Electronic Beats Festival Graz 2010

A rainy day was all Graz had to offer in the morning. But as soon as the first sounds descended down from the Schlossberg's ancient theatre called the 'Kasematten' into the heart of the city, the clouds disappeared. Perfect conditions for a perfect evening.

The first sounds came from Phonix, an electro duo from Graz, presenting their latest tracks such as 'Frustschutzmittel' and 'Körper aneinander reiben', which currently rock the Austrian dance music scene.

Xbloome from Vienna gathered the stage next and showed, how a trumpet, a violin and classic vocals match with a cute electro setup. It does indeed. No wonder they convinced the jury of 'supported-by', the T-Mobile/EB newcomer portal. Soon they had the audience on their side and the party was growing steadily.

Denmark was the big winner of the night. Two of the headlining bands have their origin in this beautiful north European country. First came Turboweekend, who actually had no intention to confuse with their name as there is no connection at all to any former 'Turbo-xxx' rockband. Celebrating mainly songs from their latest album Ghost Of A Chance, they easily proved why they deserve their music awards. Songs like 'Holiday', Something Or Nothing' and the epic 'Trouble Is' where definite highlights of the evening.

Mette Lindberg and Lars Iversen of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour continued the Danish triumph. After a successful gig at the EB Reommends Tour in last December, they returned to Austria and played together with their live musicians an impressive set. Songs from their debut album Fruits such as 'The Golden Age' and 'Hero' brought some summer feeling to the still chilly venue on top of Graz' city mountain.

The eagerly awaited Moderat from Berlin, made up from equal parts Modeselektor and ambient master Apparat, as well as visual perfomer Pfadfinderei, formed the massive peak of this years EB festival in Graz. Starting off rather slowly, rather moderate – as their name already suggests – they soon hit the audience with growing sound scapes that got faster and intense with every track. Finishing with a special 4 minute track dedicated to the girls of Graz – and the boys, as they mentioned later on - Moderat made the evening a very special one.