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Urban Spree Revaler Straße 99, 10245 map urbanspree.com April 6. Tickets https://loveyourartist.com/de/events/phoenician-drive-go-mahh-berlin-1BHR7N |
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Phoenician Drive
… is a sextet formed in Brussels in 2016, a mix of rock and traditional music where the oud, derbuka, and other percussions confront distortions and pop sounds. In the footsteps of previous East-West musical blendings from the 70s such as Erkin Koray or Orient Express and un- der the influence of the German kraut-rock scene (Neu!, Can, Faust, …). Early 2021, Phoenician Drive started working on electric songs again with a new band member, drummer Jérémie Mosseray (Belgistan, Bernard Orkestar, Applause). These sessions gave birth to a new EP called «Glow». It was recorded and produced in Brussels in 2022 by Tom Stadnicky and to be released in spring 2023 on EXAG’ Records.
This new EP, lifted by vocals and more luminous and dancing colors, is nonetheless a direct reaction to the troubled context of the last two years of confinement and isolation. Hence the title ‘Glow’: a call for emancipation, generosity and all forms of freedom. https://youtu.be/VPg0k96Dan8?si=Oq3TJWXUEN4cQ7C1 Go Mahhh
… those who have witnessed one of Go Mahhh’s electric live performances will not see four men go through the motions with paint-by-numbers psych rock fare. Sure, some of the boxes are ticked: loud fuzz guitars, lyrical non-sequiturs, even one or two power chords. However, lift up the rock and you’ll find all manner of exotic critters hiding beneath. Motorik Mantras? Yep! Middle Eastern scales? You betcha! Afrobeats? Hell yeah! https://youtu.be/uWzFls5ZHIs?si=jRdOypV6friwbGC5 |