Update beim Roskilde Festival 2012: Paul Kalkbrenner, Rubén Blades and Lee Ranaldo

Rubén Blades, Paul Kalkbrenner and Lee Ranaldo heißen die heutigen Neuzugänge beim diesjährigen Roskilde-Festival in Dänemark. Und am 19. April wird ja bekanntlich live im Internet das offizielle Plakat und weitere Bands bekanntgegeben. Aber schon jetzt hat das Roskilde Festival 2012 ein tolles Programm. kann nur noch besser werden.

Livestream am 19. April 2012

One week before we reveal this year’s poster we announce three genre-defining men, all of whom are important figures in each of their very different music genres.

RUBÉN BLADES (PAN) is one of the flagships in hard, politically indignated “salsa dura”, and he can write several titles on his business card – including lawyer, politician and actor. However, it’s as a singer and musician that the Panama legend’s star is biggest. With the characteristic piano riffs, congas and brass, Rubén Blades is ready to start up a pure salsa party.

PAUL KALKBRENNER (DE) has become some kind of figurehead for the Berlin techno scene, not least because of the film Berlin Calling in which he played the leading role just as he composed the soundtrack. The latest album Icke Wieder cements the German’s talent for creating beautiful and harmonious minimal techno. Now the Berliner beats move to Roskilde Festival. Brace yourself for an electronic party in widescreen, which will probably put the German in the company of former Roskilde conquerors as Trentemøller and Tiësto.

LEE RANALDO (US) has been a core member of genre-defining noise rock band Sonic Youth for 30 years. The band is now on hiatus, and it has given Ranaldo time to complete his solo project, which was started back in 2010. As a guitarist Ranaldo has been at the intersection between experimental minimalism and alternative rock, and he has recently released his first song-oriented solo rock album Between The Times And The Tides.

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