A romantic concert at sunset will be played and danced at Pohoda in the Air by the festival favourite—a one-man-box band with an extremely entertaining live show, Ventolin. Throughout the day David Doubek, aka Ventolin, lectures on cultural anthropology at Charles University, at night he entertains people at gigs. During the decade on the scene, he’s become one of the most sought-after electronic producers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.  → read more

One of the non-traditional venues of Pohoda in the Air will be a military radar locator. Here, Slovak-Hungarian band Drť will play songs from the album Puntičkár. The author of the project is the composer and saxophonist Miroslav Tóth, also known for his collaboration with the Kronos Quartet. The band also includes other well-known musicians—composer Lucia Chuťková, Marek Buranovský (Vojdi), Márton Csernovszky (The Best Bad Trip), Áron Porteleki (Thisnis, Dorota), and Michal Kaščák (Bez ladu a skladu). The songs are muzicalization of the statements of the former head of the State Security Service, Alojz Lorenc, and the stylization was taken care of by Marek Kundlák and they are dedicated to the victims of persecution, repression, and murders of the communist regime. → read more

We discovered the band Fulu Miziki from Kinshasa literally a few days ago; we quickly fell for their ability to find inspiration in a dump and transform it into a unique artistic statement. Fulu Miziki means “music from the garbage” in the local Lingala language. The collective of these multidisciplinary artists creates instruments from waste and tirelessly discovers new possibilities of sound in them. They also make original masks and costumes from thrown away items.  → read more

Noisecore band 7 minút strachu will also play at Pohoda in the Air. They’ve played 111 concerts and released 77 records with labels from around the world, mostly on tapes and vinyls. In addition to Central Europe they also played in America, Japan and South Korea. Their line-up includes drums, bass, sew and screamo. In their own words, they play classic haraam merzb'n roll mixed with Ulaanbaatar freejazz. Before their gig in Kubík, Consumeanddie collective wrote aptly about them: "Who released the most songs, separate albums and destroyed the most eardrums in Slovakia? These guys. 7 minutes in their name are not just for fun. They really play for 7 minutes. They can't do it longer, because no one would survive." → read more

Pohoda in the Air will also feature Stroon with his Preludes & Embers project, which is basically a selection of songs from his two albums – Solar Preludes and Temple Timbre Embers. The latter was released at the end of May. It's formally based on contemporary church music and dance electronics, and in terms of content on the themes of love, energy, joy and space. This is his third album since the beginning of the year, in addition to the record Songs of Concealed Amplitude and EP Infant Territories which he released under his other alter ego Early Millenial. → read more

The Nitra indie-electťro-pop band LUVVER will play Pohoda in the Air too. They combine a dreamy and melancholic atmosphere with uplifting harmonic soundscapes, intertwined with four-to-the-floor downbeats and powerful vocal melodies. They were nominated in the Newcomer of the Year category and won the Advance Investments Foundation award (grant for music production) at recent Radio_Head Awards 2018. They have just recently released new songs Vile/Divine, Viber, Dark Times, and #StayMild from the upcoming debut “It is what it is”. For Pohoda in the Air, they have chosen the most dance set with songs they have not played live yet. → read more

Pohoda in the Air will offer also the concert of Bratislava post-black metal band Besna. They released their debut EP, Besna, in June 2018. Their music is characterised by sad, emotional melodies spread over longer sections and combined with mad screams in their native language, influences of Slovak folklore, as well as sections with clean singing. → read more

We are announcing the Pohoda in the Air programme. It features over 50 slots, out of which 31 will be concerts, starting on Thursday and lasting until the Welcoming of the Sun on Sunday morning. The core will consist of a live broadcast from Trenčín Airport and its interesting locations that are not commonly available to Pohoda visitors, such as the airport tower and its roof, the old military equipment, the hangar, and the fire tank. In addition, artists from all over the world will perform special concerts at the festival, while all five inhabited continents will be represented. → read more

Trenčín, Vancouver, Sydney, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Kabul, Athens, Ghent, La Junta… This is what a short list of cities from which Pohoda Festival will be organizing a unique online event named “Pohoda in the Air” in three weeks looks like so far. We are going to welcome the sun during the sundown in San Francisco together with Kronos Quartet. DonnyBenét will be playing his new album Mr. Experience from Australia. The Canadians Crack Cloud have a debut album as well as a special audiovisual performance created for Pohoda in store for us. Shht from Belgium will be playing their space rock for the new generation and Bazzookas will be performing from their bus again. Pohoda in the Air viewers will also have a chance to see amazing female artists such as Space Lady from Colorado, Marina Satti & Fonés from Greece and Iranian-Israeli singer and actress Liraz. → read more

Another reconfirmed name of 24th edition of Pohoda festival is legendary DJ, technology innovator, and techno producer Richie Hawtin. The New York Times called him an intellectual driving force of electronic dance music. His music was part of the exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, at the Grand Palais and Center Pompidou in Paris, as well as at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin. He is a co-founder of Beatport, Plus 8 label, and was also involved in the development of major electronic instruments such as Ableton Live, Traktor Scratch, Lemur Controller, and MODEL 1 mix. The three-time winner of the Best Techno DJ award will make the Trenčín airport dance. → read more