A spotlight interview with LUCIE, ahead of her appearance at LOUD WOMEN Fest Berlin on 22 February.
Describe your sound in three words.
Glam-Electrotrash: poetic, dancy, dark
Tell us about your music.
I perform my songs as an electronic dance set by myself. Next to singing I play electronic drums and samples, Synthbass and Synthlines. My music is heavily influenced by 90s and early 2000s Techno.
My latest release is a German Single called ‘Schneeballsystem’, which translates to snowball-system – the German equivalent to a Pyramid Scheme. ‘Schneeballsystem’, is an empowering, brutally honest song about manipulation, emotional dependency, and the moment when denial no longer works. The song tells the story of toxic relationships as a system: initially softly cushioned, seemingly safe – but supported by thin air, control, and false promises. But ‘Schneeballsystem’ doesn’t dwell on suffering. The song shifts – from loss of control to self-empowerment. Antennas are unscrewed, threads are cut, radio silence is established. The snowball no longer rolls under external control, but is consciously stopped. ‘Schneeballsystem’ is aimed at everyone who wants to break free from emotional dependencies, break through toxic dynamics, and reclaim their own voice – without moralising, but with clarity, humour, and resilience.
I wrote a song about the neighbourhood I live in (Berlin, Neukölln) called ‘Nachbarn feat. Edgar Alvis’ (Neighbours). It is Berlin urban poetry oscillating between self-alienation, organic hypocrisy, and the housing market apocalypse – a snotty anthem for everyone who feels like a glitch in the system. I wrote the line: “Kater, komm nicht klar, Kaugummi im Haar” ( Hangover, I can’t cope, chewing gum in my hair). The line stems from the real life experience, of waking up with chewing gum in my hair, because one of my good friends used to always stick her chewing gum somewhere with the plan to “come back to it” and then of course forgot about it every time. When we came back from partying she stuck it somewhere in the bed and fell asleep and I ended up having it in my hair later on.
What’s your local scene like — and how do you fit in, or stir it up?
I represent a generation of urban, feminist hedonists who move between clubbing, activism, and self-reflection. My music is just as suitable for the dance floor as it is for the moment afterwards – when the bass is still reverberating and you start to see things in a new light.
What’s the wildest/strangest thing that’s ever happened at one of your gigs?
I got electro-shocked mid-show by my own mic because one of my stage-lights was broken.
What’s the proudest moment you’ve had so far as a band/artist?
Playing at fusion festival and making the dancefloor buzz!
What’s a dream gig or collaboration you must make happen before you die?
I want to collaborate with Peaches!
What’s next for you?
The last two songs of my upcoming EP Müll in mir, Müll um mich (Trash inside of me, trash outside of me) will be released within the next four months.
