Name: Telephonist & NIL [shoegaze/alt-rock]
Start: 2026-06-12T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Hitness Club

$Telephonist & NIL [shoegaze\/alt-rock]$

porcupine records presents:
TELEPHONIST / shoegaze/alt-rock
telephonist.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/telephonist.band
+ NIL / shoegaze/post-punk
nilfuzz.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/nil_fuzz
live at Hitness Club. doors 19:00, bands start at 20:00. Tickets available at the door
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The shoegaze duo TELEPHONIST, consisting of producers and multi-instrumentalists Dennis Mielke and Oskar Middelhauve, got together in Dortmund in 2023. Telephonist wants to break new ground in the scene and is trying to fill a gap in the German music landscape by using German lyrics instead of English, unlike most shoegaze/alternative rock bands.
With their debut EP “Gegen die Wand” (Against the Wall), released on December 5 by the independent label Porcupine Records, the two devote themselves to a melancholic, dark sound that finds its inspiration in bands such as DIIV, Duster, Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, and Slowdive, combining these influences with German lyrics. The EP comprises five songs and deals with frustration with people, structures, and life in a city, which are the central themes of “Gegen die Wand.”
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NIL formed in Leipzig in 2020. They are a five-piece band that combine various influences from shoegaze, alternative, indie and postpunk to create their very own sound.
You can expect a dreamy atmosphere that never lacks euphoria and noise, all while everything seems to effortlessly merge into a charged wall of sound. On top of the driving drums connecting with powerful yet melodic basslines, there are floating surfaces of reverb, which are broken up by crystal-clear guitars and energetic, yet soulful vocals.
And while all of this is still settling in your ears, it already shatters...