With ‘Raveland’, Frittenbude release their seventh album. An emotional and uncompromising blend of rave, punk, and rap. With the support of numerous guest artists, they’ve created a full-length album that oscillates between euphoria, melancholy, and a collective outburst against fascism. The Rough Trade edition is available exclusively on rose-colored vinyl and comes in a monochrome, hand-screen-printed cover. Since 2006, Frittenbude have been the pitch-black yet neon-colored short circuit between rave punk, indie rap excess, and political reality. From their bass-driven universe, they’ve cultivated warped synths, rumbling basslines, and lyrics that are both a headlock and a hug. Frittenbude stands for nights when anything seems possible, for anthems that still burn on the way home. Their music is a place for everyone who’s had enough of silence and stagnation. Whether it’s love amid sensory overload, anger at global political events, or the attempt to make the chaos of the lived apocalypse danceable, Frittenbude transforms big emotions and big questions into songs that feed both the club and the never-ending movie in your head. Live, the Bubu is a disaster in the very best sense of the word-too loud, so intense, political, and always with the promise that community is possible even amid the noise. After 20 years and countless shows ranging from the main stage to the last AZ, Frittenbude remains an alternative to the eternal grey. Music for people who don’t want to give up on themselves or others just yet.
