Pulse Festival:

UZ JSME DOMA ^{/ CZECH REPUBLIC /}

^{The music seems to be an exhausting juxtaposition between beauty and ugliness, as songs will frequently shift between modes to create tumultuous, powerful hooks. The band is also fond of shifts between time signatures and the insertion of extra beats when shaping the mood of the song. Their lyrics are considered as deep as poetry.}
GABRIEL KAIN & THE ABLES ^{/ UNITED KINGDOM /}

^{London-based five piece comprising of Slovak singer-songwriter Gabriel Kain, Iranian violinist Raja Mohammadi, Greek cellist Elektra Miliadou, pianist Andriana Minou and human drum machine from Sussex, Simon Mooney. GABRIEL KAIN has ,as a member of glam-rock combo ‘MISS T & THE JAPANESE TOURISTS previously supported GaARY NUMAM, recorded with Gordon Raphael and enjoyed frequent air time on XFM’s John Kennedy's X-Posure show.}
CONTEMPORARY NOISE SEXTET ^{/ POLAND /}

Jazz music without jazz, film music without a movie but something splendid instead! Despite the band’s name suggesting noisy music for the chosen ones, CNQ appears to be a revelation for everyone. Beautiful, hard, romantic piano tunes in dialogue with brass section. Simple and extraordinary emotional compositions lead to the climax which makes the flesh creep whilst listening. Hairs bristle on the heads of those who watch.

The Pulse Festival is set to return to London for the 5^th installment of their spectacular annual event of musical multi-culturalism. Pulse is a celebration of the growing presence and blossoming cultural influence of Eastern and Central European communities in the UK and will once again feature a high-quality and wildly eclectic mix of talent from countries such as Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Czech republic amongst others. Across the festival’s numerous stages, dozens of artists, both established and emerging, will cover a wide spectrum of musical genres including Jazz, Alternative, Dance, new-wave and Classical, providing a wonderful opportunity to become immersed in the wonderful and diverse music from, or influenced by, Eastern and Central Europe.