Local heroes in their native Bucharest but also quite active musical tourists, Karpov not Kasparov have been carrying their instruments throughout Europe, playing their very energetic live set. The duo began making music based on the rules and strategies of chess. It might seem complicated but the output is always a very danceable melody, sometimes inspired by Oriental folklore (because chess is an Oriental game) and always mixed with powerful 80’s dancefloor sounds.
▶️ berta.berlin/karpov-not-kasparov
Performer: Alexandra Andronic, Corina Sucarov, Eduard Gabia, Valeriu Borcos
Tracks:
00:10 Choose Your Colour Gipsy Dark
07:33 Kaissa
14:45 En Passant
recorded on the 30th of October at Kiezsalon at Musikbrauerei, Berlin
Video: Julia Grüßing
Sound: Beat Halberschmidt
