EASTBOUND AND DOWN
With pulsating synthesizers and a blistering light show KÅRP put a darkly shimmering crown on last year’s Viva Sounds Festival in December, before we closed shop and went into hibernation. Now they’re heading out to spread their well renowned death-disco into new territory as Hungarian festival Fekete Zaj awaits in August.
KÅRP rarely ventures outside the dark club scene. But with their first outdoors show in the bag, sharing stage with Jonathan Johansson and GERD at Wine Mechanics in Gothenburg earlier this summer, they are now gearing up to take on Hungary.
– We’re really looking forward to it. It’s fun to get some recognition from the heavier scene and not be counted out as being too pop. Our releases always gets good response from the east part of Europe, so it’s great to finally be able to play there. We of course hope for a later time slot to take advantage of the darkness, but either way we got some tricks up our sleeve, says
guitarist Tobias Trollsjö.
Fresh off the press they’re bringing with them brand new merch made in collaboration with artist Staffan Larsson for their first appearance on the Hungarian scene. But even though being their first show out east, it’s far from their first rodeo in Hungary.
– I have an odd relationship with Hungary, really. Me and Anders in the band have hitchhiked through the country, I’ve celebrated my birthday there two times, and also biked halfway through it with a bike I bought from a local thrift shop. I’ve always been fascinated with the east side of Europe, and all roads kinda leads there when you’re traveling about. With all underground culture and splendor of the grand cities it’s a great place, he says.
In stark contrast to the darkness KÅRP often wallows in Tobias became a father earlier this year, which quite naturally saw the band strained on time. But no time wasted as they have new music and a new mindset for the future.
– We love releasing new music, but making albums is a whole lot of work. Everything we do is made with a grand artistic intent, which is extremely time consuming. So we’ve slowly kinda gone back to our roots of focusing on singles. That way we can connect with our audience on a more regular basis, and it’s just a workflow we enjoy more, says Tobias.
KÅRP will play Fekete Zaj on Saturday 17th, and the festival runs Thursday to Monday with a solid line-up for the whole thinkg, more info via links below:
FEKETE ZAJ - OFFICIAL SITE
FEKETE ZAJ - IG
FEKETE ZAJ - Event