This year, the Elevate Festival will once again serve as a platform for the local music scene. In addition to international guests, numerous local acts will entertain the crowd. Graz will be a lively playground for the most exciting new discoveries in our country. Flysch and seventeen eleven are the two latest live acts to be added to the programme.

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Programme at Forum Stadtpark | 29.02.24

From 23:00 - Radian (AT)

There is hardly a better-known experimental band in this country. With Martin Brandlmayr on drums and electronics, Martin Siewert on guitar and electronics, and John Norman on bass, they are three of Vienna's independent scene's finest. Listening to the album "Distorted Rooms", released this year on Thrill Jockey, it becomes clear why. The wealth of tonal nuances and the dynamic, extremely precise playing of these three exceptional musicians are astonishing. With their new release, the three of them venture into more melodic, atmospheric realms than usual in a confident and serene manner.

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From 00:00 - Isabella Forciniti (IT/AT)

The Vienna-based Italian musician and composer is considered one of the country's most outstanding modular synth artists. The signals she filters out of the device are restless and unconventional. It almost sounds as if they are living beings that are in constant dialogue with Forciniti. Full of tension, Forciniti's eccentric, experimental compositions move between the poles of control and loss of control, the sensuality of instinctive and the serenity of analytical listening.

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From 01:00 - Manisdron (JP)

Manisdron is synonymous with Hi Energy. With his solo project, Japanese musician, producer and drummer Takafumi Okada delivers a rebellious, raw sound that sparks and sparkles. The techno-tribal drums played live by Okada with extreme precision move as if they were an organism. They sway upwards on spun-off acid synths and are combined with Japanese cyber vocals. Okada's releases on L.I.E.S. demonstrate a love of experimentation, consistency and uncompromisingness. And the whole thing is fun to listen to, by the way.