For quite some time now, the state executive has been investigating suspicious gang musicality within its own ranks. According to investigation results, a band was formed in December 2019 in Leipzig Connewitz, bringing guitar-heavy music to the public. With a fast beat, electronic accompaniment, and multi-part vocal contributions, the perpetrators have already overwhelmed their audience at live concerts, creating an enjoyable listening experience of powerful proportions.
The Hotel Astoria has been closed for three decades now in the center of Leipzig. Currently, only the listed facade remains. But with SOKO LiNX, punk has not yet become just a facade; it remains punk that can also be hated. Probably a rather forced analogy, but back to the point: Hotel Astoria reflects the new album "Punk for People Who Hate Punk" very well: irony musically wrapped somewhere between electro and punk.
The link to HOTEL ASTORIA is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfPSJvDvYUk
The masked Teletubbies of electro-punk with Alditüte and occasional rap excursions are back! What? Again?! As if two albums weren't enough already. But so be it. After "AUF DIE FRESZE. FERTIG. LOS!" (2022) and "BLOSZ KEINEN STRESZ" (2024), the third longplayer "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN" is set to follow in 2026.
On "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN", once again, what seemingly does not belong together is thrown together. In the end, everything somehow fits again. The musical structure stands once more solidly on the four genre pillars PUNK, ELECTRONIC MUSIC, POP, and RAP. Ironic exaggerations and political themes, alongside everyday stories, form the lyrical corset that holds the album together content-wise. Furthermore, SOKO LiNX becomes self-referential for the first time, raising the question of whether their own music is still punk or already mainstream? Probably neither.
This album was created in a time of massive change and upheaval. In 2024, a close friend and important companion of the band passed away unexpectedly. Drummer and founding member NiXS KOOL left the band after a period of uncertainty. The recordings did not take place as before within two weeks in Leipzig, but in different sessions spread over two years in two Berlin studios. ACEY AVALON supported the guitar and drum recordings. He even played the drums himself due to the lack of a drummer. For these reasons, "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN" signifies both an ending and a new beginning. An ending, also because this album will complete a trilogy. A new beginning, also because with the new drummer ONLi KOXS, fresh influences and impulses will enrich SOKO LiNX.
However, SOKO LiNX still holds on to what has proven itself. For the third time in a row, SASCHA HÖHM has been responsible for the typical sound of SOKO LiNX as a producer. Additionally, highly regarded musicians were invited to the studio to enhance the sokolinxian back catalog. Only two accepted the invitations, but they are significant. On one hand, Axel Kurth from WIZO complements the already timeless, because time-losing classic "ZEITMANAGEMENT" with his unmistakable voice. On the other hand, Fati Morgana from THE DEAD END KIDS enriches the song "KEIN KOMPLIMENT" and gives both the song and her own voice a new facet. Conclusion: worth listening to!
The album "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN" is released today on Fettfleck Records (Cargo) as an LP and digitally, containing 15 new songs to dance and sing along to between lethargy and megalomania. As always, AI-free, even though AI is now making art.
SOKO LiNX LIVE 2026
15.08. Karben - Karben Open Air
26.09. Nürnberg - Club Stereo
23.10. Hannover - Lux Club Linden
27.11. Leipzig - Punk am Kreuz IV
