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By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on May 1, 2018
By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 1 May 2018 in
STORIES
David Oppenheim is a drummer and runs a label for extreme music in Tel Aviv. He talks about the difficulty an Israeli artist faces when trying to balance art and activism. Musicians in neighboring, but closed off, Lebanon know this difficulty.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Activism, bARBARA, Beirut, Borders, Cadaver Eyes, Cholera, Counter-Culture, Dave Phillips, David Oppenheim, DIY, Graffiti, Heart & Crossbone, Hizbullah, Israel, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Lietterschpich, Mazen Kerbaj, Middle East, MILDEW, Money is God, Palestine, Rani Zager, Sakata Helicobtir, Seismographic Sounds, Shalosh Hail, Starry Night, Tel Aviv, The Philosopher under Pressure, War |
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 anton webern, Arnold Schönberg, Avant-Garde, Black Metal, chaos, conformism, Counter-Culture, dadaist movement, doom metal, dystopia, Edgar Varèse, fluxus, György Ligeti, human conditioning, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Krzysztof Penderecki, l’arte dei rumori, Luigi Nono, Luigi Russolo, Morton Feldman, Musique Concrète, Noise, occultist, Pierre Schaeffer, Propaganda, roscoe mitchell, Rudolf eb.er, Seismographic Sounds, Sun Ra, Violence, War, warfare, William S. Burroughs |
By Philipp Rhensius (Norient) on June 30, 2016
By Philipp Rhensius (Norient) on 30 June 2016 in
BLOG
The label Terror Negro from Lima is a lively home for south american bassmusic hybrids. The founder Deltatron talks about subverting the eurocentric mainstream and the micropolitics of Perus club culture.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 80s, afroperuvian, Ambient, andean, bassmusic, Berlin, bootlegging, Chakruna, chicha art, classim, Club, club secene, Counter-Culture, creative commons, cultural access, cultural piracy, Cumbia, Deltatron, Dr Paniko, dubsteo, Elegante & La Imperial, eurocentric, Eurodance, Europe, Favela Funk, Fujimori, grime, Hardcore Cumbia, House, information, juke, kuduro, Latin America, Lima, Loko Bono, mainstream, micropolitics, New York, origin, Pe Garcia, Peru, political, Qechuaboi, racism, Radio, reggaeton, roots, Sexism, Sonidos Profundos, sound system culture, South America, stealing, Techno, Terror Negro, Tribal, Tribilin Sound, TV, US, values, Ver$us |
By Ben Verghese on January 25, 2016
By Ben Verghese on 25 January 2016 in
VIDEO
Present day South African artists like Nozinja and Okmalumkoolkat let time and cultures collide, and in mixing languages, slangs, dances and rituals they create new homes. Commentary on the recent music video «Allblackblackcat» by the latter.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 7. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Afrofuturism, Ben Verghese, BoyznBucks, Chris Saunders, Counter-Culture, Dirty Paraffin, DIY, Dr SpiZee, Exotica, HipHop Pa, Hyperdub, innovation, Internet, Johannesburg, Language, LV, Mzansi, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, OkMalumKoolKat, Prophets of Da City, RSA, science fiction, Seismographic Sounds, Smiso Zwane, South Africa, Tumi Molekane, Utopia, Vanderbijlpark, Vernac, Zulu |
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 7. Norient Musikfilm Festival, A. G. Cook, Belonging, Counter-Culture, Daniel Swan, Danny L Harle, Digital Age, Hedonism, Internet, lo-fi, London, Michael Kinzer, Modern Talking, PC Music, Post Digital, Post Digital Pop, Post-Realism, Punk, Seismographic Sounds, Technology, Warhol |
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 Activia Benz, Counter-Culture, Dissolution, DIY, Jake Slee, Kitsch, Protest, Seismographic Sounds, Seismographic Sounds Keyphrases |
