Klangkarussell Tickets

Who could tell that the two 25 year old Austrians Tobias Rieser and Adrian Held first production under their project Klangkarussell, the mega hit “Sonnentanz”, was going to have 25 million plays on YouTube and over 3 million on Soundcloud. “Sonnentanz” later also featured the killer vocals from 21-year-old British rising star, Will Heard. If you like clubbing, you’ve danced this for sure. Far from being a one hit wonder, these guys have so much more to give. “Sonnentanz” is a modern realization of classical dance influences complemented with a saxophone and a playful guitar. The song was not only heavily played in the clubs, the two Salzburg musicians were invited to numerous big events as DJs. Next came a call from Universal, and after wowing the major label with a private gig, they were signed up to create their debut album, due early this year. Don't expect the album, though, to be full of pale imitations of “Sonnentanz”."It's not an album full of saxophone tracks!" says Adrian. Indeed while “Sonnentanz” was created solely with sample packs, the rest of the album uses only what they've recorded themselves. It also reveals the depth of the pair's influences, indirect as they are: the carefully constructed beats that hark back to Adrian's drum'n'bass background in their flawless execution (though not their tempo); the anthemic qualities of the Kalkbrenners (and even Austrian pop icon Falco), and the restless innovation of dance music's lateral thinkers like Jamie xx and Flying Lotus.