De Staat

A UFO straight out of Holland, they've landed on the world's biggest rock stages, showcasing their unique and completely madcap style. Far from the electronic music with which their compatriots have become accustomed to flooding the world, De Staat blow a breath of fresh air over sounds that borrow from the greatest follies of the 80s. 

De Staat is a finger in the eye of those who like to pigeonhole music. Singer and band leader Torre Florim readily explains, "I don't have any particular genre. I like a lot of different things, and even if there's something I really hate, it inspires me", he adds, "If we fit into a box, we'd be a really boring band!

Finally accompanied by his four bandmates, it's clear that they're not here to string pearls. Talking Heads, Rihanna, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Michael Jackson, Run-DMC and Soulwax - you'll hear it all if you listen carefully. And while you might expect a merry mess, it sounds surprisingly right. As on Pikachu, where the electro-leaning rhythm is as light as it is heavy, as danceable as it is brutal. As on Numbers Up, where you can almost hear disco under the chanted refrains.
On stage, on the other hand, it could not have been anything other than the expected joyous mess. With an acute sense of style - patterned tuxedos, mullet haircuts and K-way dresses - and boundless energy, they take their audience, who are not at all confused, into their universe where everything blends together. There's no doubt that De Staat are the greatest alchemists of their generation!

On stage, however, it couldn't have been anything other than the expected joyous mess. With an acute sense of style - patterned tuxedos, mullet haircuts and K-way dresses - and boundless energy, they take their audience, who are not at all confused, into their universe where everything blends together. There's no doubt that De Staat are the greatest alchemists of their generation!