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    Wo bleibt der Culture Clash? Kerstin Klenke
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    Im Film «Bonfires and Stars» trifft ein Moskauer Electronica-Musiker auf tscherkessische Volksmusiker. Statt des erwarteteten «Culture Clash» entsteht eine Kollaboration auf Augenhöhe, die jedoch nicht konfliktlos ist.  

  • Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
    J.G. Biberkopf: «Clubs Are Conservative»Martyn Pepperell
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    On his new album «Ecologies II: Ecosystems of Excess», J.G. Biberkopf explores the way global politics shape ecosystems. Norient talked to him about looking for a political stance in a troubled world and the exploitation mechanisms of art institutions.

  • Norient Snap by Natascha Orestes
    Frau will Pau, Mann will BuçetaDaniel Haaksman
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    Baile Funk ist eine brasilianische Hip Hop-Variante mit hypersexualisierten Lyrics und energetischen Tänzen. Er stammt aus den ärmsten Vierteln einer der schönsten, aber auch gefährlichsten Städte der Welt: Rio De Janeiro.

  • Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
    Music as an Exit StrategyAndy Markowitz
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    In some Jamaican jails, prisoners can join a music-focused rehabilitation program. The award winning documentary «Songs of Redemption» is a fascinating portrait about the power of music. An interview with the co-director Amanda Sans.

  • Norient Snap by meLê Yamomo
    From Clubmusic to PermacultureMartyn Pepperell
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    The electronic musician FIS combines broken rhythms derived from somnambulant drum & bass and cinematic melodies with notions of a futurist naturalism. Martyn Pepperell talked to him about noise, permaculture and perfect harmony.

  • Norient Snap by Ali Sayah
    Un Cortocircuito Tutto ItalianoLuca Gricinella
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    The first article on Norient.com in Italian is a commentary on the 2014 music video «Orangutan» by artist and activist Karima 2G. A commentary from the Norient book «Seismographic Sounds».

  • Norient Snap by Ahmad Hammoud
    Ambassador of Cairos UndergroundEric Mandel
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    Tamer Abu Ghazaleh is one of the key figures of Egypts independent music scene. Norient caught him to talk about curating music, Cha'abi and egyptian futurism.

  • Norient Snap by Imtiaz Nasir
    Soundtrack des VerfallsOlaf Karnik
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    Im Stadtteil Pigneto im Osten Roms floriert die «italian occult psychedelia»-Szene. Die morbide bis psychedelische Musik verarbeitet die Krise und setzt auf düstere und experimentelle Sounds.

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