Petra und der Wolf (Linz/Austria)

What these two girls create is an intimate, atmospheric but also powerful and musically striking experience, with their music easily growing into a sonic impact and then bringing peace again. Theirs is a music combination that has a far richer content than could be assumed for a band of this type. The easiest way to describe and experience their music is as a beginning of a journey for which you don’t have a clear plan but which will surely take you someplace far and beautiful, be it only in your imagination.

Petra Schrenzer (guitar, lead vocals) and Aurora Hackl (drums, saxophone) describe their sound as “post-grunge/singer-songwriter/jazz”. Petra was a solo artist known for her dynamic and emotional performances, and then she was joined by Aurora, whose saxophone has a multifunctional role – it represents the second vocal, rhythm machine and introduces noise elements. The chemistry was instant and their music got an additional, deeper dimension. Since then, they have been creating music surrounded by dark curtains, which moves everyone who listens to it.