Tickets für SMILE (post-punk, kln) & BED (shoegaze dreampop postpunk, bln) 17.11.23 in Berlin, Schokoladen

little league shows & dq agency prsnt:

SMILE / post-punk, kln
bandofsmiles.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/smilebandsmile 

& BED / shoegaze dream-pop post-punk, bln, bretford recs
bedofficial.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/bbbbbbeeeeeedddddd

at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. pre-sale tickets available --> https://vvk.link/2rc24ds 

aftershow: dj jonny tiernan aka acidgold (lola magazine/exberliner) plays disco-punk
soundcloud.com/acidgoldberlin 

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In its most punk-cliché, SMILE results from suppressed anger and grief – experiencing a highly differentiated modern world that is causing the pressure to perform a variety of roles while staying physically and mentally healthy. These conditions result in permanently overstressed subjects longing for active recreation and rapid recovery. That’s why SMILE is such an accurate concept for this band: it symbolizes a modern imperative to keep up appearances while your skin is on fire and represents a decision to face this world we’ve alienated from with an ironic attitude.

SMILE is not limited to expressing anger or channeling socially embedded emotions. It’s just as much a bridging of various music genres into a concise and idiosyncratic but ridiculous style. Their EP debut, I Hate It Here, introduces the listeners to their mirage of sounds.

SMILE comprises Lars, Marius, Max, Rubee, and Sebastian. The Cologne-based band came together in Bonn, running into each other at the same concerts and eventually realizing that they have a common ground with the music they love.

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BED is a Berlin based band founded by Argentinian bass player Sol Astolfi and Chilean vocalist Nicolás Astorga in 2021. After initial experimentation and writing sessions, they invited German guitarist Ema Schiller to join. At its core, BED is a queer musical project, with a sound rooted in shoegaze, dream pop and post punk. Their lyrics are sad and sexual, weaving together threads of both vulnerability and desire, producing a body of work that challenges normative creative expression. This is exemplified in the vocalizations, which are intentionally gender ambiguous, representing a fluid identity throughout the album.



Inspired by musicians such as Liz Harris (Grouper), Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Courtney Love (Hole) and Bowery Electric, the band winds together iconic elements of the 90s scene, layered with ambient and influenced by the Berlin rave scene. On the upcoming release, BED collaborated with electronic music producer Cybermission, who contributed drums and synth on the first single. EVERYTHING HURTS, the introductory track to the intimate glistening universe of BED is an angelic cry for help: a swan song to save a breaking relationship or to repair a broken heart.