Urban Peas Sessions
Every Saturday June-August @ Tentstation, Seydlitzstr. 6, Berlin This summer Urban Peas once again undergoes a metamorphosis, transforming from its winter state as an internet radio show into a series of live music events for open minded music lovers. As ever Urban Peas is hosted by singer and DJ Manuela Krause and will take place [...]
D/B recommended: Klangbad Festival
7 – 9 th August 2009, Scheer, Germany http://www.klangbadfestival-scheer.de/ Line-up includes: F.S.K. | Alec Empire | Pram | Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit | To Rococo Rot | Dälek | Jasmina Machina and many more… The so-called “secret tip for open ears”, is no longer a secret – the word is out: Klangbad is up [...]
5 Jahre // Years of Zentrale Randlage
Friday, 29th May, 2009 Berlin @ Volksbühne im Prater / Kastanienallee 7 – 9 / Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg) Under the motto “still homeless // still rockin’” and undeterred by the lack of a permanent residence Zentrale Randlage’s nomadic roaming takes it to the Volksbühne’s Prater for a 5th birthday party including live concerts, visuals and [...]
D/B Retrospective: Chet baker
Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker Jr. (born Yale, Oklahoma, December 23, 1929 — died Amsterdam, Netherlands May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player and singer. Chet Baker — My Funny Valentine Specializing in relaxed, even melancholy music, Baker rose to prominence as a leading name in cool jazz in the 1950s.
In Berlin Documentary
In Berlin is a new documentary filmed during the summer of the European Championships in 2008. It includes interviews with Einstürzende Neubauten bassist Alexander Hacke and partner Danielle de Picciotto, the town mayor Klaus Wowereit as well as Tresor club owner Dimitri Hegemann and DJ Jeff Mills.
D/B Recommended: Hanne Hukkelberg live in Berlin, 26.05.2009 @ Lido
Hanne started singing and playing instruments in her home town of Kongsberg, Norway at the age of 3 and later played in various jazz, pop and rock groups as well as a doom metal band. A graduate of the Norwegian Academy of Music, she has gained a reputation as a powerful live performer. http://hanne.hukkelberg.net | [...]
webinale 09 in Berlin
[german article] Die webinale zeigt, wie man die bestimmenden Faktoren des Webs geschickt einsetzt und gekonnt miteinander verbindet, in den Bereichen E-Business & Advertising, Social Networking & Communities, RIAS, Widgets & Co., Future & Mobile Web sowie Design & Usability. Als Speaker konnten der bekannte Autor des Taschen Verlags Julius Wiedemann, SEO-Experte Tom Alby, Social-Network-Gründerin [...]
D/B Festival Feature: Synch in Athen / June 12.13.14
The Synch Festival in Athen with an amazing lineup: Tortoise (USA) (live), Cluster (DE) (live), Merzbow (JP) (live), Mulatu Astatke(ET/UK) (live), Jazzanova (DE) (live), Fennesz (AΤ) (live) and many more. Highly Recommended! Synch was born in 2004 at Lavrio Technological & Cultural Park, an ex industrial area of unique beauty, focused on bringing the Greek [...]
D/B Artist Feature: Goldmund
Goldmund is an alias of Keith Kenniff aka Helios. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Keith Kenniff has toured internationally as a percussionist, and as a performer under his projects Helios and Goldmund. In 2006, Keith scored the music for Honda’s successful “Asimo” ad campaign, which was awarded the Silver award in [...]
MOS DEF’s new Album “The Ecstatic”
“Casa Bey” is the 1st official single off MOS DEF’s new Album “The Ecstatic” The album “The Ecstatic” drops June 9th and features his Blackstar Counterpart, Talib Kweli on at least one joint. http://www.myspace.com/mosdef
D/B Recommended: Peter Broderick European Tour
Peter Broderick live in Berlin @ Admiralspalast 04. Jun. 2009 20:00 / live at Schokoladen Berlin/Mitte
D/B Video Feature: Broadcast – Valerie
Broadcast — Valerie (And Her Week Of Wonders) Broadcast are an electronic music band, based in the Kings Heath part of Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan (vocals), Roj Stevens (keyboards), Tim Felton (guitar) and James Cargill (bass). Various drummers have played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins [...]
D/B Artist Feature: Quiet Village
After three sought-after singles plus remixes for the likes of Gorillaz, François K, Cosmo Vitelli and, um, The Osmonds — Quiet Village step out of the shadows to present their first full-length album, ‘Silent Movie’. Comprised of master crate-digger Joel Martin and rising dance-music star Matt Edwards (aka Radio Slave), and borrowing their name from [...]
D/B Video Feature: Oil in Water by Shawn Knol
Oil being poured into a cup of water. Music by Bonobo // Recurring www.bonobomusic.com | www.myspace.com/sibonobo
D/B Artist feature: Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
Dent May is an American musician, based in Taylor, Mississippi. He attended NYU Film School and Ole Miss, where he studied English and Southern Studies, and found his home in the music of Serge Gainsbourg and Lee Hazlewood. May was also a member of a Mississippi power pop group called the Rockwells. Dent May & [...]
The First DJ Battle In The World
NGOMA – global booty shake @ Raum 18
NGOMA – global booty shake Sat 16th May 2009 / 23H / 5 euro Location: Raum 18 Ziegrastr, 11 (3rd Floor) Berlin [S-Bahn Sonnenalle]
D/B Recommended: Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra (AMEO) LIVE IN BERLIN @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
The amazing 20-men Andromeda Mega Express Orchester live in Berlin this wednesday. 13. Mai. 2009 @ Festsaal Kreuzberg/Berlin. Higly Recommended! The Notwist — Where In This World featuring Andromeda Whoever claims to have heard anything like this before must be lying. The twenty-piece ANDROMEDA MEGA EXPRESS ORCHESTRA, led by 25-year-old Berlin based composer Daniel Glatzel, [...]
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The MADEIRADIG Festival 2010
3-6.12.2010 | Madeira Island
From Beats, Wonky, Glitch and Downbeat to advanced Hip Hop, we present you extraordinary producers from around the world.
Live laptop concerts featuring contemporary new atmospheric sound scapes and field-recordings.
