Sinu

In the organizer's words:

SINU is a German-Turkish indie pop project from Cologne // Istanbul. Deep vibes, spherical soundscapes with shimmering, lyrical lyrics that make skillful and unusual musical use of the German language. Emotional, awakened, thoughtful, socially critical.

Rooted in a bilingual childhood, singer and lyricist Sinan Köylü writes songs in German and Turkish that fill the room with their richness of sound, poetic quality and beauty and put common language clichés of German and Turkish to rest. Music that matters. Music that wants to grab the audience, wake them up and shake them up. Driving beats, an unusually deep voice that suddenly breaks out into falsetto, minimalist guitars and a cathartic vibe characterize the music of SINU and are reminiscent of great role models such as Bon Iver, Ben Howard, Ry X. From love, intoxication and transience to criticism of racism and consumerism, SINU also devotes itself to those important topics that receive too little attention in the German-speaking pop landscape.