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By Eric Mandel on December 29, 2018
By Eric Mandel on 29 December 2018 in
BLOG
Bryan Littles’ film «The African Cypher» portrays dance subcultures in South Africa of which some have close relationships to cars. For Eric Mandel, this is symbol of man and machine.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 9. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Class, Counter-Culture, dance |
By Michael Fuhr on December 13, 2018
By Michael Fuhr on 13 December 2018 in
STORIES
The documentary «Bamseom Pirates, Seoul Inferno» shows how the band Bamseom Pirates uses punk music to resist the social and political absurdities of present-day South Korea.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 9. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Censorship, Counter-Culture, Parody |
By Rudolf Eb.er on March 23, 2018
By Rudolf Eb.er on 23 March 2018 in
BLOG
Is noise music a rebellion against liberalism, propaganda and conformism? Is it warfare against overfed, ignorant and cold societies? We asked noise artist Rudolf Eb.er what noise music is about. Here he guides us through names, artistic concepts, and subgenres.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Counter-Culture, dystopia, Seismographic Sounds, War |
By Norient on February 11, 2018
By Norient on 11 February 2018 in
VIDEO
In the 21st century, the world’s musical hits and trends are often created in bedrooms, where musicians exchange files online without meeting. But can a bedroom producer change the world?
Posted in VIDEO, XFEATURED | Tagged Counter-Culture, DIY, Loneliness, Seismographic Sounds, Seismographic Sounds Debates |
By Julia Vorkefeld on September 30, 2017
By Julia Vorkefeld on 30 September 2017 in
BLOG
Ob Drogen im Club, beim Spielen von Gamelan-Musik auf Bali oder Alkohol auf dem Volksfest, Rausch gibt es fast überall. Eine intellektuelle Sinnsuche in einem Phänomen, das so alt ist wie die Menschheit selbst.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Counter-Culture, dance, Hedonism, Ritual |
By Maame Adjei on April 12, 2017
By Maame Adjei and Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 12 April 2017 in
AUDIO
«It’s like a deformed anger which comes out us», says Wanlov the Kubolor, one half of the Ghanaian rap duo FOKN Bois. With his musical partner M3nsa he talks about their visions and their way of doing art in a religious context.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Counter-Culture, FOKN Bois, Parody, religion, Seismographic Sounds, Seismographic Sounds Podcasts, voice |
By Wendy Hsu on April 10, 2017
By Wendy Hsu on 10 April 2017 in
ACADEMIC
Taqwacore combines an alternative practice of Islam with a punk ethos, best known through the U.S. band The Kominas. Norient’s 4-part series of Wendy Hsu deals with the band’s experiences as brown-identified, South Asian Americans living in the US.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Appropriation, Belonging, Counter-Culture, religion |
By Jenny Tang on March 30, 2017
By Jenny Tang on 30 March 2017 in
STORIES
Under Trump, the US government is actively depriving artists, while the US media wants their citizens to truly listen to each other. How does the musical «underground» react to this? An essayistic report about artistic protest in New York.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Activism, City, Counter-Culture, Protest |
By Lucia Udvardyova on December 16, 2016
By Lucia Udvardyova on 16 December 2016 in
AUDIO
A 20-minute transition through perpetual transition, a looped past-future-past, an ode to the «former» Eastern Europe: from Budapest to Bucharest, Prague to Belgrade, Vienna to Bulgaria, conjuring an imaginary landscape open to contingency and adventure.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Counter-Culture, DIY, Encounter, Remix, Seismographic Sounds, Seismographic Sounds Mixes |
By Michael Kinzer on January 14, 2016
By Michael Kinzer on 14 January 2016 in
VIDEO
Punks didn’t give a fuck. Dux Content cares. Read a second commentary on the music video «Life Style» by digital pop duo Dux Content. «It’s entertaining» our author states. And: «It leaves imprints of zapping images that will fit each viewer’s obsessions.»
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Belonging, Counter-Culture, lo-fi, Post Digital, Seismographic Sounds |
By Norient on January 8, 2016
By Norient on 8 January 2016 in
BLOG
Countercultural music used to sound «rough», «grainy», DIY. Now it celebrates hi-tech, artificiality and kitsch. It affirms capitalism in order to push it into its own dissolution. A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds».
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Counter-Culture, DIY, Protest, Seismographic Sounds, Seismographic Sounds Keyphrases |
By Pirmin Bossart on April 20, 2015
By Pirmin Bossart on 20 April 2015 in
STORIES
Nach 25 Jahren hat Joke Lanz sein Soloprojekt Sudden Infant in eine Band transformiert. Geblieben sind die Energie und Radikalität eines Performers, der alles gibt. Ein Portrait über einen Musiker zwischen Abgrund und Menschlichkeit.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Affect, body, Counter-Culture |
By Friedlind Riedel on March 10, 2015
By Friedlind Riedel on 10 March 2015 in
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Im Dezember 2014 organisiert die deutsche Botschaft in Yangon, Myanmar, eine spektakuläre Feier mit den Toten Hosen als Hauptact. Im Konzert amalgamieren «Ost» und «West» auf zugleich denkwürdige wie fulminante Art und Weise.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Counter-Culture, Cultural Diplomacy, Othering |
By Monzer Darwish on January 20, 2015
By Monzer Darwish on 20 January 2015 in
BLOG
In Syrian Metal is War, I provide a portrait of musicians who play metal music during the Syrian war. While other people choose to fight and kill, they play music. Screened as a Partial Rough Cut on January 17, 2015, at 6th Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 6. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Counter-Culture, Seismographic Sounds, Violence, War |
By Jeremy Wallach on January 16, 2015
By Jeremy Wallach on 16 January 2015 in
BLOG
Jalanan shows the tale of three street buskers out of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, using vivid storytelling methods of reality television.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 6. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Capitalism, Counter-Culture, Protest |
By Florian Bigge on May 14, 2014
By Florian Bigge on 14 May 2014 in
VIDEO
Einfache Wahrheiten und martialische Botschaften: Mit wenig Aufwand, aber viel Wirkung teilen die deutschen Rapper Fard und Snaga die Welt in zwei Lager auf – und übernehmen so die Rhetorik von Extremisten.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Affect, Counter-Culture, Violence |
By Heinrich Deisl on March 24, 2014
By Heinrich Deisl on 24 March 2014 in
STORIES
Untergründige Spurensuche auf verschlungenen Poppfaden: skug-Chefredakteur Heinrich Deisl unternimmt im ersten Band seiner Serie «Im Puls der Nacht: Sub- und Populärkultur in Wien» Touren durch die Kultur der Nacht.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, Protest, War, youth culture |
By Dominik Irtenkauf on February 2, 2014
By Dominik Irtenkauf on 2 February 2014 in
STORIES
While Heavy Metal has been around already in Soviet-Times, it was not until 1995 that the first Black Metal concert in Georgia took place. The Black Metal veteran Vaso Doiashvili looks back.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, religion, Tradition, Violence |
By Carl Cappelle on January 21, 2014
By Carl Cappelle on 21 January 2014 in
BLOG
How Egyptian pop singer Tamer Hosny tries to maintain a balance between his fans and the (former) regime. A thin line.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Cairo, Counter-Culture, Fame, Protest |
By Hannes Liechti (Norient) on January 14, 2014
By Hannes Liechti (Norient) on 14 January 2014 in
BLOG
Roxana Corrales und Aldo Rubio arbeiten in Honduras beim Widerstandsradiosender «La Voz de Zacate Grande». Sie geben einen Einblick in die aktuelle musikalische Landschaft an der Peripherie des zentralamerikanischen Staates.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Counter-Culture, Protest |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on January 12, 2014
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 12 January 2014 in
STORIES
Die alternativen Musikszenen in Kairo sind in den letzten Jahren stark gewachsen. Metal, Indie Rock, Punk, Rap, Elektronika, Mahragan – es sollen rund 600 Bands, Kollektive und DJs sein. Ein Überblick.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Activism, Cairo, Counter-Culture, Protest, War, youth culture |
By Uli Hufen on January 2, 2014
By Uli Hufen on 2 January 2014 in
STORIES
Sa. 11. Januar 2014: 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival. In Peter Rippls Dokumentarfilm «Kein Vertrauen. Keine Angst. Um nichts bitten.» geht es um «Blatnjak», rebellische Lieder aus Russland, die von Gaunern, Drogen und der Liebe handeln.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 5. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Censorship, Counter-Culture, Folklore |
By Philip Vlahos on October 29, 2013
By Philip Vlahos on 29 October 2013 in
STORIES
Revolutionshymnen sind nichts für die Electro-Szene in Kairo. Sie hat es auch nach Mubarak nicht leicht und schliesst sich zu Kollektiven zusammen. Eines davon ist Kairo is Koming – es elektrisiert nun die Schweiz, Wien und Berlin. In Basel am 31.10.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Cairo, Counter-Culture, DIY, place, Protest, youth culture |
By Heinrich Deisl on October 8, 2013
By Heinrich Deisl on 8 October 2013 in
STORIES
Ausflüge in musikalische und filmische Gefilde zwischen Traum und Wirklichkeit, Psychologie, Experiment und krudem Humor. Gibt es überhaupt sinnlose Musik?
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, Experience, perception, Sonische Symptome |
By Georg Milz on September 29, 2013
By Georg Milz on 29 September 2013 in
BLOG
Protest and art are part of daily life in Istanbul. After the Gezi protests there’s a lot of creative energy on the streets. Norient Blogger Georg Milz met several artists and musicians. An update on the vibrant protest culture.
Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged Counter-Culture, Protest, Violence |
By Daniel Künzler on August 27, 2013
By Daniel Künzler on 27 August 2013 in
STORIES
The author takes us on an exciting trip through the history of the archipelago of the Comoros. His tool is just an USB stick, full of current sounds in the style of coupé-décalé and local rap from this islands in the Indian Ocean.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged corruption, Counter-Culture, Protest |
By Heinrich Deisl on August 6, 2013
By Heinrich Deisl on 6 August 2013 in
STORIES
Ohren aufgesperrt, hier kommt Starkstrom für Beine, Birne und den roten Bereich der Lautstärke-Skala. Die Frage in diesem ersten Teil: Welche Auswirkungen hatte die «digitale Revolution» auf die Noise-Musik?
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged body, Counter-Culture, Experience, Sonische Symptome |
By Benjamin Court on July 12, 2013
By Benjamin Court on 12 July 2013 in
ACADEMIC
Psychedelic Echoes of German New Left Negative Utopianism.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged 2. Norient Academic Journal, Counter-Culture, Desire, Utopia |
By Theresa Beyer (Norient) on June 4, 2013
By Theresa Beyer (Norient) on 4 June 2013 in
STORIES
Politische Lieder konnten in der DDR vieles sein, von sozialistischer Indoktrination bis zum Sprachrohr für Kritik. Ein Abriss: Liedpolitik in der DDR von der Singebewegung bis zum Mauerfall (1965 bis 1989).
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Censorship, Counter-Culture, Nation, Protest, youth culture |
By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on March 25, 2013
By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on 25 March 2013 in
STORIES
15 years ago Egyptian metal-heads were indicted with Satanism and accordingly controlled – since then little has been heard from Egypt’s metal scene. Insight into a scene that is stranded somewhere midst assimilation and throw-off.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Cairo, Counter-Culture, DIY, religion |
By Keith Kahn-Harris on January 9, 2013
By Keith Kahn-Harris on 9 January 2013 in
STORIES
Fr. 11.1 + Sa 12.1 // An upsetting, deranging yet most fabulous portrait about the norwegian black metal scene – screened at 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Capitalism, Counter-Culture, Ritual, Violence |
By Pan An on October 12, 2012
By Pan An on 12 October 2012 in
BLOG
It was almost 17 years ago, when techno and electronic music arrived in Athens. Many years in a row, «the new genre» and contemporary subculture was shaking the night life of Athens, where until today there is always a desire for a creative escapism.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Capitalism, Counter-Culture, DIY, Hedonism |
By Sandy Haessner on October 9, 2012
By Sandy Haessner and Sebastian Prothmann on 9 October 2012 in
STORIES
Rapper in Senegal setzen auf gesellschaftskritische Rhymes und Beats: hart, anklagend und subversiv. Ein Bericht aus den Vororten Dakars.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, Nation, Protest, youth culture |
By Barbara Mürdter on October 5, 2012
By Barbara Mürdter on 5 October 2012 in
STORIES
Denkt man an Protestsongs und musikalische Rebellen, fallen einem die Folkies der frühen 1960er und die Punks der 1970er ein. Deren Übervater wäre dieses Jahr einhundert geworden: Woody Guthrie.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, Nation, Protest, Tradition, Utopia |
By Marcus Maeder on August 8, 2012
By Marcus Maeder on 8 August 2012 in
ACADEMIC
Mit Impulsen aus der Performance-Kunst und dem Klangbewusstsein von Industrial, New Wave und Elektropop wurde elektronische Musik auch in der Schweiz Teil der Popkultur. Teil I: Geschichte und Kontext.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Belonging, Counter-Culture, Ethnomusicology, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, youth culture |
By Jonathan Fischer on April 29, 2012
By Jonathan Fischer on 29 April 2012 in
STORIES
Malikah ist eine der bedeutendsten Stimmen im arabischen Hip-Hop. Die libanesisch-französische Rapperin setzt sich ein für politische Freiheiten und weibliche Selbstbestimmung. Sie provoziert dabei das Establishment zwischen Beirut und Kairo.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, Lebanon, Protest, voice |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on January 11, 2012
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 11 January 2012 in
STORIES
Politische Ereignisse werden immer wieder von Musik untermalt. Nicht immer aber sind die lautesten Stimmen auch die spannendsten.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Activism, Counter-Culture, Music Business, Parody, Power, Protest |
By Nader Sadek on February 17, 2011
By Nader Sadek on 17 February 2011 in
BLOG
Multimedia artist, horror activist and metal musician Nader Sadek looks at the conflicts between metal music, arts and politics in Egypt, past and present.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Censorship, Counter-Culture, Protest, religion |
By Wendy Hsu on December 19, 2010
By Wendy Hsu on 19 December 2010 in
VIDEO
The Kominas sind Meister der Punk-Satire. Der Dokumentarfilm «Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam» verfolgt die Band auf ihrer Tournee durch die USA und nach Pakistan.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Counter-Culture, Parody, religion |
By Michael Spahr (Norient) on August 28, 2010
By Michael Spahr (Norient) on 28 August 2010 in
STORIES
Ein Plädoyer für freie Kulturräume: Eine persönliche Geschichte über die Reistchule, das kulturelle Zentrum von Bern. Abstimmung am 26. September 2010.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Activism, City, Counter-Culture, Racism |
By Christoph Lenz on August 6, 2010
By Christoph Lenz on 6 August 2010 in
BLOG
Jetzt schalten sich die Künstler ein: Mit einer CD wehren sich 22 Berner Bands und Musiker gegen den Verkauf der Reitschule. Steff La Cheffe und Kuno Lauener erklären, warum.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Activism, City, Counter-Culture |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on August 4, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 4 August 2010 in
AUDIO
In den 60er Jahren kämpfte die Hippie-Bewegung für eine offene und tolerante Welt. Die arabische Welt war am Boom der Psychedelischen Rockmusik beteiligt.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Counter-Culture, Diaspora, Revolution |
By Jeroen De Kloet on July 2, 2010
By Jeroen De Kloet on 2 July 2010 in
STORIES
Fuelled by the new sounds that entered China’s illegal doorways, and driven by a desire to move beyond the stereotypical hard rock idiom, new bands started to experiment with different sounds. Today, sounds ranging from hardcore punk to deep house can be heard from Urumqi to Beijing. Let’s get dakou’ed!
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Censorship, Counter-Culture, Technology |
By Anna Trechsel on January 4, 2010
By Anna Trechsel on 4 January 2010 in
VIDEO
Die Rapper in diesem Dokumentarfilm wollen Mauern nieder reissen: nicht nur die israelische Mauer, sondern auch geschlechtsspezifische und religiöse Mauern in der palästinensischen Gesellschaft.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 1. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Counter-Culture, religion, voice |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on March 3, 2009
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 3 March 2009 in
BLOG
Alan Bishop from Sublime Frequiencies about natural hybrids and self-conscious ones
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Archiv, Counter-Culture, Hybridity, Utopia |
By Laura Martinez on June 14, 2008
By Laura Martinez on 14 June 2008 in
ACADEMIC
Laura Martinez analyzes Mexican Rock music as system of sharp social distinctions based on musical taste, language, and dress. Furthermore, rock music creates a dialogue between the culture of different groups, opening a possible path to overcome isolation and Otherness.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Counter-Culture, Cultural Diplomacy, Hybridity |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on July 31, 2006
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 31 July 2006 in
STORIES
Beirut hat die lebendigste Musikszene im Nahen Osten. Ihre Lieder erzählen von Bürgerkriegserfahrungen und von der Sehnsucht nach Frieden. Nun liegt das Land in Trümmern. Wie reagieren libanesische Künstler auf die Rückkehr des Krieges?
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Belonging, Counter-Culture, Ethnomusicology, Lebanon, War, youth culture |
By Layla Al-Zubaidi on July 20, 2006
By Layla Al-Zubaidi on 20 July 2006 in
STORIES
The Festival «Boulevard de Jeunes Musiciens» in Casablanca features young alternative Moroccan bands, especially those who lack commercial support. A report by Layla Al-Zubaidi and Réda Zine.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, Hybridity |
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on August 31, 2002
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 31 August 2002 in
STORIES
Wir befinden uns im Jahr 2002: Der algerische Rap drückt mit Worten aus, was die Jugendunruhen in Algerien mit Gewalt demonstrieren. Sie nehmen kein Blatt vor den Mund und formulieren lautstark ihren Zorn.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Counter-Culture, DIY, Music Business, Power |
