Tuvaband

In the organizer's words:

Within seven years, Tuva Hellum Marschhäuser aka Tuvaband has released four albums, two EPs and a collaboration with the supergroup New Age Doom. In this time, Tuvaband has reached 40 million streams on Spotify and received two nominations for the Norwegian Grammy, including for their previous album.

Sure, many indie musicians work hard and tirelessly to hone their skills, but few to the same extent as the Norwegian singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Tuva, who lives in Oslo, writes all her own songs, plays almost all the instruments on her recordings and produces and mixes her tracks. She also releases her band's music on her own label.

Now Tuvaband is about to release her fifth album, Seven Ways of Floating, on October 24th. The album's artfully arranged, floating soundscapes give listeners a safe haven away from a chaotic and crazy world.

Seven Ways of Floating begins with the eponymous title track, which combines a delicate ambient sound, lo-fi beats and Tuva's dreamy vocals. Both thematically and sonically, "Seven Ways of Floating" sets the tone for the eleven-song album with its impressionistic lyrics. Some haunting lines read: The moon is hanging low and I hear whispers of a sedative breeze/I'm here to reap all the sensations that I can seize/I walk in silence to hear if my heart still beats/I've longed for this night coming back to these empty and familiar streets.

"I've always liked the idea of starting over. It allows me to mentally close an old chapter and get a blank sheet of paper with space for whatever I want to fill it with. Sometimes I'm unsure of where I'm going, but I know I need to go in a different direction. That's what this song is about. These were the first lyrics I wrote for the new album. They feel like an introduction to its themes and sound."

In cooperation with Schön Kultur e.V. and with the kind support of the Cultural Office of the City of Mainz

Price information:

on a donation basis (recommendation 10 €)