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Blitzgigs.de celebrates three years in existence with little bit of a shindig at Antje Oklesund involving everybody’s favourite things, bands, booze and I can’t think of another b-word but there’ll be plenty of great music on offer from DJ Heavy Rocks.
Big Eater are a Berlin post-punk band of whom these most flattering words have recently been committed to press on Dangerhazzard:
Al has finally stepped up to the role he’s been inching towards since before the end of Milemarker and Challenger: equal parts James Brown, “Salad Days” Ian MacKaye, Dennis Lyxzen, and (of course) Ian Svenonius, Al has taken control of the pulpit and is looking to deliver us from sin. He bears down on you from the book of split kicks and motivational screeds. These two tracks put Al in the place he was always meant to be: voice front, a tesla coil of creative energy, letting loose with yowl and falsetto over some serious hot licks and 70′s style bass winding. It’s hip, it swings, Al knows when to step up and when to back off, and the rest of the band is comprised of total non-slouches as well. All this to coax out the creative wallflower in all of us, the quiet one waiting to let loose. Big Eater is here, it’s safe to kick up some dirt now, you’re with friends.
Mez Medallion are a Berlin-based synthpop trio from Melbourne, relatively new to Berlin I think you’ll hear a lot more about them in the future:
Mez Medallion creates Indie/Synthpop that is uniquely exhilarating, cathartic and charismatic. From aching vocals on a bed of drum machines, euphoric synths & lo-fi psyched-out guitar to 80s new wave shimmer & 90s alt. pop – MM’s bold and uncompromising vision recreates the songs and sonic landscapes that swim deep in his dreams. Imagine Cornelius working with New Order, The Knife & David Bowie and you’re getting close.
