Interviews

The endless stream of electronic bands from Germany seems to never end and on the darkwave, gothic, synthpop and futurepop scenes there are numerous bands facing the struggle of standing out in the crowd of electronic acts, yet to be discovered to get their timeslot in the spotlight. Osnabrück darkwave and electropop band Alphamay is certainly one of those bands …

With influences of the 1960s and the golden age of psychedelic rock however fused into a modern mix of stoner rock and bits and pieces of grunge, Birth of Joy swings the psychedelic hammer into the 2010s and skillfully find the “psychedelic authenticity” of the sixties on their new album “Hyper Focus”. Messed!Up’s editor, marked by the psychedelic rock imprint …

Every decade or so, a wave of young bands comes charging out of the soggy, overcast United Kingdom and ricochets around the globe, recalibrating how we listen to rock music and charting a course for the next ten years. Established music media such as Pitchfork, NME and Rolling Stone create endless lists of new and upcoming bands from the UK …

Catching up with the current incarnation of former dark goth rockers Klimt 1918 from Italy almost twenty years after their formation, was going to be an affair focused to the changing sound, the Italian underground scene and the connection between music and art. Messed!Up met up with Francesco Conte and founding member Paolo Soellner after their show at Hafenklang in …

Swedish electropunkers Bondage Fairies on Hamburg based label Audiolith launch their tour at Hafenklang in the heart of the Hamburg fish market district. Famous for their high energy shows and devoted fans the unknown members met up with Messed!Up to chat about secret identities, chiptunespunk music and being stalked by Russian fans. Bondage Fairies have been in the record collection …

Franck Hueso is on tour under his alter ego Carpenter Brut and with his new album “Leather Teeth”. The king of syntwave returns on stage with an astonishing live show coated in a perfect mix of 80s horror film clips, harsh electronic synth lines and with metalhead attitude. Messed!Up spoke with the mythical French synthwave star about his roots on …