From October 8 - 11 the first UMLAUT FESTIVAL took place in Berlin.
Umlaut Festival 2009
UMLAUT is a network of musicians from Sweden, France, Belgium and Germany built around a small independent label.
26 artists from six different countries came together to perform in different combinations on five nights in 3 different venues.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the festival! Let s start making plans for the next one!
On December 13 the first of a series of concerts will take place at AT.18, working space of visual artist Dominique Piveteaud, as part of UMLAUTs activities in Berlin.
top: Eve Risser, Joris Ruehl; left: Christian Weidner, Barbara Pereyra, Frank Gratkowski; right: Joel Grip, Laure Beretti
Umlaut Series starts 13.12.
Following the UMLAUT FESTIVAL (see pictures below) Umlaut Berlin will start a series of concerts at AT.18, working space of french artist Dominique Piveteaud. The event is going to take place more or less once per month and starts at 7:30 pm.
For the opening of the series two Berlin based projects are scheduled: 317 OST with Benjamin Weidekamp, Florian Bergmann, Michael Wilhelmi and Christian Marien and OBLIQ (Pierre Borel, Derek Shirley, Hannes Lingens) with Ignaz Schick on turntables as guest.
Hannes Lingens, Pierre Borel, Derek Shirley
Ignaz Schick
New: Split 7inch vinyl record w/ Pierre Borel
murmur
Hannes Lingens - snare drum
Traveling Japan for three weeks with Pierre Borel (as) to perform with many different musicians and dancers. See myspace for detailed tour info.
Japan Tour in February
no rest for the astronaut
Pierre Borel - saxophone
Now on Umlaut Records in a limited edition of 300.
artwork and mastering by Nicolas Lefort
UMLAUT FESTIVAL 24-25 September 2010 Theaterkapelle Berlin.
For detailed programm click
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OBLIQ + Christof Kurzmann / Eve Risser + Joris Ruehl Split LP out now
old news: 2 videos by jerome fino showing me at work
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A selection of umlaut recordings including an edit of the OBLIQ & CK track of below mentioned split LP appeared as a free download on the spanish netlabel audition records:
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I put a snare drum solo live recording on soundcloud:
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Niko took some nice pictures of our performance with butoh dancer Aya:
Olaf Rupp / Derek Shirley / Hannes Lingens - live at umlaut festival
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out now on edition uqbar as limited edition of 80 with original artwork by michal fuchs
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