Trabant - Ah Oh Aficionados

What this video is

Trabant are an Italian band from Trieste whose sound blends new wave, techno, punk, and electro-pop. Italian music magazine Blow Up compared them to a modern version of Lipps Inc. The 'Ah Oh Aficionados' single was released in early 2010 via Moscow Records (Cargnacco, UD), coinciding with the band's self-titled sophomore album. Their debut album 'Music 4 Losers' (2006, R!SVP Records) had already established them in…

Why it matters

Documents the Italian electro-indie wave of the late 2000s, a scene that fused anglophone post-punk influences with continental dancefloor sensibilities. Trabant's 'party oriented' aesthetic and the rapid-cut visual style are representative of how low-budget Italian indie acts competed for…

The director

Danxzen is a director credited on the official Trabant music video for 'Ah Oh Aficionados', as listed on Rockit.it and Trabant's official Facebook page. No further verifiable biographical details are available from current sources.