REEPERBAHNFESTIVAL 2025 HONEY I'M HOME, LUMI, COLLIGNON, REALLY GOOD TIME, SLATE, MAX BABY, ETTA MARCUS

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HONEY I'M HOME 2:30 - 3:00 PM Presented by: Dutch Music Export Even before they release a single song, Sofie Ooteman (vocals, guitar), Thom Schotanus (vocals, guitar), Jasper Meurs (drums), Hugo de Groot (guitar) and Evelien Keesmaat (bass) have already managed to secure a signing with the well-known concert promoter FKP Scorpio. One listen and you'll immediately understand why: with their hopeful sound of shimmering indie guitars, dream pop and shoegazy elements, the band possesses a number of qualities that are not often found in the accelerated streaming age. Songs like this year's first single "Wishful Thinking" demonstrate a special knack for grandiose harmonies that allow the band to sound simultaneously wistful yet positive. At joint shows with Hotline TNT, Goat Girl and The Buoys, they were also able to further develop their musical interplay and stage presence. The best conditions for their premiere here in Hamburg. LUMI 3:30 - 4:00 PM Presented by: Dutch Music Export Even though not much is known about Lumï yet, the Dutch duo has already attracted a lot of attention on social media and relevant streaming platforms. With just voice and guitar, the two young singer-songwriters create an incredibly intimate atmosphere with delicate two-part vocals and carefully crafted melodies that go straight to the ear and from there to the soul. Lumï is currently opening concerts across Europe for artists such as Abby Sage and MARO. With the latter, they also recorded the wonderful trio version of "We've Been Loving In Silence" at the end of last year, reaching hundreds of thousands of fans who are eagerly awaiting a first release. And that's exactly what's about to happen, as the duo's debut EP is in the final stages of preparation for a release later this year. The perfect time to celebrate their first German concert with us. COLLIGNON 4:30 - 5:00 PM Presented by: Dutch Music Export Vibes of free-spirited jam sessions purr through the air, a splash of Mediterranean jazz and the pulse of sweat-inducing afro beats drifts through your head while you're on the saddle, racing along the promenade - the sound of COLLIGNON is always summer, and that's a good thing. The Portuguese instrumental trio led by founder Jori Collignon blends psychedelic guitars with shimmering Farfisa grooves and breakneck percussion to create a mix of styles full of dynamism and energy. The sound of the project was already largely formulated on the debut "Lagoinha" (2022), largely provided by the brilliant drums of Gino Bombrini (Skip & Die) and the extensive string repertoire of Southeast Asia expert and guitarist Yves Lennertz (Yin Yin). With this year's successor "Bicicleta" (2025), however, the trio succeeds in making the ultimate declaration of love to the best means of transportation in the world: the bicycle. Where cycling becomes a journey into dreamy landscapes, where independence and freedom are two sides of the same handlebar, where the world opens up on a small and large scale, COLLIGNON provide the soundtrack for trips of all kinds. Live, a pulsating spectacle that cannot be described and can only be experienced. REALLY GOOD TIME 7.30 - 8.15 pm Loud, fast, fucked up and yet full of fun: Really Good Time have a name that is somehow inappropriate for these times, but bring the positive vibes to anyone who is willing to listen with their deeply grooving garage rock. With songwriting somewhere between the euphoric energy of U2, the indie sophistication of the Pixies and the production daring of LCD Soundsystem, the quartet from Dublin is a sound antidote to the madness of these days. Of course, that's what the band name means. The latest singles "Pension Fund" and "Scott Carson (2025)" also demonstrate that this band is more than ready for a debut album with impact qualities. They will be bringing the relevant material to Hamburg in September. So if you want to check out one of the upcoming Irish bands of the moment before the hypetrain leaves: here's your chance. SLATE 9:15 - 10 PM Presented by: Focus Wales Rarely does a band excite long-time fans of the genre and newcomers alike, while also capturing the fleeting zeitgeist. Slate not only accomplished this delicate feat last year with their debut EP "Deathless" (2024), but also earned themselves a reputation as an outstanding live combo from their hometown of Cardiff across the UK. The quartet pursues a dark iteration of vibrant post-punk that borrows with relish from the gothic rock of early Swans albums while recalling the darkly melancholic sound of Ireland's Fontaines D.C.. Nonetheless, Slate are their very own beast with their inimitable psychedelic fuzz and end-time poetry, which looks the trials and tribulations of these days in the ugly face. This is another reason why singer Jack Shepherd likes to recite his own poetry on stage between songs, which often lends him a touch of Jim Morrison - a comparison he is very aware of and knows how to play with with virtuosity. From the bars and clubs of Cardiff to a gig at the Great Escape Festival in Brighton, then the much-acclaimed late night show at Molotow here in Hamburg - now they're finally coming to us. MAX BABY 11:00 - 11:45 PM Presented by: Centre national de la musiqueWhat the France In the inhospitable no-man's land of postmodernism, where influences merge and shatter, between trashy fiction and bitter reality, Max Baby has found his sound. The self-taught multi-instrumentalist captures his inspirations at night, when all the glasses have been emptied and cigarette butts are the only remnants of once euphoric moments. But Max doesn't just listen to music, he sees it, feels it and inhabits it. He lives with synaesthesia, a neurological condition that blurs the boundaries between the senses. For him, sounds are transformed into colors, textures and spatial impressions. Each track becomes a physical space, an atmosphere that needs to be shaped. This sensory interplay creates a sound that feels like night, raw, deliberately unpolished. Last year, the first single "Hardcore" (2024) already demonstrated Max Baby's idiosyncratic style between new wave, neo-psychedelia and bass-heavy art rock - with the energy to fill clubs and headphones alike. His debut EP "Out Of Control, Into The Wall" (2024) captured a restless, unfiltered image of the existential state of Gen-Z. With the new single "I Can Do Anything", Max deepens the picture: a tense, melancholic track about self-doubt and the inability to let go, covered by a fragile sense of control. Like a modern dandy, Max Baby observes the state of his generation and translates the analysis into nocturnal songs that spring from his soul and speak to many. A synaesthetic production ace who has carved out his own niche in the massif of the contemporary music world and yet refrains from anaemic commercial ambitions. ETTA MARCUS 00:30 - 01:15 AM She sat down at a piano for the first time at the age of eight. At 10, she holds her first guitar in her hand. Between the vibrant Brixton jazz scene in South London and her father's well-stocked record shelves, an obsession awakens in Etta Marcus. From then on, music and music-making were part of her DNA, while bands such as Everything But The Girl, Mazzy Star and Gorillaz had an artistic impact that changed her life. The debut single 'Hide & Seek' (2021) attracted a cult following that would grow steadily from then on. After the first EP "View From The Bridge" (2022), she landed a deal with Polydor and combined the devotional tenor of her voice with accomplished songwriting that evoked memories of the cinematic inclination of Lana Del Rey or the emotional contrast of Phoebe Bridgers. Last year saw the release of "The Death Of Summer & Other Promises" (2024), her first longer studio work, which echoes the romantic indie odes of the 90s as well as the current Americana renaissance with all its longing and drama. So it's hardly surprising that they are already selling out one venue after another in London. Bittersweet pop in sepia that can set the most beautiful moments in life to music as well as the painful lows. This content has been machine translated.