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Obadu (HU)

Lilli Lou — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:24:26 +0000

Obadu (Ákos Vértes) is a Hungarian folktronica producer who blends the spirit of Hungarian and Romanian folk traditions with contemporary electronic rhythms. The kaval, shepherd’s flute, and transverse flute play a central role, interwoven with drum rhythms inspired by hip-hop and Latin American music.

In doing so, he breaks down borders between genres and builds an atmosphere that feels both grounded and transcendent. This colorful, genre-blending style makes his music instantly recognizable, building a bridge between tradition, the present, and the future, and inviting its audience on a timeless journey.

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Θραξ Πανκc (GR)

admino — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:07:32 +0000

Thrax Punkc are coming to prime us in their very own music style, combining Greek folk songs and melodies with modern psychedelic sounds and a street-punk attitude.
Their every live appearance goes beyond the limits of a “standard” rock concert, and this one will be no exception: set to make everyone dance, whether they enjoy endless headbanging inside smoke-filled underground venues, or like to attend summer marathon festivities. Because, as Thrax Punkc say themselves, music is a way of creating our own worlds to live in.

What do traditional carols from Thrace and the modern psychedelic street-punk music scene have in common? Thrax Punkc have managed to combine Thracian lyres with electric guitars, establishing themselves to date as a case worthy of study in the contemporary Greek music scene. Drawing their influences from acts as diverse as The Clash, and Rage Against the Machine, but also from legendary
rebetiko (Greek blues) artists such as Markos Vamvakaris, the band improvises with an effortless mastery, and all the while making something, that until recently seemed unheard of, come across as the most natural thing in the world.

Armed with their gaidas (bagpipes), daoulis (davuls), bows, drums, and six-stringed instruments, they released their first self-titled full-length album in 2019, and a few years earlier christened their debut EP “Punkopanhgyropsychedeleia” (which roughly translates as “Punkfetepartypsychedelia”) – a name that also serves as a good description of what it is they do.
During the pandemic, the band worked with the Onassis foundation to come-up with the first of Stages A/Live sessions, a filmed concert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlcyLXB2-
7g) behind closed doors, broadcasted internationally, aiming to keep the fire of live music burning, when all live venues were sealed.

They also set afoot creating the soundtrack for Evripidis ancient tragedy “Vakches”, a masterful epic which was presented live at the most prestigious ancient theatres in Greece, including the landmark venues of Epidavros and Irodion in Acropolis. Renown for their explosive live performances and socially-alert attitude, Thrax Punkc is probably the most energetic ambassador of Greece’s thriving neo-folk music scene.

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The Bonnie Nettles (GR)

admino — Thu, 19 May 2022 11:10:52 +0000

The Bonnie Nettles is a band born to be on stage. Formed in Athens, Greece, in 2016 and having chosen live shows as their vehicle for the dissemination of their music, after four years of frantic gigs and a rare non album hype, they have finally answered to their fans’ demand to record their music and officially release it.

Their distinctive sound, mesmerizing and inspired by psychedelic and pop sounds, considerably makes them one of the most genuine indie bands in the Athenian underground scene. This first cycle of their successful journey, marked with interviews, tours, collaborations and performances
with many major domestic and international bands (Ty Segall, Motorama, Föllakzoid, The Myrrors etc.) came to a closure with the recording of their debut album and its release on March 19^th.
And its name is “The Bonnie Nettles”.

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Ikaru (TR)

admino — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:10:27 +0000

Ikaru is a musical duo and an occasional audiovisual trio that was born out of a pure desire of identification with the expanded consciousness of the expressive qualities.

Originated in Ankara, Turkey; Ikaru gets its main inspiration from the timeless and placeless resorts of human culture, intertwined both with beats and notes of antiquity as well as the mind-bending bleeps of synth-scapes. Insisting upon a genre-free overall style, the sound of Ikaru resonates within a range of eclectic electronic beats, indigenous acoustic instruments, and psychedelic sloth-techno, sometimes revisiting an ambient, downtempo style.

In its essence, Ikaru seeks music that is “capable of expressing the inexpressible after silence” in Huxley’s words. The duo released their debut album ‘Monolith’ on 9.4.21 via Gulbaba Records.

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