17 June 2022 Austrian electronic music stars Klangkarussell will shake up the Nemunas Island entertainment venue Pakrante!

Klangkarussell are back in control. They’re doing things on their own terms, and on their own label – an imprint that has so far seen the release of two singles within several months (‘Comoros’, and ‘Ghostkeeper’ feat. GIVVEN). Despite the fact that they have been making music together for almost a decade, they now have a renewed sense of purpose, energy and inspiration. “We’ve just started again,” says Tobias Rieser, who along with life long friend Adrian Held has spent the last few years in major label wilderness. “Now we will make music that feels right for us.”

As younger men, this Austrian duo wrote ‘Sonnentanz’, a track that went on to be a global, chart topping hit. That naturally took the old Salzburg school friends in a certain direction – which, in the excitement of the moment, they were happy to embrace – but it was always at the whim of others rather than in pursuit of their own musical vision. It was a period that saw them release very little music, even though they were still writing plenty. By starting BIAS Beach Records, they now promise to put out much more music, much more regularly. A lot of what will be heard in 2020 and beyond was originally written many years ago, but never got heard. Because it was so ahead of its time, it is music that is now still resonating around the world as dancers fall for grooves that are much more than purely functional tools. 

Maybe it’s the crisp mountain air and natural beauty of their homeland, or the lingering influence of the melodic music they grew up around that gives Klangkarussell their sound. Whatever the reason, throughout their careers, the pair have always been masters of emotion. That emotion has been underpinned by a wide variety of rhythms, but always offered proper structure, and the sort of chords that melt hearts. 

The Nemunas Island is easily accessible by public transport, and those arriving with their own cars can park in the arena’s car parks for free by downloading the ADC parking app on their phones.

The exact location of “Pakrante”: https://bit.ly/Pakrante-map.

The “Pakrante” can be reached by walking through the left side of the arena: