AA–Legrand is the moniker of Berlin-based producer Simeon Loth.
After several years of roaming Berlin’s Indie-Folk scene, playing in various local bands like The New Madness and Samuel Breuer; recording for artists like Alice Rose, Roemer and many more he turned to producing his own music in 2019. It started in his bedroom with a 2012 MacBook and borrowed gear from friends, just aimlessly messing around with sounds for the sheer joy of exploring new sonic territory. The release of his debut EP 'Pacific' was followed by a genre bending collaboration with Jovid and another one with Miki Xu. 
AA–Legrand’s sound takes classic Indie-Folk influences from Bon Iver and Novo Amor and enriches it with a touch of electronic vibes from James Blake and Apparat. Hushed vocals, wide open spaces and lush ambiences are the main elements to this newcomer’s music.

Electronic Music label founded by EFÍMERO and VAKURI for Artistic expression of different cultures

Daniel Maalman a.k.a Polymer is an artist obsessed with sound in the broadest sense. From a young age Daniel was tinkering with computers and disassembling devices around the house to look how they worked. From the age of thirteen he started making electronic music with computers and tapedecks. Later, in art academy, his passion for sound evolved into building large installations, merging technology and sound, showing his sound obsession in an art context. 

Since many years Daniel moves back and forth between the world of electronic music, playing his music productions in parties and festivals as Polymer, and the world of sound art, exhibiting his creations as art installations. In the last years he has created collaborative ‘exhibition concerts’, with his project Foundscape Orchestra, where he makes musical compositions using industrial buildings, materials and objects as a sound source. These two worlds in which Daniels projects exist, sometimes collide and overlap, and sometimes run parallel to each other, but they always feed and inspire one another. 

Through his projects, Daniel wants to immerse the audience in a world of sound, where they can catch a glimpse of another world outside the mundane, and motivate them to playfully explore their inner universe.

Go to www.thepolymerexperience.com for contact, links and materials!

Daniel is based in the Netherlands. For other projects besides Polymer / The Polymer Experience check www.danielmaalman.com

Portrait black & white photo by Willem-Jan Mengerink

Normen Hood creates an unmistakable atmosphere that unleashes unimagined energy and emotions in the audience. With his palpable passion for driving beats, infectious melodies and emotional breaks, he captivates the crowd and takes them on an unforgettable journey.
His passion has already taken him to legendary clubs and festivals such as Hive, Bagatelle, Chat:eau, Au Revoir, Openair St.Gallen and many more.
He also inspires as a producer with his powerful and innovative sound, which has been released on renowned labels such as Endangered, Hive Audio and Casomat.

Record label by @miguel-payda
Since 2013 we share our concept, now it's time for our sound to know no borders. Unclassified music, only exposed to our feeling. 
demos@metricamusic.com

From the start, Son Lux has operated as something akin to a sonic test kitchen. The Academy Award® and BAFTA-nominated band strives to question deeply held assumptions about how music is made and reconstruct it from a molecular level. What began as a solo project for founder Ryan Lott expanded in 2014, thanks to a kinship with Ian Chang and Rafiq Bhatia too strong to ignore. The trio strengthened their chemistry and honed their collective intuition while creating, releasing, and touring six recordings, including Brighter Wounds (2018) and triple album Tomorrows (2021). The result is a carefully cultivated musical language rooted in curiosity and balancing opposites that largely eschews genre and structural conventions. And yet, the band remains audibly indebted to iconoclastic artists in soul, hip-hop, and experimental improvisation who themselves carved new paths forward. 

Distilling these varied influences, Son Lux searches for equilibrium of raw emotional intimacy and meticulous electronic constructions. Son Lux scored A24’s Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once for which they were nominated for two Academy Awards and a BAFTA. The full score album features new collaborations with Mitski, David Byrne, Randy Newman, and Moses Sumney, among others.

he came out of his mother's womb naked, crying, and playing records. now mostly found in clubs, he's still playing records but only sometimes naked and crying.

label owner @casomatberlin
1/2 of @thea-schtu
contact: me@schtu.de

FUTURE treasure-hunting ❥
26.04.25 Kauz, Zürich w/ Down To Earth
10.05.25 ODD, Masada, Milan
16.05.25 b2b UREM @ JK, Berlin
22.05.25 Süß war gestern, Berlin
24.05.25 Birgit, Berlin *as VALE
06.06.25 NTP Festival, Neue Spitzmühle
28.06.25 🚀🚀
19.07.25 Birgit, Berlin w/ Deep Tales x RUND
27.07.25 tba
02.08.25 tba, Berlin
29.08.25 Burningstone Festival, Brandenstein
30.08.25 Schwing & Stampf Festival, Luzern
28.09.25 Oewersausen gART.n Season Closing @ Block1, Gaswerksiedlung, Berlin *as VALE

BOOKING: booking@diladi.de

PAST treasure hunting 
11.04.25 Serafin Sinfonia Podcast Release
30.03.25 Magician on Duty Podcast Release
22.03.25 Sisyphos, Berlin *as VALE
28.02.25 M01, Berlin *as VALE
17.01.25 The Naked Tea Party at Studio dB, Berlin
10.01.25 Beate Uwe, Berlin
29.12.24 Renate, Berlin *
28.12.24 fi, Köln w/ Tiefgang
25.12.24 b2b Nico Tober w/ WDLNDS, Hildesheim
20.12.24 b2b Siru @ Beate Uwe, Berlin
08.12.24 Beate Barfuß, Berlin
07.12.24 Kauz, Zürich
06.12.24 Kiosk, Luzern *
22.11.24 Frieda's Büxe, Zürich
16.11.24 Neubad, Luzern *as VALE
09.11.24 Bahnwärter Thiel, München *as VALE
02.11.24 Sisyphos, Berlin *as VALE
26.10.24 Culture Box, Copenhagen
15.09.24 Renate, Berlin
06.09.24 Mystic Creatures Festival, Poland
01.09.24 gART.n, Berlin
24.08.24 Intaktogene Invites, Birgit, Berlin
24.08.24 About Blank w/ Kes, Berlin *as VALE
16.08.24 Bucht der Träumer*, Helenesee *as VALE
10.08.24 Cosy Festival, Schloss Dornburg
08.08.24 Madfest Crete, Chania, Crete, Greece
26.07.24 Mit Dir Festival, Klingemühle
20.07.24 Am Bach Festival, Switzerland *as VALE
06.07.24 Nagoat, Castelveccana, Italy w/ sunfish collective
15.06.24 Kiosk, Luzern w/ Kulturkonsumenten
08.06.24 b2b paqueta at gARTn., Berlin w/ Sumpfkruege
01.06.24 b2b Söriös at Abstrakt, Berlin w/ Mystic Creatures
18.05.24 blixit Label Night at 60hz, Berlin
30.04.24 Birgit, Berlin *as VALE
30.04.24 Festsaal Kreuzberg w/ Mystic Creatures
07.04.24 Beate Barfuß, Berlin
06.04.24 Abstrakt Berlin w/Mystic Creatures
08.03.24 Club Colima, Cdmx w/ womxn & Colectivo Morfema
02.03.24 Resonar @ Casa Lucerna, Cdmx w/ Downtempo Mexico
23.02.24 Voodoo Mamma, Puebla, Mexico
07.01.24 Kater Blau, Berlin *as VALE

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☼ 𝜹𝜼𝝀𝜶𝜹𝜼 ☽ 
genre-fusion: from down- to midtempo to slow-rave to dark disco

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darker, faster; bouncy psytech/dark melodic & peak techno c:

・deep, bouncy and dark・

[ δηλαδή; Whilst combining dreamy, yet often hypnotic melodies with a driving beat, deep basslines and a touch of dark and progressive; creating tension is always part of her storytelling. With her playful approach of mixing tempo and genres, you could say, no matter what set she is playing, she is always taking you on a roller coaster. It could be described as music to sink into, while at the same time allowing to rise, as a set progresses... 

As VALE she has an output for her love of dark melodic/peak techno and psy-techno. It's all about tense, dark melodic sets, characterized by dynamics and a substantial pinch of psy. ]

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Ich schlag’ die Brücke zwischen langsam und schnell, ich bewege mich voller Energie nach vorn und blick’ schelmisch mit einem Grinsen zurück. Mit einem Zwinkern frage ich dich: ..kommst du mit? ♡ 

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✦ treasure chest ✦

Sisyphos 
Kater Blau 
Watergate
Renate 
w/ VARIETY & Freudentaumel &  DEEP TALES
Birgit 
The Naked Tea Party
Mensch Meier
w/ Mystic Creatures & FEMQUENCY
Abstrakt
Berliner Techno Zähne
://about blank w/ Kes, Berlin 
Beate Barfuß / Beate Uwe 
gART.n w/ Oewerall & Sumpfkrüge
Klunkerkranich 
JK/Greife
M.01
Station Endlos, Halle
Bahnwärter Thiel, München
Fi, Köln w/ Tiefgang
Rakete, Nürnberg 
Festsaal Kreuzberg w/ Mystic Creatures
Marktlokal Club w/ Holy Brunch
OXI w/ Krach vom Fach
60hz w/ blixit
Amt/Zone Zero, Berlin w/ Krach vom Fach
AVA Club
Velvet Monkeys Club w/ Hauptgang 
Anita Berber
Minimal Bar  
Alte Mälzerei, Regensburg 
Bar am Ende der Welt, Köln w/ Tiefgang
Kufa Hildesheim w/ Konception/Katahaifisch
JAZ Rostock w/ Endrave
MVZ Wagner, Jena w/ Sonntagstratsch

FESTIVALS 

Bucht der Träumer*, Helenesee 
Mystic Creatures Festival, Poland
Mit Dir Festival, Klingemühle
Am Bach Festival, Switzerland 
Entropie Festival, Niedergörsdorf
CoSy Festival, Schloss Dornburg
Glacis Openair, Magdeburg w/ Love Foundation
Keep Yourself Festival, Steinbach-Hallenberg
Buschtanz Festival, Flugplatz Tutow 
Madfest, Crete
Castlefest, Crete

VIENNA
Fluc+Fluc Wanne w/ Im Freudentaumel & Praterrakete
Kramladen
Semmelweisklinik 

CH
Kauz, Zürich
Frieda's Büxe, Zürich
Am Bach Festival
Neubad, Luzern 
Kiosk, Luzern 
Hotelbar, Zürich 

IT
Nagoat, Lago Maggiore, Italy w/ Sunfish Collective

DK
Culture Box, Copenhagen

CRETE, GR
Madfest @ Emprosneros
CastleFest Crete @ Castro Apteron, Chania
Southern Lights @ Fortuna Club, Sougia
Vazaki, Chania
Pearl Cavo, Paleochora
Politexnio Kritis, Chania
Room, Chania

MX
Resonar @ Casa Lucerna, Cdmx
Club Colima, Cdmx w/ WOMXN & Morfema
Voodoo Mamma, Puebla
Live on Radio28, Puebla

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