Workers Stage
Omar Souleyman
The music often has an overdriven sound consisting of phase-shifted Arabic keyboard solos and frantic rhythms. At breakneck speeds, these shrill Syrian electronics play out like forbidden morse-code, but the moods swing from coarse and urgent to dirgy and contemplative in the rugged anthems that comprise Souleyman’s repertoire.
Adam Green
Adam Green is a special guy indeed. He was already making great music (with such titles as “Who’s got the Crack”) at the age of 14 as one half of the anti folk phenomena The Moldy Peaches. He’s since proved himself a prolific solo artist with five albums and counting under his belt. The music has grown with the man and over time we’ve listened to him soak up and introduce influences as far ranging as Nashville honky tonk, Chinese food, Al Green, Sly & the Family Stone, Don Cherry, Dr John and of course bagels. This is the sound of an artist absorbing everything around him and then sonically sharing his world with the listener, if we could, we’d all move there tomorrow.
http://www.myspace.com/adamgreen
Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou
“The riches of Vodoun rhythms are of such magnitude that one would never get to the bottom of it – we’ve tried” Vincent Ahehehinnou – Lead Singer
Four years in the making, Analog Africa finally presents the second volume of Africa’s funkiest band, the mythical Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.
http://www.myspace.com/analogafrica
Jack Parow
With his south-African raps, which perforce sound like the Dutch “De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig”, Jack Parow already is at the top of his home country. The music video of Coller As Ekke already was picked up by the Dutch audience, becoming a star in the Netherlands is within reach, what a talent this Jack Parow has got.
http://www.myspace.com/therealjackparow
The Hickey Underworld
The Hickey Underworld are a Belgian alternative rock band whose debut album was a Top Five hit in 2009. Founded in 2005 and based in Antwerp, Belgium, the band is comprised of Younes Faltakh, Jonas Govaerts, Jimmy Wouters, and Georgios Tsakiridis. The D.C. h******e style of Discord Records is cited as a key influence. In association with the label Naïve, the Hickey Underworld made their self-titled album debut in 2009. Produced by Das Pop, The Hickey Underworld was a Top Five hit on the Belgian charts, peaking at number three in its second week of release. The album includes the Top 20 hit single “Future Words.”
www.myspace.com/thehickeyunderworldmusic
Chrome Hoof
In 2000 Leo Smee and brother in crime Milo begin with the electro band Chrome Hoof. They expended like a fresh colony of rabbits, resulting in a orchestra of 10, or sometimes even 21 members on stage. Dressed in extrovert outfits they will bring metal, jazz, electro, funk and disco with a psychedelic dressing. This summer they will start touring Europe, including Metropolis Festival.
