The Notwist straight from Germany

The German band The Notwist gained worldwide fame by revolutionarily combining electronic technologies and mentality with traditional song structures of pop music for the first time. The members of The Notwist were equally influenced by such diverse groups as Sonic Youth and Autechre, Dinosaur Jr. and Oval. In the mid-90s, The Notwist's album 'Shrink' became a musical breakthrough ahead of its time. The combination of live instruments with electronic crackles, noises, and loops became the signature sound of The Notwist. Literally 'stuffed' with modern technologies, but melodic, 'sparkling' music of The Notwist, combined with warm, human, touching vocals of Markus Acher, became a kind of alternative to the cold sound of another famous German electronic band, Kraftwerk. During breaks between album releases and tours, members of The Notwist were involved in numerous side projects (Console, Tied and Ticket Trio, Village of Savoonga, Potawatomi, Lali Puna; collaboration of Console with Björk). And in 2002, the band broke out, perhaps, with their most brilliant album - 'Neon Golden.' 'Album of the Year,' an authoritative music online magazine Pitchfork lauded this record with such an assessment. Remixes of songs from 'Neon Golden' were done by Four Tet and Manitoba. Today, The Notwist is a laboratory band, spending months working in their famous studio on new formulas and principles of creating music. In 2004, Notwist, together with American alternative rappers from the Anticon collective, created a new project called 13 & God. This year, an album of this unusual formation was released, actively touring worldwide. The world tour of another project of the musicians, Lali Puna, was very intense. In February of this year, Lali Puna performed in Moscow. Venue: Club Apelsin. December 10, Saturday. Concert starts at 20:00. Ticket price in advance: 500 RUB (on the day of the concert: 600 RUB).