Stockholm based darkwave/electronic act A Projection start a mainland European tour today to promote their fourth album, ‘In A Different Light’, which is out now on Metropolis Records. The schedule takes in eight shows in Germany and one each in Netherlands and Belgium, as follows:
09.02.23 HANOVER (DE) Lux
10.02.23 BERLIN (DE) Hole44
11.02.23 LEIPZIG (DE) Naumanns
12.02.33 HAMBURG (DE) Hafenklang
14.02.23 ROTTERDAM (NL) V11
15.02.23 COLOGNE (DE) MTC
16.02.23 BRUSSELS (BE) Le Lac
17.02.23 BOCHUM (DE) Kulturbahnhof
18.02.23 FRANKFURT (DE) Nachtleben
19.02.23 MUNICH (DE) Backstage
A Projection were formed in 2013 as a post-punk outfit influenced by The Cure, Joy Division/New Order, Sisters of Mercy, Interpol and Editors, although electronic godheads such as Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, D.A.F. and compatriots The Knife were also important to their original musical vision.
With a sound that spilt over into the related indie and goth genres, the first three albums by the band – ‘Exit’ [2015], ‘Framework’ [2017] and ‘Section’ [2019] – developed from minimalist beginnings into a more readily accessible sound, yet remained within the framework of a strict post-punk aesthetic and attitude.
An enforced break due to the pandemic resulted in two line-up changes, including the former bassist becoming lead vocalist, while the group had left the indie oriented Tapete label in 2019 to join the more electronically leaning Metropolis roster for the release of ‘Section’. With that had come a shift towards a more synthesizer based style with influences from the 80s, contemporary darkwave and current chart hits.
A Projection were formed in 2013 as a post-punk outfit influenced by The Cure, Joy Division/New Order, Sisters of Mercy, Interpol and Editors, although electronic godheads such as Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, D.A.F. and compatriots The Knife were also important to their original musical vision.
With a sound that spilt over into the related indie and goth genres, the first three albums by the band – ‘Exit’ [2015], ‘Framework’ [2017] and ‘Section’ [2019] – developed from minimalist beginnings into a more readily accessible sound, yet remained within the framework of a strict post-punk aesthetic and attitude.
An enforced break due to the pandemic resulted in two line-up changes, including the former bassist becoming lead vocalist, while the group had left the indie oriented Tapete label in 2019 to join the more electronically leaning Metropolis roster for the release of ‘Section’. With that had come a shift towards a more synthesizer based style with influences from the 80s, contemporary darkwave and current chart hits.
Their new album, ‘In A Different Light’, was released in November 2022 and includes four singles that have all been promoted with videos that can be seen HERE. The most recent was ‘Anywhere’, which has a distinct mid-80s electro-pop vibe. The album also includes contributions from fellow Swede Henrik Linder of Dirty Loops and Sarah Boom of the Brussels-based Turquoise, who will be special guests at the show in that city on 16th February.
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