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Category Archives: sound

TEMPORARY ENDING

The Temporäre Kunsthalle, an interim arts space in the heart of Berlin, is drawing to a close tomorrow, with a party hosted by Raster-Noton, the label co-founded by Carsten Nicolai – who happens to be the last artist to work with the exterior façade of the Kunsthalle. Aoki Takamasa, Grischa Lichtenberger and Kangding Ray will [...]

THE BLACKNESS OF DARKNESS

Not that we’re obsessed or anything; but don’t you sometimes catch yourself pondering the difference between black metal, speed metal, and death metal, for example? Maybe you can find some answers at this fine event…

NEW LIGHTS

Sometimes there are bands that you just don’t want to change – for me, Interpol is such a band, my perfect aggregation of what independent rock should sound like. So I’m happy to hear that the teaser track from their forthcoming album, called, erm, Interpol, picks up exactly where they left off with 2007′ brilliant [...]

SOUND & STUDIES

Until the end of August famous Karl-Marx-Allee will change into a venue for versatile acoustic experiences. Between Strausberger Platz and Frankfurter Tor gallery im namen des raumes, the artists collective Berg26 and Max Schneider host a series of sound-art projects on the occasion of 1. World Listening Day.
Especially the piece by Bjørn Melhus, Treehouse #2, [...]

THE HARE IN UNDERWOOD

And speaking of illustrated books, here is a literary concept of a different kind: Underwood is a new magazine in its very own niche, publishing twice a year a record (yes, vinyl that is) that features on each side one narrated short story by a young and promising author. They’re extraordinarily nicely designed, too. So [...]

NEWS FROM PHILIP

Radiohead have a way of understatement which is, well, very British one might say – just a small note by their drummer Philip Selway on their website, no more than a few lines, mentioning on the side that while the band is on hiatus after touring their excellent last album In Rainbows, in the meantime [...]

WEEKEND BENDERS

Some news for what’s going to be the hottest weekend of the year: The Morning Benders are going to play at Berlin’s Magnet this Sunday. And speaking of benders: the infamous Borgmann Cup is coming up tomorrow (@ Ministergärten, Berlin), which means even more of that whole soccer craze.

OH YEAH…

… it is that time of year again. The Lido gig is going to be one of the wildest things happening this summer.

Sound Matrix

Just brilliant this little sound game by André Michelle.
Have fun!

PORTICO QUARTET

Now we were just proposed an interview with these guys – I’d never heard of them before, but I like what I’m hearing… it’s strangely addictive, somehow. What do you think?