Heavenphetamine & Dodola

THIS FRIDAY, Japanese duo heavenphetamine (@heavenphetamine) and their no-metronome approach meet the Ohio-born and long-term part of the local scene, Dodola (@amanitadodola).

heavenphetamine are Hiroki Oda (keyboard/vocals) and Sara Oda (drums/vocals) from Japan. Krautrock, psychedelia, synthesizer music, postpunk, indie rock, and acid house, all dipped in that irresistible Japanese flavor. They synchronize acoustic drums with electronic sequences created through synthesizers and loop pedals, without the use of a metronome, which results in electro-influenced compositions that still retain an organic and punky edge.

The couple left their hometown Tokio in 2021 and have been touring Europe extensively ever since, playing more than a hundred shows in all kinds of venues, from squats to major festivals such as Tallinn Music Week and France’s Trans Musical Festival, and performing regularly in the war-torn cities of Ukraine and recording with local musicians. Their first full-length album, The Sun on a Winter Day, was released in August by the Ukrainian label Kontrabass.

Despite the onset of the full-scale invasion, the band managed to complete work on their debut full-length album at a Kyiv studio from December 2021 to January 2022. By securing your spot in the club, you signed up for looping synthesizer phrases with crisp, minimalist acoustic drum rhythms, Japanese motifs, and wild synthesizer solos.

Dodola is a part of Belgrade’s turbo-indie folk scene since her move from Ohio in 2007. Singer-songwriter Katie Woznicki fuses trip-hop / art-pop, turns into a rabid MC every full moon or so, and brilliantly covers next steps in each of her ongoing projects. Sharp and often sarcastic lyrics, emotional chord progressions, catchy yet melancholic melodies, warm analogue electronic sounds, and a uniquely expressive vocal form a sound that is both eerily familiar and strangely novel.

TICKETS 700 RSD at the entrance.