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SUMMARY:Mecano
DTSTAMP:20260612T205552Z
DTSTART:20260909T183000Z
DESCRIPTION:New music from Amsterdam post-punk and new wave veterans\n\nThe
	 Amsterdam-based band Mecano became a cult name within the post-punk and n
	ew\nwave scene in the early 1980s. Centred around frontman\, writer and vi
	sual artist\nDirk Polak\, the band developed an angular and experimental s
	ound\, characterised\nby his deep baritone and influences from the avant-g
	arde\, Russian literature and\nvisual art.\n\nToday\, the band consists of
	 Dirk Polak\, Mick Ness\, Mark Ritsema\, Peter Jessen\nand Sin Banovic. Th
	is spring saw the release of their first new album in ten\nyears: ‘MODUS V
	IVENDI’ (2026). The record brings together dystopian post-punk\,\nindustri
	al influences and melodic new wave in a sound that builds on Mecano’s\nric
	h history. 
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/mecano
GEO:52.36215535;4.883782439016489
LOCATION:Paradiso - Weteringschans 6\, 1017 SG Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,experimental,leidseplein,music,punk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:New music from Amsterdam post-punk and new wav
	e veterans<br><br><p>The Amsterdam-based band Mecano became a cult name wi
	thin the post-punk and new wave scene in the early 1980s. Centred around f
	rontman, writer and visual artist Dirk Polak, the band developed an angula
	r and experimental sound, characterised by his deep baritone and influence
	s from the avant-garde, Russian literature and visual art.</p><p>Today, th
	e band consists of Dirk Polak, Mick Ness, Mark Ritsema, Peter Jessen and S
	in Banovic. This spring saw the release of their first new album in ten ye
	ars: ‘MODUS VIVENDI’ (2026). The record brings together dystopian post-pun
	k, industrial influences and melodic new wave in a sound that builds on Me
	cano’s rich history.&nbsp;</p>
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