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Wolfgang Tillmans to receive Haftmann Prize

German photographic artist Wolfgang Tillmans has been awarded the 2026 Roswitha Haftmann Prize. The award, which comes with a prize of 150,000 Swiss francs, is considered the most lucrative art prize in Europe and honors Tillmans’ entire body of work as well as his social commitment.

With this decision, the Roswitha Haftmann Foundation honors an artist who has significantly shaped and expanded the field of photography since the early 1990s - far beyond traditional documentary or fine art photography concepts.

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Roedelius @ Berlin Sounds Inside

It took a mountain of chocolate for the UFA film crew in 1938 to persuade little Hans-Joachim to play a sick child alongside Willy Birgel. He didn’t see the point—after all, he wasn’t sick at all. Since then, says the 92-year-old forefather of electronic ambient music, he’s been good at telling tall tales.

His life is straight out of a movie: He deserted from the NVA, served time in Bautzen, worked as a butler for a Berlin industrialist family, later became a hippie in Paris, a physical therapist at the Charité, and a massage therapist at a nudist camp in Corsica. And his career as a musician hadn’t even begun yet. How things unfolded from there, how he came to collaborate with his band Cluster and Brian Eno, what his connection to Kraftwerk is, and how he still makes music today - Roedelius reveals it all in a conversation with Anja Caspary. Listen and watch --> HERE <-- (german only)

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new signing: 1 9 0 5

1 9 0 5 is a music producer, DJ, and co-founder of the independent music label Former City Records in Dresden. His music primarily falls within the genres of ghetto tech, booty bass, and underground electronic music.

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OUT: album 'Sacred Mixes Vol. VII “The Havoc”' by Dj Sacred

DJ Sacred’s album series “Sacred Mixes” has turned 10. The series’ iconic debut was heavily influenced by Memphis rap and dungeon rap. “Sacred Mixes Vol. VII ‘The Havoc’” is now the seventh album to be released on the Spanish label OSG.

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new signing: DJ Pirna

DJ Pirna is a Dresden-based DJ and producer, as well as a founding member of the independent label Former City Records. His musical style and sound are characterized by an unconventional blend of various genres, often referred to as “Ghettoboomsound.”

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Diamond for Zara Larsson

Even upon its release in 2015, Zara Larsson’s 'Lush Life' - which featured, among others, Freibank producer Shuko - was a huge success. At the time, it peaked at number four; following a resurgence thanks to a TikTok trend, the song recently spent a full 17 weeks in the Top 3 of the Official German Singles Charts. It even reached number one in three of those weeks. With 1.5 million units sold to date, the track has qualified for Diamond status. Congratulations!

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new signing: Lugatti

Lugatti is a well-known German rapper who first gained recognition as part of the rap duo Lugatti & 9ine from the Cologne hip-hop scene. Musically, Lugatti occupies a niche between laid-back, atmospheric sample beats and driving new-school and Atlanta trap sounds. He stands out for his deep voice, humorous yet unvarnished lyrics about life in the southern part of Cologne, and his extremely high output.

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OUT: album 'Druck' by Sektion

Sektion’s debut album 'Druck' marks the first official collaboration between Atom™ and Siegmar Fricke, whose connection dates back to 1992. It was released by Geometrik Records, the label of industrial legend Esplendor Geométrico, in collaboration with Munster Records.

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