It’s another twelve months unlocked, and it’s the year numbered 2023. All-new Danish duo No Project One is kicking off this round of calendar events with the release of their debut single Connected, today. The two gents above are stressing that while this is their first public endeavor, they have been at it (making music) for some time.
First on the chill Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, and then lately in Copenhagen, Denmark’s centre of gravity. And really, if you think about it, jamming around and finally releasing something into the judgy outside world can be quite a thrilling step, and one some might never do in fact.
So attached below you will find their product, Connected. A brilliant fuzzy piece of recording with a healthy dose of bass and guitar and clear cut sense for melody. More to come!
It’s never too early to take a firm and confident look into the future. Next year in spring, Takeshi’s Cashew, on film above, catching their breath, will be taking their talents across the limitless obstacles Europe has to offer. The German-speaking leg of the tour will be co-presented by your favorites down here at Poule headquarters, alongside the charming folks over at Musikblog.de, a music blog, and the mighty string-pullers in Berlin at pøj pøj.
The dates will nicely flank their upcoming second album Enter J’s Chamber which will add further layers to their 70s psychedelic, global sounds fused and all around modern spin of folk music. Out sometime in April 2023 via the wonderful Laut und Luise. Their current single Serpentines as well as their carefully booked dates and venues are comfortably listed below. Get your ticket while they’re hot and steamy.
April 10 – Munich, Milla
April 11 – Mainz, schon schön
April 12 – Cologne, Bumann & Sohn
April 13 – Hamburg, Hafenklang
April 14 – Berlin, Urban Spree
April 16 – Vienna, Fluc Wanne
The calendar month of December is in full swing and we here at Poule headquarters could not be enjoying this season more as we got our delicate feathers caught up in a red hot exclusive to premiere today: Danish delight Bear With Me produced a lovely video for his new track, and pose struck above, Please Don’t Look Back, that is attached below at your convenience and exclusively so.
The song showcases his trademark sense for melodies and harmonies and a clear idea of what really counts and what surely does not. The video features some handy acting techniques as well as keen camera work, courtesy of Peer Jon. Please Don’t Look Back opens up his new EP titled Sun that came out last week via the professionals of Møs Møs in Copenhagen.
Title photo courtesy of the man himself, Bear With Me.
A certain Eastern European automobile salesman left a firm mark after Reeperbahn Festival almost two months ago, with his personal and unique tunes. The man above, the legend Bulgarian Cartrader is now set to release his awesome debut album this week on Friday, Nov 11th along with a special release show in Berlin at FluxBau, Thursday Nov 10th.
The LP titled Motor Songs is one of those fine and somewhat traditional records that try and achieve to maintain a dramatic and narrative arch throughout the track listing making it a truly wonderful listen. Carried by his soft voice and an exciting selection of instruments you can feel his clear sense for the twists and turns of climb and descent. Reason enough for Team Poule to try and gain a better view of the situation and inquire in another edition in the photo-interview series.
His latest hit single LAB is attached below at your convenience and you can also find it on Poule d’Or Journal – our rolling Spotify playlist with pure hits only. So hit play, and here we go.
Hamburg’s own Reeperbahn Festival finished strongly on Saturday night after four action packed and panel rich days and nights. This year’s edition attracted over 4,000 international professionals and more than 40,000 local visitors. The program evolved around 70 venues on and around the infamous Reeperbahn street, and listed no less than 400 concerts. Team Poule wasn’t able to go see even half of them, but still got a good feeling for the 2022 inclinations of Reeperbahn Festival.
Caught on camera above is Canada’s Ekkstacy who sounds quite tame, and indie, and balanced on recorded tape, but brought on stage a most powerful post-punk’esque rendering of his great tunes. Though losing his voice on the first few songs, his husky voice only added to the experience. Stellar performance.
Another one particularly standing out was a Balkan automobile salesman, going by Bulgarian Cartrader. Showing up with two “mechanics” and sporting a racing overall as well as, confusingly, a vintage cyclist jersey, he went on to play a charming and personal set in the attic of Grüner Jäger, driven (pun intended) by his crooning voice and riffs. His debut album Motor Songs is out in November, including an 8 minute skit with him telling his story over soft guitar and beats – which he didn’t shy away from playing live. Brilliant stuff. He has an EP out right now, find the breezy track No Other Drug attached below.
What time is it? It’s time to Reeperbahn Festival! The charming fella above is set to play his enchanting tunes on Wednesday, September 21st, in the mighty caves of Nochtspeicher, 21h40. Berlin’s own John Moods here is no stranger to the audiences of Team Poule, having shared some exclusive insights into his inner processes and workings for the 21st edition of our Photo-Interview series, back in August last year.
In the meantime, he released a high quality stream of singles, via the brilliant taste making hub that is Mansions and Millions. Attached below is his latest track, Atlantic Station, which will be on his upcoming album The Great Design. If you like this, make sure you follow our rotating Spotify playlist for the hottest tunes out right now.
John Moods is currently touring Germany, playing Berlin and Leipzig after this, before then adding extensive dates in the Scotland, England and France in December with Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brighton and London (Dec 10) as well as Paris (Dec 12) on the route.
All photo credits above go to the talented Patrick Stein.
It’s never too early to take a firm and confident look into the future. Next year in spring, 
The calendar month of December is in full swing and we here at Poule headquarters could not be enjoying this season more as we got our delicate feathers caught up in a red hot exclusive to premiere today: Danish delight 
A certain Eastern European automobile salesman left a firm mark after Reeperbahn Festival almost two months ago, with his personal and unique tunes. The man above, the legend 
Hamburg’s own 
What time is it? It’s time to Reeperbahn Festival! The charming fella above is set to play his enchanting tunes on 
