Since 2018, Oxford/London collective Mandrake Handshake have been crafting a sonic signature they dub ‘Flowerkraut’: a hedonistic, brain-frying feast of krautrock, art-pop and psychedelia, spiced with enigmatic grooves, fizzing electronics and fearless improvisations.

Varying anywhere between 7-10 members - including a dedicated, flamboyant tambourine shaker, or ‘Bez’- their pristine, multi-limbed spectacle of a live show has journeyed up and down the UK and EU in recent years. With multiple headline tours to their name, including a sold-out show at the iconic 100 Club in March, the band can boast performances at Wide Awake, Green Man, Manchester Psych Fest, Mutations, Left of the Dial (NL), Supersonic (FR), Fusion Festival (DE) Wilderness and How The Light Gets In, as well as shows with psych-figureheads W.H Lung, Pale Blue Eyes, Triptides and Sugar Candy Mountain.

This Summer, the band headline the BBC Introducing stage at this Truck Festival (as holders of Introducing Oxford/Buckinghamshire’s ‘Act of the Year’), also performing a special showcase event in Brighton for up-and-coming independent fashion-maker Rabbit Baby, a regular ‘Mandrake’ Collaborator

With two critically acclaimed EPs to their name - 2021’s Shake The Hand That Feeds You and 2022’s The Triple Point of Water - the band's long list of press backers includes the The Independent, The i, The Line of Best Fit, Dork, DIY, So Young, Clash and NME.