SAALSCHUTZ und POPSIMONOVA

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SAALSCHUTZ Audiolith Records/Zurich

Saalschutz are Zurich based Musicians, DJs Flumroc, and M T Dancefloor. They are said to be one of the most relevant Electro/Pop/Rave Export from the Underground Scene in German speaking Europe. In a way they anticipated what later was called "NuRave" but without wearing those silly clothes and glasses. Their Live Shows are electrifying Techno with a Punk Rock Attitude, as if DJ Bobo had joined forces with the Sex Pistols to create some freaked out Euro-Rave-Extravaganza. Saalschutz don't use Laptops in Live Shows and they never did. They play actual Live-Instruments and tend to beat the hell out of their Synthesizers, Drum Machines and Samplers. Their lyrics are sometimes weird and try to be intelligent.

from the LP / CD "Das ist nicht mein Problem".

Video produced by DJ KEHRWOCHE

In the last few years Saalschutz played 400+ shows mostly in Germany, Switzerland and Austria but also in Holland, Czech Republic and in a stateless Elevator in Zurich’s legendary Dachkantine Club. They have a euphoric Underground-Fanbase in different spots all over the world and from different musical spectrums and also inspired other Musicians to start their own Electro-Projects. On the other hand, there are people who can't stand them at all. Saalschutz are usually nice guys but nevertheless got into fights with journalists who misquoted them or used unauthorised pictures of the band.

They were played by late John Peel in his BBC 1 Radio Show, they star in a comic book and will soon in a feature-documentary. Their Music is used in Movies and they had a leading role in a Puppet Play by Berlin based Electro-Riot-Girrrl-Goddess Räuberhöhle.

At the moment most of Saalschutz records are officially sold out and they're sometimes available on the internet for terribly high prices. The band is currently working on new material which will probably be more Distorted/Booty-House oriented but still melodic and definitely cheaper to get than the sold out stuff. Saalschutz played and play in Squats, Jet Set Clubs, Techno Discos, Living Rooms, Elevators, Theatres, etc. etc. They released Original Material and Remixes on Alpinechic, Audiolith, Desert Engine, Fear Section, Holzpop, L'Age D'Or, Megapeng, Rewika, Sony, Tochnit Aleph, Zick Zack, Zyx and others.

www.saalschutz.com
www.myspace.com/saalschutz

POPSIMONOVA Sisak

I live in Sisak and I'm active in the music scene since 2006, as one of founding members of the electro band Dekolaz (author of music), that performed many shows in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Europe, and also on the Exit festival in Novi sad, Elektrana stage (2007). 2008, after the break up of Dekolaz, I started my solo project Popsimonova. My live sets are performed with a laptop, synth and live vocals. My first solo release, „Obrisi“, is available on the new Enfant Terrible compilation, Radio Resistance.

Iza pseudonima Popsimonova krije se Lana Jastrevski, suosnivačica ugašenog dueta Dekolaž. Stilska ekspresija ovog projekta se zasniva na elektro zvuku sa primjesama industriala.Tamna marširajuća elektronika, te hladna mehanička forma, nastavak je na europsku elektronsku školu 80-ih.
Produkcijom se bavi od 2006.g; live act ukljucuje sint,vokal i laptop.

Kao uzore navodi Suicide i DAF.

Prvo izdanje nalazi se na novoj kompilaciji Enfant Terrible Radio Resistance (Nizozemska).

www.myspace.com/popsimonova