Right after two many years of festival Two in a row had to be canceled for a reason recognised to all, this 12 months from 5 to 7 August the songs and art festival returned to its usual site in Līgatne, Ratniekos. This happened for the twelfth time. Two in a rowas normal, it introduced alongside one another followers of a lot more or less choice new music, giving a cocktail of genres: on 5 levels you could listen to nearly all the things, from the thunderous expressions of experimental music to relaxed choral new music.
More potential should really be sought
Good Nature has usually been a competition with a refreshingly diverse approach to our other flagships in this field, and this 12 months it could be witnessed when again. The festival’s trademark is a thoroughly chosen method: performers you should not choose the phase to fill their wallets and sing normal phrases when dressed in beautiful dresses. Having said that, in contrast to the festivals of former many years, this year’s atmosphere seemed a lot less billed. The motive for this could be the body and social expertise hardened through the pandemic, but I started to sense that the pageant may possibly be much less ambitious right after the artists introduced. Heaps of bands and solo artists we’ve listened to this year In very good character, have already develop into practically an integral section of the festival. It has both equally execs and downsides, but it would be good to welcome artists who would give the pageant added electrical power and allow us to see yet another of the infinite prisms of tunes. Even the alternative of practically not like rap in the composition of the members appeared a little bit mistaken, albeit Two in a row in no way succumbed to worldwide trends, he would undoubtedly have been designed additional glamorous by an alternate rap functionality.
This would not alter the point that Two in a row it is however Latvia’s most multifaceted audio competition. Already Friday night on the most significant phase – Lāča – following the legend of punk new music PND This year’s major guest artist German DJ Westbam (Maximilians Lencs) alongside with Eastbam (Roberts Gobziņš) performed. They supplied an energetic DJ established in the very best traditions of the genre for a lot more than two hrs and permitted to immerse by themselves in the reminiscences of the two alongside one another in the 90s of the last century. In the course of the efficiency of the like-minded persons, direct two-way vitality rates flowed amongst the musicians and the viewers, and there was no absence of a variety of performative aspects, which had been largely curated by Eastbam.
Not very long prior to, indie rock bands carried out on the more compact phase – Eža – Courtyards entire of pigeons live performance. In 2019, Balož’s functionality seemed on the border among serene and even a little sleepy, this time we just have to concur with the band’s soloist Mar Švern at the stop of the live performance that the general performance was great. Groups of typical punk rock Innocent Marple – the live performance is remembered by numerous for the reluctance of the safety guards to allow these close to the phase to have interaction in pogo dance, reinforcements ended up also termed and a live circuit was produced. I did not experience it myself, simply because at that time I was, quoting Ulda Rudak’s Facebook put up, “in a normal design for grownups, for which at the identical time what was enjoying on yet another phase Innocent Marple too quick “, that is in the aforementioned Westbam and Eastbam live performance. In the conclusion, publish-metallic resounded from the phase of Eža Tess in functionality.
Thoroughbreds and legends
Saturday morning he was awakened by the appears of punk new music Go around the stage on which punk rock singer Zaķis carried out, producing Previously observed feeling since 2019. The hare repertoire is ideal for the early morning of the 2nd day of celebration, as it features not only songs but also other forms of expression. In general a Owl’s Nest / Go close to the stage far too minimal time has elapsed, but it have to completely be highlighted SNK – is a punk rock group of 3 girls and just one boy, which radiates explosive power (it can’t be or else in punk rock) and a direct information, straightforward to read through and pay attention to. At the similar time, Evija Weber’s most reputable listeners could be uncovered on the Eža stage, below the invading rain clouds, with no likelihood of sheltering from them. Thanks to Evie’s special, easy vocal timbre and dreamy digital beats, at her gigs it is virtually constantly achievable to convert off external interruptions and take pleasure in the magic on phase directly.
On Saturday evening, when the rain had calmed down for many hrs, the duo could very easily sway to the sweet and sad melodies of the new wave hit on the Läča stage. French fries and Dullais general performance, occasionally acquiring answers to concerns posted by listeners on social networks. Soon right after, a band arrived on the Eža phase LLL – one of the pioneers of residence synthpop had joined in a particular way Extremely natural. Then another significant band of the previous century performed: the punk rock legend Zig Zag.
A fantastic musical combine was felt in the course of the 3 concerts by now in the smallest of the competition NABA radio stage. The initially to complete on Saturday evening was Katie Barbale, the winner of the Hadron competitors in 2021, who has not too long ago received a whole lot of interest and good text. I will truthfully say that I identified what she has accomplished in recordings to be enjoyment, but not notably excellent, but soon after listening to all the things in concert, I can say that Katie is certainly 1 of the brightest nuggets in Latvian tunes in latest several years. Just after her the Israeli solo artist Agata took the stage, whose performance ended with an expressive rap, though the musician was surrounded by a crowd of enthusiastic spectators.
Social part
I will call the experimental digital tunes trio my discovery of the competition + K + M + B, which stunned with a pleasantly weighty and noisy mystical dim ambient functionality, which was successfully complemented by a visually and symbolically saturated performance. The band, led by artist Kristians Brekte, has just produced an album bouquets of evil, premiered at the pageant (the album is also accessible on cassette). I would like to highlight the dj established of the Ukrainian experimental digital musician Zavolokas on the Pet dog phase and the explosive finale on the Bear phase in the ideal custom of turbo people Orange getaway in functionality.
The main emphasis of the competition, even so, is tunes Superior mother nature also value mentioning is the extensive variety of other functions, full of theatrical performances, a film application and countless pursuits for families with (and without the need of) kids. It is no fewer pleasurable to see that the social aspect is current in nearly each individual phase of the competition, starting up with the risk of studying a lot more about one’s psychological well being and ending with the prospect to understand how disgusting and worthless the fur company is. I definitely appreciate the use of the storage cups, which tends to make the pageant many occasions a lot more pleasant than when you have to stamp not only the mud, but also the empty containers. In summary? Though the pageant organizers need to work a minimal much more in the foreseeable future in terms of increasing musical horizons, Two in a row On the scale of Latvia, it is nevertheless a extremely exclusive pageant, wherever the sensations experienced are hard to uncover in other places.
PS The competition-loaded summer season carries on in full swing, and the subsequent quit is now on August 20 in Salaspils, in which Potato palm 55. Not only the aforementioned punk band will execute there SNK and Katie Barbale (host of the function), but also numerous other bands that are definitely well worth listening to.
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