2026
I.Boat in Bordeaux entered liquidation in February, and Les Quais wrote about it for the label's news page. Blitz in Munich, where Kolja Brandt had played regularly, closed in the summer. Brandt's debut album Föhn came out in April and Frieda Lux's second album Nachtbus in June.
The Seven Years tour began at Phonox on 3 October and runs until April 2027. Round 7, a triple 12 inch, is released on 6 November.
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Out Friday: Various Artists, Round 7
GLBR07. Nine tracks on three 12 inches, seven of them with the number in the title.
Seven Years tour: dates
Ten nights from October to April, from Brixton to Glasgow and back to fabric.
Berlin clubs and the break-even figure
A Clubcommission study says about six in ten Berlin clubs broke even last year. How that looks from a bookings desk.
Föhn: the string session, and the end of Blitz
Notes from the string session in a Giesing church, and a shorter note on the Munich club that closed this week.
Interview: Frieda Lux
Nachtbus is out. In her Leipzig kitchen, on night buses, a rotary mixer in pieces and a contact mic on the window of the N10.
I.Boat, 2011 to 2026
I.Boat was put into liquidation last Wednesday. Yanis Belkacem and Théo Marchand of Les Quais worked on the boat before they did anything else.
House in Germany and France: closing times and kick drums
Camille Aubert and Lena Vogt have disagreed about this since 2022. Her account, with Lena's replies.