Fourtrack on Stage

Monthly music night in Berlin; previously based at Zosch, Hotelbar/Monkey Club, and Madame Claude - from April 2013 onwards at Schokoladen. Currently on hiatus. We also co-curated the Down by the River Festival and sometimes organize Fourtrack Spezial events.

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08.11.2023: Elizabeth Devlin + die schwimmen

Tickets gibt es im Online-Vorverkauf sowie an der Abendkasse (10-12 Euro). Einlass ab 19 Uhr, Beginn pünktlich um 20 Uhr, Ende pünktlich um 22 Uhr, hier gibt's den Facebook-Event. 

Elizabeth Devlin, combining an enchanting, lilting voice and Autoharp, is a NYC singer-songwriter with avante-garde-folk sensibilities; she defies traditional song structures, weaving small worlds where magic and fantasies collide.

die schwimmen ist eine in Berlin gegründete One-Person-Band. Ihr Stil wurde vom taz.blog als „Autotune-New-Order-Pop“ beschrieben. Die 2021 erschienene Debüt-EP „Bistro Heartbreak“ umfasst eine Handvoll mit Liebe geschriebener Songs. Aufgenommen im zwölften Stock in einem Single-Appartement, irgendwo in Lichtenberg. Sie handeln von 0,33-Liter Cola, Saugen am Samstagabend, Herzschmerz und dem Gefühl, sich zu verlieren – irgendwo zwischen 80’s Disco-Drums, Gitarren-Reverb, Autotune und Synthesizern.

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10.08.: Lori Goldston + Seth Faergolzia

Fourtrack On Stage + M:Soundtrack team up from some special friends who are coming through Town from the US! Seth Faergolzia (Dufus/Rochester, NY) + Lori Goldston (Seattle, US) -Schokoladen - Mitte - 7 p.m. doors - 8 p.m. show - 10 p.m.

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13.07.2022: Case Van Duzer + Einar Stenseng im Schokoladen

Im Schokoladen, Ackerstr. 169, 10115 Berlin

Facebook-Event

mit: Case Van Duzer – imported from San Francisco (that dark dream filled with anarchist dancers, balloon-delivery gorillas, bad disco and junkie babysitters) but making noise in Berlin since 1993, once again with the support of guitarrero N. Zunker (Caught In The White Summer Hotel). Half-Fingerpicking, half-Punk, half-Analogsynth Unverschämtheit, half-following the half-name change of a half-brother, always trying to answer the question “What are we now?”

The Noise Is Drowning You Out, by Case Van Duzer

9 track album

Einar Stenseng - Fifteen years ago, Einar Stenseng played a farewell-to-Berlin concert at Schokoladen, after living four years down in Kreuzberg. It was a sweaty night. Now it's time to sweat again. Hailing from Oslo, Norway, Stenseng has released three solo albums, as well as being involved in many other musical and literary projects. His songs tend to have descending bass lines and lyrics that try hard to turn something depressing into something funny.

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Toby Goodshank & Friends

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20.06.2022 Toby Goodshank & Friends

Im Schokoladen, Ackerstr. 169, 10115 Berlin

live:

Toby Goodshank - https://tobygoodshank.bandcamp.com/ Leslie Graves - https://lesliegraves.bandcamp.com/ Boo Hoo - https://lousymoon.bandcamp.com/album/boo-hoo-live The World of Dust - https://www.theworldofdust.nl/ Einlass: 19 Uhr Beginn: 20 Uhr pünktlich Ende: 22 Uhr Danach: DJ Sibsisibsi

FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1564113403989689

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11.03. The Johns + Goblin Prince

Fourtrack on Stage im Schokoladen Einlass/doors: 19:00 / Beginn/start: 20 Uhr / Eintritt: 6-8 € (kein VVK, no pre-sale) / 18+, Raucherbar/smoking is permitted / Musik bis/until: 22 Uhr - afterwards/danach: DJ PartyTypos mit: The johns (NYC, Lousy Moon Records) Gender tickling frontman Johnny Dydo’s rock-hard song writing, which often draws comparisons to that of Lou Reed and David Berman of The Silver Jews, sits comfortably and intensely with the band’s Caribbean polyrhythms and otherwise beachy vibes. https://lousymoon.com/product/the-johns-forge/ https://lousymoon.bandcamp.com/album/forge Goblin Prince (Berlin) Goblin Prince’s supernatural Baroque Pop feels like being led through a shadowy dream. Tragic and playful, the Spanish singer/songwriter blends medieval imagery, floral strings and 80s fantasy movie synthpop as they explore queer shame, identity and alienation. Performing with Lidia Luciano on keyboards and Eszter Kádár on drums, they are currently presenting the songs from upcoming debut EP, set to be released in 2020. https://goblinprince.com https://www.instagram.com/goblinprincemusic/ https://soundcloud.com/goblinprince

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02.03. Fourtrack Spezial: Jake & Ilia Nicoll

Fourtrack on Stage Spezial im KussKuss Küche & Zum Limit Einlass/doors: 19:00 / Beginn/start: 20 Uhr / Eintritt frei/free entrance / Musik bis/until: 22 Uhr mit: Jake Nicoll (Kanada) Jake Nicoll is a musician currently living in windy old St. John's Newfoundland. Jake plays drums in a number of bands, including The Burning Hell, and writes songs on piano, guitar, synthesizer and anything else that's around. https://jakenicoll.bandcamp.com/ + Ilia Nicoll Ilia Nicoll lives in downtown St. John's, NL. She likes knitting dolls, studying linguistics, and making music with her friends. https://ilianicoll.bandcamp.com/

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12.02. Seth Faergolzia's Multibird + Glassberg & The Disasters

Rochester, NY- Seth Faergolzia, one of anti-folk’s most fearless singer-songwriters, will hit the road this Winter with a new album from his latest project, Multibird. This special quartet tour will have performances in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland. Formed in 2015, critics have hailed Multibird's sound as “tender and calm” (New York Press) and “twisted and distorted” (Relix). Where Faergolzia's critically-acclaimed avant-rock outfit, Dufus, shook up New York City in the ‘00s with folk-punk gymnastics and Captain Beefheart-esque abrasion, Multibird creates the communal amiability of a warm gathering around the hearth. A Multibird show can lead almost anywhere, from raucous foot-stompers to songs soft, heartwarming and careful, to an a cappella quartet, all the while anchored by Faergolzia's enigmatic voice and captivating presence. Outré as the four-piece may get, fans of Mumford and Sons will still feel right at home. The Multibird quartet consists of Seth Faergolzia (acoustic guitar, loops and vocals), Shaun Jones (electric guitar, vocals, and percussion), Emily DiPaola (trumpet, drums, vocals) and Luke Cornwell (bass, drums, vocals). These versatile and powerful musicians bring a huge sound despite the small ensemble. Please get in touch at [email protected] for guest passes, interviews and for more information. + Glassberg & The Disasters (Berlin, Lousy Moon Records) Cleverer Indiepop aus Berlin mit viel trockenem Humor und urkomischen Geschichten über Bouncer und B-Movie-Regisseure - live in voller Bandbesetzung mit Elke Horner, Vincent Long und Linnea Mårtensson von den Featherweights. https://lousymoon.com/product/glassberg-the-disasters-this-was-inevitable/

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08.01.2020 Ben Osborn

Ben Osborn Ben Osborn is a composer, poet and multi-instrumentalist. Already known as a composer for theatre and film and a lyricist and librettist, 2019 sees the release of his debut album Letters from the Border. Channelling Leonard Cohen-esque balladry, Ben draws also from electronica, folk and 20th century art music. Ethereal string sections rise and fade, Björk-like beats skitter, Erik Satie piano chords drift into view: in less capable hands it might sound miscellaneous, but he weaves his disparate influences into textural tapestries that sound like nobody but him. http://ben-osborn.com https://benosborn.bandcamp.com/

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11.12. WOW

WOW (Rom, Italien) Intimacy as a sacred path, intimacy as a weapon, intimacy as a reaction, a nighttime ritual that becomes an eloquent but essential survival routine. WOW’s fifth album ‘Come La Notte’ (literally ‘Like Night’) is rooted in trying to figure out these questions, can night living keep protecting us? Is this where we can breathe fresh air and find our place in society? To me, WOW, has always been the secret gem, one of the shiniest and most vital expressions of art coming out of Italy’s now disastrous political landscape. A reminder, if any needed, of the incredible tableau of music, cinema, experimentation, poetry and craft the ‘bel paese’ generated day in an out for years. Based in Rome and centered around the creative partnership of China Wow and Leo Non, WOW have been writing beautiful songs for years, assimilating and embodying the uncompromising spirit of their Pigneto neighborhood, the visual mesmerization and flickering lights of early Cinecittà, the ramshackle purity of rock’n’roll and primitive punk and the undeniable glory of the Italian 60’s canzone, where dream voices such as Mina and Patty Pravo were supported by otherworldly musicianship that could bring the listener to its feet with a single drum-roll. http://www.mapledeathrecords.com/releases/mdr030/ https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2019/08/30/wow-come-la-notte/

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13.11. Warmer Hut + Tania Elstermeyer

Warmer Hut - deutschsprachiger post-rock-punk-pop aus Berlin. Texte wie Gold im Bilderrahmen aus Schaumstoff mit Überzug. Die Melodien erinnern diesmal aber eher an Bands wie "Die Nerven" oder "Ja, Panik". Die Band verzichtet offiziell auf Facebook-Page und ist ausschließlich physisch zu erleben. Ihr Album kann bislang nur auf der Bühne gehört werden. Das Ereignis "MUSIK" soll wieder persönlich erlebbar gemacht werden: also Handy weg und mit der Landkarte outside the box! https://www.warmerhut.com https://www.sarah-bart-records.at/artists/warmer-hut/ + Tania Elstermeyer Born and raised in the Wasteland of West Germany. Art student at the UdK Berlin. Class of Thomas Zipp. Class of Mathilde ter Heijne. Performance artist. Based in Berlin, Germany. https://www.taniaelstermeyer.net/

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09.10. Angela Aux + Drunk At Your Wedding

Angela Aux (München) "Wer ist Angela Aux, die mit langen blonden Haaren, Bart und sanften Songs am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs die Münchner Szene mit einer Eigenwilligkeit bezirzt, der man sich schwer entziehen kann?" -Süddeutsche Zeitung Angela Aux ist ein Künstler der Gegensätze, ein Künstler des Spiels mit der Identität, ein Shape-Shifter. Er balanciert zwischen Wu-Tang-Shirt und Mädchen-Perücke, zwischen Haiku und Dostojewski. Ein Kopf der zu viel fassen kann um nur eine grade Linie zu verfolgen – und Angela Aux ist ein Songwriter der den Namen noch verdient, ein Textmensch, ein übervolles Notizbuch, ein Dichter der alten Schule, aufsaugend und ausspuckend, zu sensibel für all den Scheiß da draußen, zu energiegeladen um sich ihm nicht zu stellen. „Die Texte sollen Menschen zum Denken anregen.“ sagt Angela Aux. https://trikont.de/category/artists/angela-aux/ + Drunk at Your Wedding (Berlin) Over the past few years, Drunk At Your Wedding from Berlin has gone through different incarnations and set-ups. Currently it's a one-woman project with an electric guitar, playing songs that range from dark and brooding to loud and catchy and have a soft spot for morbid tales and self mockery. https://drunkatyourwedding.bandcamp.com/ https://musikmussmit.de/drunk-at-your-wedding/

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11.09. Andrea Poggio + Itaca (duo)

präsentiert von Italia Music Export-SIAE, The Postie & ByteFM Andrea Poggio Andrea Poggio is full of intriguing contradiction. Throughout his music he challenges the traditional, while having a classical Italian air about himself. Just like Milan, the city he lives in, he combines sophistication with innovative and forward thinking. His solo album “Controluce” (2017) is a lyrical and musical treat for those who appreciate elegant and sensitive narratives of everyday life tided up with original, synthetic sound. "Poggio, who corresponds to a Lombard Wes Anderson, produces distinct and valuable pop that is both cultured and cosmopolitan" - Le Monde Mediterraneo: https://youtu.be/I59fSLeOCKo Miraggi Metropolitani: https://youtu.be/gxVKDSHgFNA + Itaca (duo show, Berlin) Itaca are Ossi Viola and Lo Selbo on their relentless odyssey. They met for the first time in 2011. Back then, Ossi lived in Rome studying sacral music. Lo Selbo visited Rome regularly. Shortly after, Ossi and Lo were a couple and began to sing together in Itaca. Although both live in Berlin, they decided to sing in the language of their first meeting: Italian. Itaca developed their peculiar style, that is influenced by Italian cantautori of the 70s (Battisti, Battiato, Dalla), Europop of the 80s (Yazoo, Human League),  and Avant-Electro of the new millennium (The Knife, Animal Collective). http://www.itacamusica.it/

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Fourtrack 14.08.: Clappers, Dandy Deniz, See Night (solo)

Clappers walk into town, are you gonna tell 'em no? The stakes are high, they’re fully loaded. Dressed to make knees weak and the bad times seem less bleak. It’s all laughs and cheap thrills - let the good times roll into next week. Sean and Matthew of Clappers are away from home. Adjusting to a new setting was tough. A packet of Kimberleys, a creamy pint, the warmth of their pals' company - these pleasures are now just a bittersweet memory. But in this unfamiliar space, they realised that their friendship would soon allow for a promising adventure. Living together in a new found home, echoes of what once was familiar rang louder and louder. Home life, relationships and needing an army are just a few of the many themes explored within Clappers' music. Clappers tame your heart strings, make you miss loved ones and challenge the ideas of self loathing or the inadequacy you might feel. https://www.instagram.com/clappersoffical/ + + Dandy Deniz Dandy Deniz makes sexy summer music and is desperate to be liked ♥ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bod1bMNWtbE + SEE NIGHT (Solo) "Equal parts Pixies/Breeders pop smarts and shoegaze-y Mazzy Star haze... slow building to something much more epic, maybe like a girl pop Godspeed, if that makes any sense..with a lush sonic palette, and a propensity for epicry" - Aquarius Records https://www.seenightmusic.com

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