Böse Musik
Odes to Violence, Death & Demons
Curators
Detlef Diederichsen & Holger Schulze
Concept
“The evil has no songs,” or so goes an old German saying. Yet an English saying contradicts this point of view: “The devil has all the best tunes.”
More than any other art form, music seems to tend to romanticize violence, be it in gangsta-rap, death metal, mafia songs, the rembetiko, warrior songs, or old ballads in praise of murderers. Besides addressing these musics, “Böse Musik” (Evil Music) will also look at Muzak, sonic warfare, and Nazi rock. Here, the intentionality of humanity is studied using a musical example: what drives people? Why do they marvel at lawbreakers? Why do we find violence sexy? What music sounds evil from the point of view of which morality or lifestyle?
Participants
Ale Dumbsky, Lars Brinkmann, Bundespolizeiorchester Berlin, Dietmar Dath, Ebba Durstewitz, Anke Eckardt, Erlend Erichsen, Michael Farin, Steve Goodman a.k.a. Kode9, Julia Meier, Peter Ohlendorf, Paul Paulun, Francesco Sbano, The Schwarzenbach, Robert Stadlober, Silke Wenzel, Zeitblom and others
Program
All performances, lectures & panel discussions
Cooperations
berliner gesellschaft für neue musik
Location
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin
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