Best Experimental Short Film for Dr Walker
Congratulations to Dr Walker of the Liquid Sky Collective for winning in Best Experimental Short Film catergory in India.
Federal Cross of Merit for Blixa Bargeld
Claudia Roth presented the Federal Cross of Merit to eight cultural figures at the Federal Chancellery, according to the office of the Minister of State for Culture. “With the Cross of Merit on Ribbon, we honor personalities who enrich our community with selfless ideas and put them into practice with tireless commitment,” said the Minister of State for Culture at the award ceremony. “The democratic state and society, free art and culture are dependent on these special achievements.” The recipients of the award are “important role models for the creative people in our country”, added Roth. “They are united by the intention to play an active role in our democracy, to help shape it and make it better.”
Contract extension with Oliver Huntemann
Oliver Huntemann is one of a handful of children of the north who, for what seems like an eternity, add an element of credence to the mythology. He does not, of course, live in a snowy forest or at the edge of the polar oceans. The sun does, on occasion, shine down on Hamburg. Nevertheless, there is a tendency towards hypothermic reduction in the rigorous efficiency of the Huntemann oeuvre. Images of cold storage warehouses, desolate heavy plant sites and bluish flesh are not entirely misplaced. Shards of German Engineering glimmer in his music, laced with persuasive logic, gruesome Darwinism. What remains: what works.
In 'Brighter than the sun', the English music theorist Kodwo Eshun depicts the birthplace of Kraftwerk, Dusseldorf, as the 'Mississippi Delta of Techno'. Huntemann’s tracks may well have dragged themselves out of the same primeval soup, but it was the far north which fired them with the necessary steel for clubland. The resulting creations are linear, free of fancy, charmingly direct. One particular London arbiter of taste sought to label the nature of his skeletal sound as “bare and striped back to the metallic core“ – whereby Huntemann’s reduction does not end in thin minimalism, it draws attention to the core itself. Less is more to the max. The only luxury is a little dirt.
Huntemann the producer and collaborator has racked up remixes for the likes of Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Underworld (the list goes on) and his work with Dubfire now spans a good eight years (Elements, Dios, Diablo, Humano). Since 2016, his residency at Watergate has been illuminating Berlin's nightlife quite brilliantly, whilst he continues to play clubs and festivals all over the planet: from Warung in Brazil and the Rex Club in Paris to BPM Festival in Mexico, Strawberry Fields and Let Em Eat Cake in Australia or Woogie Weekend in California.
That’s how it is in the north, actions count, not appearances!
new signing: Production Lovers
Michal Jiráň, Adam Albrecht, Šimon Martínek are the Production Lovers, a group of czech composers and producers. The there are know for their outstanding and modern Pop productions.
Dr Walker nominated twice at International AI Film Festival in Seoul
Dr Walker of the Liquid Sky Collective is nominated for Best AI Music Video and Best Experimental Film at Seoul's International AI Film Festival in South Korea. Congratulations!
OUT: album 'Yarin Yoksa' by Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek
Big Crown Records is proud to present Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek’s latest album 'Yarın Yoksa'. The show stopping intensity of Derya backed by the psychedelic soul of Grup Şimşek with production by Leon Michels has yielded a stand out record that challenges genre with a broad appeal and a powerful message.
They refer to themselves as “outernational” over international as they say it suggests a sound that’s more inclusive or “beyond borders.” Derya, who sings and plays the bağlama, is German born to Turkish parents. Drummer Helen Wells is Berlin-based by way of South Africa while keyboard player Graham Mushnik and guitar/bass player Antonin Voyant are both French. The collective influences they bring to Anatolian music make for a completely unique and fresh sound that both pushes the genre forward and champions its rich heritage.
'Yarın Yoksa' which translates to If There Is No Tomorrow delves into deeply personal pain and collective resistance with a central thread of loss, longing, and hope for change running throughout. The lyrics are poetic and rely heavily on symbolic language, metaphors, and storytelling while the music shifts track to track making each tune stand out on its own but work together perfectly as an album.
OUT: album 'MSRYLUV$CMPNY' by Money Badoo
What Money Badoo says about her new album:
"It’s more than a project to me :( it’s a journey of self-discovery, transformation and resilience.
Through music, visuals, and fashion, it tells a deeply personal story of navigating heartbreak, battling inner demons, and confronting the complexities of mental health. At its core, the project is about alchemy-turning pain into power, sadness into art, and isolation into connection. I would like to think all my blends of alternative hip-hop, R&B, and experimental sounds creates a world where vulnerability meets strength, It’s an open invitation to embrace the beauty in struggle and the light that comes from within, even in the darkest moments."
OUT: album 'Elevator Music' by Apollo Brown
'Elevator Music' is a deceptively simple, profound experience—a sonic metaphor for life’s blend of elegance and imperfection. It captures the sensation of moving seamlessly through moments of reflection, whether nostalgic or fleeting, underscoring them with a soundtrack that is as poignant as it is unassuming. Each note feels like the slow, deliberate sip of boxed wine from a plastic cup: unpretentious but evocative, an ode to savoring the ordinary.
Much like a solitary train ride through the snow-covered Alps, the album evokes a sense of both movement and introspection, framing life's highs and lows in stark contrast. Its deliberate pacing and atmospheric compositions offer listeners a space to think, remember, or even forget. Yet, what it insists upon most fervently is feeling—viscerally, deeply, unavoidably.
This is music not just to listen to, but to live with. Press play, let the soundtrack blend into your day, and allow 'Elevator Music' to underscore life’s quiet triumphs and bittersweet reveries. It’s not just an album—it’s a reflective companion, perfectly attuned to the rhythm of existence.
This is music to live to.