Ja Ja Ja - September - Acts

From left to right: Lisa Alma, Hey Elbow, Axel Flóvent

One of the few good aspects of the forthcoming end of the summer is that the beloved Ja Ja Ja Club Night returns for its second season in Germany. Once again NOTHING BUT HOPE AND PASSION teams up with the folks from FluxFM to bring you up and coming acts from the North right into the heart of Berlin. And even better, the event expands to Hamburg as well this year so there’s even more spotlight for these young and talented folks. Find more details on the whole event right here and full ticket infos at the bottom of the article. And on top of it – we’re giving away 3×2 tickets for the events. Just send a mail to win@nbhap.com with the subject ‘JaJaJa’, your full name and the city of your choice.

But now it’s time to present you the music and people behind the Ja Ja Ja edition in September. HEY ELBOW from Sweden are joining us together with songwriter AXEL FLÓVENT from Iceland and Danish singer LISA ALMA. This is how they sound and what they got to say.

Hey Elbow (SE)

Name a stereotype about your country that is actually true, according to your experience.
Swedes are afraid of being rude. A typical example: a couple of people are sharing a plate of strawberries. Everybody love strawberries but there will still be ONE berry left. No one wants to seem rude and take the last one

Name three songs that should not be absent from your personal ‘Nordic Music Playlist’
GOATRun To Your Mama
WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMSThe Offbeat
THE RADIO DEPT.Every Time

What can we expect from your performance at the Ja Ja Ja club night?
Fast and slow, dark and dreamy.

What has been your best and also your most frustrating moment in your life as an artist so far?
We forgot the lights on our rental last week. We realised it at half past four in the morning, loading the van. We had to borrow jump-cables and a car from a kind neighbour. We didn’t have time to celebrate the gig, that we had planned all evening.

Unleash your inner Burt Bacharach and complete the following sentence… ‘What the world needs now is…’
Less fear and less caring what other people think of who you are and what you do and more kindness toward each other.

We are all about hope and passion – what two elements define your artistic work?
Inspiration and friendship


Axel Flóvent (ICE)

Name a stereotype about your country that is actually true, according to your experience.
We are so few that the saying everyone knows everyone in Iceland is really true.

Name three songs that should not be absent from your personal ‘Nordic Music Playlist’
MEWMy Complications
THE MOUNTAINS – The Valleys
SATELLITE STORIESLights Go Low

What can we expect from your performance at the Ja Ja Ja club night?
A lot of harmonising and hopefully a comfortable vibe from me and my band.

What has been your best and also most frustrating moment in your life as an artist so far?
Hmm.. I really don’t know, I have not had a lot of frustrating moments that I can think of. If something, it’s probably something boring like a hardware not working correctly. And the best is probably getting my publishing deal, and the fact that I can record my album the way that I want is really satisfying.

Unleash your inner Burt Bacharach and complete the following sentence… ‘Wat the world needs now is…’
… less intensity

We are all about hope and passion – what two elements define your artistic work?
Long dark Icelandic winters


Lisa Alma (DK)

Name a stereotype about your country that is actually true, according to your experience.
The law of Jante: You’re not to think you are anything special.

Name three songs that should not be absent from your personal ‘Nordic Music Playlist’
RHYEOpen
OKAY KAYA – Damn, Gravity
LYKKE LI No Rest For The Wicked

What can we expect from your performance at the Ja Ja Ja club night?
I will of course play songs from my new album Sweater. Hopefully, I can present a very clear and dreamy set from my side. For these two dates I will play in a duo set up.

What has been your best and also your most frustrating moments in your life as an artist so far?
Best moment: being surrounded inspiring people
Most frustrating moment: when things are moving too slow

Unleash your inner Burt Bacharach and complete the following sentence… ‘What the world needs now is…’
… to listen to BEACH HOUSE’s new album Depression Cherry.

We are all about hope and passion – what two elements define your artistic work?
Three words: Haunted grey romance.


Ja Ja Ja - September - Poster

NBHAP & FluxFM presents Ja Ja Ja Club Night


Hamburg. Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 (Molotow)

Pre-Sale: 5€ (JaJaJa member) / 7€ (non-member)
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Berlin. Thursday, September 10th, 2015 (Fluxbau)

Pre-Sale: 5€ (JaJaJa member) / 7€ (non-member)
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