I just got back from MAGISTRALE Kulturnacht’s Medialounge in which a good friend of mine has some photos on exhibit. There was a series of laptop audio performances by various artists which climaxed with a live performance of the so called Laptoporchester Berlin. Seven guys on laptops nodding their heads.They opened with a couple of pieces that were lead by a guy on a cool seven string electric guitar which had a body that was just snap on bars in the shape of a traditional guitar (see picture). They then ended with a cover of Terry Riley’s ‘In C’ which I’d only recently discovered being a big fan of Steve Riech.
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There is a new episode of Urban Uncle out with a feature on Berlins own underground Hip-Hop MC Face Error. If your into Hip-Hop you should defiantly check it out.
Its quite a nice life I must say. The winter, I’m told, is scary and I’m about to face it but I have had winters in Europe before so I’m not too scared. The reasons I moved here after visiting form London for a week are:
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So I’m in Berlin and things are going well. Have a large unfurnished room on the 1st of May with at least one über cool flatmate (the other to be found in the next few weeks) and a broken arm due to my experimenting with “bicycle catapulting”, a new sport I hope to put my name to. I have also made progress on the social front and have meet many super friendly, young Germans, all busy doing their thing and doing it well, as far as I can tell. Also, they have painted the TV tower at Alexander Platz like a giant pink ‘fussball’ (see photo, thanks to bollin @ Flickr).
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Bought my ticket to Berlin today! Leave Sydney, Australia on the 10th of April at 14:20 and arrive in Berlin on 11th April at 09:20 (via Kuala Lumpur and Amsterdam).
A new start. A new Alexander!
This young Germany looks forward
wide eyes smiling always saying: new is good.
Accepting love and hate just so to accept.
They carry the dark days without question
Adopting the sordid they become clean
They are not responsable for the past
Only their future.
I’ve been in Berlin two nights now and I want to move here. I love the Germans! All the young people are so cool and east Berlin rocks da house. Went out to Tresor last night, the oldest nightclub in Berlin I think (well certainly for electronic music). Danced till I couldn’t dance no more.
Did a walking tour yesterday and got the low down on the last 500 years. I didn’t realise that they are one of the newest democracys in the world. Certainly in Europe.