Lampenfieber

The nice thing about a festival - especially a showcase festival like SPOT - is that you always end up bumping into new music.

I must admit that I hadn’t heard of Eggs Laid By Tigers before (in case you wonder - their band name is a Dylan Thomas quote). But at the bar I ran into someone I knew who wanted to go there. Furthermore, I simply needed to sit down for a while. And their show took place in a room with comfy chairs.

So I sat down, listened and enjoyed. And stood up again. Like everyone else. For standing ovations.

Deer Bear just released a new EP. I actually like what seems to be the rebirth of that format. 4-5 songs out when they are ready to be shared. More satisfying than just a lonely single release.

Next weekend I am going on a field trip to Field Day in London - kicking off my outdoor festival season.

One of the bands I am looking most forward to are Savages. Last year I saw them play at Øya Festival replacing Here We Go Magic. This time their debut album has just been released and they are playing in their home town.

One of the most energetic and captivating shows I witnessed at this year’s SPOT Festival, was Maskinvåd’s set. As the name indicates, it’a a danish band singing in their mother tongue. It was sweaty and loud and good. 

That was the 4th Melodica Festival Aarhus.

Melodica on my mind.

Now this year’s SPOT Festival is over. There were lots of great acts to discover. Here are some of my personal favorites:

Einar Stray, Maskinvåd, Echo Me, Nelson Can, Dangers Of The Sea, Dad Rocks!, Mariam The Believer & Eggs Laid By Tigers.

Now I am tired, but in a good way.

More impressions in the upcoming weeks.

After the show with Indians recently in Aarhus, I had no sense at all how long the show had lasted. Actually, it was just about an hour. But I was still in some kind of trance.  Søren Løkke Juul’s project was compared to Bon Iver.  That actually makes sense to me.  But after seeing him live it felt more like a mellow version of Caribou.

Indians are back in Aarhus again this weekend to play at SPOT festival.

Festival poetry.

guardian:

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Photographs: Faltazi