Kulturarena Jena | Edwin Rosen

In the organizer's words:

After the first mysterious songs "leichter//kälter" and "Die Sonne in deinem Zimmer", which were scattered without much information, Edwin Rosen should be on everyone's radar by now. This exceptional artist in his early twenties, whose songs stand out with their stoically wistful
own productions, psychedelic soundscapes and sonorous vocals move skillfully between new and dark wave, post-punk and synth-pop.
It is only logical that Edwin Rosen himself describes this musical melange as a new German wave that has influenced an entire generation of young musicians. Growing up in Stuttgart, his life was made up of two components early on
together. In the evenings, he attended sweaty hardcore and pop-punk shows in the local basement club, while during the day he explored his own city and the surrounding area on his skateboard. The soundtrack of the accompanying videos and his father's record collection do the rest.

The first covers are created with DAW and drum computer. Perhaps not quite on point yet, but with just the right mix of presumption, enthusiasm and captivating beauty, which ultimately make up the charm of Edwin Rosen's first single "leichter//kälter". Released at the beginning of 2020
originally only released in the blue, it soon hit the bull's eye and made it to number 6 in the single trend charts.
But what do you do when a global pandemic puts the brakes on the headlining tour? Edwin Rosen swaps the idea of the first stage shows for being a bedroom producer again and finally releases the 5-track EP "mitleerenhänden" in 2021. Full of music that is cold and warm at the same time: synths that seem to waft out of Berlin's pre-reunification cellars, but also guitar melodies that warm the heart. On the one hand, historical references from the most exciting era of German-language pop music, but on the other, a sound that seems to have fallen out of time. Everything is held together by Edwin's unique sepulchral voice, which sings of sorrow, but whose timbre speaks of hope.

What has changed since then? "Actually, everything is the same as always," says Edwin Rosen, who spent the first half of 2023 working on a new EP. Still post-punk aesthetics, still new wave nuances, but also the sound world of Scandi rap from Yung Lean to Bladee and a whole load of new synthesizers. "The new songs are a little darker and faster, but still revolve around the core of what you know from my music," explains Edwin Rosen.

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Price information:

Advance booking: € 25.00 Box Office: € 30.00 Children's tickets required