Something so special happens when talented siblings make music together. They seem to understand one another, coming together with rich musicality and on point harmonies. That synchronicity can only be amped up when we’re talking about twins. So I’m thrilled German twin brothers Jan and Josef Prasil, known as Amistat, decided to leave their homeland and settle in Australia.
The pair were born and raised in Germany, but decided to leave the country for Australia, the land of their father’s birth, in 2012 after hearing so many stories about the place.
“When we arrived we were struggling to find work so we picked up some musical instruments and started busking to survive!” Josef said. “Jan really took to the guitar while I sung along. We realised pretty quickly that we had a unique sound and people wanted to listen to us back home and that is how Amistat was formed.”
Amistat’s new single “The Coward” is one of the best folk tracks I’ve heard in some time, an understated yet powerful song about living your most authentic life.
“The Coward is about knowing who you are deep inside but not being able to let it out,” Josef explained. “People are very fast with making assumptions and judging you based on what you look like but little do they know about what’s inside of the person.”
Amistat have just sold out a string of shows in Europe and they’re ready to impress music fans here along the East Coast. See them before they get massive at the following shows.
2 December 2017 – Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne
6 December 2017 – Lass O’Gowrie, Newcastle
7 December 2017 – Front Gallery, Canberra
9 December 2017 – Record Crate, Sydney
14 December 2017 – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
15 December 2017 – Milk Factory, Brisbane
27 December 2017 – 1 January 2018 – Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford
Image used with permission from On the Map PR