Flying through galaxies of Funk, Neo Soul and Beat-Art
POLY POLY is a musical spacecraft hovering through synthesized galaxies of Funk, Neo Soul and Beat Art.
It’s maneuvered by Munich based producers and instrumentalists Hans Heusterberg and Jona Raischl, who got together over a shared weekend of music making in early summer of 2017: Although hailing from the same city, it took them a flight to a music workshop in Berlin to get to know each other. This short trip turned out to be the beginning of a long journey through musical galaxies. It culminated in the release of their debut album on Bumm Clack Records, which captured the interplay between their respective musical backgrounds. While Hans „Hu$tle“ Heusterberg focuses on detailed and colorful productions somewhere between experimental R&B, smooth Neo Soul and deep Trip Hop, Jona aka „Volt Age“ delves deep into the realm of electronic sounds and embraces the cheesiness of retrofuturistic neon-drenched Synthwave, fueled by analog synths and nostalgia.
From 2017 on, this uniquely explosive combination shook up the stages of clubs and festivals all over Germany. In early 2019, they started to work with the Big Band collective Poly Radiation, to mould their debut album into a massive show featuring 20+ musicians. This collaboration fits into the continued effort to explore musical territory in between old and new ways of music making.
Further developing their style, POLY POLY released their remix project „Forgotten Remixes From The Future“ in 2019. This EP showcases a new dimension of Hans’ and Jona’s arrangement and production abilities. They also worked on various remixes for artists from different genres like Ark Noir or C.O.W. 牛, always bringing their signature sonics.
With a release in the OverNites series and a remix for Bokoya, POLY POLY began to work with Cologne-based Wadada Records, which will also be their new home for future projects.
