Known as the industrial heart of Austria, the 'Steel City' Linz is home to the influential yearly media art festival 'Ars Electronica' and its associated museum AEC. The city's electronic music scene has been shaped by idiosyncratic activists such as Wolfgang 'Fadi' Dorninger or Didi Bruckmayr or, at the more commercial end of the spectrum, Eric Fischer, whose 'Danube Rave' party series has to be given credit for its significant influence on the region's techno scene.
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A true son of Austria's 'Steel City' Linz, Didi Bruckmayr has received accolades as a video artist, actor and performer. He is however best know as the charismatic front man for the bands Fuckhead and Wipeout. A well-mannered intellectual in real life, he transforms into an animalistic performance machine once on stage, impressing...
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Wipeout have been described as the 'Pet Shop Boys from Hell' or 'Amanda Lear on Testosterone' but to capture the essence of this band, they have to be witnessed live in all their sweaty glory. Fronted by vocalist and performer Didi Bruckmayr and sonically supported by electronic music veteran Wolfgang Dorninger and drummer Ddkern,...
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Ritornell is the project of young Austrian composers Richard Eigner and Roman Gerold. While Gerold is a trained jazz pianist, Eigner has made his mark as a sound artist, but has also contributed as a drummer to various productions, such as Patrick Wolf's...
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