Suzan Köcher’s Suprafon seamlessly blend Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Krautrock, Disco, 60s influences, Desert Americana and cinematic Soundtrack elements. Their hypnotic sound has earned them acclaim at festivals such at Traumzeit Festival, Reeperbahn Festival, Orange Blossom Special and Burg Herzberg Festival, culminating in a coveted performance slot at SXSW in Austin, Texas and the WDR Rockpalast. Their third album “In These Dying Times” was released in October 2024 on Unique Records. “I started writing songs when I was 14 because I was afraid to talk about things and be rejected. Music was my way of saying what I think” - an experience that the German-Turkish musician Suzan Köcher shares with many, especially other women. The current unrest and events in world history are clearly felt on the new album. It deals with the tragedy of the present, with powerlessness and the ever-growing cracks in our society. With the album, the band looks to the future and the past, but remains entirely focused on their own feelings. It’s about self-empowerment and self-discovery, about forgiving yourself. But it’s also about escapism, about fears and overcoming them. “In These Dying Times” is a new chapter that shows Köcher as a matured artist who is not afraid to show her personal, vulnerable side.
“I started writing songs when I was 14 because I was afraid to talk about things and be rejected. Music was my way of saying what I think” - an experience that the German-Turkish musician Suzan Köcher shares with many, especially other women. With her debut album “Moon Bordeaux” (2017, Unique Records), which was celebrated by radio and the press, she went on tour with her band, played festivals such as the Maifeld Derby and the Orange Blossom Special and began to make a name for herself in Germany. The music on the second album “Suprafon”, recorded in Austin in 2019, became more experimental, developed more towards dream pop and psychedelia and culminated in performances at the SXSW in Austin, Texas and at the WDR Rockpalast.
Now she and her band released their third album “In These Dying Times” in October 2024.
The current unrest and events in world history are clearly felt on the new album. “In These Dying Times” deals with the tragedy of the present, with powerlessness and the ever-growing cracks in our society. With the album, the band looks to the future and the past, but remains entirely focused on their own feelings. It’s about self-empowerment and self-discovery, about forgiving yourself. But it’s also about escapism, about fears and overcoming them.
“In These Dying Times” is a new chapter that shows Köcher as a matured artist who is not afraid to show her personal, vulnerable side. “Perhaps people will find themselves in my experiences in one form or another,” hopes Köcher. “In times when there are such deep divides between people, it is all the more important to find common ground and to stand by one another.”