This video of free running through the streets of Berlin is made by a young Berlin filmmaker Björn Beau …check out both the myspace page and the youtube channel for more info and examples of his work.
One of the five owners of The Circus, Andreas Digel is also co-owner of the record shop Rotation, and is our expert on musical matters, especially the Berlin electronic scene. If you want to ask him about rare vinyl or anything else, you can contact him at digel [at] circus-berlin.de.
As you might have seen previously on the blog, the Club Transmediale is coming to town at the end of January, and the good folks at CTM, in association with the zero” download store and De:bug magazine have put together a special compilation that is available for free – you just need to register (also free).
Here is what the folks at CTM have to say:
True to this year’s motto ‘Overlap’ the compilation presents 13 leading artists from the field of experimental music, club music and pop. The range of styles on display includes beat experiments by Patric Catani and Aoki Takamasa, striking neo-classic by cellist Hildur Gudnadottir, melancholic disco pop by Glass Candy and Desire, as well as modern dubstep interpretations by Mount Kimbie, Funckarma and Hotflush label owner Scuba. Mysterious ambient project Oni Ayhun gives insights into its disturbing sound worlds, Etienne Jaumet evokes the retro-electronic ghost of John Carpenter, while Joris Voorn, DJ of the CTM.10 After Party at Berlin’s Panorama Bar, represents current developments in the techno-house genre.
Useful Links:
Club Transmediale Website
Download the Compilation at zero”
From January 28th until February 7th is the 11th edition of the Club Transmediale, Berlin’s festival for “adventurous music and related visual arts.” It is taking place in venues around Alexanderplatz, and the main spot for club nights, performances and concerts will be the newly re-opened WMF, one of the legendary names in the Berlin club scene.
There are loads of excellent nights out to be had over the course of the festival, but we would like to recommend a couple that we think should be extra special…
Friday 5th February – Four Tet, Kelpe, Fuckarma (eclectic, electronica, leftfield, IDM) and Joker, 2562, Scuba, Mount Kimble from Hotflush Recordings (dubstep).
You can have a listen to some of these guys here – Four Tet #1 / Four Tet #2 / Hotflush Recording
Saturday 6th February – From Canada, The Modern Deep Left Quartet and guests, ft. Deadbeat, Tikiman Video, Gabriel Coutu-Dumont (downtempo, future jazz, tech house)
Check out the video of the Modern Deep Left Quartet in Amsterdam:
You can find the full programme of everything that is going on at the Club Transmediale website.
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