ASTREL K

First, the context: Astrel K - also known as British Rhys Edwards who resides in Stockholm - you might know as a member of the quirky Ulrika Spacek. Now, the content: Astrel K blends cinematic music, post-rock, and electronic indie with intimate vocals (à la Sufjan Stevens). Music that feels like a pat on the back and a curious tap on the rear end simultaneously. A bit neurotic, sometimes confusing, then euphoric, then hunched again. Song titles like 'Is It It Or Is It I?' might provide some extra explanation about what that roughly means. Astrel K operates from a universe where Explosions in the Sky, Boards, Parquet Courts of Canada, and Ulrich Schnauss sometimes dwell or have flown past. Astrel K's second album 'The Foreign Department' is a sonic masterpiece. With the sounds of that music, he will undoubtedly take you to uncharted territory in the Alstadt during BRIDGE AROUND TOWN.