In the organizer's words:
If everything looks like light even though it's raining, you've probably landed at KALK¥L
have landed. The band from Mannheim makes psychedelic indie soul with a warm analog sound, fuzzy guitars
sound, fuzzy guitars, polyphonic vocals and a tendency towards melancholy that always
always has hope in mind.
KALK¥L was founded in 2020 by Tom Woschitz and Phil Sodemann. Both work
songwriting-based - with a focus on emotional clarity, texture and atmosphere. Produced
in close collaboration with Michael Nowatzky (The Kii, among others). The songs are
clearly constructed and memorable - yet there is still room for breaks, detours and intuition. Live
the project grows with the band into an open, vibrating body of sound. At selected
Tom and Phil also present KALK¥L in its original guise at selected shows - with 12-
string acoustic guitar, melodica and lots of effervescent energy.
In 2022, the first EP Lazy Sunday Tapes was released - written, recorded and
produced in the living room. The lo-fi soaked tracks laid the foundation for the sound
today's sound: soulful, raw, direct. The release was featured on Bandcamp as "New &
Notable" and received airplay on FluxFM and Deutschlandfunk Nova.
In 2024, the collaboration EP Only Way To Catch Me with French artist
artist Laventure spent six weeks in the FM4 charts. This was followed by placements on Spotify
Fresh Finds GSA and Apple Music editorials as well as live performances, including on RadioEins. After
international shows in 2023/24 - including in France, Belgium and Austria - KALK¥L will
KALK¥L will play support for Steaming Satellites in 2025 and celebrate a show highlight at the Maifeld Derby.
highlight at the Maifeld Derby.
The new EP Outrunning Raindrops will be released in November 2025 - produced by Michael
Nowatzky, mastered by Zino Mikorey (Parcels, Alice Phoebe Lou), with a feature by the psych-rock band Spiral Drive.
psych-rock band Spiral Drive
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