Photo: Julia Merkel
Berlin isn’t exactly the halfway point between Austria and Israel, but it was here that Laura Landergott and Yair Karelic first met. They founded the group RÁN in 2017 and released their debut EP »Hunt Like Lions« on the label of the 8mm Bar the same year. And what does it sound like? »Sunken Psych Soul«, they call it; »cryptic kick-ass rock« would be another possible hashtag. They use the adjective »sunken« for a reason—the Ja, Panik musician and the Mystical Communication Service member named their duo after the goddess Rán from Norse mythology. Half human, half fish, and wholly eerie, she is said to live on the ocean floor and watch over the entrance to the realm of the dead. If it sounds theatrical, it is—Landergott works as a musical director with various theatre collectives, and this also manifests itself in the stage design of RÁN's live concerts.
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