Alterna
LENKA V DAVU | monjur
LENKA IN THE CROWD The endless conflict between steak and tofu uncompromisingly and clearly divides the roles in the musical universe of the band originally founded by two diametrically different personalities of the opposite sex, the same sign, with the same sense of humor and the same therapist. monjur a Brno-Slovak duo producing multi-frequency sounds and moods. Monika shares musical introspection with her singing, lyrics and cello, to which Juraj adds keyboards and synths. Their music is playful, but it can also touch deep places.
Josefina Dusk | Johuš Matuš
Josefina Dusk Transforms feelings of anxiety, panic and l'appel du vide into playfully dystopian, dense, techno pop with a manic fairy energy. Also suitable for damp cave parties and baroque stages. Josefina Dusk creates cheeky sci-fi fetish synth pop that contemplates the beauty and terror of existence itself. Josefina Dušková began creating music primarily out of a desire to perform — which is evident not only in her energetic concert show full of striking costumes, makeup and dance, but also in the music itself. She began composing in London, where she spent three years after graduating. However, during the pandemic, she returned to her native Tábor, where she took care of animals and neighbors, planted trees and at the same time devoted herself fully to creating experimental electronics. As a trained actress, she likes to play with words and often sings in a made-up language. Johuš Matuš Johana Novotná is a versatile audiovisual artist and musician, she studied photography at FAMU and multimedia at AVU. She collaborated on music videos for Ventolin (Disco Science) or Midi Lidi (Prosím kam), Koňe a Prase (Stěhovák). She composes film music, shoots her own films. She describes her electronic songwriting genre as “rural pop”. She has performed with Midi Lidi, Bert & Friends, toured with Ventolin, and has also played a number of solo concerts. In 2016, she released her debut album Rural pop (2016), followed by the album Čus držky (2019), the singles Myšš (2021), Zpívají (2022, feat. Albert Romanutti / Bert & Friends) and in 2025, her latest album V strašidilenný kaši (2025). Her poetics, sense of humor and irony, work with visuals, DIY approach and undisguised outsiderism place her very close to artists such as Ventolin, Midi Lidi, Bert & Friends, Čoko Voko or DVA.
UJD | Sen Triplet
We're Already Home There is no music like the one played by UJD in the Czech Republic or abroad. It is punk-wild, urgent, yet compositionally demanding, elaborated in detail with timeless lyrics. The typical sound is the trumpet, choirs, incredible tempo and live performances that abound in strong energy and fatigue. Perhaps that is why their audience does not age with them. Although their music may seem chaotic, randomly composed or improvised to the uninitiated, the opposite is true. In their music, every note, detail, and the discipline of the band matter, and similar to a symphony orchestra, the musicians play according to the score. Sen Triplet Sen Triplet is a post-alternative hardcore folk band. A "super group" from the coldest depths of Czech music ponds. A brisk guitar charge consisting of Jan Valík (guitar, vocals), Petr Burda (bass guitar), Matěj Kubíček (drums).
Waterbased | NIVVA
Waterbased is the pseudonym of Slovak singer and musician Júlia (Julls) Mihalyiová, who lives in Prague. Her work is characterized by a combination of a soft, intimate voice and an explosion of emotions, often exploring personal experiences and internal conflicts. After a two-year hiatus, her second album FLOOR IS LIME was released on vinyl by Deadred Records in October 2025. The album is both deeply personal and universally resonant – a confrontation with fear, an exploration of the boundaries of the mind and ultimately an act of regaining one’s own power. NIVVA is a Prague-based audiovisual project that connects music and digital technologies. Through a virtual 3D avatar, it explores how technology shapes perception, identity and emotions. Musically, NIVVA combines pop, electronic, ambient and experimental elements.
Bára Zmeková | Ronley Teper's Lipliners (CA/CZ)
Bára Zmeková is an award-winning composer, pianist and singer with an unmistakable expression, moving in her songs with original Czech lyrics between jazz, folk, classical music and soft electronics. She is not afraid of experimenting and discovering new musical spaces and is able to captivate the listener with her unique piano playing and the depth of her lyrics. She lightens the fragility and urgency of the songs with humor and perspective, and alternates piano playing with synthesizers. Fans describe her concerts as a “soul trip” or “poetry in music”, but it has also been said: “I have never been so carried away by music.”
Ronley Teper has been an indispensable figure in the Canadian independent scene for almost twenty years. Her live performances are radical multimedia rituals in which music, performance, poetry, satire and improvisation collide without inhibitions. Each concert is an original event – unpredictable, playful and disturbing, but always deeply moving.
Manon Meurt | Ida the Young
Manon Meurt – Beauty, noise and vibration. Manon Meurt are masters of contrasts between quiet and noisy passages and are also typical of the epic gradations of their songs. They have been on the scene since 2012 and the current line-up consists of drummer Jiří Bendl, singer, guitarist and bassist Kateřina Elznicová and guitarists Vojtěch Pejša and Kryštof Korčák. After the eponymous debut EP, their first album MMXVIII from 2018 was produced by the legendary Jan P. Muchow. The recording was nominated for the Apollo Czech Critics Award and the Anděl Award in the Alternative and Electronic Music category. Ida the Young – Strange flowers, black lipstick, hungry seagulls, wrinkled hands in the bathtub, volcanoes and murderous cowboys – all this makes up the world of Ida The Young. This five-piece band stands out for both intimate, straightforward vocals and captivating lyrics, as well as colorful instrumentation that is not afraid to mix genres.
Koňe a Prase | Kpt. Krab
Koňe a Prase – The band was formed in 2013 on the initiative of Martin and Viktor, originally as a project intended to play at openings. In 2015, Lenka joined them and the band gradually began to take shape into its current form. Kpt. Krab – Jára Cimrman village discos. A show full of songs, spoken word, unconventional humor, love, a joke about a horse in a bar, dance beats and catchy choruses.
Plum Dumplings | Obyvatelé cihlového domu
Plum Dumplings – Brno alternative rock band with almost twenty years of history is known for its raw, yet poetic sound. In 2025, they released their third album Bezpečí on Indies Scope, which delves into the themes of isolation, introspection and escapism. Adéla Polka's characteristic, chilling vocals, together with a strong literary inspiration, create a strongly personal and at the same time universal statement. The band's work is accompanied by subtle irony and a gradual shift from noisy walls of sound to a more enlightened, although still dark rock sound. The inhabitants of the brick house combine the sound of a classical piano with punk to metal-tuned rhythms and female vocals. Their genre spread is wide – from chanson tenderness to jazz playfulness to punk urgency. OCD can handle both straightforward (and relatively hard) burners and more complicated prog rock songs interspersed with frantic rhythmic changes.
DVA (Jan Kratochvíl and Barbora Ungerová) have found their place on the Czech and international scene over the past 18 years. The band transcends the boundaries of established musical genres and literally speaks its own language, which only they understand, yet they have managed to gain many fans all over the world.
Hm… | Tajíledy
The roots of the playful and original band Hm… go back to 1994. That's when Marek Doubrava, then guitarist of the band Tata Bojs, started rehearsing his own songs with his friend Viktor Ekrt. From these inconspicuous meetings, a band gradually grew, which soon won over the audience with its cheerful and imaginative concerts - already under the name Hm... The music group Tajíledy entered the Moravian scene in 2025 with a gentle, unobtrusive poetics, which is based on the long-standing authorial work of Jakub Navrátil, known from the projects Láska and Listolet. Together with bassist David Škoda and drummer Jan Janečka, they form a mature trio built on strong songs and sensitive arrangements. The band currently also performs at concerts with guitarist Radek Pelikán.
tAngerinecAt (UA/UK) | Jack the Hipper | Mr. Pink and The Bad Thoughts
The project was created from the collaboration of Zhenia Purpurovsky (UA), active in the fields of production, sound art, authorship and multi-instrumental playing, and sound artist Paul Chilton (UK). Their work is driven by a strong anti-war, anti-fascist and anti-ecocide stance, along with a deep commitment to artistic freedom and innovation. Brno-based band Jack the Hipper combines post-punk with elements of shoegaze and atmospheric synthesizers. The result is dynamic and hypnotic concerts. They have released two albums. Doomer Music was released in 2023, following on from their 2018 debut Songs for David. Mr. Pink and The Bad Thoughts – The rock and roll band has evolved into something resembling bedroom-pop on a feather. The lyrical songs, which take heart, are based on dark synthesizers, stumbling electronic beats and innocent girl backing vocals. The depressingly dreamy atmosphere is further underlined by the tapping guitar, which gives the whole project a slightly western feel.
LAOKOON | Ludvík Šavel
Duo Laokoon took the name of a short animated film from 1970, in which evil / cunning takes over the mind of every creature and corrupts every reality. Laokoon is the old name of the oracle from Troy, who warned of the trap of the Greeks, in the same way Lao boys think about their music, as a warning against cheap creation, intoxicated by tinsel compared to crystalline diligence, which in the current maturity of the genre can be achieved even in a home studio.
Ludvík Šavel is a musician from Ústí nad Labem, who focuses on atmospheric, introspective and hypersensitive music. In his work, he naturally connects ambient surfaces with elements of hypnagogic pop and vaporwave, creating emotional and dreamlike soundscapes. His music is based on fine textures, sensitive work with space and subtle melancholy.
Taskent | Leeb0rn
Taskent is a synergy of authors from two generations, a synergy of electronic music, singing, rap, two trombones and a live rhythm section. The Taskent band will be releasing their third album, This is just the beginning, here. Leeb0rn's work is characterized by musical twists and experimental tastes, which they combine with dreamy melodies. With their current album Hauau, they have brought a greater genre diversity to their music - they range from shoegaze and gothic rock to lo-fi pop.
