The German-Swiss duo Grandbrothers will come to Palác Akropolis. They will perform as a warm-up for the next Spectaculare festival.

Grandbrothers return to the stage with a new sound and an expanded live show to celebrate the release of their fifth studio album Elsewhere, due out this September. They will arrive in Prague on November 8th and their concert will be a warm-up for the next Spectaculare festival. The duo, based on the combination of piano minimalism and technological innovations, will present their new album in Prague.

The German-Swiss duo Grandbrothers consists of Erol Sarp and designer Lukas Vogel. They met in Düsseldorf in the first half of the last decade and together started making music that combines their obsessions - while Sarp is a trained jazz pianist, Vogel makes his living as a synth designer. Their work together straddles the line between a classical approach and experiments in sound design. At the centre is a grand piano, but enhanced by an ingenious system of electromagnetic hammers. These turn it into a kind of wooden drum-machine.

The very first Grandbrothers track was spotted by Gilles Peterson in 2013 and promoted on his Worldwide show recorded for BBC Radio 6 Music. The song Ezra Was Right was subsequently released on an EP with remixes by Greg Wilson and JD Twitch. Dilation's 2014 debut mixed piano minimalism with elements of ambient or film soundtracks, and names such as Steve Reich and Alva Noto were featured in reviews. The follow-up album Open has already been handled by the cult label City Slang, which also released the latest album so far, Late Reflections.

The Grandbrothers recorded the latter in the gothic St. Peter's Cathedral in Cologne. The monumental space of the 13th-century building and the sound of the local organ underline the grandiose epicness of Grandbrothers' music, although there are also quiet, intimate passages on the record. At Palác Akropolis, the duo will present their fresh recording Elsewhere, scheduled for release this September.

The Grandbrothers pay as much attention to the architecture of the piano grand as they do to the detailed construction of their compositions. They reflect the influence of minimalist composers such as Phillip Glass, with a contemporary wave of modern classical music associated with the likes of Niels Frahm. The latter is open to the practices of electronic music.

The tour with the new record will take Grandbrothers to 32 stops across Europe, and for the first time in their career the pair are moving away from the rule of using only the sounds of their grand piano - analogue synths, drum-machines, are now featured in their music. On their current tour, the German-Swiss duo opens a new chapter of their career, and we can be there on November 8 at the Akropolis Palace. The concert will take place as part of the 13th edition of the Spectaculare festival, organized by Palác Akropolis.

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