Born in 1970, Wasser grew up with her adoptive family in Connecticut before decamping to Brooklyn to join the music scene. Having studied the violin at university and played in orchestra, favouring new classical compositions written for smaller ensembles, by the time she reached New York in 1994 she’d already been performing with art/punk bands, experimenting with how far she could stretch the parameters of the violin. She began working as a session musician and working with Anohni (Antony and the Johnsons) and Rufus Wainwright. Along the way, in 2002, Joan As Police Woman was born, named in homage to the 1970s TV cop show starring Angie Dickinson. Previous albums have won awards and accolades, such as the Best Rock and Pop Album in the Independent Music Awards (Real Life) or one of Q Magazine’s Albums of the Year (To Survive). Damned Devotion is her fifth album in the JAPW incarnation, in addition to an album of covers (Cover) and the 2016 collaboration with Benjamin Lazar Davis (Let It Be You). There are, of course, the well-documented dark times that have informed the melancholy; the death of her boyfriend Jeff Buckley in 1997; the suicide of her friend Elliot Smith in 2003; her mother’s death four years later. Music, it has been suggested, is the medicine that has carried her through difficult times. Certainly, the gap between The Classic and Damned Devotion has not included much downtime, echoing previous periods of collaboration with artists as diverse as Lou Reed, Beck, Toshi Reagon, David Sylvian, Sparklehorse, Laurie Anderson and Damon Albarn. This time around, she’s worked with Sufjan Stevens, John Cale, Aldous Harding, Woodkid, Justin Vivian Bond, RZA, Norah Jones and Daniel Johnston.Within her peer group, she’s universally admired. And it’s that, along with her enormous musical vocabulary, melodic beauty and the fact she continues to surprise, which cements Joan As Police Woman as an important artist, collaborator and muse. “Today”, she discloses, “I can comfortably say that music has saved my life and continues to save my life. I am a devotee. It’s not something I can even choose or not choose, it’s just what is.” …Damned Devotion.

Satomi Matsuzaki plays bass and sings, Greg Saunier plays drums, John Dieterich and Ed Rodriguez play guitars. But what is Deerhoof really? Hell if we know. Pitchfork went so far as to label Deerhoof as "the best band in the world.” From their humble beginnings as an obscure San Francisco noise act, they've become one of indie music's most influential bands with their ecstatic and unruly take on pop.

"The best band in the world.” (Pitchfork) 

"Deerhoof are amazing. They're nuts, they'll freak you out." (Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters)

"Deerhoof deserve far more recognition." (Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead)

“What we do now is the result of everything we’ve ever done and heard,” Nakhleh says. “We began listening to Tuareg music and we fell in love with it. It resonated with us. We all grew up with classical Arab music. In finding our own sound, we’ve discovered things from all over.” With the album Laissez Passer, the past has helped create the future. A Laissez Passer. Let him pass. That’s the document the stateless carry. It’s all that those from the occupied Golan Heights possess. Since 1967 the area has been part of Israel, but the inhabitants aren’t Israelis. They don’t have any citizenship. They don’t have passports. Just a Laissez Passer. And for the members of TootArd who all grew up in the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan, it’s a very apt name for their new album.“Laissez passers are special situation papers,” explains singer and guitarist Hasan Nakhleh. “It took us a while to realise the effect. We’re permanent residents in Israel, but not citizens. We have no travel documents. When we travel we need the laissez passer. With no nationality, we’re officially ‘undefined.’”TootArd are not ‘undefined’; they’ve fashioned their own identity in their music, creating a bond of the stateless that reaches from the Levant to the Tuareg – another people without a real home - and reaches out far beyond.

Alice Phoebe Lou's fiercely independent approach to her music has given the singer songwriter a creative confidence that shines through in her captivating vocals and stripped back music. Having developed her bluesy, folk sound busking on the streets of Berlin, Alice has caught the ears of a community of music lovers the world over with her honest storytelling and raw, beautiful voice.

Alice  has spent her creative career fighting these structures she so often denounces in her music. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Lou came up on the outskirts of the music industry, busking around Berlin after graduating high school. She found her voice on the streets and her followers in city squares, and though she’s found a larger audience since, with offers from major labels, acclaimed SXSW performances, and sold-out shows across Europe, she has continued giving street performances and independently released two EPs and two full length albums.

Lou hasn’t been held back by her decision to maintain her presence as a fiercely independent artist. The song “She” was featured in Bombshell, a documentary about Hollywood starlet and genius inventor Hedy Lamarr, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award in December; although it didn’t make the final cut for nominations.

Black Morris is the approximate translation of Negros Tou Moria which in its original Greek is an adroit play on words with Geros Tou Moria, a legendary general of the Greek revolution against the Turkish occupation – this twist on a symbol of classic ‘Greekness’ goes a great way to describing the artist’s ethos, creativity and cultural dichotomy; he is an artist that embodies 21st century inner city Athens, speaking of and to its affronted youth with his own tenacious swagger. NTM or ‘Black Morris’ is best described as one of the most up and coming Greek rappers to have emerged in recent years, with unparalleled flow, prodigious beats and music that takes its cues from Europe and the US in equal measure, backed by a modern melting pot of intensely talented young producers and artists from a diversity of ethnic backgrounds. Born by Ghanaian parents in the economically depressed Athenian district of Ambelokipi and growing up in and around the neglected Kipseli neighborhood ‘Black Morris’ made his first tentative steps in the world of Greek rap next to the legendary MC Taki Tsan and has since gone on to flesh out his unique and intuitive voice amongst the new-breed in his hometown.

For centuries the desert has proved to be a spiritually rich landscape. Its vast openness and still tranquillity lending itself to many a spiritual awakening or outer body experience once within its endless grasp; and in a world that gets busier and more occupied by the day, this reflective escape into one of nature’s greatest spaces becomes understandably more appealing for some. For Shaun Nunutzi, a member of the fearsome band Dead Skeletons and now operating under the name TAU, this has certainly been the case. He says of his time there, “Spending time in places like these awaken the senses, make you feel connected to the earth, something that everyone yearns for. We have time to think and let intuition flow a bit, which goes hand in hand with the creative process.” Tau is coming to Cyprus for the first time with full band of 5 musicians and they hope to channel the wild omnipresent creative energy of the universe and have a good time doing it.

Hailing from Athens, Greece, Bazooka is a psychedelic punk rock quintet formed in 2008. They are a part of a rising Greek psych, punk and garage scene making waves on international shores. The catchy twin guitar / twin drum / singular bass cacophony by Xanthos, Billy, Aris, John & Panos collide to form an exploding and real rock’n’roll experience.

Lately they tend to write songs sung entirely in Greek, returning to their Mediterranean roots and with an even more distinctive sound than displayed on previous efforts.

They released their first single “Shame Take My Brain/Ravening Trip” (Inch Allah Records) in 2011, the same year they set off for their first European tour and have since toured Europe extensively. Bazooka’s debut self-titled album was released in 2013, following the EP “I Want To Fuck All The Girls In My School” (both via Slovenly). 2013 marked their first American tour. In 2015 they released the single “Tied To Your Bed” (Sound Effect Records) and in 2016 their sophomore album “Useless Generation” (Slovenly).

Their new EP “Ζούγκλα” (Jungle) came out in November 2017 via Inner Ear Records.

Athenian quartet "Sillyboy’s Ghost Relatives" is a newly formed band that shaped while following record producer Sillyboy in most of his live performances during the last 3 years. When time seemed right, they all joined his studio to record their first full band album and let the dynamics of analogue instrumentation to do the work. The "Sillyboy" project arrived early 2010 with debut album “Played” being released on small indie label Just Gazing records as 001 of their catalogue and ended up as “Album of The Year” in quite a few media outlets of Greece. It launched Sillyboy’s career as a prolific studio producer and even to this day it is considered a classic from many music heads in his country. However, the international release status was achieved with the follow up "Nature of Things” album in 2012. The track "Supply Chain” won Vinyl District's competition "TVD500" and granted Sillyboy a 7" US release with the label, getting his music aired in indie US regional radio and got the attention of three-time Grammy-nominated producer, Cheryl Pawelski. He returned with his 3rd album “Stalker” in 2015, this time for prestigious label Klik Records and the video for "Do it Again"  premiered on Exclaim Magazine (Canada).   2018 marks the return of Athenian producer with a full band. The singles “Come Closer” and "Muscle Cars" reveal what could be his most complete and emotional work so far.

London-based duo Soccer96 transmit epic synth-scapes over poly-rhythmic drums and infectious dance grooves in a brutal cocktail of tight electronica and the spontaneous energy of improvisation delivering a fearless show of musicianship and floor-filling potency. The synth and drums duo of Danalogue [Dan Leavers] and Betamax [Max Hallett] are most known as being two thirds of The Comet Is Coming [with sax player Shabaka Hutchings], currently to be heard whipping up a cosmic storm on their recent acclaimed album ‘Channel The Spirits’ [Leaf] and recently nominated for the Mercury Music Award. Originally a precursor to The Comet Is Coming they now present a show that is primed to blast us all in to another dimension.

AVGI is singer - songwriter from Nicosia. She has been making waves in the local music scene for the last couple of years, building up a very loyal fanbase. In her music she combines  mellow, atmospheric elements, with uplifting and emotionally-charged outbreaks.

She is returning to Fengaros Festival since she has performed before, in 2016. She got booked after a friend of the organisers overheard her singing at the festival’s camping site the previous year! Her debut album will be released in late 2018.

The live band consists of Avgi Stavrou - Vocals, Memnon Arestis - Guitar, Mark Ioannou - Drums and Byron Athinodorou - Bass.

MIGHTY SUGARCANE is an electronic groove-based group consisting of Marios Takoushis on keyboards, Cahit Kutrafali on electric bass and Stelios Xydias on drums. The group combines the influences of jazz with the sounds of electronic pioneers and will be playing a mix of their latest original compositions.

Cypriot born musician Eleni Eracleous has been living in Berlin for the last 10 years. After her studies in piano and music teaching, she performed for several years in Germany’s most significant venues for classical music including the Konzerthaus and the Berlin Philharmonic Hall. Even though Eleni first came out on the scene as a classical concert pianist, now conducting at the Berlin female youth choir, her original music chose a different direction. Her songs blend folk-y melodies and lush piano chord sequences, with silky choral vocal loops. She has performed among others at the Schlossmediale Festival in Switzerland, the Lefkosia Loop Festival and the Fengaros Festival in Cyprus. Her first official release is a live video series titled eleven63 Sessions, produced by Louvana Records. The videos serve as a small taste of her upcoming debut album, which will be released in early 2019 by Louvana Records. "Her intimate tunes can sketch an entire story. Every emotion is being translated into music, whilst retaining a wonderful lightness at the same time" (Monika Reidenbach)

Belua is a revolving collective of musicians that draws elements from American folk, blues and psychedelia, and weaves hazy guitar-driven tales that stretch and expand, with soothing vocals interlacing each budding segment with the next. Their distinct songwriting draws influences from acts such as the Fleet Foxes, All Them Wıtches, and Syd Arthur.  Belua released their debut album ‘As good a time as any’ in early 2016 on Louvana Records, recorded and produced by the band’s lead singer/rhythm guitarist, Mikaela Tsangari, while their sophomore album is currently in the recording process. The rest of the line up includes Loizos Pafitis on lead guitar, Mario Michael on bass, Nicolas Melis on keyboards and Lefteris Lefkatis on drums.

Arcadian Child were formed in Limassol, Cyprus, in 2013. Psyched, potent and intoxicating, they deliver erratic guitar-orientated psychedelia melded with ambience, hallucinogenic patterns and cathartic outbursts. With sounds rivaling the squealing sirens of the Mediterranean up to the dark bellows of the West, Arcadian Child convey their psychedelic ritual in their jam-filled live shows where they spread their hypnotic vibrations. Their debut album, “Afterglow” originally came to light on the 29th of October, 2017 and was widely acclaimed and received compelling support from the growing international neo-psych scene. In January 2018 they signed with Rogue Wave Records (the psychedelic imprint of Ripple Music) to release “Afterglow” on limited edition 12’ Vinyl on 18 May 2018. They are currently working on material for their new album which is scheduled for release later in 2018 through Rogue Wave Records. 

"Arcadian Child are masters at sounding simultaneously cool as a block of ice and hot as hellfire" - The Obelisk

"Heady, intoxicating and kaleidoscopic!" - Psychedelic Baby Magazine

"Let yourself be tempted, you won't regret it" - More Fuzz

BLACK ANIS is a five-piece band formed in Cyprus, in January 2016. Their music is defined as a distilled blend of southern blues-rock with 90s trip-hop elements, stirred cohesively into a solid soundscape. The high-powered effects are eminent during their performances, producing a diverse atmosphere. 

The band released their first single “Don’t Leave Me” in May 2016, and their first music video “Lay Me Down” in February 2017, respectively. Two years, after their inception, in March 2018, they released their debut album titled "Resonance 21:16”. 

The band features Orestis Savva and Kyriakos Xristodoulides on electric guitars, Xanthos Pattichis on bass guitar, Frixos Protopapas on drums, and Adriana Di Antonio on vocals. The name of the band is inspired by a breed of birds called <ani>, which describes the uniqueness and the freedom of the species itself, as well as by the Arabic etymology of the word-name <Αnis> which is defined as companion, tender-hearted, and close friend.

Constantinos Lemesios is a composer and singer from Cyprus who has recently released his debut album “Dysphasia”.  For the live needs of the album he created the 6-piece band LEMESIOS. Their sound is based on rock music and is fundamentally influenced by film music, progressive rock and electronic music.

Duru Duru started djing in 2006, playing music in bars in the centre of Thessaloniki. In her sets, she doesn’t like to constrain herself with any specific kinds of music and genre tags, instead she prefers to improvise according to the way she is feeling the audience, the space and the general mood. She often combines seemingly unincorporated styles of music. As a musician she is a member of Johnny Carbonaras (psychedelic-surf-punk), with whom she tours in Europe playing the theremin. She is also a member of Super Stereo (alternative-indie rock), Tuflon (groove-cinematic-noise jazz), while she also plays with Anthi Kyrkou (weird pop-classical).

Σtella (née Stella Chronopoulou) is a pop singer-songwriter, musician and visual artist from Athens, Greece. Her debut self-titled album, released by Inner Ear Records (GR) in early 2015, quickly became one of the most popular Greek indie albums of the year, with songs like “Picking Words” and “Detox” enjoying extensive radioairplay. In February 2017, Inner Ear released her sophomore album,“Works for You”, hailed by US blog Earmilk as “a sure treat!”. The band consists of Σtella [vocals + guitar], Velissarios Prassas [bass], Orestis Benekas [keys + backing vocals] and Elias Aronidis [drums]

DJ, visual artist and founding member of Kormoranos (a music events promoting agency based in Athens/Greece), Blue Lagoon has played in countless bars, clubs, parties and festivals all around Greece, often hosting, opening or closing a wide variety of international artists such as Erol Alkan, Busy P. Red Axes. Madlib, Breakbot, Diplo, Nancy Whang, Eric Duncan, Jacques Renault, Peaches, Skream, Max Tundra, Mykki Blanco, The Fiery Furnaces and Maurice Fulton.

A Hawk and A Hacksaw began in 2000 in the small town of Saumur, France. Initially a solo vehicle for Neutral Milk Hotel drummer Jeremy Barnes, the main impetus of the project was to focus on the gray areas in borders of music and geography. The first album was released in 2002 by Cloud Recordings. Barnes met violinist Heather Trost in 2004 and the band became a duo. The pair has since released six albums, and toured extensively around the world. They have learned from and collaborated with some of the great musicians of Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. The duo has been invited to tour with Swans, Calexico, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Portishead, Of Montreal and performed at Roskilde, Pitchfork Music Fest, and All Tomorrow's Parties. They also collaborated with Iggy Pop on the reworking of a classic sea shanty. Forest Bathing, the new album, features ten original compositions. The Persian Santur, an ancient type of dulcimer struck by sticks, and played by Barnes, is a feature component along with Trost's soaring and diving violin. The duo play nearly every instrument, but have some wonderful guest musicians on a few tracks- Turkish clarinetist Cüneyt Sepetçi, Hungarian cimbalom master Unger Balász, Chicago trumpeter Sam Johnson, who often tours with the group, Deerhoof guitarist John Dieterich, and New Mexico bassist Noah Martinez of the band Lone Piñon.

Black Athena are the bearers of the black intergalactic sound throughout time. Starting from "The F0nk" they jump from planet to planet preaching their music gospel with the help of a silver SL1200MK2 turbocharger. Imagine J Dilla, Moodymann and Matt 'Jam' Lamont trapped in an elevator of a block of flats in Fokionos Negri street. This is the sound of Black Athena in 2020. Black Athena are creatures of the night, who live at Athina FM 9.84 every Saturday and Sunday 10 to 12 in the evening and in some of the best bars and clubs of the ancient city.