Indie pop and bossa nova, jazz and ska, bard pop and klezmer, folk and Viennese song: the Austrian band Buntspecht is in a constant process of bringing new musical elements to light. Film music for films that don’t exist, children’s songs for adults, atmosphere and ballad: everything may, everything should, everything must! The pieces of the six-member group from Vienna move between ecstasy and melancholy, sadness and mischievous grins, lack of perspective and utopia, affirmation of life and always gnawing doubts. Buntspecht are known above all for the exuberant energy of their shows, which get everybody moving. Their appearance is charming, their sound intoxicating. The band has been creating its own sound over the last few years, both buoyant and brute, somnambulistic and wondering, mocking and dreamy – and with ” Beneath the Masks”, coincidentally, also a pandemic hit. Currently, Buntspecht are working on their fourth studio album, the first single release “Majorelika” has already been released at the end of 2022.

In Austria, Buntspecht have long ceased to be an insider tip. They already made it into the top ten of the Austrian charts with their second album. The band’s first live concert after the pandemic in March 2022 at the Arena Wien was completely sold out. Only a few days later, Buntspecht played a Ukraine benefit concert at Vienna’s Heldenplatz in front of tens of thousands of spectators, together with Wanda, Conchita Wurst, Cari Cari and other stars of the Austrian art and culture scene. In Germany last year, Buntspecht thrilled audiences at festivals such as Haldern Pop, c/o Pop and Watt en Schlick. From May 2023, a big tour across the entire German-speaking region is planned.

Buntspecht are responsible for the live music at Stefanie Sargnagel’s play “HEIL” (27 and 28 June at the Weltkunstzimmer), and we are delighted to welcome the smart musicians from Vienna for an additional concert on our Seebühne!

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The press says:

“The stubborn and idiosyncratic is elevated to a leitmotif with Buntspecht; the song miniatures show themselves to be playful and light-footed – and elude classic (indie) pop clichés.” (profil.at)

“Buntspecht transform chamber music (guitar, cello, double bass) into a crazy mix of folk and bossa nova and also reveal their affinity for diverse fashion styles when it comes to their choice of clothes.” (musikblog.de)

“Between mania and romantic melancholy, the six multi-instrumentalists conjure up a mix of light-heartedness and world-weariness.” (The Postie)

“A playful repertoire ranging from subversive nonsense to the sensually absurd.” (ORF.at)