Light Asylum + Potochkine

XXXI-XIII presents a warm-up show for the SETMANA SANTA 2026 festival.

com/events/1732707711107129 LIGHT ASYLUM POTOCHKINE - Le Rex de Toulouse 25/09/2026 LIGHT ASYLUM (darkwave-synth empress / USA) Light Asylum is primarily a solo project by Shannon Funchess, which she initiated in 2007.

She then met Bruno Coviello, whom she asked to play keyboards in the band. The band released their first EP, "In Tension", in 2010. The four-track EP was re-released in 2011 on the independent label Mexican Summer. Their self-titled debut album was released in May 2012.

It was well received by the specialised press. Bruno Coviello left the band in 2012. Later, Shannon provided vocals on tracks by TV on the Radio, !!! and Telepathe.

Funchess also collaborated with The Knife on the track "Stay Out Here" from their fourth album, "Shaking the Habitual" in 2013. Light Asylum's musical style is largely inspired by the 1980s and incorporates elements of dark wave, synthpop and post-punk.

The Guardian compared Light Asylum to Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode, who knows why?

We are far from either of these aesthetics, but one thing is certain: Light Asylum has forever marked the new era of darkwave, becoming an icon of the genre through the great classic "Dark Allies". Un-miss-able!

POTOCHKINE (EBM-synth fatal duo / FR) Potochkine is a Parisian electronic duo that fuses EBM, darkwave, techno and theatrical performance to create powerful and poetic electronic music.

Formed in the mid-2010s by two artists from theatre and performing arts, Potochkine stands out by transforming their concerts into immersive rituals, blending dance, narration and raw physical energy.

Their first EP, Libérez votre imagination (2016), revealed their dark and poetic aesthetic, followed by Potochkine (2018) and the acclaimed album Sorti