D/B Recommended: Umlaut Festival 2013 @ Ackerstadtpalast Berlin | Thursday, 05.12. – Saturday, 07.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Umlaut Berlin is a collective of four Berlin based musicians in the field of improvised / experimental / contemporary music that runs the Umlaut Festival Berlin and is part of the European network and label Umlaut Records.

The Umlaut Festival 2013 features performances by Cobalt Cluster, Joel Grip, Andrea Neumann, Ensemble Hodos, Doneda/Rühl, Kege Snö, Zoor, Geneviève Foccroulle and Umlaut Big Band. Read more

D/B Presents: HGich.T @ West Germany Berlin | Friday & Saturday, 6.-7.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Hamburg dada-hippy-rave crew HGich.T present a mini residency of two nights at West Germany in Kreuzberg at the start of December.

Armed with tounge in cheak techno and some of the most hilariously provocative German lyrics ever, HGich.T will perform their latest album Lecko Grand.
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D/B Recommended: FS Blumm & Springintgut @ Kule Berlin | Saturday, 07.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Berlin guitarist FS Blumm is a truly unique talent and the so-called King of Pling will on this occasion present tracks from his brand new album.

Also performing are Springintgut from the excellent Pingipung label. All of which makes this a very fine saturday night double bill. Read more

D/B Recommended: Chor der Kulturen der Welt & Dominique @ Jugend[widerstands]museum Berlin | Saturday, 07.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

HKW’s house band the Chor der Kulturen der Welt (trans. Choir of world cultures) under the leadership of Barbara Morgenstern will give another of their fine recitals in Friedrichshain this December.

Support comes from Dominique who have released on the Hamburg based label Dial. Read more

D/B Recommended: CAVERN OF ANTI-MATTER & NAPPA @ Bassy Berlin | Tuesday, 10.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Cavern of Anti-Matter is the new project by Stereolab guitarist Tim Gane. Following the release of their album Blood-Drums on Berlin label Grautag earlier this year the band will give a live show at Bassy in Berlin this December.

Support comes from the 8mm Bar DJ team Fuckin Oscar, Peter Magnum, Fast Eddie and Olli 8MM.

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D/B Presents: Kometenmelodien w/ Selvhenter @ Berghain Kantine Berlin | Wednesday, 11.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Danish all-female quartet Selvhenter is using material from extreme noise, free jazz and creative rock to build a sound and energy that is giving new perspectives on alternative music.

The energy of rock with free improvisation and noise and is quickly becoming one of the most exciting new experimental bands in Europe.

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D/B Recommended: Esmerine @ Urban Spree Berlin | Thursday, 12.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Esmerine was co-founded in 2008 by percussionist Bruce Cawdron (Godpseed You! Black Emperor) and cellist Rebecca Foon (Silver Mt. Zion).

Esmerine released two critically-acclaimed albums of modern chamber music in the first half of that decade: If Only a Sweet Surrender to the Nights to Come Be True (2003) and Aurora (2005). Read more

D/B Recommended: The Orb @ Berghain Berlin | Thursday, 12.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

As part of their 25th Anniversary tour innovaters of the ambient house movement The Orb come to Berlin this December for a special live show at Berghain.

Support comes from Max Loderbauer who is known most recently for his work with Ricardo Villalobos, as part of the Moritz Von Oswald Trio or his collaboration with Tobias Freund, Non-Standard Institute. Read more

D/B Presents: The Intention: Neon Dance meets Nils Frahm & Anne Müller @ Radialsystem V Berlin | Saturday, 14.12. + 15.12.2013

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On two nights in December, dance, live music and video encounter each other to create an extraordinary audio-visual feast!

UM:LAUT presents the premiere of “The Intention”, a multimedia production conceived by the innovative London based performance collective Neon Dance. Read more

D/B Recommended: Damo Suzuki & Sound Carriers @ Urban Spree Berlin | Saturday, 14.12.2013

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Anyone who is a fan of space rock or krautrock has most certainly heard the name Damo Suzuki. Besides lending his unique vocal talents to four classic albums by legendary German avant-rockers Can, Damo has continued to be busy through the 1990′s to the present, performing with numerous musicans and bands, all part of what he calls Damo Suzuki’s Network. Read more

D/B RECOMMENDED: GROUPSHOW, Sebastien Roux & Alessandro Bosetti @ NK BERLIN | FRIDAY, 20.12.2013

Posted on | November 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Something of a Berlin super group GROUPSHOW is a project by the three electronic music producers Jan Jelinek, Andrew Pekler and Hanno Leichtmann.

The three artists, steeped in the formal language of minimalism, engage in a boundary-free collective improvisation that has its roots in both Fluxus and Krautrock. Read more

D/B Recommended: Fueldiva & El Fuminador @ Madame Claude Berlin | Saturday, 07.12.2013

Posted on | December 6, 2013 | No Comments |

After an absence from the scene for two years, New York formed Scottish band Fueldiva are playing Madame Claudes in Berlin. Variously counterpoising the glitchy broken future of the gameboy, with the rich dissident cello.

Supporting Fueldivas Berlin debut are El Fuminador from Buenos Aires whose own blend of minimal electronica is the perfect thing to warm up to on a saturday night.

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D/B Recommended: Wooden Shjips & Orchestra of Spheres @ Berghain Berlin | Tuesday, 03.12.2013

Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments |

Prior to 2006, Wooden Shjips was an experiment in primitive and minimalist rock. After it imploded, Ripley Johnson, guitar and vocals, assembled the current lineup of Dusty Jermier on bass, Nash Whalen on organ, and Omar Ahsanuddin on drums.

Support comes from New Zealand’s unmissable Orchestra of Spheres which makes this one truly excellent double bill. Read more

D/B Presents: Dead Skeletons @ SO36 Berlin | Wednesday, 04.12.2013

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Dead Skeletons bring their live ensemble to Berlin for the 2nd time, the first being a sold out show in Kater Holzig, Sep 2012.

Since then the band have toured the US and Europe extensively, including major slots at Primavera Sound, ATP Iceland and Austin Psych Fest. Read more

D/B Recommended: Heatsick & Friends @ Südblock Berlin | Thursday, 05.12.2013

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RE-ENGINEERING is the new album from Heatsick, aka Berlin based British artist Steven Warwick.

Well known for his epic multi-hour live club sets and acerbic wit, he characterizes this collection of new material as a “cybernetic poem” that both indulges us in the mores of hypnotic dance music while holding a critical, and at times satirical, lens toward the culture writ large. Read more

D/B Tech Feature: Elektron Analog Keys

Posted on | November 26, 2013 | No Comments |

Following the release event at the Humboldthain Club in Berlin recently, Swedish hardware developers Elektron have just annouced their new device, the Analog Keys.
The Analog Keys is a flagship analog synthesizer. Analog synthesis, digital controls, and unprecedented playability make it an instrument for the expressive musician.

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