D/B Recommended: The Mokkers @ Bassy Cowboy Club in Berlin | 11.09.2010
Ringo Starr was probably the first who felt pretty certain that one day the establishment of the so called “Mokkerscene” will be inevitable. At a press conference (1964), a reporter asks Ringo Starr, “Are you a mod or a rocker?”, to which he replies, “No, I’m a MOKKER.” Back in these days it was a [...]
D/B Recommended: Elevate Festival 2010 in Graz/Austria | 21.10. – 26.10.2010
From October 21st to 26th, Graz’s Elevate Festival once again stimulates new ways of thinking and listening through an extraordinary combination of electronic music, art and political discourse. With Fritz Ostermayer (AT) w/ Felix Kubin (DE), Hudson Mohawke (UK), Jamie xx (UK), Joy Orbison (UK), Merzbow/Pandi (JP/HU), Mount Kimbie (UK), Pursuit Grooves (US), Terre Thaemlitz [...]
Bye Bye Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin | Final Ceremony with Raster Noton Concerts | Tuesday, 31. August 2010
Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin closes down on August 31, 2010. The Closing Party with Aoki Takamsa, Grischa Lichtenberger and Kangding Ray. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Raster-Noton is a German electronic music record label founded in 1996 by Olaf Bender, Carsten Nicolai and Frank Bretschneider. Based in Chemnitz, Germany, Raster-Noton merged in 1999 from separate [...]
D/B Recommended: Möbius & Moebius @ Bar 25 in Berlin | Friday, 27.08.2010
Neumund presents an insurpassably infinite double bill at the Circus of Bar25 this Friday with solo live sets by Dieter Moebius, one half of Krautrock legends Cluster, as well as Berlin’s guitar-loop experimentalist Guido Möbius. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] They already share a name, now they will share a stage too. With [...]
D/B Recommended: Shorts Attack Berlin Beats / 14.09.2010 @ Babylon Kino
Shorts Attack gets to the bottom of diverse Berlin realities in 9 short films: Experience the weird chaos at a late night shop, witness a ridiculous sausage hold-up, try following the historic tale surrounding the Köpenick district and expose undercover ticket inspectors. Be moved by a memorable homage to the interchange station Ostkreuz and a [...]
D/B Movie Feature: The Melancholy Fantastic
Against the objections of a life-size doll, a delusional young girl falls for an alluring Goth in this unconventional psychological thriller. Suffering from her mother’s recent suicide, a delusional young girl falls for an alluring Goth, against the objections of a talking muslin doll.
D/B Movie Feature: Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime is a film by Todd Solondz, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2009. It is a sequel to his 1998 film Happiness, even though the characters are all played by different actors. The title song is performed by Devendra Banhart & Beck, lyrics written by Todd Solondz.
D/B Movie Feature: Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky
A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis). A release by visionary director Darren Aronofsky, BLACK SWAN takes a thrilling and at [...]
D/B Movie Feature: Nitrate | …some things are best left unfinished.
Hotshot young filmmaker George Lewis sets about reconstructing the unfinished final masterpiece of a maverick director murdered back in 1960. As George struggles with an impossible mountain of footage, he and his producer Emily investigate the dark mystery surrounding the director’s murder. A tale of obsession, old lies and history repeating itself.
D/B Movie Feature: Red Nights | Trailer
A pulpy, fetishistic thriller, Red Nights marks the startling directorial debut of Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud, best known as the screenwriting team behind Hong Kong director Johnnie To’s thriller Running Out of Time. Red Nights also boasts the long-overdue return of Hong Kong starlet Carrie Ng, famous for her sexy and deadly presence in [...]
D/B Movie Feature: I’m still here about Joaquin Phoenix | Trailer
The directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck. I’m Still Here is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as [...]
D/B Recommended: Six Organs of Admittance in Berlin @ WestGermany | Monday, 20.09.2010
Six Organs of Admittance is the primary musical project of guitarist Ben Chasny. Chasny’s music is largely guitar-based and is often considered new folk, however it includes obvious influences, marked by the use of drones, chimes, and eclectic percussive elements. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Via Drag City Six Organs of Admittance is is [...]
D/B Recommended: Zero ‘n’ One. Composing in the digital age @ Akademie der Künste | 15-18.09.2010
This four-day festival, staged by the Akademie der Künste in partnership with its own electro-acoustic studio and the ZKM, undertakes a survey of the multi-facetted landscapes of digitally-assisted musical creation. What happens when we transform music into zeros and ones? The computer has long been an essential tool in the creation and enjoyment of music.
D/B Recommended: MADLIB LIVE in Berlin feat. EMBRYO, J.ROCC & THE SMELLS @ Festsaal Kreuzberg | 13.10.2010
THE MADLIB GIG IS CANCELLED DUE SERIOUS ILLNESS REASONS OF MADLIB! The Beat Konducta and living legend himself hits Berlin! Known as Quasimoto, Yesterdays New Quintet, The Loopdigga, DJ Rels, The Beat Konducta & more. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Otis Jackson Jr., known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, [...]
D/B 11+3 Interview with Max Tundra
11+3 is designed to give you an insight into the motivations and aspirations of the best creative minds in the world. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]This time with Ben Jacobs aka. Max Tundra from the UK. Each artist is asked 11 set questions and to contribute 3 “facts” which can be any statement [...]
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