Oklou

The record is called “choke enough”, includes 13 songs and is a spacey, emotional, atmospheric journey into the future of pop music – from the beautifully floating opener “endless” to the already well-known singles “family and friends” and “take me by the hand” with Bladee.

Oklou says of the record: “‘Choke Enough’ is a very intense album. It takes many directions, changing from tentative to unpredictable, and in doing so reflects the last few years I have spent on this planet, during which time my heart and conscience had temporarily distanced themselves from me.”

It was indeed a long and creatively fruitful journey to “choke enough”. Oklou's debut EP “Avril” with the single “Chrysalis” was released in 2014, and from today's perspective, it almost sounds like a Dreampop variant of the Charli XCX “Brat” sound. In 2015, Oklou moved to Paris, co-founded the female DJ collective TGAF (These Girls Are on Fiyah), produced, sang, acted – and repeatedly released strong singles or was a guest vocalist with musician friends.

At the end of February, Oklou was already in Berlin for a guest performance. Now, in December, Oklou will return to Germany for a larger show to perform “choke enough” and other songs from her oeuvre live.