Friday, November 18, 2011

Almost There present: Xeno & Oaklander

Almost There go on with their interview assaults this season and this time their victims are Xeno &Oaklander.

almost_there_xeno_oaklanderSotiris Ps met Liz Wendelbo and Sean McBride in Berlin, right before their live show in KingKong Klub, in terms of their european tour and their latest album "Sets & Lights" which was released on October 11 by Wierd Records.

New Yorkers Xeno & Oaklander, are on of the most popular groups of minimal wave, cold wave and synth pop and maybe the most important group of Wierd Records. They talked with Almost There about their influences, life in Brooklyn, critics, collaborations with other artists, their visits in Europe and their future plans.

They also revealed which greek groups they love as well as details of their everyday routine besides synths...
'Cos synths will rule the world...

Almost There and Xeno & Oaklander, on  Saturday October 11 | 18.00 - 20.00 GR time,
on air at WaveRadio.gr...Tune in!!!

Χeno & Oaklander:
Xeno and Oaklander are based in Brooklyn, NY. They began writing music in 2004. Miss Liz Wendelbo is French / Norwegian and Sean McBride is from Maryland.
They record their songs live in their studio and play analogue synthesizers and instruments exclusively. They have toured Europe and the West Coast extensively, and they have played on the East Coast in music venues, lofts and festivals, and have also performed at SF Moma, PS1 Warm Up, Miami Art Basel,
the Zürich Kunsthalle and the New Museum in New York.
Read more:

watch "The Starcase" on vimeo: http://vimeo.com/24845018

Tuesday, November 15, 2011