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Highlights reviewed
Our editors are looking back on the most memorable music moments of Waves Vienna 2013. Find out which acts made the festival audience dance and sing along – and which received standing ovations.
A festival in pictures
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PHOTO Daniel Gottschling
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For the first time, Waves Vienna was extended to also include Waves Bratislava this year. Take a look at the best shots from our festival photo graphers and get yourself in the mood for 2014’s twin city event.
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left speechless
In 2013, Waves Vienna showcased 137 artists from 29 different countries – with audience recations ranging from dancing, headbanging, and singing along to standing ovations. Find out what the festival’s editorial team has to say about some of the most thrilling performances.
Velojet (AT) To perform one’s release show in the course of a club festival might entail certain risks with re gard to competition and a lack of exclusiveness; but Velojet used the somewhat easy-going first day of the festival to their advantage. With their energetic and thrilling live performance – brass duo included – they got the audience to sing and dance along after only a few songs. And when singer René Mühlberger practically took a shower onstage during the final 8-minute track “I Follow My Heart”, he definitely embodied Velojet’s latest credo “Panorama”. Text Eva Zimmermann
Au Revoir Simone (US) They were nice to look at, the three ladies from New York. And really nice to listen to as well. Standing in a neat line, they were gently sway ing to the sound waves, which arose from a mix of keyboard sounds, synths, and, of course, the clear vocals of Au Revoir Simone. But then, all of a sud den, the dreaminess of the electronic sphere burst open and, after a 90s cover, their sound turned out to be danceable pop after all. The audience defi nitely had a hard time staying in their seats at the Odeon Theatre. Text Jana Lapper
Say Yes Dog (LU) Electro swing goes indie funk – that’s a pretty good description of what Say Yes Dog presented at their gig at Clubschiff. The trio from Luxem bourg captivated the festival visitors with their danceable synth melodies at quite an early hour and created a great atmosphere. Unfortunately, it took some time until the singer finally revealed the full potential of his sonorous voice during the hit single “Love You Back“; but from that point on, the audience let itself go and absorbed the drive of the disco beats. Text Eva Zimmermann
CSS (BR) Anyone who attends a concert of CSS knows what awaits them: an ecstatic mix of glitter punk rave and, above all, loads of dancing and sweating. On the first day of the festival, the four ladies from Brazil plus drummer left nothing to be desired. The audience went crazy to hits such as “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex” and jubilantly agreed to the
singer’s message: “Don’t trust the magazines! You all are beautiful!” And the front woman’s costume changes convinced as well – including golden kimono wings. Text Jana Lapper
Hurricane Dean (DE) Finally some indie pop that’s anything but soft! That’s pretty much what the audience at the Hurri cane Dean gig at Clubschiff must have been think ing. Because as soon as the first song started, every single person in the audience absorbed the melan cholia and refreshingly urgent and forceful hook lines of the German foursome and was tempted to start headbanging along to the rough drum beats and pounding bass lines. Their gloomy new wave sound flooded the entire ship and left the audience speechless. Wow! Text Eva Zimmermann
Slut (DE) If you think that Slut might be tired after 20 years in the business, you’re wrong. The five-piece from Bavaria is back with its new album “Aliena tion”, and the band is greater than ever. With a deep, tight rhythm section as a basis, Slut playfully transformed their raw, distinctive guitar parts and the elegant vocals into passionate rock hits. The audience liked it so much that it even got an encore by way of exception, and a great one at that: “Mack The Knife” from Brecht’s “Threepenny Opera”. What a finale! Text Eva Zimmermann
Dans Dans (BE) Even though the three lads of Dans Dans took quite some time till they started their gig, it defi nitely was a great experience! With their mix of rock, blues, and garage jazz, they hit the nail right on the head. The guitar sounds were pulsing, the bass was driving, and the drums were loud and 100% rock ’n’ roll – only to be followed up by minimalist sounds. The subtle melodies capti vated the audience, which was listening carefully, crowded together on the floor of the small, cosy MS Schlögen. Text Jana Lapper
Nowhere Train (AT) It all started in 2009 on an 11-day train trip – and now, Nowhere Train finally made a stop
at Waves Vienna. And the seven-piece touring group – jumping around and singing from their hearts – actually had to squeeze onto the stage of Flex with their guitars, banjo, accordion, and con trabass. The unbelievable energy and longing of their folk songs were quite contagious and made for a unique closeness to the audience – and so, the whole venue struck up a song about coming home in the end. Text Jana Lapper
Sin Fang (IS) Sindri Már Sigfússon had quite a surprise for the audience at Flex. He usually performs with an entire band, but, in accordance with his newly defined style – which you can check out on his current record “Flowers” – the musician was on his own except for a multitude of samples, syn thesisers, (drum) computers, and interfaces. Oscillating between the lo-fi indie pop of former days and electronic DIY tinkering, one almost got the impression that Sin Fang was remixing his own songs. Text Eva Zimmermann
New Wave Syria (SI) In order to adequately illustrate the broad range of Slovenian music, the country was cho sen in accordance with the festival motto “East Meets West” to represent Eastern Europe this year. And rightly so, as it turned out: irrespec tive of the audience’s interaction, the electro pop duo New Wave Syria confidently pulled off its show at Clubschiff. The two musicians gave themselves so fully to their music borne by roar ing synth basses and programmed drum beats that the vocals seemed to disappear behind the beats and the walls of sound. Text Eva Zimmermann
Sohn (UK) Hardly any act could’ve satisfied the expec tations associated with a headliner of the fes tival as well as Sohn. At the brimmed Odeon, the Vienna-based Englishman managed to cre ate an almost sacral atmosphere relying on the aesthetic union of broad synth sounds, gentle vocals, and a reduced light show. When Sohn en couraged the audience to get up and clap along to the last song “The Wheel”, the performance ended in enthusiastic standing ovations. Text Eva Zimmermann
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capturing moments I
In 2013, Waves Vienna’s dense music programme again meant busy nights for the festival photographers. Soak up some of the event’s atmosphere with their best pictures.
PHOTOS Mona Hermann (4), Richard Taylor, Armin Rudelstorfer, Simone Eilmsteiner (2), Maria Hammer
Day 1 THU, october 3rd
Nathan Fake
Au Revoir Simone
CSS
Fijuka
The Experimental Tropic Blues Band
Velojet
Oscar & The Wolf
Girls In Hawaii
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Iceage
Slut
Birth Of Joy
The Who The What The Yeah
The M-fx
Mika Vember Mozes And The Firstborn
Attwenger
PHOTOS Mona Hermann (2), Daniel Gottschling, Armin Rudelstorfer, Maria Hammer, Patrick M체nnich, Nicolas Bertotti, Anna Clara M채hr, Richard Taylor
Day 2 FRI, october 4th
Skream
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PHOTOS Armin Rudelstorfer (2), Anna Clara Mähr, Richard Taylor, Erli Grünzweil (2), Maria Hammer (2)
Day 3 sat, october 5th
Werefox
Sohn
Múm Kreisky
Float Fall
Hella Comet
Velvet Two Stripes The Beth Edges
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capturing moments II
This year, Waves Bratislava joined Waves Vienna for the first time to successfully form a new twin city event in the heart of Europe. Some impressions from the music programme in Slovakia’s capital.
PHOTOS Michal Babincak (2), Katarína Acélová (2), Martina Mlčúchová
sat, october 5th
Lavagance
Foolk
Puding pani Elvisovej
MASTHEAD IMPRESSUM — Publisher Herausgeber Thomas Heher chief editor cHEFREDAKTEUR Manuel Fronhofer editors redaktion Jana Lapper, Eva Zimmermann translation Übersetzung Isabella Reichl Layout Layout Manuel Fronhofer publishing house Medieninhaber / Verlag Monopol Medien GmbH CEO Geschäftsleitung Martin Mühl ADdress Adresse Favoritenstraße 4 – 6 / III, 1040 Vienna, Austria E-Mail E-Mail info@wavesvienna.com Web Web www.wavesvienna.com PRINT Druck Print Group Styria Place of publication Erscheinungsort Vienna, Austria Publisher’s Post Office Verlagspostamt 1040 Vienna. Any views expressed by named authors are solely the responsibility of those authors. Printing errors and mistakes reserved. Namentlich gekennzeichnete Beiträge spiegeln nicht unbedingt die Meinung des Medieninhabers wider. Druckfehler und Irrtümer vorbehalten.
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