Auch 40 Jahre nach dem Ende der Kulturrevolution ist die chinesische Popkultur voll von Mao Zedong und im chinesischen Internet bekommt die damals etablierte Propagandamusik neuen Aufwind. Eine Suche nach neuen Helden.
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.
In the past decade, culture was longing for the nostalgic and authentic. The new Internet underground celebrates the contrary: hi-tech, artificiality and kitsch. Is it a critique of capitalism or a capitulation to it? Both and neither, says our author.
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.»
Dux Content is one of the less well known but arguably most interesting acts under the umbrella of the controversial new London-based label PC Music. The first of two commentaries on their colorful music video «Life Style».
A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Ben Aqua (USA).
A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Tomasz Jurecki (Poland).
A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Shonegrad O'Connor (Serbia/Canada).
A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Javier Lourenço (Argentina).
Revolutionary changes in music demand new approaches in Ethnomusicology. A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Jorge Verdin (Mexico/USA).
M.I.A. choreografiert Flüchtlinge, Antony erwärmt das Klima im Club, und Kate Tempest ruft schon mal den Aufstand aus: Drei spektakuläre neue Songs schliessen das politischste Popjahr seit langem ab.
