Boska to Torstraßen Festival 2013, Shares New Track “Surgery”

03 Jun 2013 — Tonje Thilesen

We've been keeping an eye out on he Norwegian, Berlin-based producer Boska ever since the release of his Without Love EP on Love OD Communications a year ago, and are very exited to announce him as the fourth (and hereby last) act for our stage at Torstraßen Festival on August 31st, alongside Iberia (SE), Yule FM and Cape. Originally educated in jazz with focus on percussion, Jon-Erik Boska has been a name of growing interest the past year as his geographical base has constantly changed — from his hometown Tromsø surrounded by the likes of Biosphere or label mates Mental Overdrive, to Oslo, Stockholm and now finally Berlin. With a few releases planned for this summer/fall, Boska schizophrenically picks his inspiration from house anno 2001 and 90's UK Funky, equably alloyed with a more time-relevant, organic approach and sublime vocal samples. A collaboration track with Nguzunguzu even took place while attending Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid back in 2011 — a rather brilliant one so to speak, but somehow nearly complerely overlooked to our utter surprise. 

Have a first listen to the single track off Boska's upcoming second release on Love OD, Surgery EP, also available on vinyl very soon. 

Here are the rest of the artists confirmed to the festival today: PTTRNS (Köln) / Thomas Azier (Berlin) / Erfolg (Berlin) / Saroos (Berlin) / Isis Salam (Toronto / Berlin) / Dropout Patrol (Berlin) / Mueran Humanos (Berlin / Buenos Aires) / Die Auflösung (Berlin) / Boska (NOR/Berlin) / Brabrabra (Berlin)  and Jason & Theodor (Berlin).