Pretty Lightning

Germany-based psych-blues trio Pretty Lightning are now on their sixth full-length, have toured around the UK and Europe on numerous occasions and shared stages with the likes of Moon Duo, Clinic, Kikagaku Moyo, Kadavar and
Night Beats, among many others. The duo tick off a long list of influences – from 60s psych and delta blues through to experimental rock and drone – and the end product is a throbbing blues psychedelic gloop that collides with the communal vibe of some of their Krautrock forefathers. As often as their sound is indeed full to the brim with crunch, swagger and feedback, Pretty Lightning are also just capable of easing off on that oft-abused accelerator and dealing in something more far hypnotic and drone-like. Fried guitars melt into hazy soundscapes and play angular and repetitive melodies along gritty plodding drums and gooey loops of keys and bells.

Liquid Lies

Hailing from Saarbrücken, Germany, all started when songwriter & frontman Kai Barbian (guitar, vox) got his mates Jean-Marc Gerhards (drums) and Pascal Schmolenzky (bass) together and that’s their

story… well, not exactly… a liquid lie: Originally they started as a four piece, but 60 days prior to their first gig, they lost their good mate and incredible lead guitarist to real life and work – that kind of stuff. Now

suddenly as a trio, they regroup and rewrite their entire setlist in a fever rush of weeks, shaping their songs, sound and swagger, finally culminating in an explosive sold-out debut show that exceeded

everyone’s expectations – even their mum and dad’s!