Raderkraft | Eye | Blakaut [nowa.αtena.06]

NOWA ATENA presents: Eye // avant-garde / synth-pop from Rennes (FR) Raderkraft // minimal / synth-wave from Amsterdam (NL) Blakaut // cold electronics from Athens (GR) + dj-sets: Nowa Atena team At its sixth gathering, the Nowa Atena collective kicks off the festive season with a multi-layered evening of escalating intensity – from avant-garde to crescendo. EYE is the musical project of Laurène Exposito, an artist based in France. Laurène has been releasing her EYE records since 2015, and she is performing in Athens for the first time. Her sound is almost cinematic - a distinctive blend of minimal wave, synth-pop, experimentation, and atmospheric textures. EYE takes us into a silk-covered dreamworld, at once mad and serene, sounding like a breeze and a blast at the same time. Bedtime stories or lucid nightmares? You decide. Raderkraft is the minimal synth/electro project of Willem Stinissen from Amsterdam. The name means “rotational power,” and his lavish lyrics explore alienation and the turbulence of modern life. In live shows, he combines analog synths and drum machines with sharp sounds, repetitive motifs and melodies. Active from 2016 in the Netherlands’ underground synthwave scene, he has performed at festivals and clubs across Europe and is performing to Athens for the first time. Blakaut was born in 2017 in Athens by A.X. His sound moves through cold electronic landscapes, inspired by life in the capital. To date, he has released nine full albums on cassette and vinyl and has performed in multiple cities across Greece. He will present his minimalist sonic explorations in an electrifying live set.