Extraherz, the rock special.
Today the singer of the band Rihon speaks about the section.
Let's bring you closer to Radio Oriente.
Heat up End of Dream powerfully.
Hello and welcome to the rock special of Extraherz today from Radio
Oriente.
The band Rihon has developed their own musical style in the Karlsruhe
cellars and has at least brought it to the festival in Karlsruhe.
Now that everyone has finished their studies, the band members are
hiding in all corners of Germany.
A separation was no longer to be prevented.
We accompanied the singer of the band Dominik Nilius on the way to his
last concert in the Karlsruhe substage.
It was a very nice time, it has connected us a lot, because in
addition to the music there was always a basic pillar of the band, the
friendship that was behind it.
So there is a certain sadness and a certain humility.
The idea was to combine classical rock music with Irish folklore.
Both I and the bassist developed a preference for Ireland and
especially for the music.
So music has always been a very big hobby of mine and has given me a
lot of strength.
During the studies it was a wonderful compensation.
So the decisive factor was ultimately that I had to leave Karlsruhe
because of my profession and therefore there was no longer any
possibility to continue the band, because it was simply no longer in
it in terms of time.
To put it all together in terms of time was always a problem.
We sometimes had longer breaks in it, due to the fact that some
members once had a semester abroad, for example one year, one and a
half years away, and we had to bridge this time.
It was difficult, but as I mentioned, due to the friendship that
connected us all, it was never a question for us to replace the person
who was not available at the time.
Well, first of all, of course, the appearance at Daft Fest is very
clear.
It's for a Karlsruher band, of course, with the greatest.
We have actually always worked towards this and when we had the
opportunity, it was really a great thing for us.
And that we won both the audience award here at the Newcomer Festival
and the second prize of the jury, that was really an extraordinary
thing for us.
The Rock Special of Extra Herz, today from Radio Oriente.
And what's going on here, we'll show you now.
Radio Oriente is a club that offers above all one thing, a lot of
music.
From jazz to soul, rap to pop and rock, there's something for every
taste.
But not only professionals perform here.
Every Sunday, hobby musicians can also take a break on the open stage
of their creativity.
Anyone who wants to grabs an instrument, goes on stage and plays
along.
If you don't make music yourself, you can just chat.
You can find Radio Oriente on Hirschstrasse in Karlsruhe.
It starts every day from 7 p.m.
So, I now have the managing director of Radio Oriente here with me,
Senal Aslan.
Senal, which target group do you want to address at Radio Oriente?
So, our target group is currently very mixed.
Above all, we have a very young audience here, especially musicians
and artists.
If the audience now says, I want to come here, does it cost admission?
So, admission is free here, because we don't pay any fees to musicians
and that's why the admission is gone.
Where can our viewers find out about current events that are taking
place here?
We make 5,000 flyers a month, distribute them in the gastronomy, in
the pub scene and, above all, we have a homepage address, that is www
.radio -oriente.de and there we have a complete overview of our
program.
Hello and also with the extras it goes on with rock.
The first Celtic rock musical in German is available on Sunday, March
5th in Neureuil to see and hear.
In the Badnerlandhalle Neuig-Finnegan and the Kobold take you to the
ghost world of Ireland.
The music for this comes from the folk rock band Garden of Delight.
It starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets cost between 12 and 31 euros, depending on the place.
And there is something special again at Radio Oriente.
Next Friday, on March 10th, the band The Pumpkins will make their
comeback, after almost a year of break and with two new members.
The Karlsruher are specialists for Beatles cover and bring the
Swingin' Sixties back into the pop scene with hits like Hey Jude and
Please Please.
It starts at 9 p.m.
Folk music star Hansi Hinterseer comes to Karlsruhe.
On his tour So ein schöner Tag he and his band make Tiroler Echo
station in the Karlsruher Schwarzwaldhalle.
There are unforgettable songs to listen to like Hast du mich immer
lieb, mein Herz schlägt immer für dich und du bist die Frau für immer.
The concert only goes up on the 23rd of this month, but if you still
want tickets, order now.
Most of the concerts on the tour are already sold out.
That's it again from the extras.
All information can be found as always on www.extraherz.de.
Until then, bye bye.
One track harder than here at Radio Oriente is the band End of Green.
Their mixture of gothic, rock, metal and independent fills a niche of
its own.
And not least, thanks to their gloomy, melancholic lyrics, they even
made it into the charts.
I talked to the guys about their music and about the current album.
But let's listen to that briefly.
I just mentioned that it is difficult to put the band in a drawer.
They themselves have said that their music is depressed subcore.
What do you mean by that?
How would you explain that to someone?
I think it's music that is written in slightly darker hours and that
is best listened to in slightly darker hours.
I read on your homepage that music that doesn't touch is a waste of
time.
Is there always the challenge for you that you are just writing music
that goes under the skin?
Hopefully, if I look at the bands that impress me the most, they are
bands that give you a special feeling, be it a stomachache, be it a
wonderful feeling, but they create feelings.
And I hope that we can say that about our songs.
When you started making music back then, did you ever have the plan to
do it professionally or was it always clear that it was just a hobby?
I think every band has the plan or the dream that it will get bigger
at some point, that it will go beyond its own village at some point,
maybe even beyond its own city limits.
Your latest album came out in August 2005, Dead End Dreaming, and made
it into the LP charts at number 99.
Do you see it as a bit of recognition for your music or do you not
care at all, because you only make music out of the will that you just
make a good CD and that's it?
I think getting into the charts is, if you look at it objectively, if
you look at the charts, it was never a good label for good music or
for music that touches you, that is beautiful.
So to see it with the charts is a nice side dish, but that you are
happy, of course.
I would be an idiot if I said that it leaves us cold, but I think the
main motivation that we always had and still have is to write songs,
to write good songs, to write songs that not only we can start with,
but that also touch other people and that should stay the goal for a
long time.
If you had to describe the album in one sentence, what is special
about this album, what would you come up with?
I think that the songs are insanely good.
I think it's a record that unpacks you and that's good.
So, that's it again for this week here from Radio Oriente with the
rock special of X-Files.
I say goodbye to you.
Bye and see you soon.