BOOKING: ninze.okaxy.syndicat@gmail.com
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Over nearly a decade, NINZE & OKAXY established a significant and experimental sound which they also call 'Ketapop' by creating a spherical, yet melancholic atmosphere with a distinctive deepness and complex sound patterns. Noises from out of space and moving baselines stirring up the creatures who got lost in the duos slow sound, taking the audience to places where they haven’t been before and leaving them in gentle confusion. As part of the Laut&Luise family and doing their magic at their other live project Wide Awake, NINZE & OKAXY got to enchant the crowds all around Europe and from South to North America. Not only did the dyad gather impressions and inspiration from their various trips but also by working together with other artists such as Dwig, Christoph Schwarzwälder, Mira, Feathered Sun, Canson and Oceanvs Orientalis, constantly developing their sound to continue their musical journey. Since 2017 Ninze & Okaxy started their own event series called: 'Together' which is today on of the biggest parties of the Leipzig.
Furthermore they are were part of "Lush Life" and the “In Höchsten Höhen“ Crew, which are responsible for many memorable electronic parties & festivals around Leipzig in Germany.

since may 2012

'So Much It Hurts' out now! http://po.st/SoMuchItHurts
Listen to 'Play it on my Radio': http://lnk.to/Playitonmyradio

Soaring freely above genres, occasionally diving into one or the other, Malin Dahlström and Gustaf Karlöf make music together as Niki & The Dove. The foundation for the collaboration is a profound love and respect for music that gives both members a hunger for the exploration of new music.

Malin and Gustaf was first brought together in Gothenburg where they played together in different bands before forming Niki & The Dove in 2010 and releasing the debut single “DJ, Ease My Mind”. As a song that tells the story of what a simple pop track can do to a human, it was a fitting introduction to the band’s outlook on the beauty of music. The songs were there before the band united, and what happened after the formation seemed like the logical progression.

The following full length album, Instinct, came one year later and consisted of chosen parts from the EP:s and previously unreleased tunes that landed Niki & The Dove a nomination for the prestigious BBC Sound of 2012.

Four years after Instinct another Niki & The Dove album was released. Under the title Everybody’s Heart Is Broken Now, thirteen pop songs are gathered, taking off from a song writing tradition where melody and the craft is focused upon. Among the tracks are the singles “Play It On My Radio” and “So Much It Hurts”, two songs that bring to mind yearning eyes meeting across a dark dance floor. As inspiration for the sound, Malin and Gustaf kept certain catchwords in mind during the creation of the record. Two of those were “Dance Romance” and “Bladerunner Disco”, fitting nicely onto the romantically futuristic album. Starting with one foot in days passed Niki & The Dove aspire to step into the future, holding the music they love near to them wherever they may go. The finished product takes what started with “DJ, Ease My Mind” in 2010 a step forward. If Instinct covered everything that happened before the formation of Niki & The Dove, Everybody´s Heart Is Broken Now is a divination regarding what is yet to come.

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|| intelligent dance music ||
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|| past ||
| ? - rio de janeiro (BR)
| 8 bitow - poznan (PL)
| anomalie - berlin (DE)
| bahnwaerter thiel - munich (DE)
| berghain kantine - berlin (DE)
| birgit & bier - berlin (DE)
| brunnen70 - berlin (DE)
| beate uwe - berlin (DE)
| chalet club - berlin (DE)
| czar hagestolz - berlin (DE)
| das lokal - wroclaw (PL)
| fluc - wien (AT)
| g64 - copenhagen (DK)
| glasfabrik - berlin (DE)
| hallen i skoven - copenhagen (DK)
| ipse - berlin (DE)
| JK - berlin (DE)
| kabinett - frankfurt am main (DE)
| kaschemme - basel (CH)
| kapitel - bern (CH)
| kater blau - berlin (DE)
| kater holzig - berlin (DE)
| kauz - zurich (CH)
| keller - berlin (DE)
| klunkerkranich - berlin (DE)
| kosmonaut - berlin (DE)
| levedlva - moscow (RUS)
| lighthouse - amsterdam (NL)
| loftus hall - berlin (DE)
| maze - berlin (DE)
| mensch meier - berlin (DE)
| moloch - hamburg (DE)
| naherholung sternchen - berlin (DE)
| paradise birds - jena (DE)
| peilhorn - berlin (DE)
| planetarium - leipzig (DE)
| radion - amsterdam (NL)
| rummelsbucht - berlin (DE)
| ritter butzke - berin (DE)
| salon zur wilden renate - berlin (DE)
| schron - posen (PL)
| sisyphos - berlin (DE) 
| sternstunde - berlin (DE)
| tal der verwirrung - berlin (DE)
| trackers - sao paulo (BR)
| voll schoen - berlin (DE)
| weißer hase - berlin (DE)
| yaam - berlin (DE)
| z-bau -  nuernberg (DE)
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| bucht der träumer festival (DE)
| castello festival (PL)
| distortion festival (DK)
| fusion festival (DE)
| feel festival (DE)
| frühlingsfest (DE)
| garbicz festival (PL)
| gloulash festival  (HR)
| mandala festival (NL)
| moyn moyn festival (DE)
| monis rache festival (DE)
| oewerall festival (DE)
| sa terza metari festival (IT)
| voodoohop festival (BR)
| wilde möhre festival (DE)
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thanks to everyone for influencing me just the way you do.
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|| booking inquiries ||
booking@talderverwirrung.de
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|| for general contact ||
struppie@talderverwirrung.de
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Bookings: shumi@undundbooking.com
Management: chris@tro.de 

Bryan Kessler is a poet and musician from Cologne, Germany. Head of Do The Taboo - Mixing and Mastering Engineer and owner of The Factory Cologne. Not every release is on SoundCloud.

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