Berghain Night 2

Riccardo La Foresta & James Ginzburg

22:00

Ocrilim feat Tim Wyskida

23:45

Golem Mecanique feat. Thomas Bel

00:30

Ocrilim

01:20

Phillip Sollmann & Max Eilbacher – »Kalkül der Form«

02:00

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Riccardo La Foresta and James Ginzburg create a hypnotic looping performance exploring generative music through drum resonances and mechanical string activation. Percussionist La Foresta will create acoustic drum resonances with his Drummophone – four bass drums that are sounded by streams of compressed air. Musician Ginzburg will perform on a custom mechanised string instrument. Together the duo deconstruct connections between musical instrument, object, body, action, surface, architecture, collision, contact, mechanics, breath, and resonance.

Ocrilim is the solo moniker of New York based guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Mick Barr, best known for his work with black/post metal bands Krallice and Orthrelm. Active since the mid-90s the prolific output of this non-compromising artist doesn’t fit into easy categories as it straddles the worlds of extreme metal and avantgarde music. Titled by some as the John Fahey of metal, Barr’s speed and agility on the guitar are legendary, displaying a stunning technique that plunges through deep compositions. Performing both a solo set and as a duo with Tim Wyskida of Khanate and Blind Idiot God on drums, Ocrilim will engulf listeners with continuous streams of repetitive distorted phrases and riffs that, despite their rigorous minimalism, coalesce into whirring pieces of jarring complexity.

Golem Mecanique is the project of French musician Karen Jebane, who dives deep into the spectral intricacies of drones produced by organ, guitars, and above all, the drone box – a modified and mechanised hurdy-gurdy. At times incorporating her deeply resonant chanting voice, Jebane’s slow-burning compositions evoke a rich world of idiosyncratic liturgical music outside of any canon. For the show at CTM Jebane will be joined by guitarist Thomas Bel, who also contributed to her celebrated album Luciferis on Ideologic Organ.

With »Kalkül der Form,« Max Eilbacher (Horse Lords, supported by SHAPE+) and Phillip Sollmann (Efdemin) present their first collaboration, a multichannel digital synthesis system. The duo's system materialises a perceptual fusing of ten sonic actors, running against and alongside each other in a constant morphology of different designs. At the core of their idiosyncratic electronic music structure, their piece, and their live presentation the idea of the distinction (or lack thereof) is foregrounded.

Event Access

Warning: This event will take place with loud volumes and may include stroboscopic lighting effects. Please consult our Accessibility section for an overview on volume / lighting, and information on mobility, age restrictions and other access information.

Max Eilbacher is supported by SHAPE+ which is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.