“Art Critics Orchestra”

Edith Lounge, Katharinenstraße 23, Edith Russ House for Media Art

Admission: 2,50 €/reduced: 1,50 €

The Art Critics Orchestra (ACO) consists of five musicians, all of whom work in the art world and return the favor musically: “Punk for adults” (art Kunstmagazin). For years, the ACO live repertoire has consisted of their own compositions and a collection of artist songs created especially for ACO – some of them as songs, some as ideas, many just as concepts.

Founded in Berlin in 2004, the orchestra around the two founding members Andreas Schlaegel and Raimar Stange quickly gained a reputation as the “ultimate art rock band of the new millennium: conceptual, punky, sensitive” (unofficial ACO fan site). The first release, a 12-inch picture vinyl designed by John Bock and Kristine Roepstorff, appeared in 2005 and was even hotly contested by the editors of Frieze Magazine.

In 2008, in addition to various live performances (including in Vienna, Hamburg, Berlin and Oldenburg), ACO concentrated on recording their third album of German rock songs. “Finally back in the studio!” enthuses bassist Raimar Stange. The third CD with exclusively own compositions will be released in fall 2008. However, individual tracks can already be heard live on May 2nd in Oldenburg.

Agnes Wegner : vocals
Andreas Schlaegel : drums, vocals
Raimar Stange : bass
Laura Oldenbourg : keyboards
Micz Flor : vocals, guitar