner from Sweden.
Taking place in the picturesque coastal town of Salacgriva in Latvia, Positivus is gearing up to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary in 2016. Positivus transports chart-topping headliners, underground emerging talent and exciting art and dance stages to their unspoiled atmospheric coastal setting amid stunning woodland. Festival goers can dip their toes in the baltic sea or take in the atmosphere in a hammock beneath the trees as well as enjoying artists such as Ellie Goulding, Richard Hawley, John Newman, C Duncan, Mercury Rev and San Fermin.
Muse at Sziget
10-17 August 2016
Budapest, Hungary
szigetfestival.com
British trio Muse win the Grammy award for ‘Best Rock Album’ for a second time having previously won in 2011, for the concept album ‘Drones’ which traced the journey from abandonment to indoctrination. They are sure to be one of the standout headline performances on the main stage. Other award winning acts playing at Sziget this summer include NME Winners and Coldplay table crashers ‘Bring Me The Horizon’ and European Border Breakers Award Winners Kovacs and Years & Years.
Having just landed themselves the award for ‘Best European Lineup’ at this year’s European festival awards as well as picking up the ‘Best European Festival’ award in 2015, this is certain to be another standout year for Sziget festival. Situated on the picturesque Óbuda Island, in Budapest, this is the go-to cultural event for arts and music lovers. For their 24th edition the festival will see the likes of Bastille, Bloc Party, Chvrches, Bring Me The Horizon, MØ and Sum 41 take to the stage.
Dixon at Oasis
16-18 September 2016
Morocco, Marrakesh
theoasisfest.com
Dixon, co-founder of the formidable Innervisions label, Dixon is set to headline Oasis festival this year! The German producer’s distinctive sound and unwavering popularity has seen him take the #1 spot in the Resident Advisor DJ Poll three years in a row and his set is sure to be a festival highlight. Another award winning act taking to the decks at Oasis is Tale Of Us, who took the number 1 spot in the Mixmag Top 10 DJs list of 2015.
Taking place from 16-18 September 2016 at the luxurious Fellah Hotel, just a short distance from the heart of vibrant Marrakech, Oasis offers the perfect fusion of festival and holiday. Balmy, sun-kissed days and star-lit nights are soundtracked by the finest house, techno, disco and electronica artists across two main stages, with ample time for guests to relax and unwind in the idyllic surroundings of the Fellah, explore the city’s bustling medina or simply take in the spectacular views of the nearby Atlas Mountains
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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Exit Festival X-Bass adds Sigma, Sub Focus and many more!
World’s major bass stars have confirmed their presence at the grand Exit Adventure, spanning all the way from Petrovaradin Fortress to Jaz Beach! After a groundbreaking performance last year at Sea Dance Festival, Sigma are coming to Exit in glorious fashion! Sigma will also be joined by the jungle-reggae hero Congo Natty, a furious Russian trio Teddy Killerz, Canadian bassmaster Rene LaVice, as well as Sarah Farina, the Berlin rainbow-bass lady! Taking the Adventure to the ultimate boiling point, Sub Focus, alongside MC ID, as well as the famous Bristol duo My Nu Leng, together with Dread MC, will perform at Jaz Beach!
Sigma - Nobody to Love: https://youtu.be/KD5fLb-WgBU
On Thursday, 7 July, the majestic opening of Exit Festival is added another thrilling spectacle, as the British duo Sigma, the authors of the colossal “Nobody to Love” that earned them two BRIT nominations are filling another Main Stage slot. They have collaborated with some of the world’s biggest stars, including Ellie Goulding, Kanye West, Paloma Faith and Kiezsa, whereas at the end of last year they released “Life”, an album which received numerous positive reviews by both fans and the critics. On the second day of Exit Festival, the crowd will be warmed up by the energetic performance delivered by Sarah Farina, coming straight from Berlin, and whose sets perfectly combine heavy bass with a futuristic rhythm protruding the walls of R&B and UK Funk. Sarah describes this style as rainbow-bass. Congo Natty, also known as Rebel MC, London’s jungle pioneer, arrives to the main stage on 8 July, with his utterly recognizable sound – a mix of pop-rap with hip-hop, dance music and reggae. On Saturday, 9 July, the Main Stage magic of sunrise will be kicked off by Canadian drum'n'bass producer Rene LaVice! One of Toronto’s best kept secrets, the most wanted North American DJ attracted the attention of BBC’s music giants, not to mention recognition by one of the biggest, most awarded producers, Andy C, who is also performing at this year’s Exit Adventure, at Sea Dance Festival! With huge support of “175 bpm” elite that includes Sub Focus, Sigma and Andy C, the leader of RAM Records, Rene has become one of the most wanted DJs of bass music. Grigory Cherekaev, Anton Mashevsky and Oleg Cholovskii, also known as Teddy Killerz will also shake up the audience at Exit’s Main Stage on Saturday, 9 July! Known for their diversity, they will present their mix that contains all aspects of drum'n'bass, dubstep, trap and breakbeat. After being recognized worldwide for remixing Skrillex’s "Make It Bun Dem”, they became a part of RAM Records, and remixed numerous tracks, including Skrillex’s "Ragga Bomb” and “Make Those Move” by I Am Legion, consisting of members from Foreign Beggars and Noisia, which were also no.1 on Beatport’s list for six weeks!
Sub Focus - Tidal Wave: https://youtu.be/B8vlk1UR99k
Leading dubstep and drum’n’bass producer Sub Focus, together with MC ID, comes to Sea Dance Festival’s main stage on Friday, 15 July, bringing some of the most known hits, such as "Rock It", "Follow The Light", “Last jungle” and "Out of The Blue". Sub Focus has worked together with biggest stars, also remixing some of them - The Prodigy, Deadmau5, Empire of the Sun and Dizzee Rascal, with regular performances at world’s biggest festivals. The same night on Main Stage at Jaz Beach features the famous Bristol duo, My Nu Leng, consisting of bassers Tommy and Jammo, joined by Dread MC on the stage. The fast-paced success on the music scene came with a brilliant skill in fusing together house, garage, and jungle rhythms, with recognizable high-pitched voals combined with drilling heavy bass in the background. With new releases on the way, as well as packed tour schedule with gigs always a ticket short, My Nu Leng, alongside their ever-present Black Butter crew, continue to conquer fans’ hearts and minds all across the world.
EXIT Festival will be held this year from 7 to 10 July on Petrovaradin Fortress, after which Exit Adventure moves to the Adriatic Sea for the third annual Sea Dance Festival, held from 14 to 16 July. Confirmed acts for Exit Adventure now include Ellie Goulding, Bastille, Wiz Khalifa, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Lost Frequencies, Robin Schulz, Nicky Romero, Stormzy, Solomun, Andy C, Anti-Flag, At the Gates, Cock Sparrer, Disciples, Hernan Cattaneo b2b Henry Saiz, James Zabiela, Mind Against, Modestep - DJ Set, Sigma DJ Set, Sub Focus & ID - DJ Set, Wilkinson – DJ Set Feat. MC Ad-Apt, Zomboy, Antigone, Borghesia, Congo Natty, DJ Hype, Dub Pistols, Feder, Francois X, Ivy Lab, Kensington, Ms. Dynamite, My Nu Leng & Dread MC, Rene Lavice, Sam Feldt, Sarah Farina, Shlømo, Sub Zero, Teddy Killerz i Tommy Four Seven.
Exit Festival was also recently awarded the Best European Summer Music Festival for 2016 by the leading travel portal “European Best Destinations” in cooperation with the European Commission stating that: “Exit Festival has become of one the most important music festival in the world. With this Festival you are participating to the attractivity of Europe as the number one destination for world travellers.” “After Exit’s Best Major European Festival title in 2014, as well as Sea Dance Festival’s Best Medium-Sized Festival award, this recognition only confirms Exit’s reputation as one of the leading music festivals in the world. It is a special pleasure to be able to place Exit in front of other leading European festivals that have bigger budgets as well as making Novi Sad and Serbia the festival capital of Europe”, said Dušan Kovačević, Exit’s founder.
Exit Festival 360 experience in 4K: https://youtu.be/FAjG9_mVxU0
Tickets
Tickets for EXIT Festival from £79 + Booking fee!
Tickets are available at http://www.exitfest.org/en/tickets
You can save up to 60% from the final ticket price in July. Accommodation and travel arrangements can be found at Exit’s official travel agency, ExitTrip’s here: https://www.exittrip.org/en
CONTACT:
Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
nikki@46.32.240.39
First ETEP results 2016
We proudly present the first results of the European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) 2016.
ETEP is an initiative of Eurosonic Noorderslag to stimulate the circulation of European repertoire on festivals, on radio and across the media in Europe.
You can listen to all booked ETEP acts in our ETEP Spotify Playlist.
ETEP results
The results presented include 56 confirmed shows by 44 artists from 14 different European countries. Eurosonic Noorderslag started organising the European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP) in 2003. Since then a total of 2690 shows by 972 European artists from 30 countries have taken place at the 100 ETEP festivals (2003 - 2015). These are the top scoring ETEP acts:
Stormzy UK 4
Lost Frequencies BE 3
AURORA NO 3
Vant UK 2
Soom T UK 2
Elias SE 2
My Baby NL 2
Dolores Haze SE 2
View all results at the ETEP website. www.etep.com
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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More Acts for OFF Festival Katowice 2016
This August weekend in Katowice is a celebration of alternative music in all its forms: where else but at the OFF Festival could you hear shoegaze, jazz, and grunge next to noise, techno, and rap?
Lush
You could try to define Lush using genre labels: fans of both shoegaze and Britpop eagerly admit to their fascination with this English band’s music. You could also talk about them in terms of time and place: they were, after all, the jewel in 4AD’s crown and a part of the alternative guitar revolution that took British music by storm in the late 80s and early 90s. Their ascent was cut short by the suicide of drummer Chris Acland, and it took a seventeen-year hiatus before the rest of the group could once again take the stage. Luckily Miki Berenyi, Emma Anderson, and Phil King have gotten back together (with Elastica’s Justin Welch on percussion), and we can once again enjoy their music, regardless of whether you prefer the hazy, dreamy debut album Spooky, or the cheerful, dynamic tracks off of Lovelife.
GZA
We at the OFF Festival love to invite artists that expand and defy genre boundaries, but we’re just as interested in the people who invented the genres themselves. The American rapper GZA, member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, actually fits into both categories. Now rightfully considered a classic, the Wu-Tang revolutionized the game back in the day, but GZA isn’t cashing in on that status as a solo artist: he’s constantly blazing new trails and seeking out new forms of expression. Which is why we impatiently await his appearance at the OFF Festival as well as his upcoming album Dark Matter, which features collaborations with such artists as… Vangelis.
Jaga Jazzist
The jazz renaissance that swept Europe at the turn of the century was largely the work of the Scandinavian scene, which made creative use of the classics in combination with fresher sounds. The Norwegian collective helmed by the Horntveth brothers is a prime example, with roots reaching back to John Coltrane and Aphex Twin alike. Jaga Jazzist works just as well in the context of modern electronic music as it does backed up by a chamber orchestra (as proved by their collaboration with the Britten Sinfonia), and the stage is their natural habitat: intense and exhilarating, their shows are known for breaking boundaries between genres and between the band and the audience.
Mudhoney
We admit that this band’s absence from our festival has cast a shadow on the long-standing friendship between the OFF Festival and the cult US label Sub Pop, but this year we’re catching up, and we’re proud and happy to announce the addition of Mudhoney to the 2016 lineup. From the release of their legendary 1988 EP Superfuzz Bigmuff to their latest album, Vanishing Point (2013), everything about their music screams, vibrates, and dances. After all, we’re dealing with the leading figures in the punk revolution from Seattle that fans and journalists call grunge. Join us in front of the stage if you’re not afraid to get dirty…
Andrew Weatherall b2b Roman Flügel
Weatherall is a British DJ/producer who grew up on the post-punk scene (he started out remixing such bands as Happy Mondays, New Order, and Primal Scream), but he’s equally comfortable in the realm of techno and house. Meanwhile, the equally versatile Roman Flügel is one of the top names in the world of German electronic music. This DJ, producer, and co-owner of the labels Ongaku, Klang, and Playhouse is just as familiar to regulars of Ibiza as he is at Berlin’s Berghain. This joint set by Weatherall and Flügel needs no endorsement: you already know where you’ll be spending part of one hot summer night at the OFF Festival.
Lightning Bolt
People often talk about which bands are and aren’t a good fit for the OFF Festival — we even argue about it here at OFF headquarters. And then you have artists that are not only completely uncontroversial, but actually appear to be made for us — and we for them. So when Lightning Bolt struck, everything was suddenly clear! This American duo has spent fifteen years getting us comfortable with the fact that you should never get too comfortable with anything; that music is an adventure, a surprise, and a challenge. Lightning Bolt is all about noisy sounds that bend genres and break conventions, unpredictable concerts in unconventional places, and an abstract sense of humor. We’ve been waiting for you, guys.
Yung Lean
He’s coming to Poland. In April. We know you know, but his show at 1500m² is already sold out. And no wonder: this Swedish rapper has been riding a swelling wave since the release of Unknown Death 2002 three years ago. To Americans, he’s a funhouse mirror admired with fascination and disbelief. To Europeans, he’s proof of that fact that you can record original and charismatic rap tracks with a global reach on this side of the pond. So Jonatan Leandoer Håstad is coming back in the summer, this time to Katowice. It’s about time stepped out of the clubs and onto a bigger stage.
Tickets
3 Day festival Pass from £42 / 53 Euros + booking fee
Camping Pass from £12 / 15 Euros + booking fee
Buy tickets here: https://www.festicket.com/packages/off-festival-2016
About OFF
A truly unique boutique music festival, OFF Festival takes place in ‘Three Lake Valley’, Katowice – a beautiful green oasis in the heart of industrial Silesia. OFF Festival is a way of life, one that flies in the face of current trends and stays true to itself, and the ethos of organiser Artur Rojek is firmly aimed at supporting art and music with the festival bringing many acts to Poland for the first time. OFF Festival is growing in prominence year on year driven by the festivals forward–thinking, eclectic music policy. From the greatest alternative music stars from around the world to the increasingly strong Polish scene, OFF festival has inspiring music in abundance.
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Europe Has Spoken: Exit is the Best Festival for 2016!
Exit Festival has been awarded the Best European Summer Music Festival for 2016 by the leading travel portal "European Best Destinations" in cooperation with the European Commission. Exit has been ranked number one, before the British Glastonbury and Secret Garden, Belgian Tomorrowland, as well as the neighbouring Sziget. "European Best Destinations" have also stated: “Exit Festival has become of one the most important music festival in the world. With this Festival you are participating to the attractivity of Europe as the number one destination for world travellers.” "After Exit’s Best Major European Festival title in 2014, as well as Sea Dance Festival’s Best Medium-Sized Festival award, this recognition only confirms Exit’s reputation as one of the leading music festivals in the world. It is a special pleasure to be able to place Exit in front of other leading European festivals that have a budget exceeding ours ten times, as well as make Novi Sad and entire Serbia as well the festival capital of Europe”, said Dušan Kovačević, Exit’s founder.
Exit Festival 360 experience in 4K: https://youtu.be/FAjG9_mVxU0
European Best Destinations is a European organization created to promote culture and tourism in Europe, together with the 355 European tourism offices members of this organization they promote, since 2009, the best of Europe. Its work and annual recognitions, voted for by hundreds of thousands travellers from the entire world are directly influencing promotion of the awarded destinations, which later see an increase in the number of global tourists and investors. Novi Sad, home of Exit Festival, has also been nominated for the Best European destination in 2016.
European Best Destinations have officially described Exit in the following words: "Exit is an award-winning summer music festival. It is held annually at the Petrovaradin Fortress in the city of Novi Sad (Serbia), which is considered by many as one of the best festival venues in the world. Exit is unique in the festival world as it started as a student movement fighting for peace and democracy in Serbia and the Balkans. Even today, Exit has a strong social mission to help youth in the Balkans and it is run by a non-profit organisation.” This is one of the biggest recognitions since Exit Festival had been founded, together with two festival “Oscars”, the two EFA awards for best European festivals, as well as numerous influential lists (BBC, Guardian, CNN, Conde Nast, Yourope, Lonely Planet, Superbrands) where Exit has been regularly named one of the leading festivals in Europe and the world. After founding Sea Dance Festival in Budva, and Revolution Festival in Timisoara, these recognitions are contributions to the entire Exit Adventure, which has the goal to united Balkan’s creative potential, firming its place amongst top-tier world festivals, and making it the most attractive region for youth tourism in the world.
Exit festival will be held from 7 to 10 July at the Petrovaradin Fortress, later moving on to the Adriatic Sea to continue the Exit Adventure at Jaz Beach in Montenegro for the third annual Sea Dance Festival, held from 14 to 16 July. Confirmed acts so far include: Ellie Goulding, Wiz Khalifa, Bastille, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Stormzy, Lost Frequencies, Solomun, Robin Schulz, Nicky Romero, Ms. Dynamite, Zomboy, Wilkinson, Mind Against, Disciples, Cock Sparrer, Anti-Flag, Dub Pistols, Kensington, At the Gates, Borghesia, Feder, Sam Feldt, DJ Hype, Andy C, Modestep, Ivy Lab, Sub Zero, Hernan Cattaneo b2b Henry Saiz, James Zabiela, Tommy Four Seven, Antigone, Francois X and Shlømo.
Tickets are available at www.exitfest.org/en/tickets. You can save up to 60% from the final ticket price in July. Accommodation and travel arrangements can be found at Exit’s official travel agency, ExitTrip www.exittrip.org/en
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14 new names for Sziget Festival: Muse, The Last Shadow Puppets, David Guetta and more
The program is shaping up for the 7 days celebration of music and arts, also known as Sziget. The proud winner of the best line-up category at the recent European Festival Awards has added 14 new acts to the confirmed list of the 2016 edition, including Muse, The Last Shadow Puppets, David Guetta, The Lumineers and many more. Make sure you don’t miss the Budapest-based event, held between 10-17 August, 2016.
Sziget, the Island of Freedom is always happy to announce the wide range of music and arts performances happening at the 7 days festival. The newly added music acts once again represent the colorful and endless program hosted on the island. Much awaited Muse will definitely please Sziget fanatics, while David Guetta will once again bring an energetic party to the Island of Freedom. The popular superduo of Miles Kane and Alex Turner, The Last Shadow Puppets is very much awaited to Budapest this summer, as well as The Lumineers who will have their new album out in April. The British trio of Years & Years, Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy, Welsh heavy metal band Bullet For My Valentine and the truly fabulous Jess Glynne will also perform among the many programs planned for #sziget2016. In addition, Australian rockers Parkway Drive, Berlin-based hip hop group K.I.Z., alternative rock band The Neighbourhood, Dutch super talent Kovacs, Canadian music producer and DJ, Datsik and Dutch hip hop act Rico & Sticks with their # OPGEZWOLLETOTNU tour will all head to Sziget this year.
All acts confirmed for Sziget so far (in alphabetical order):
BASTILLE
BLOC PARTY
BRING ME THE HORIZON
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CHVRCHES
DATSIK
DAVID GUETTA
JESS GLYNNE
JOHN NEWMAN
K.I.Z
KODALINE
KOVACS
M83
MO
MUSE
NAUGHTY BOY
NICKY ROMERO
PARKWAY DRIVE
PAROV STELAR BAND
RICO & STICKS # OPGEZWOLLETOTNU
ROISIN MURPHY
SIGUR RÓS
SUM 41
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS
THE LUMINEERS
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
YEARS & YEARS
To feel the real Sziget atmosphere watch the official aftermovie, summing up the 7 days craziness and vibe. Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsUfKeepyPk
In 2015 a total of 441.000 Szitizens attended the event, representing more than 95 countries and this probably makes Sziget one of the most multicultural festivals in the world. Hundreds of acts and programs will be announced in the forthcoming months, now starting with eight names, representing different genres and keeping the music line-up as colorful as always.
Sziget is held between 10-17 August, 2016. More names, venues, programs will arrive in the upcoming weeks! Tickets and information: www.szigetfestival.com
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Exit Festival Adds Cock Sparrer, Anti – Flag, At the Gates and Borghesia To The Bill!
The undisputed leaders of heavy punk and metal sound, rooted in today's world's underground are heading over to Exit Festival's live music temples, Fusion and Explosive stages! The best live punk band and one of the most influential street punk acts of all time, Cock Sparrer, will be headlining Fusion Stage on Saturday, 9 July. Another representatives of the sound, the American anti-establishment advocates Anti-Flag are coming to Serbia for the first time to defend their cause on the first day of the festival, no less than at the loud Explosive Stage! The same stage will also welcome pioneers of the Gothenburg metal sound, At the Gates, on Friday, 8 July, while on the last day, the uncompromised heavy sound is brought to Fusion Stage by the regional innovators of the EBM, electronic dark rock sound, Borghesia from Ljubljana, Slovenia!
One of the most prominent punk names in the world, Cock Sparrer, are finally coming to Exit Festival! The very beginning of '80s saw the release of the eponymous “Shock Troops”, one of the most influential punk albums of all time. Their major rise came during the ‘90s with the release of “Guilty as Charged”, whereas today they are one of the most wanted punk rock bands always increasing their horde of fans who remember the band’s gigs for the rest of their lives!
Cock Sparrer - Live at Brasil: https://youtu.be/GlXzTARCoMA
Controversial, activist punk rock band who use the inverted American flag as their symbol, Anti-Flag, are coming to Serbia for the first time! Formed in Pittsburgh, and inspired by political messages and innuendos of Dead Kennedys and The Clash, they created a big bang on the world's music scene in the beginning of the '90s, with their later albums “For Blood And Empire“ (2006), “The Terror State“ (2003) and “Underground Network“ (2001) inspired worldwide audience to engage in the idea of socialism, anti-war movement, as well as the most recent Occupy movement, while they themselves are advocating radical changes, social awareness, freedom of expression, fight against capitalism, war, as well as mindless nationalism, which is the topic of their latest, tenth album “American Spring“, released last year.
Anti-Flag - Fabled World: https://youtu.be/1sEYvdG1wiM
The music phenomenon known as the Gothenburg Sound (or the Gothenburg Metal Scene) has altered the world of metal music during the 1990s by combining the melodies and riffs of British heavy metal with the elements of death metal, including fast-paced drums and growl vocals. Swedish At The Gates are considered the pioneers of the sound and have been an iconic entity on the scene since they were (re)formed. This summer, they are coming to the Fortress to swing against the audience at Exit’s Explosive Stage!
At The Gates - Death and The Labyrinth: https://youtu.be/hzjshF0TFm8
One of the names that pop up when mentioning the EBM sound is definitely Borghesia, hailing from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The band have been one of the major representatives of the rock movement in the region, alongside Laibach and Pankrti, by starting off a whole new sound unfamiliar to the wider audience at the time. The band were, as many state, ahead of their time in terms of sound back in 1982, calling out for the reaction of the public, until their disbandment in 1995. In 2009, the band reformed, also refreshing their playing style with great new motives and new ideas.
Exit Festival will be held this year from 7 to 10 July at the Petrovaradin Fortress, after which Exit Adventure moves to the Adriatic Sea for the third annual Sea Dance Festival, held from 14 to 16 July. Confirmed acts for Exit Adventure already include Ellie Goulding, Wiz Khalifa, Bastille, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Stormzy, Lost Frequencies, Solomun, Robin Schulz, Nicky Romero, Ms. Dynamite, Zomboy, Wilkinson, Mind Against, Disciples, Dub Pistols, Kensington, Feder, Sam Feldt, DJ Hype, Andy C, Anti-Flag, At The Gates, Cock Sparrer, Modestep – DJ Set, Ivy Lab, Sub Zero, Hernan Cattaneo b2b Henry Saiz, James Zabiela, Borghesia, Tommy Four Seven, Antigone, Francois X and Shlømo.
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Nikki McNeill | Global Publicity
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