Techno Marching Band MEUTE Team Up With ÄTNA For Show-Stopper Track “Weirdo”

After releasing their respective albums at the beginning of 2020, techno marching band MEUTE and avant-garde pop act ÄTNA ditched their tour schedule and headed up tucked away at home, alongside the rest of the world. “I watched all the seasons of Game of Thrones and started growing courgettes, tomatoes, raspberries and kohlrabi, but then quickly realised that we couldn’t afford to keep it up. We had to resume working on new material,” ÄTNA singer and keyboardist Inéz said.

The resulting music was “Weirdo”, the new collaborative single from the European acts. After meeting for the first time in the summer of 2019, the two acts meshed and found a cooperative vibe and style for the percussive new track. “We have been big fans of ÄTNA for a long time. The videos, the music, the talent and the overall style are a blast and now a collaboration has come out of it – how cool is that? The track is special and opens up a whole new dimension for us. The fact that they are so nice and we have so much fun with them is the icing on the cake,” MEUTE said. Producer Moses Schneider discovered a weird beat in Demian’s unused collection, which is the basis for the instrumental of “Weirdo”. MEUTE adds more drums, marimba, trumpets, saxophones, trombones and vibrating bass. The instrumental, which forms the foundation for Inéz’s voice, is thus created in digital exchange. 

‘Weirdo’ is the first release for MEUTE this year and at the same time the beginning of a series of regular releases introducing the new album Taumel scheduled for release in summer 2022, starting at the end of July. “Weirdo” opens up a new world of sound for MEUTE. In addition to the usual fine goosebump sounds of marimba, horns and drums, the usual analogue-technoid profile is stylistically enriched by the interplay with ÄTNA. This track is a step forward for ÄTNA, into a new aesthetic: sportier, thicker, finer, the song emphasizes mobility, is danceable, banging, clearly says: we all need to enjoy the fresh air again. It reminds you briefly of Berlin’s Tresor in the 90s, of the Chemical Brothers’ disruptive beats, playfully combines them with Afrobeat and the New Orleans marching band sound of MEUTE.

Inéz: “It’s about including everyone. No one should be excluded. Self-empowerment for everyone! Even if you’re out of line. We want to break a lance for acceptance.”

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