Exclusive – Hauschka’s new video for ‘Alexanderplatz’
By: Thomas Hannan
Rockfeedback are pleased to offer this exclusive footage of Hauschka performing the lead song from his fine Foreign Landscapes LP, ‘Alexanderplatz’. The footage was recorded live at the Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco in January 2010, with the Magik*Magik Orchestra playing alongside Hauschka himself. Talking about the songs in a recent track by track run through of his new LP, its composer had the following to offer...
“Alexanderplatz is a square in the former East part of Berlin with the Television Tower... in the 90s I did my first band photo shoot in the tower. Mostly when I stay in Berlin, this square is very near and seems like my second home.”
The kind of footage that makes you want to be an actual musician as opposed to just some loser messing about with a guitar, the sleeping cat lazing about the studio contrasts nicely with the intense look of concentration on the performers’ faces, mirroring the at once playful and foreboding nature of the tune.
Hauschka - Alexanderplatz studio footage from FatCat Records on Vimeo.
Hauschka has announced extensive European tour dates for Autumn 2010, including the following UK dates in NOVEMBER:
Tue 9 LONDON, BUSH HALL (ENSEMBLE SHOW)
Wed 10 OXFORD, ST MICHAEL AT THE NORTHGATE
Thu 11 BRIGHTON, DUKE OF YORKS
Fri 12 COVENTRY, ST JOHNS THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sat 13 MANCHESTER, LOWRY HOTEL (2 SHOWS)
Sun 14 GATESHEAD, SAGE
Mon 15 GLASGOW, UNIVERSITY CHAPEL
Tue 16 READING SOUTH STREET ARTS CENTRE
There’s also a secret show in London on Monday 4th October available to people who sign up to the Hauschka mailing list. See the FatCat website for details.
Artists in this article: Hauschka