Hearts Hearts were formed in Vienna by David Österle and Daniel Hämmerle in 2010. The bare boned sound of the initial duo rapidly evolved during sessions in a monastery in Upper Austria, with new members Johannes Mandorfer on the drums and the electronic musician Peter Paul Aufreiter. He was initially engaged as the producer of the band, but ultimately joined Hearts Hearts as a full member.
The sessions – also including longterm collaborator and improvising cellist, Christina Ruf – saw the band’s sound change, gaining density, taking on more electronic elements. Able to play together throughout the night, and left to experiment with vintage equipment and racks of effects, the framework of debut album Young was created.
Hearts Hearts create beautiful, elegiac songs which live at the intersection of classical and contemporary electronic and pop music. Anchored by Österle’s voice and as likely to evoke Sigur Ros as Flying Lotus, The Notwist or Radiohead, their debut album is an album about experimentation and observation – literate, sophisticated, but vulnerable and warm.
The Synthesis is the collaboration between Deborah Lehnen (vocals — synthesizers) and Michael Galetto (drum machines — synthesizers) aka VWAZ aka D.E.T.90, which have been evolving in many side-projects since the early 00’s. Very inspired by the sounds of 80’s, Hip Hop, Soul and Electronic music, they created a universe of their own, by mixing heavy beats, samples and soulful vocals.
The Synthesis is the collaboration between Deborah Lehnen (vocals — synthesizers) and Michael Galetto (drum machines — synthesizers) aka VWAZ aka D.E.T.90, which have been evolving in many side-projects since the early 00’s. Very inspired by the sounds of 80’s, Hip Hop, Soul and Electronic music, they created a universe of their own, by mixing heavy beats, samples and soulful vocals.