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Dancing with Cars

Dancing with Cars

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 | Leave a response

No Culture, no Money, no Time, but Music

No Culture, no Money, no Time, but Music

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 | Leave a response

Surrounded by Borders

Surrounded by Borders

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 | 2 Responses

The Abyss of Chaos and Nature

The Abyss of Chaos and Nature

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 | Leave a response

Zulu Science-Fiction

Zulu Science-Fiction

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 | 2 Responses

Is This the New Punk?

Is This the New Punk?

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 | 3 Responses

Norient Keyphrase: Protest

Norient Keyphrase: Protest

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 | Leave a response

Die körperliche Heftigkeit von Joke Lanz

Die körperliche Heftigkeit von Joke Lanz

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 | Leave a response

Die Sehnsucht nach orientalischem Punk

Die Sehnsucht nach orientalischem Punk

By Friedlind Riedel on March 10, 2015

By Friedlind Riedel on 10 March 2015 in  BLOG

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 | 1 Response

Syrian Metal in the Civil War

Syrian Metal in the Civil War

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 | 3 Responses

Singing in the Streets of Jakarta

Singing in the Streets of Jakarta

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 | 3 Responses

Undermarocked?

Undermarocked?

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 | Leave a response

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