Kontraklang

14/03/2023

It's been a while, but here it is: Interval Signals #12. It was recorded last October in the backyard of Villa Elisabeth, when Gebrüder Teichmann & Robyn Schulkowsky were performing at Kontraklang. In the podcast, the dynamic trio discusses time and its various forms, as well as the challenges and happy accidents that occur when electronics and percussion come together in a live environment. Enjoy!

Time is bending in Interval Signals #12, when electronic wizards Gebrüder Teichmann and percussion legend Robyn Schulkowsky spill insights into their collaboration. Truly a Berlin thing, they originally met at a party and started off from there, meeting shortly after to improvise together. Fast for...

08/02/2023

The audio recordings are from the REMAIIN project's key festivals and concerts that took place in 2021 and 2022

27/01/2023

In her contribution to a new series of essays on non European cultural influences on experimental music, soprano and composer Alya Al-Sultani writes her Iraqi identity, and questions notions of permission and selfhood

20/01/2023

Even though there are no new Kontraklang concerts this year, you can still enjoy our podcast series, Interval Signals. We will release a few new episodes over the next months, so make sure to check back frequently to not miss out!

Via the link below you can find the current episode #11 featuring drummer, composer and legend Will Guthrie, discussing the working process with his ensemble Nist-Nah.

Drummer and composer Will Guthrie feels pretty much at home at the intersection of all kinds of musical styles. In Interval Signals #11, we sit down with him to talk about his background and self-understanding as a drummer and percussionist as well as his recently founded ensemble Nist-Nah. The grou...

09/01/2023

01/01/2023

Happy New Year! 🥳🫂🎉

We hope you had a smooth start in 2023! Whatever state you are in, we highly recommend you tune in to Resonance 104.4fm right now for their Remaiin program. This new episode features a live recording of a tribute concert to sound artist Rolf Julius, organized by Kontraklang in June 2021 with performances by Michael Moser, Maulwerker and Miki Yui.

DJ Ritu presents the UK’s definitive global music show from London in selected holiday repeats from this year's series. 

21/12/2022

Dear listeners,
we are sad to announce that with the current decision of HKF to not support us in 2023, Kontraklang is going into an indefinite hiatus.
Thank you for an amazing 8 years of adventurous and amazing music.
See you on the other side! 🖤

19/12/2022

Flashback to September: Ensemble Nist-Nah performing at Kontraklang

Remaiin Inverted Audio Kultur Büro Elisabeth: Villa Elisabeth & St. Elisabeth Kirche

Read: https://inverted-audio.com/feature/ensemble-nist-nah-will-guthrie Marking our final collaboration feature with REMAIIN, Freddie Hudson sat down with Wi...

06/12/2022

Join us tomorrow for the last Kontraklang event of the year! We have an exciting program of recent film works by composers and sound artists prepared for you, among others the world premiere of Martin Grütter's Veitstanz. We recommend to get your tickets online via Kino Moviemento, seats are limited!

»Veitstanz« by Martin Grütter & Aron KitzigProduced by Schwelbrand 2022.https://www.schwelbrand.de

25/11/2022

Filmstill from the video version of Veitstanz by Martin Grütter (music), Aron Kitzig (video) and Schwelbrand.
To be premiered on December 7th at Kino Moviemento!

16/11/2022

Looking forward! 👀🥳