Austrian Folk

Attwenger - Luft
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Full Artwork | Size: 395 MB
Label/Cat#: Trikont US-190 | Country/Year: Germany 1993
Genre: Folk, World, Electronica | Style: Austrian/Bavarian Folk / Crossover

Attwenger (formed 1990) is a musical duo from Linz, Austria. The group is made up of drummer Markus Binder and button accordion player Hans-Peter Falkner; both members also sing. Attwenger's music is an unusual combination of Upper Austrian folk music and hip-hop, with lyrics sung (and rapped) in Upper Austrian dialect. Falkner often plays his accordion through effects pedals to give his instrument a distorted timbre similar to that of an electric guitar…

Attwenger - Luft
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Lossless Artwork | Size: 395 MB
Label/Cat#: Trikont US-190 | Country/Year: Germany 1993
Genre: Folk, World, Electronic | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded/Filepost

Attwenger (formed 1990) is a musical duo from Linz, Austria. The group is made up of drummer Markus Binder and button accordion player Hans-Peter Falkner; both members also sing. Attwenger's music is an unusual combination of Upper Austrian folk music and hip-hop, with lyrics sung (and rapped) in Upper Austrian dialect. Falkner often plays his accordion through effects pedals to give his instrument a distorted timbre similar to that of an electric guitar…

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