Krachbau

Krachbau

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Krachbau episodes

  • Hannah from Nava Calma [dreamo/shoegaze/post-rock]
    Guest
    • Hannah Louve Benedum
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:01 First track: A Last Hurrah For The Bedlam
    • 00:05:19 Welcoming Hannah
    • 00:05:59 Music video for the track
    • 00:07:05 Transition to a new genre
    • 00:08:45 Lyrics inpiration for the track
    • 00:14:48 Approach to writing lyrics
    • 00:19:05 Second track: A Body
    • 00:23:00 Story of starting Nava Calma
    • 00:33:58 Tour plans
    • 00:34:50 Thrid track: Full Of Spite Like The Rain
    • 00:39:50 Booking other artists
    • 00:44:03 Go to local shows!
    Content Warning

    We are discussing a hate crime during this interview.

    Music on the episode
    • Track 1: A Last Hurrah For The Bedlam (music video)

    • Track 2: A Body

    • Track 3: Full Of Spite Like The Rain

    Other links
    • Nava Calma - ? - Live @ MS Stubnitz, Hamburg

    • Nava Calma on Spotify

    • Nava Calma on Instagram

    46 min
  • Alex from BLØØD and deshielo [punk/stoner/screamo]
    Guest
    • Alexander O'Brady
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:00:52 First track: SOUL
    • 00:04:22 Welcoming Alex
    • 00:05:40 Story of BLØØD
    • 00:11:40 Getting comfortable singing
    • 00:14:10 Second track: RUN
    • 00:16:21 Scene in Augsburg and Berlin
    • 00:20:26 Third track: FEAR
    • 00:23:50 Perfectionism
    • 00:25:45 Recording process
    • 00:29:55 deshielo
    • 00:32:38 Making record art
    • 00:35:20 Fourth track: SAINT
    Music on the episode
    • EST by BLØØD
    Other links
    • deshielo
    39 min
  • Mark from Parachute For Gordo, Not Clean Records [art rock/experimental/electronica]
    Guest
    • Mark Glaister
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:00:51 First track
    • 00:04:50 Welcoming Mark
    • 00:05:34 Upcoming record
    • 00:06:50 How Mark joined PfG
    • 00:09:20 Recording setup on the new album
    • 00:29:55 Second track
    • 00:33:15 Working with Ruth Mac
    • 00:41:40 Not Clean Records
    • 00:43:48 Third track
    • 00:46:23 Getting into electronic music
    • 00:51:03 Fourth Track
    • 00:56:29 How "Caerleon" was made
    Music on the episode
    1. Parachute For Gordo - Lizard B-Movie
    2. Unreleased track by Ruth Mac
    3. Not Clean - adult ft. djclumsy & sniv2001
    4. Not Clean - Caerleon / Spirit of Awen
    1 hr 3 min
  • Romain Bertheau [organ/vaporwave/noise]
    Guest
    • Romain
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:46 First track
    • 00:10:30 Welcoming Romain
    • 00:11:30 From classical piano to organ and noise
    • 00:18:20 Specifics of playing an organ
    • 00:28:20 A deal with a priest
    • 00:30:00 Organ sequencies series of events
    • 00:33:01 Second track
    • 00:34:17 Getting into contemprorary piano music
    • 00:37:48 Monthly loops
    • 00:39:33 No input mixer
    • 00:41:33 Utku Tavil, Multiversal
    • 00:42:33 Noise events in Berlin
    • 00:44:37 Getting into making noise music
    • 00:47:18 Vaporwave
    • 00:48:18 Track 3
    • 00:51:55 Story behind ThreadedDreams™
    • 00:53:37 Plans
    Music on the episode
    1. "Cryptococcus Neoformans (Take 2)"
    2. "Jehan Alain Cercle d'argent souple"
    3. ThreadedDreams™ "STΛRSHIP░STΛTI♢N"
    Other links
    • Romain Bertheau: website
    • Toshimaru Nakamura: website
    • Utku Tavil, Multiversal: website
    57 min
  • Stéphanie from Gym Tonic [synthpunk]
    Guest
    • Stéphanie
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:41 First track
    • 00:04:35 Welcoming Stéphanie
    • 00:05:20 Story of Tourists of Death
    • 00:06:30 History of Gym Tonic
    • 00:08:20 Album art
    • 00:09:10 Costumes
    • 00:10:30 Second track
    • 00:13:05 Story of Purple People Eaters
    • 00:13:55 Writing songs
    • 00:15:55 New record
    • 00:18:40 Recording vs playing live
    • 00:19:28 Synths in punk
    • 00:21:37 Third song
    • 00:25:44 Story of Hiroshima
    • 00:27:24 Touring
    Music on the episode
    1. "Tourists of Death"
    2. "Purple People Eaters"
    3. "Hiroshima"
    Other links
    • Gym Tonic: bandcamp, instagram
    • Lassie: bandcamp, instagram
    • Marian @fuzzzgun instagram
    30 min
  • Alex from MPTMK, phrenokomion, soastasphrenas [emoviolence/screamo/noise]
    Guest
    • Alex
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:00:54 First track
    • 00:03:35 Welcoming Alex
    • 00:04:25 Unpronounceable names
    • 00:05:29 Making of MPTMK project and record
    • 00:10:40 Alex's approach to recording
    • 00:14:04 Becoming a recording engineer
    • 00:17:10 Recording clean vs recording messy
    • 00:27:48 Second track
    • 00:29:20 Early years of playing music
    • 00:33:15 Scene in Cyprus, Spoiled
    • 00:38:30 soastasphrenas
    • 00:39:50 Third track
    • 00:42:00 phrenokomion
    • 00:44:32 Making videos for Berlin-based bands
    • 00:46:24 Plans
    Music on the episode
    1. "karma? no, i think it was a bullet"
    2. "my only want is"
    3. "god only wants to see you"
    Other links
    • phrenokomion: bandcamp, instagram: @phrenokomion, youtube
    • Spoiled: bandcamp, instagram: @spoiledband
    • soastasphrenas: bandcamp, instagram: @soastasphrenas
    51 min
  • Andrzej and Adriessa from Eat My Fear [queer feminist hardcore]
    Guests
    • Andrzej
    • Adriessa
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:10 First track
    • 00:02:55 Welcoming guests
    • 00:03:10 The latest album
    • 00:08:00 Writing process
    • 00:14:20 Second track
    • 00:16:49 Scene and making music in Brazil
    • 00:21:55 Scene in mid-west Germany, Andrzej's experience
    • 00:26:30 Forming Eat My Fear
    • 00:30:11 Third track
    • 00:31:23 Music influences
    • 00:33:30 Exploring genres, switching instruments
    • 00:36:35 Screaming workshops
    • 00:42:07 Being loud in Germany
    • 00:44:20 Evictions of housing projects in Berlin
    • 00:51:30 Covid vs the DIY scene
    • 00:55:30 Fourth track
    • 00:57:45 Future plans
    Music on the episode
    1. "Queer Punk Revolution!" from NEW ERA
    2. "Without You" from NEW ERA
    3. "Care" from S/T
    4. "Not Just a House" from NEW ERA
    Other links
    • Eat My Fear: website, bandcamp, instagram: @eatmyfear
    • Anti-Corpos: bandcamp, instagram: @anticorpos
    • Shimmer: instagram: @shimmer_screamo
    • Andrzej's Screaming Workshops: instagram: @screamxyourxheartxout
    1 hr 4 min
  • Laura Lee from Parachute For Gordo [art rock/math rock/experimental]
    Guest
    • Laura Lee
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:18 Welcoming Laura
    • 00:02:50 First track
    • 00:08:52 The story of Snakes For The Blind
    • 00:12:04 Recording with PfG
    • 00:15:20 Writing vs Improvising
    • 00:18:07 Machine does an error
    • 00:20:40 Sound design and melodic play
    • 00:25:44 Second track
    • 00:31:26 The story of Enid, mixing desk as an instrument
    • 00:39:40 Writing new music with PfG
    • 00:40:34 Third track
    • 00:42:20 Nervous energy
    • 00:43:09 grrrlnoisy
    • 00:45:36 Future plans
    Music on the episode
    1. "Snakes For The Blind" by Parachute For Gordo
    2. "Skip" by Enid
    3. "White Noise Bear (I Am The Horse)" by Parachute For Gordo
    Other links
    • Parachute For Gordo: website, bandcamp, instagram
    • grrrlnoisy
    48 min
  • Alizée Lenox [performance/experimental/avant-garde]
    Guest
    • Alizée Lenox
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:29 Welcoming Alizée, first piece
    • 00:11:25 Backstory of Requiem for Tegel
    • 00:19:30 Recording Requiem for Tegel
    • 00:22:00 Experience performing vs recording
    • 00:25:45 Theodora or The Progress
    • 00:26:25 Clips from Theodora or The Progress
    • 00:28:00 Backstory of Theodora or The Progress
    • 00:31:10 Composing & collaborating with others
    • 00:35:09 Field recording
    • 00:41:18 Organum, performance at Baerenzwinger
    • 00:46:51 Backstory of Organum
    • 00:53:58 Recording at home
    • 01:00:00 Future plans
    Music on the episode
    • Requiem for Tegel
    • Theodora or The Progress: clip 1, clip 2
    • Electric guitars & the Organum
    • I Want 2 Make U Cum at the Botanical Garden (unreleased)
    Other links
    • Alizée Lenox: website, bandcamp, instagram
    • "Requiem for Tegel" description, photos and music
    • "Theodora or The Progress" description and photos
    • "Electric guitars & the Organum" description, photos and music
    • Colorama – Art Press and Risoprinting studio
    • Bärenzwinger – Berlin's bear pit that is now an art space
    1 hr 5 min
  • Jingyun and Robin from Fluffy Maybes [experimental/electronic]
    Guests
    • Jingyun
    • Robin
    Chapters
    • 00:00:00 Introduction
    • 00:01:19 Welcoming Jingyun and Robin, first track
    • 00:06:11 Discussing Unnatural Disaster
    • 00:07:15 Improvisational workflow
    • 00:11:02 Jamming online
    • 00:20:37 Second track
    • 00:26:35 Inside a red cave in Australia
    • 00:29:08 Writing an album in a day
    • 00:30:35 Noize Fabrik
    • 00:33:05 Music spaces in different cities around the world
    • 00:40:50 Third track
    • 00:51:10 Writing lyrics
    • 00:57:11 Fourth track
    • 01:05:58 Future plans
    Music on the episode
    • First track: Unnatural Disaster
    • Second track: 1
    • Third track: We Poked Tiny Flames Against the Sea (unreleased)
    • Fourth track: 4
    Other links
    • Fluffy Maybes: instagram, bandcamp
    • Endlesss.fm – platform for jamming online
    • Noize Fabrik
    1 hr 11 min

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Interviews with Berlin-based underground musicians about their creative process and the city around them.