Almost Twins

Description

With their debut album "Hands / Trees," the Leipzig indie-folk band Almost Twins has already made a big splash: several tours across Germany, numerous placements on DSP playlists, international radio plays, and a nomination for a music video for the German Prize for Pop Culture. Together with producer and bassist Alex Binder (Anna Erhard, Dota, Crucchi Gang, Anna Hauss), who produced the band's first album, they have now recorded their follow-up production "Visions."
Seeking sonic expansion, singer and guitarist Max Grüner, who originally conceived Almost Twins as a solo project, found a nearly twin-like connection with his four bandmates. Laurenz Welten (saxophone, clarinet), Valentin Mühlberger (Wurlitzer, synth), Raphael Schuster (drums), and Arne Imig (electric bass) interpret Max's songs in a way that gives his emotions the necessary expression without being pathetis. Warm synth carpets and circling Wurlitzer patterns combine with dreamy saxophone and clarinet lines to create a sound that feels light yet profound, radiates calm, and still allows for breaking out of it. A singer-songwriter dream reminiscent of Erlend Øye (Kings of Convenience), José González, or This Is The Kit.
Olicía is the band of two singers and multi-instrumentalists Fama M’Boup and Anna-Lucia Rupp. At the center of Olicía are their two voices. They share lead vocals, layer, harmonize, form rhythms through vocal percussion, or expand into large choirs. The instrumentation ranges from synths and looped vocal snippets to guitar and clarinet. Genre boundaries have always been fluid for Olicía - fragile folk moments, pulsating pop, avant-garde soul, spoken word, jazz... The music of Olicía, through its own unique form of creation via two synchronized loop stations, always sounds gently futuristic. The constraints (and lengths) of loop-based music seem to practically override the two, creating direct songs with efficiency and elegance that do not rely on backing tracks and leave room for improvisation and chance. In 2021, Olicía released their debut album "Liquid Lines" - a double album contrasting each song in two very different versions. Since then, they have released solo albums (in June) and band projects (NOUK, cocotá) on their own label o-cetera. They have been part of the live band of Sophie Hunger, released music with Dota Kehr and Kat Frankie, and contributed a song to the soundtrack of Robert Gwisdek's (Käptn Peng) directorial debut, "Der Junge, dem die Welt gehört." In 2023 and 2024, they developed and performed music for two multimedia performances by Jasmine Ellis Projects. Currently, the two tour alongside Olicía as part of Kat Frankie's B O D I E S collective. In November 2024, their second album "Out of the Blue" will be released. While "Liquid Lines" explored the boundaries of individual songs, "Out of the Blue" is an attempt to view their own art form anew, connecting their music through dialogue and exchange with other art disciplines.
We are very pleased to present these two fantastic bands in Hall 424 on October 30th. It will surely be a very special evening that you should not miss. ** In addition to regular tickets, there are also Solidarity Tickets for people who cannot afford the regular concert ticket. If you would like to support and can afford a Solidarity Ticket, we appreciate your purchase of a Supporter Ticket. For each Supporter Ticket sold, a Solidarity Ticket is unlocked and allows a person to attend the concert who might not otherwise have been able to.

Highlights

• Debut album "Hands / Trees" and new album "Visions"
• Live performance by Leipzig indie-folk band Almost Twins
• Unique sound diversity with saxophone and Wurlitzer

General Information

Almost Twins, an indie-folk band from Leipzig, presents their new music at a concert in Hall 424 in Hamburg. The band has already made a name for itself with their debut album and is supported by a talented producer.

Location

Stockmeyerstraße 43, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

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