Recorded and Remixed
25.04.2011
Recorded & Remixed looks beyond the obvious: in this special episode, we explore the versatile and thriving Ruhr Jazz scene. „If you want to get acquainted with the soul of your city, go visit the local Jazz clubs!“ – unfortunately, neither Miles Davis nor Charlie Parker said that. Nevertheless
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23.04.2011
The Kilians aren’t in shape yet. It comes as no surprise since the five twenty-somethings are currently travelling through Germany with the Hamburg-based Grand Hotel Van Cleef label – accompanied by Muff Potter, Tomte and Element of Crime. The older bands admire the energy of this young
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23.04.2011
What kind of people actually make music in the Ruhr Area? Considering the slogan “Ruhr metropolis”, can we call it a representative local „scene“ (or are there even several scenes)? Maybe the ”hot” popular music in Germany is produced in Hamburg, Düsseldorf or
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27.02.2011
At the end of the year, Tom Liwa and Helge Schneider once again philosophise on music, humour and the Ruhr area. Festland provided the soundtrack while we were recalling the year 2010Balance sheets are not our thing - we were concerned about music, the people behind it and the region that it is
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09.12.2010
Our interview partners of today have put many of their punk rock role models in their creative life working as local politicians, label manager or TV reporters. "You need good luck and great stamina", says Swen Bock about his self-conception when showing us the halls of Plastic Bomb mailorder. The
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07.10.2010
Hip Hop cannot be erased from the youth culture of the Ruhr Area. And the Ruhr Area cannot be erased from the history of HipHop in Germany. Obviously, nobody wants to deny the pioneers that came out of Heidelber (Advanced Chemistry, Stieber Twins, Cora E.) that were grabbed by the Amercian-style
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17.07.2010
Could the story of the Love Parade in the Ruhr Area be symptomatic of the region? In 2008, the closure of the B1 for the Dortmund-based Techno event was a huge success for everybody involved, with 1.6 million visitors. One year later, the event in Bochum had to be cancelled due to organizational
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27.05.2010
Nowadays, stage music is much more than a mere background to the theatrical action. The focus has shifted, the music gets more and more attention, being a production on its own. Does this change lead to new forms of staging? And if that was the case: will the perception of music change? Does it
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29.04.2010
Heavy Metal and the Ruhr area – a classic combo like fish’n’chips. Since the 80s, this region is a stronghold of Metal, so nobody was surprised when Iron Maiden recorded their gig on November 24, 2003 in the Westfalenhalle Dortmund and released this live document on DVD - and it
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25.03.2010
Why Mülheim an der Ruhr? Well, we don’t know either... But one thing was obvious when we started the preparations for our series: the artists hailing from this city seem to have some kind of special standing in the Ruhr area. Totally unique, hovering between so-called „e-music“
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