ELECTRONIC ROCK DUO WORKING WITH SELF-BUILT INSTRUMENTS, SENSOR-AUGMENTED GUITARS, AND POST-PUNK INFLUENCED PERFORMANCE
OBI BLANCHE AND KRISTINA TICA MET IN LINZ, AUSTRIA, DURING AN UNEXPECTED B2B DJ SET AND QUICKLY RECOGNISED A SHARED LANGUAGE IN SELF-BUILT INSTRUMENTS, MINIMAL BEATS, AND RAW MELODIC STRUCTURES.
IN 2024, THEY FORMALISED THEIR COLLABORATION UNDER THE CONCEPT OF #POSTDIGITALPUNK, A PLATFORM MERGING DIY INSTRUMENT BUILDING, MINIMAL SONGS OF MELANKOLIKA AND SOMATIC PERFORMANCE.
THEIR HYBRID DJ LIVE SET MOVES BETWEEN DANCE FLOOR MOMENTUM AND TANGIBLE EXPERIMENTATION WITH SELF-BUILT GUITARS. OBI BLANCHE’S SOUND BALANCES DIRTY TRANSISTOR RHYTHMS WITH UNSTABLE, EXPRESSIVE GUITAR TEXTURES, SHAPED BY YEARS OF WORK ACROSS EXPERIMENTAL AND POPULAR CONTEXTS. KRISTINA TICA, ROOTED IN THE BELGRADE UNDERGROUND, PERFORMS ON BRAKE, A CUSTOM-BUILT BASS. HER MINIMAL YET HEAVY LOW-END LINES AND WORN BARITONE VOCALS BRING DEPTH AND GRIT TO THE SOUND.
INFLUENCED BY UNDERGROUND CLUB CULTURE, ART SPACES, AND EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE, THE DUO CREATES LIVE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE BODY, BASS, AND TENSION BECOME PART OF THE COMPOSITION.
IN 2024, THEY FORMALISED THEIR COLLABORATION UNDER THE CONCEPT OF #POSTDIGITALPUNK, A PLATFORM MERGING DIY INSTRUMENT BUILDING, MINIMAL SONGS OF MELANKOLIKA AND SOMATIC PERFORMANCE.
THEIR HYBRID DJ LIVE SET MOVES BETWEEN DANCE FLOOR MOMENTUM AND TANGIBLE EXPERIMENTATION WITH SELF-BUILT GUITARS. OBI BLANCHE’S SOUND BALANCES DIRTY TRANSISTOR RHYTHMS WITH UNSTABLE, EXPRESSIVE GUITAR TEXTURES, SHAPED BY YEARS OF WORK ACROSS EXPERIMENTAL AND POPULAR CONTEXTS. KRISTINA TICA, ROOTED IN THE BELGRADE UNDERGROUND, PERFORMS ON BRAKE, A CUSTOM-BUILT BASS. HER MINIMAL YET HEAVY LOW-END LINES AND WORN BARITONE VOCALS BRING DEPTH AND GRIT TO THE SOUND.
INFLUENCED BY UNDERGROUND CLUB CULTURE, ART SPACES, AND EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE, THE DUO CREATES LIVE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE BODY, BASS, AND TENSION BECOME PART OF THE COMPOSITION.
HIGHLIGHTS
PERFORMANCES AT DIM BELGRADE, FOTOGRAFISKA BERLIN, 8MM BERLIN, BOILER ROOM BERLIN, STWST LINZ
COLLABORATIONS WITH ANIKA, YURI LANDMAN, ISABELLE WENZEL, THOMAS AZIER
FEATURED IN POST-PUNK.COM, GROOVE MAGAZINE, BANDCAMP DAILY
DEVELOPED CUSTOM POST-DIGITAL GUITARS (RAKE / BRAKE)
PERFORMANCES AT DIM BELGRADE, FOTOGRAFISKA BERLIN, 8MM BERLIN, BOILER ROOM BERLIN, STWST LINZ
COLLABORATIONS WITH ANIKA, YURI LANDMAN, ISABELLE WENZEL, THOMAS AZIER
FEATURED IN POST-PUNK.COM, GROOVE MAGAZINE, BANDCAMP DAILY
DEVELOPED CUSTOM POST-DIGITAL GUITARS (RAKE / BRAKE)
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email: tica.kristina[at]gmail.com / obiblanche[at]gmail.com
HOME PAGE: postdigitalpunk.cargo.site
news:
new single: into you
03/07/2026
mix: Robin Hunt
master: Klas-Henrik Lindblad / BlackHead Studos Berlin
video: Sandra Eichinger / saxophone: Muri Anda
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20:00h DJ Set | 22:00h DJ Set | 00:00h
Live Set
04/03/2026
Featured:
23/06/2026 Magic Carpet Ride w/ Chez De Milo | Noods Radio Bristol
04/03/2026 NO WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE W/ COSMO VITELLI | NTS /
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Obi Blanche & Kristina Tica - Key
out via INFRA
mix: Sebastian Lee Philipp (Die Wilde Jagd)
master: Klas Sasse Lindblad / Blackhead Studios
Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica’s latest single, KEY is sang in English and Serbian from a liminal state of goodbyes, blending after-midnight melancholia with gritty groove.
Obi Blanche & Kristina Tica - Key
out via INFRA
mix: Sebastian Lee Philipp (Die Wilde Jagd)
master: Klas Sasse Lindblad / Blackhead Studios
Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica’s latest single, KEY is sang in English and Serbian from a liminal state of goodbyes, blending after-midnight melancholia with gritty groove.
17 December 25
TANGIBLE MUSIC CLUB #9: OBI BLANCHE / DORFTV
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Radio FRO: TAM Club IX mit Obi Blanche und Yuri Landman / INTERVIEW
https://www.fro.at/tam-club-ix-mit-obi-blanche-und-yuri-landman/
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:upcoming
04/09/26 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | Bar Loose, Helsinki
PAST EVENTS
11/07/26 Obi Blanche, solo experimental | KlangFestival, Gallneukirchen
25/06/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica @Garden Festival | Winchester School of Art, Southampton University / hybrid
24/06/26 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | CHI WORKS 26 Conference, STROM | Linz
25/05/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica w/ OH NON / Muri Anda | secret location, Linz
17/05/26 Obi Blanche solo @ Helsinki Music Week INFRA x KULTTUURISAUNA - Shadow Bath
08/05/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica | Opening Party: Anton Corbijn, Fotografiska, Berlin
10/04/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica w/ Samt Martin / Gesso | Mucca, Munich
03/04/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica w/ Indirekt Grell | *ask a punk*, Vienna
28/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica x Muri Anda* w/ Mozo Mozo• | CK13, Novi Sad
26/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica | Dim, Belgrade
19/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica x Muri Anda* w/ Mozo Mozo• | Robot, Budapest
04/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica x Muri Anda | 8MM, Berlin
17/01/26 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | STROM, Linz
17/12/25 Obi Blanche solo sensor guitar w/ Yuri Landman | STWST, Linz
12/12/25 Obi Blanche & Kristina Tica x Muri Anda w/ T.R.A.S.H. | KOJE, Vienna
29/11/25 Obi Blanche & BOB w/ Arlette, | DeKoer, Ghent
27/11/25 Obi Blanche & Muri Andaº | Asymetric, Cologne
14/11/25 Obi Blanche & BOB | Gekko/Megaworld.xyz, Vienna
06/11/25 Obi Blanche & BOB | Hemingway’s | Linz
04/10/25 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | STROM | Linz
05/07/25 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | STROM | Linz
06/06/25 The Spill In Dreams, Obi Blanche & BOB, Tommy Wieso | STWST, Linz
29/05/25 Obi Blanche & BOB Compost Festival | Linz
01/03/25 Kristina Tica solo DJ set | STROM | Linz
31/01/25 Obi Blanche & BOB / Milla Club | Munich
06/12/24 Obi Blanche & BOB / KAPU | Linz
05/12/24 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set / STWST | Linz
11/10/24 Obi Blanche & BOB / Holzstock | Linz
27/09/24 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set / STROM | Linz
26/09/24 Obi Blanche & BOB / Artmagazin, Tabakfabrik | Linz
28/06/24 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set / STROM | Linz
11/07/26 Obi Blanche, solo experimental | KlangFestival, Gallneukirchen
25/06/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica @Garden Festival | Winchester School of Art, Southampton University / hybrid
24/06/26 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | CHI WORKS 26 Conference, STROM | Linz
25/05/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica w/ OH NON / Muri Anda | secret location, Linz
17/05/26 Obi Blanche solo @ Helsinki Music Week INFRA x KULTTUURISAUNA - Shadow Bath
08/05/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica | Opening Party: Anton Corbijn, Fotografiska, Berlin
10/04/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica w/ Samt Martin / Gesso | Mucca, Munich
03/04/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica w/ Indirekt Grell | *ask a punk*, Vienna
28/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica x Muri Anda* w/ Mozo Mozo• | CK13, Novi Sad
26/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica | Dim, Belgrade
19/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica x Muri Anda* w/ Mozo Mozo• | Robot, Budapest
04/02/26 Obi Blanche x Kristina Tica x Muri Anda | 8MM, Berlin
17/01/26 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | STROM, Linz
17/12/25 Obi Blanche solo sensor guitar w/ Yuri Landman | STWST, Linz
12/12/25 Obi Blanche & Kristina Tica x Muri Anda w/ T.R.A.S.H. | KOJE, Vienna
29/11/25 Obi Blanche & BOB w/ Arlette, | DeKoer, Ghent
27/11/25 Obi Blanche & Muri Andaº | Asymetric, Cologne
14/11/25 Obi Blanche & BOB | Gekko/Megaworld.xyz, Vienna
06/11/25 Obi Blanche & BOB | Hemingway’s | Linz
04/10/25 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | STROM | Linz
05/07/25 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set | STROM | Linz
06/06/25 The Spill In Dreams, Obi Blanche & BOB, Tommy Wieso | STWST, Linz
29/05/25 Obi Blanche & BOB Compost Festival | Linz
01/03/25 Kristina Tica solo DJ set | STROM | Linz
31/01/25 Obi Blanche & BOB / Milla Club | Munich
06/12/24 Obi Blanche & BOB / KAPU | Linz
05/12/24 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set / STWST | Linz
11/10/24 Obi Blanche & BOB / Holzstock | Linz
27/09/24 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set / STROM | Linz
26/09/24 Obi Blanche & BOB / Artmagazin, Tabakfabrik | Linz
28/06/24 Obi & Kristina b2b DJ set / STROM | Linz
* Muri Anda: murianda.bandcamp.com | epilepticmedia.bandcamp.com/album/loose-concepts
• Mozo Mozo: https://mozomozo.bandcamp.com/
Obi Blanche
Experimental electronics, guitars, and broken vocals from Finland. Dirty transistor-distorted electronic beats and squealing no-wave guitar destruction are mixed together in his personal take on melodic popular music. Building his own guitar (known as ‘Rake’), with the guidance of Dutch inventor Yuri Landman, has been the culmination of his research towards his sound: perfectly imperfect and raw.
Guitarist at Thomas Azier, formerly Anika (Stones Throw) and Norman Palm (City Slang).
Currently pursuing his academic research at Postdigital Lutherie, Tangible Music Lab Linz.
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Kristina Tica
Interdisciplinary artist and researcher, with her most recent practice centered on the artistic and theoretical exploration of the aesthetics and ethics of machine learning applications in visual computational processes. Tracing the impact of emergent technologies in popular culture under critical theory and philosophy in media and arts, her work spans various disciplines - from visual arts to coding, writing, and music.
Since 2024, collaborating with Obi Blanche as a vocalist and bass player [BRAKE], and being a co-author of the #postdigitalpunk project.
Currently pursuing her practical and theoretical PhD research at the intersection of media theory and law, between the Department of Media Theory at die Angewandte Vienna and the Metaverse Lab [LIFT_C] at JKU Linz. Formerly a lecturer in Feminist Hacking Strategies at MA Postdigital Lutherie, Tangible Music Lab Linz. Works recently published in ACM Journals; Leonardo Journal (Vol. 57);and The Practice of Art and AI by Hatje Cantz.
links:
ticakristina.com
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