Born out of a single improvised recording session with a lone Violinist, 'Telepath' is a startling album of future electronic music, resulting in an LP of unique and timeless tracks that reimagine a classic sound for an endless future.
Kastrierte Philosophen were an indie band that released eleven albums in the eighties and nineties. Permanent members and at the same time masterminds were Katrin Achinger and Matthias Arfmann, who were also once a couple and married. The band's range of music was always amazing, combining Velvet Underground coolness, shoegazers, spoken word, rave, electro, minimal pop, chanson, reggae, new wave, dub, genius dilettantes, lyrics in German and English (as well as Spanish and French).
The city of Heidelberg claims to be the "cradle of German-language Hip-Hop. "The impact of this scene influences all of Germany," Mayor Eckart Würzner was quoted as saying when the application was submitted a year and a half ago. According to this logic, without Heidelberg rap pioneers like Advanced Chemistry, there would probably be no groups like the Beginners. And indeed, the Beginners named their last album "Advanced Chemistry" as a mark of respect.
The new single 'Rainbow' of Mad Romeo combines the strengths of the two lifelong friends that are now the band’s last original members, Nikko Weidemann and Bymski. Weidemann’s sharp, sophisticated pop sensibility shines in the way he expertly balances a sharp staccato melody in the verses with a chorus hook that is both instantly memorable but avoids cliché. One listen to the single’s B-side shows just how much Bymski’s decades-long production experience can transform a piece of music. Where the B-side is a funky pop jam, the new version is a focused study in Bymski’s ability to enhance a track with elements from the electronic music tradition. The result is one that can only come from a trust that was cultivated over a lifetime of music-making together – a hybrid pop song that remains timeless no matter how the duo decide to present it.
'Yield' is KUF's fourth album, which presents a shift in focus. Less weight on the vocal core – lots of new integrations of sampling, synthesis and band action in different constellations. This diversification of sources pulls the conceptual stops out and yields a dazzling array of magical instrumentalism. Bold. Catchy. Flourishing.
Wolfgang Tillmans: Your Body is Yours is published on the occasion of Tillmans\s exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Osaka, his first solo exhibition at a Japanese museum in eleven years. Housed in a display space designed by the artist himself, the exhibition includes new works appearing in Japan for the first time, numerous photographic works from recent years, and a video installation titled Books for Architects, consisting of two projections, which caused a sensation when it was shown at the the Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition last year. While striving to remain contemporary, Tillmans\s work presents us with the reality of the society we live in.
Kastrierte Philosophen were an indie band that released eleven albums in the eighties and nineties. Permanent members and at the same time masterminds were Katrin Achinger and Matthias Arfmann, who were also once a couple and married. The band's range of music was always amazing, combining Velvet Underground coolness, shoegazers, spoken word, rave, electro, minimal pop, chanson, reggae, new wave, dub, genius dilettantes, lyrics in German and English (as well as Spanish and French).
Staggering drums, catchy hooks, an unmistakable lead voice - the Giant Rooks do everything right in the indie pop boy band game. After a long time of touring through Europe and the USA, the boys have finally released new music since "Morning Blue". With "Bedroom Exile" they release the second single since their debut album "ROOKERY" and show us that they haven't forgotten their craft.