A Berlin Festival
The Berlin Festival is approaching fast. When, where, who and how to win tickets after the jump:
by Suz
on August 18th, 2010
in Events, IHB, Music, Parties
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Music
Mercy Street
The crazy monkey up there does not bear much resemblance to extraordinary Karin Dreijer Andersson off-of Fever Ray. But it’s her anyway and it’s the teaser image for her upcoming release. It is a cover of Peter Gabriel’s Mercy Street that she has already performed live a couple of times. It drops supposedly today. After the jump a nice recording of her live version.
UPDATE: Well, they seemed to have not met their deadline. But now here it is: Only for a short time downloadable for free here. A wonderful track.
by Frank
on August 17th, 2010
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Adventures in Barbieland
I dedicate this post to my dear friend Franco from Scandinavia which is where this little story comes from…
Welcome to Barbieland! Here you see Barbie-Gym, upstairs there is a little party going on with a band and dancefloor and all that jazz. Downstairs we have the spa with jacuzzi, sauna and massages. It’s magical! But what is this really? And why does it have this vibe of weirdness about it? Find out after the gym - ehm, jump.
Listening to music with: Robosonic
photo: Arne Grugel
In the past years, Robosonic have been building a reputation for producing multidimensional electronic music with their debut album Sturm und Drang (2007). Besides their productions, Robosonic are notorious for their DJ performances. They also host a podcast show called Berlin Kreuzberg Institut [BKI], which features live sets by artists such as Anja Schneider, Stephan Bodzin, Zombie Disco Squad and Dapayk.
We talked with Roboonic about songs of - among others - Michael Jackson, 2Pax and Damian Lazaraus, additionally you can explore some Ska and Soul jewels.
I Am Bounty
The Iamamiwhoami videos have been following me and keeping me excited now since January. It all began with a series of six mysteriously dark teaser videos and then led over to full length music videos all telling the story of a Mandrake girl.
Two days ago the 7th (and what is suspected to be the final) music video has been released. It is the longest and most epic one bringing the whole story to an end but not without leaving a little hint of what will happen after. The letters of the names of the videos have now formed the word Bounty which might be the name of a release. But there still has been no word from Jonna Lee, the artist behind it, of what is going to happen now. Is there gonna be an album? More videos? An explanation? Nobody really knows. And that seems to be kind of the intention of the artist. Not giving the viewer anything else then the videos themselves.
I personally love all the videos and the songs, N being my favorite. This must be the most inspiring and creative music project that I have ever come across. So few musicians actually use their music videos as a way to tell a story. Jonna obviously seems to enjoy playing this mental creature of nature running around naked in the woods. And I salute her for that. Why would craziness only be reserved for Lady Gaga, right?
What I do find a bit disappointing is, that they haven’t done much to keep the audience busy in between the releases of the videos. It wouldn’t have been much of an effort to spread some clues and riddles in the blogosphere and forums which is what normally happens in viral campaigns. I think it’s just more fun to speculate and guess and to chew on something while waiting for the next awesome video to arrive. And also it seems to me, that there has been a build up of so many little details that they never really got back to which is a bit of a waste. There were tons of opportunities to get people’s heads spinning and most importantly: get them involved.
After the jump you’ll see the latest videos as well as another series of viral videos for another musician of a totally different nature.
by Frank
on August 8th, 2010
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We heart the Emperor
photo: Oliver Rath
I am tired of conducting the usual interviews. That’s why we developed a new interview design: we ask musicians, bands and DJs about - music. We just send them some songs and they tell us whatever they think about it. And don’t be afraid: this is not only about techno music, it is about music of all kinds of genres.
Our first interview partner is Bonaparte. This band doesn’t need an introduction anymore. Just type in “Bonaparte” into Google’s picture search: on the first page there are as many pictures of the French emperor as of the hedonistic freedom army from Berlin.
In our interview we have asked the Emperor about the music of - among others - Michael Jackson, Serge Gainsbourgh and Lady Gaga.
by Jens
on July 23rd, 2010
in Events, IHB, Music, People, X
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Scissoring with the Sisters
They were here and they were hot. The Scissor Sisters concert last Tuesday was amazing. Not just because of the hot perfomances they delivered but also for the amazing outfits and cool attitude they had on stage. The new album is inspired by Berlin and they seemed to be really happy to play here. I wonder why I never met the frontman who was here for one year (probably on sexholiday and the whole time in the Berghain darkroom). Celebrity guests like Peaches and the frontman of R.E.M showed up to give the sisters their support. I am just wondering why Universal is such a bitch and never gives us a photo-pass or any kind of support, not even letting us into the press area of their website. I would have loved to take some pictures of the night and showed them to you.
by C.R.
on July 19th, 2010
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M.A.N.D.Y.
Patrick Bodmer and Phillip Jung met as 15-year-olds on a tennis court. Some years later they founded M.A.N.D.Y., which today is one of the most successful electro acts from Berlin. More about M.A.N.D.Y. in an interview after the click.
by Jens
on July 16th, 2010
in Music, People, The Makers
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Laugh and Dance: The Antaris Project
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When I went to my first Goa/Psytrance festival I’d never imagined myself sleeping in a tent for more than one night, being part of all that Hippie stuff. But it turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life and since then you can find me dancing and camping at these kind of festivals on a regular basis. I now want to introduce you one of the best outdoor festivals near Berlin and it’s definitely not the Fusion, this one is called Antaris! More after the jump:
by Suz
on June 30th, 2010
in IHB, Music, Parties, X
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MELT! I’m Coming!
Goldfrapp - Alive
The city is in a frenzy about the Fete de la Musique and everywhere you go you here music in the streets and people coming ang going to concerts and parties. As I am overloaded with work for the next .HBC Couture: Designer Scouts event I can’t really enjoy any of this. So all I can do is now hold on to the thought that after Fashion Week is over I will go to MELT! The past days I have been listening to quite a few albums of artists that will be playing there and that I’m totally excited to see. Amongst them Goldfrapp which I haven’t seen live in such a long time. My biggest highlight for sure is gonna be Kele. Just bought the album yesterday and I can’t get anough of this guy! But I’m also psyched to see Massive Attack, their song Psyche is just so amazing. Other acts I won’t miss are are Delphic and Bonaparte who have just released a brand new album. Check out the latest music videos of those mentioned acts as well as a MELT! trailer from the brand new Melt! TV. Btw: There are not so many tickets left and rumor has it they are holding back on one big act that has still been kept a secret…
