Maneuver Maneuver, Gents (DK) // A38 Ship bow studio
Maneuver Maneuver and Gents concert at the A38 Ship's bow studio.
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GENTS
Already with their debut EP "Embrace the Future" (2015), Copenhagen duo GENTS, led by Niels Fejrskov Juhl, have won fans around the world. Accompanied by soft-synth maestro Theis Vesterløkke, the self-proclaimed spa-pop band has come a long way from places like SPOT Festival to Roskilde Festival and Store VEGA. Internationally, they have sold out shows in Paris and Berlin and have toured extensively across Europe, including festivals such as Iceland Airwaves, By:Larm and Reeperbahn.
GENTS have released three albums, 'About Time' (2017), 'Human Connection' (2019) and 'souvenir' (2022), all of which have received critical acclaim from the national and international music press.
MANEUVER MANEUVER
Maneuver Maneuver was founded in 2017 by Tamás Szabó "Tonyo" Szabó (The Moog, Dope Calypso) and Máté Szilágyi (Dorothy's Legs). The duo, who play synthpop mixed with dark moods, released their first five EPs and a music video for their song "Locked Out" in February 2018. At the end of 2019, they released their second video for "Sorry", alongside another new track "Time". In 2022, they came out with two more songs and a video for their song "Hold On", shot by Péter Varsics.
In terms of music, Maneuver Maneuver is a blend of today's alternative and indie artists, the darker synth-based music of the 80s and 90s and the pop music that is usually a hit. Perhaps the duo's style can be seen as the love child of New Order, 2 Unlimited, Crystal Castles, Gary Numan and Late of The Pier, but it consciously adds back those influences in a contemporary form.
The distinctive visual world can be best understood as a mixture of Eastern European sensibilities, 80s crime thrillers and spy/sci-fi films, with a touch of David Lynch influence. Maneuver Maneuver has been covered by several Hungarian and some foreign music sites. The duo has been performing live since April 2018 and has already appeared at the Kolorádó Festival, Fekete Zaj, Művészetek Völgye, and has given numerous concerts at Toldi, Corvintető, the former Kuplung, Mika Tivadar Mulato, Analog Music Hall and many other clubs in Budapest and the countryside.
A38 Ship
Converted from a coal-mining ship, the A38 is easily Budapest's most unique concert venue. The belly of the ship has been home to a wide range of live and electronic music for almost 20 years, and when it's full you can feel the rhythmic movement of the partygoers making waves in the Danube. Foreign acts often refer to it afterwards as their favourite club.