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TWO BAND FESTIVAL: SILVAN STRAUSS X RAY LOZANO
Event by: Club GRETCHEN, Emerged Agency
Location: Gretchen, Obentrautstraße 19-21, Berlin - Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
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Silvan Strauss (Kabul Fire/D) *live*
Ray Lozano (Melting Pot Music/D/PH) *live*
Opening DJ set by Sean Steinfeger
Presented by: cosmo
Doors: 7.30 p.m.
Show: 8.30 p.m.
*Advance sale 10 €/ 15 € / 22 € plus fees * Box office tba.*
Minimum age: 16
With the Two Band Festival, the Hamburg producer and drummer Silvan Strauss has had a residency with us in Gretchen since January. The name actually says it all: Silvan Strauss comes to us with his band to play new material or familiar songs in a new guise and each time he invites another act that he likes for very different reasons. For the next edition he has invited Ray Lozano, one of the new great soul artists, who is causing a stir with his lo-fi future soul productions.
If you don't know Silvan Strauss yet, you should definitely get to know him: His dynamic live performances are characterized by groovy beats and experimental sounds and seamlessly merge jazz, hip-hop and beatmaking into what you could call the jazz of tomorrow. His debut LP “FACING” (via KFR 2021) was a magnificent collection of Madlib-soaked beats with hazy contemporary jazz and showcased his talent for loops and bounces. On his current album “FLUKIN” (January 2025) he is now doing what he does best: playing and capturing the organic moments of communication in real time and making every idea sound really clear and strong. More improvisation, less programming and above all more interaction.
The title of the album "FLUKIN'" is an invented extension of the word "fluke" - a word that is used, for example, to describe an unlikely coincidence or a surprising stroke of luck. Here it stands for the moments of happy coincidences that can arise in improvised music when collaborating with different artists.
A number of artists took part in FLUKIN': Kabul Fire Records founder and mentor Farhot, TOYTOY bandmate Alex Eckert, the long-time collaborator and singer SALOMEA, the British rapper Oscar #Worldpeace, Keys wizard Joe Armon-Jones, Gnawa musician Mehdi Qamoum or bassist Giorgi Kiknadze.
Ray Lozano is a singer, bassist, saxophonist and pianist from Cologne and creates his own forward-looking and innovative soul sound from indie, low-fidelity pop and hip-hop influences. Her current and second album "Silk Sorrow" (2025) takes her special lo-fi future soul to a completely new level: uncompromising, playful and deeply powerful. It impresses with virtuoso soul singing, electronic shimmering, gentle, haunting beats and has a deep, haunting vibe that is second to none.
The album revolves around a central area of tension in life. “Silk” provides warmth and comfort, while “Sorrow” hits you with an emotional punch in the gut. A reminder that gentleness and pain are not mutually exclusive - they are two sides of the same coin, constantly present in our daily lives, whether we are ready for it or not.
Ray Lozano has already become a real force in the indie soul scene with her debut album "Pairing Mode" (2023), which she produced together with Samon Kawamura (Max Herre, Joy Denalane, Megaloh), as well as her current work advanced. With the sketch-like songs, which are often under a minute long, she won listeners all over the world and received praise and recognition from the BBC, WDR, 1Live, Cosmo and Der Spiegel. Her work has been recognized with the prestigious Holger Czukay Prize and a NICA artist residency, while she has delighted audiences with shows across Germany. As an artist, she leaves nothing to chance and creates a holistic vision and unity of sound, videos and artwork.
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We offer reduced tickets for this event in order to give people with smaller wallets access to culture. These quotas are limited and only available at TixforGigs. We trust your self-assessment: If you can, book standard tickets and leave the reduced contingents to those who currently have to save a lot.
Ray Lozano (Melting Pot Music/D/PH) *live*
Opening DJ set by Sean Steinfeger
Presented by: cosmo
Doors: 7.30 p.m.
Show: 8.30 p.m.
*Advance sale 10 €/ 15 € / 22 € plus fees * Box office tba.*
Minimum age: 16
With the Two Band Festival, the Hamburg producer and drummer Silvan Strauss has had a residency with us in Gretchen since January. The name actually says it all: Silvan Strauss comes to us with his band to play new material or familiar songs in a new guise and each time he invites another act that he likes for very different reasons. For the next edition he has invited Ray Lozano, one of the new great soul artists, who is causing a stir with his lo-fi future soul productions.
If you don't know Silvan Strauss yet, you should definitely get to know him: His dynamic live performances are characterized by groovy beats and experimental sounds and seamlessly merge jazz, hip-hop and beatmaking into what you could call the jazz of tomorrow. His debut LP “FACING” (via KFR 2021) was a magnificent collection of Madlib-soaked beats with hazy contemporary jazz and showcased his talent for loops and bounces. On his current album “FLUKIN” (January 2025) he is now doing what he does best: playing and capturing the organic moments of communication in real time and making every idea sound really clear and strong. More improvisation, less programming and above all more interaction.
The title of the album "FLUKIN'" is an invented extension of the word "fluke" - a word that is used, for example, to describe an unlikely coincidence or a surprising stroke of luck. Here it stands for the moments of happy coincidences that can arise in improvised music when collaborating with different artists.
A number of artists took part in FLUKIN': Kabul Fire Records founder and mentor Farhot, TOYTOY bandmate Alex Eckert, the long-time collaborator and singer SALOMEA, the British rapper Oscar #Worldpeace, Keys wizard Joe Armon-Jones, Gnawa musician Mehdi Qamoum or bassist Giorgi Kiknadze.
Ray Lozano is a singer, bassist, saxophonist and pianist from Cologne and creates his own forward-looking and innovative soul sound from indie, low-fidelity pop and hip-hop influences. Her current and second album "Silk Sorrow" (2025) takes her special lo-fi future soul to a completely new level: uncompromising, playful and deeply powerful. It impresses with virtuoso soul singing, electronic shimmering, gentle, haunting beats and has a deep, haunting vibe that is second to none.
The album revolves around a central area of tension in life. “Silk” provides warmth and comfort, while “Sorrow” hits you with an emotional punch in the gut. A reminder that gentleness and pain are not mutually exclusive - they are two sides of the same coin, constantly present in our daily lives, whether we are ready for it or not.
Ray Lozano has already become a real force in the indie soul scene with her debut album "Pairing Mode" (2023), which she produced together with Samon Kawamura (Max Herre, Joy Denalane, Megaloh), as well as her current work advanced. With the sketch-like songs, which are often under a minute long, she won listeners all over the world and received praise and recognition from the BBC, WDR, 1Live, Cosmo and Der Spiegel. Her work has been recognized with the prestigious Holger Czukay Prize and a NICA artist residency, while she has delighted audiences with shows across Germany. As an artist, she leaves nothing to chance and creates a holistic vision and unity of sound, videos and artwork.
________
We offer reduced tickets for this event in order to give people with smaller wallets access to culture. These quotas are limited and only available at TixforGigs. We trust your self-assessment: If you can, book standard tickets and leave the reduced contingents to those who currently have to save a lot.