SUZAN KÖCHER'S SUPRAFON

"Supported by Initiative Musik and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM)"

Suzan Köcher’s Suprafon plays psychedelic music that blends dream pop, indie, krautrock, disco, ’60s vibes, desert Americana, and soundtrack elements—sinister, melodic, atmospheric, and hallucinatory! With their music, which carries you away like a current, the band has thrilled audiences at the Traumzeit Festival, Burg Herzberg Festival, SXSW in Austin, Texas, the Reeperbahn Festival, and the WDR Rockpalast, among others. Their new album “In These Dying Times” was released in October 2024 on Unique Records.

“I started writing songs at 14 because I was afraid to talk about things and be rejected. Music was my way of saying what I think”—an experience that 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 like the Maifeld Derby and Orange Blossom Special, and began to make a name for herself in Germany. The music on her second album, “Suprafon,” recorded in 2019 in Austin, TX, became more experimental and evolved toward dream pop and psychedelia.

The current unrest and events in world history are clearly felt on the new album “In These Dying Times.” The record deals with the tragedy of the present, with powerlessness and the ever-widening rifts in our society. With this album, the band looks to the future and the past, yet remains entirely focused on their own emotions. It’s about self-empowerment and self-discovery, about forgiving oneself. But it’s also about escapism, about fears and overcoming them.

“In These Dying Times” is a new chapter that showcases Köcher as a mature artist who isn’t afraid to reveal her personal, vulnerable side. “Perhaps people will recognize themselves in my experiences in one way or another,” she hopes. “In times when there are such deep divides between people, it is all the more important to find common ground and stand by one another.

Press Reviews
“With their third album, the band delivers their most mature work to date. The most astonishing thing about Suzan Köcher’s Suprafon is their ability to simply ignore stylistic boundaries within a given framework.” Visions

“If we’re talking about an institution in the realm of psychedelia from our part of the world, there’s really only one option right now: Suzan Köcher’s Suprafon.” gästeliste.de

“There’s no way not to fall for this woman.” Reeperbahn Festival

“A masterclass in elegance in pop music.” Sounds & Books