Cats [&] Breakkies are four young Berliners with jazz in their hearts and techno in their genes. In a classic band line-up - electric guitar, bass, drums, keys - they rock an instrumental DJ live set on stages, floors and festivals at any time. Always danceable, with the courage to play elegiac melodies, opulent breaks and lush pads, they impress above all with the precision in the build-up of tension and the sonic breadth of their arrangements. Following the release of their debut album organic electro in 2015, produced in collaboration with David August, they were nominated for the 2016 Bremen Jazz Award in the "Jazz [&] Electronics" category in 2016, followed by numerous appearances at festivals and clubs, including the Kantine am Berghain, the Tallinn Music Festival and the Berlistanbul Festival. With spectral, they went one better in 2018. In ten tracks, which together make up three independent short sets, they artfully weave sonic and metric layers into each other, drill thick disco boards, deliver perfect build up and drop dramaturgy - and above all make an incredible amount of pressure in a relaxed way. Cats [&] Breakkies is elegant, no-frills live techno from Berlin.
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Cats [&] Breakkis are four young Berliners with jazz in their hearts and techno in their genes. With a classical band line-up - e-guitar, bass, drums, keys - they rock an instrumental dj-live-set on stages, floors and festivals anytime. Always danceable to, with courage to elegiac melodies, opulent breaks and rich surfaces, they convince above all by a precise build-up of tension and tonal dimension in their arrangements. After their debut album organic electro, co-produced with David August, had been released in 2015, they were nominated for the "Bremer Jazzpreis 2016" in the category "Jazz [&] Electronics", followed by multiple performances at festivals and clubs, eg. At the Kantine am Berghain, the Tallinn Music Week and the Fusion Festival. With spectral 2018 they stepped up their game yet again. In ten tracks, which consists of three individual short-sets, they weave artful tonal and metric layers, drill thick disco-boards, deliver perfect build up and drop dramaturgy - and above all in a relaxed way put on immense pressure. Cats [&] Breakkies, that is elegant, straightforward live-techno from Berlin.