ALCALICA is a band operating from Berlin and Mytilini playing Industrial World Music: poetic drum'n'bass, elektro/dub music with vocals and traditional instruments. We play live in ever changing constellations adapting the music to the place and the people we play with. It's electronic music with traditionnal instruments like the Persian santoor with 96 strings hammered, Greek baglamas, African kalimba, analog electronics and vocals.Broken beats, bass music, industrial, world music, electro.
The word says they'll come to Paris end of January playing Live. Check out this little special thing that you never heard before! (Toolbox Records, Paris)
This website celebrates the on-line availability of exclusive recordings and rare tunes. From now on you can download new & old material. If you want to purchase high quality recordings & released and un-released material just get it here. Of course on this site you will find a lot of free music too.
Alcalica tours as a way of living, constantly regenerating through the encounters. Since 2005 they toured in many countries & collaborated with many talented artists, from various fields of art, making faithful friends along the way. Check out the chronology & find the dates for the upcoming gigs.
Browse through the catalog of Photovoltaic Records and find out all new and old releases. You can also find where you can locate the physical shops that host the rare vinyl items of Photovoltaic Records.
Alcalica’s Dream’n’Bass transcends World and Electronic music with pure frequencies mixing ethnic instruments, deep vocals and analogue machines.
The act adapts their sonic identity for live performance, vinylrecording, movie and show storytelling soundtrack, always keeping the same thread of broken beats stirred withearth rhythms from all over the globe.)