On stage of A38, the heaviest and most original new wave funk noise band from Vienna, called Bulbul.
"Book me a flight to Austria – to judge by the music of Bulbul, there''s something in the water over there, and I want some right now."
The musical approach of the Bulbul trio is a unique blend of the unexpected and the unpredictable throwing monolithic rhythms down your throat that make you dance. Once your legs start moving, they''ve already left your body, crossed the motorway, crashed straight into the roadside trees, and started cutting wood or maybe searching for small furry animals.
Bulbul incorporate pop musics superficiality as well as the structure beneath - they can annihilate the cheapest rhythm and morph it into the most virtuous and complex arrangement, all within the blink of the eye.
The other show will be Wattican Punk Ballet, which is an Armenian freak dance punk duo residing in Moscow and Budapest. The band comprises brother and sister, Karen and Gaya Arutyunyan, also founding members of the legendary Armenian psychedelic rock band Deti Picasso. Their music features the melding of psychedelic rock, dance punk, freak pop influences and almost theatrical stage tricks. Gaya and Karen explore the limits of composing and creativity in terms of the duo format. The band’s melange of raw power, funky disco beats and Caucasian influences elevate in the elemental energy of their live performances. Almost in every track they change instruments, using guitars, drums, keyboards, loops and percussion and making a very diverse and dynamic show.
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