German-Swiss duo Grandbrothers

#4499, Dance Music from the Soundcheck Podcast

New Sounds | Jun 21, 2022

Get into those gold lamé hotpants for some dance music from the Soundcheck Podcast featuring at-home performances from Colombian one-man band Monte, German-Swiss duo Grandbrothers, and Krautrock-y American quartet LNZNDRF. [Boots and cats and boots and pants and...]

From Dusseldorf, the duo Grandbrothers, who have been "Messing around with grand pianos since 2012," creates an irresistible groove under the influence of electronic dance music using live processing of the piano (the insides and all) as its primary source. Then, there’s music by Colombian one-man band Monte, aka Simón Mejía of Bomba Estéreo. His music is a meeting of electronic dance, ambient music, and environmental sounds – specifically,  bird sounds and field recordings of South America collected from along the Magdalena River in Colombia.

Then, listen to CAN-influenced drone-fuzz psych jams from American quartet LNZNDRF. Their sounds might evoke New Order’s non-dance floor hits with Krautrock undertones which may be well-suited for long road trips. Disco ball not included. - Caryn Havlik

Program #4499, Dance Music from the Soundcheck Podcast (First Aired 5/21/2021)

ARTIST: Monte
WORK: Mirla [1:21]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, 2021
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/monte
INFO: youtube.com, also available via Apple Music or Spotify

ARTIST: Grandbrothers
WORK: Ezra Was Right [7:02]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, 2021
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/grandbrothers
INFO: grandbrothersmusic.com

ARTIST: Grandbrothers
WORK: What We See [5:34]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, 2021
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/grandbrothers
INFO: grandbrothersmusic.com

ARTIST: Grandbrothers
WORK: All the Unknown [5:24]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, 2021
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/grandbrothers
INFO: grandbrothersmusic.com

ARTIST: LNZNDRF
WORK: The Xeric Steppe [7:44]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, 2021
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/lnzndrf
INFO: lnzndrf.com

ARTIST: Monte
WORK: Mirla [4:45]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, 2021
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/monte
INFO: youtube.com, also available via Apple Music or Spotify

ARTIST: Monte
WORK: Jungla [1:25]
RECORDING: Live on Soundcheck, 2021
SOURCE: newsounds.org/story/monte
INFO: youtube.com, also available via Apple Music or Spotify

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