Norman Fleischer

“You are the hologram queen, ageless and sweet, over 70” … after decades of hoping and wishing the mighty Swedish pop icons are indeed returning to the spotlight with a new studio album and a ridiculously ambitious virtual comeback tour. You have all the right to be annoyed but that … but you could also respect that decision. In the wake of the anticipated release NBHAP head and longtime ABBA admirer Norman Fleischer found himself reflecting on the bittersweet notion of this pop historical event.

Seventeen months after his last club concert, NBHAP head Norman attended his first full capacity gig at the iconic Berlin punk venue SO36. Obviously you can’t write about this without reflecting on the path that lead to this cosy Monday night in Kreuzberg. So, that’s what he does in the following article.

Just in time fort the world slowly opening up again one of NBHAP’s longtime favourites returns with an album that celebrates the joy of joint dancing and togetherness unlike in a very uplifting way. If you happen to be a fan of sweet Baleraic house music bliss you should take a closer look at “Sprinkles” and also the tracks Kasper Bjørke put in our playlist. Time for a new edition of Electronic Empathy, girls and boys.

Although the Covid-pandemic is still sensible in many aspects of our life Hamburg’s iconic Reeperbahn Festival showed that the world is recovering but still got a long way to go. However, the problems NBHAP head Norman faced during his comeback at the event go way deeper and left him with mixed feelings.

In the wake of early 90s euphoria and a buzzing European acid house and rave scene a record as released that would become one of the most unusual yet influential records of that special period of time. Three decades later, it's powerful spirit hasn't lost its magic at all. Dedicated believer Norman Fleischer is moving on up for one more time and slips inside the magic of the iconic record once again.

After exchanging thoughts with various players of the electronic music scene throughout the past year, NBHAP head Norman is stepping into the limelight and actually talks about his own influences, love for electronic music and his freshly released original material under his Burnout Sumner moniker. So yeah, consider this to be a more personal edition than usual.

In search of cool vibes for increasing temperatures and - hopefully - declining Covid case numbers? Don't look any further since we got yourself covered with our extremely smooth summer playlist including tracks by The Avalanches, Poolside, Jorja Smith, Peggy Gou, Khruangbin, Four Tet and a few other hidden treasures.

It took Norwegian folk duo twelve years to record their long awaited fourth studio album but the result doesn’t disappoint at all. “Peace Or Love” is an intimate, mature yet also beautifully playful continuation of the band’s legacy. And it couldn’t have arrived at a better moment. NBHAP head Norman took a moment to reflect on the new LP.