One of my favorite bands is Blankenberge and I had the honor of hearing them live in concert two years ago in May of 2019 in Offenbach, Germany during their European tour. I love their amazing wall of dense, melodic sound. I interviewed them after that show and wrote a blog, which can be viewed on the DKFM website. And that was a follow-on from the first DKFM interview of […]
Our Richard Gehring catches up with Russian sonic sculptors Blankenberge in Germany. For those of you who are new to Blankenberge, they are a shoegaze and dream pop band based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The band members are Daniil (guitar), Yana (vocals and guitar), Dmitriy (bass), and Sergey(drums). In March of 2016, they released a 4-track self-titled EP that was well received with enthusiastic reviews. In June of 2017, they […]
We first took notice of Saint Petersburg, Russia's Blankenberge in March of 2016, as some of the smartest folks we knew were praising their debut self-titled EP. For a debut to feature such an epic, cavernous sound right from the start, well, that's some confidence right there. While still formative, the seeds were planted for something pretty big. Since then, Blankenberge got to work. Polishing, amplifying their singular sonic vision, […]
