AFTER THE PARTY

THE RISE AND RISE OF ELECTRIC CALLBOY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING, EXCITING JOURNEYS OF THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THIS BAND THAN MATCHING TRACKSUITS AND MULLET WIGS. THIS IS THEIR STORY...

Have you ever seen anything quite like this?’Nico Sallach can’t stop smiling as he excitedly swipes forwards and backwards on his phone, showing Rock Sound footage from his band Electric Callboy’s recent set at Parookaville. A festival that takes place every summer at the airport in Wheeze, a small town in the Lower Rhine region of Germany, it’s usually a place that celebrates every sort of electronic music under the sun. From the ferocity of hardstyle to the funkiness of house, it’s a space for innovation and acceptance. A city of sorts where expression comes first and where absolutely anything is possible. That’s what makes the band’s performance, an hour-long extravaganza of pyro and fist pumps, all the more special. Because in front of thousands of techno fans, Electric Callboy absolutely dominated.