LEAFAR LEGOV
GERMANY
Biography
Leafar Legov is a quiet but essential member of the Giegling family. He and Konstantin were making music together in Hannover before the label formed—today, they are Kettenkarussell, a live act and production outfit whose bittersweet sound embodies Giegling's ineffable ethos.
Perhaps even more than his label-mates, Legov's relationship with club music seems purely conditional—he'll follow its guidelines only when they happen to suit his creative impulses. With Kettenkarussell, he makes what could loosely be described as downtempo house. On his solo records, he offsets ambient sketches with somber hip-hop instrumentals. But his personal musical universe is still, for the most part, a mystery—aside from "Blush," an excellent one-off from 2009 he made as Robert Oh, his first solo release was Giegling's latest EP, Talk, which came out in February. Abstract and subdued, it's a record that points to Giegling's emotional depth and stylistic open-endedness.
We are delighted to announce that our stage at Waking Life Festival this year will be graced by one last minute addition to the roster of performing artists. Nikita Goile is a different kind of artist than the ones we usually work with. She expresses through movement rather than sound.
Two words which describe her work are timeless and organic. She uses improvisation to open up and escape restrictive habits and existing patterns, allowing mind and body to be genuine and drift off. The subtle journey between opposite qualities is at the core of her work, as well as the notion of control and its loss which generate, and regenerate, a perpetual evolution.
Nikita will join our concert for the festival opening ceremony alongside Johanna Knutsson, Leafar Legov, Sebastian Mullaert and Matt Karmil. This will also be the first appearance by Erased Tapes Records very own vibraphone magician Masayoshi Fujita. A totally new constellation and so much to look forward to!