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Tramhaus (NL)

Tramhaus (NL)

Tramhaus (NL)
2025 February
16
Sunday 20:00
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Tramhaus (NL)

  • Pop
  • Rock

 

Tramhaus is the daring postpunk sensation from the restless and ever-innovative city of Rotterdam. In the span of its relatively short existence, Tramhaus has managed to make a name far beyond the borders of their hometown. Marked by their joyous and energetic experience, the band has proven to be able to convey this message both in live and recorded settings. The music of Tramhaus feels like a soundtrack to a vivacious, mysterious, and dangerous story. There is no room to lean back as the band takes you with them in a drag race full of emotions and euphoria driven by streamlined, fiery songs mixed with fragile and abstract tones. This whole spectacle is fueled by the near-symbiotic relationship between the five band members.

After releasing several singles and a four-track EP, and receiving critical acclaim from international media including KEXP Seattle, The Quietus, the band announced a forthcoming debut album ‘The First Exit’ for release on 20/09/2024 through Dutch independent label Subroutine Records. The first single of that album is the high-energy ‘Beech’, out Tue. 23/04.

In the last years, they embarked on headlining tours in France, Germany, the UK, as well as Central- and Northern Europe, Spain & Portugal, and, in November 2023, in Japan. Tramhaus performed at leading European festivals including Best Kept Secret, Sziget, Colours of Ostrava, Tremor, Les Vielles Charrues, and relevant showcase festivals like ESNS, Reeperbahn, MaMa and The Great Escape. Recently they performed eight times during SXSW.

Tramhaus is:

Lukas Janssen / vocals

Nadya van Osnabrugge / guitar / vocals

Micha Zaat / guitar

Julia Vroegh / bass

Jim Luijten / drums

An outfit conceived by Chris Moore (Repulsion) and Josephine Olivia (Blacksage) in Washington DC in 2019, VOSH explodes with sexual energy, aggression, longing andsheer power. Layers of electrifying guitars, heavy synths, thunderous drums, and Josephine’s unmistakable voice create a haunting landscape. Built on muscle and sweat, VOSH is a machine blazing it’s own trail– fusing the grace and finesse of a living breathing force summoning something sinister and sexy.

VOSH’s debut album VESSEL explores an amalgam of influences that range from Bauhaus to early Ministry to Sisters of Mercy to Zounds to Killing Joke to latter day titans Nine Inch Nails. And while a wide reaching and generic term such as “synth pop” or “darkwave” could be applied to the effort in broad strokes, the drama, intensity and excellent songwriting evokes something much deeper, more sinister, and darkly beautiful.

VESSEL doesn’t just slither, it bangs and bursts with explosive energy, juxtaposing an icy goth cool with red hot heightened drama and muscle. Vocalist, lyricist and front person Josephine Olivia is the musical centerpiece for VOSH, mixing the dreamy and ethereal approach of Hope Sandoval or Alison Shaw (Cranes), the versatility of David Bowie, and the commanding power of greats like Siouxsie, Diamanda Galas or Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance). Her vocal sails above it all, presenting haunting melodies in a dramatic and forceful manner that nods to voices from goth, dream pop, indie and elements in traditional pop music. Self-recorded by the band, Moore looped in longtime collaborator Kevin Bernsten from Developing Nations in Baltimore for an assist on the mix with Magnus Lindberg (Tribulation, Russian Circles, Lucifer, Hellacopters, Frida Hyvönen, etc) mastering the effort.


This concert was supported by LivEurope.

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