Seismographic Sounds. Visions of a New World

"Seismographic Sounds. Visions of a New World" introduces you to a contemporary world of distinct music, sounds and music videos. Scholars, journalists, bloggers and musicians from Bolivia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Switzerland and forty-six other countries discuss artistic expressions that may not make big headlines yet, but anticipate major changes to come. Produced in oftentimes small studios from Jakarta to La Paz, Cape Town to Helsinki, these works experiment with the new possibilities of the Internet age and illuminate new spaces beyond the confines of commercialism, propaganda, and bigotry. They foresee a changing geography of multi-layered modernities, far beyond old ideas of North versus South, West versus East. Discover this through a collage of articles, interviews, quotations, photographs and lyrics.

Languages: English (75%), German (24%), French, Italian (1%)

"This is a remarkable book. It is brilliantly messy, complex and compelling, just like the diversity of global musical life it celebrates and interrogates in fact." (Tony Herrington, Editor-in-Chief & Published, The Wire)

CONTENIDO:

Introduction: Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)

- Money
Burgerkill. House of Greed (Indonesia 2014) with texts by Rudolf Dethu (Indonesia) and Jeremy Wallach (USA)
Money Laundry. A Photo Series by Refantho Ramdhan (Indonesia)
Singing Against Corruption. Simon A. Akindes (USA)
Journal Rappé. Formidable comme Karim Wade (Senegal 2014) with texts by Aisha Deme (Senegal) and Jenny Mbaye (Great Britain)
Parodying the Gospel of Prosperity. Tendai Chari (South Africa)
Bonnie Banane & Waltaa. Champs-Élysées (France 2014)with texts by Helmi (France), Wayne Marshall (USA) and Cande Sánchez Olmos (Spain)
Shopping Is Civil War. John Hutnyk (Australia)
Der Teufelskreis des Geldes Interview mit Andreas Ryser von Hannes Liechti (beide Schweiz)
Mobile Phone Ambassadors. Interview with Eugene Hoggar (Ghana) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Digitally Famous and Real Life Broke. Angie Balata (Egypt)
Hail Mary Mallon. Whales (USA 2014) with texts by Ali Gul Pir (Pakistan) and Tara Mahadevan (USA)
From Democratic to Corporate. Cande Sánchez Olmos (Spain)
Between Dream and Reality. Renato Martins (Brazil)
Scheine statt Pumpgun. Marcus Staiger (Deutschland)
Singing for Asian Autocrats. Kerstin Klenke (Germany)
Wie sich Geld vertonen lässt. Interview mit Johannes Kreidler von Olaf Karnik (beide Deutschland)

- Loneliness
Olimpia Splendid. Jukka-Pekka (Finland 2013) with texts by Giacomo Bottà and Antti-Ville Kärjä (both Finland)
Lonely Helsinki. A Photo Series by Antti Ahonen (Finland)
Fans, or Friends? Dav Verbuc (Czech Republic)
On Native Aliens. Sandeep Bhagwati (Germany)
Stromae. Formidable (Belgium 2013) with texts by Wanlov the Kubolor (Ghana) and Maxime Pasques (Belgium) and an interview with Jérôme Guiot (Belgium)
Burial?s Echoic Loneliness. Hillegonda C. Rietveld (Great Britain)
Stahlberger. Du verwachsch wieder nume i dinere Wonig (Switzerland 2014) with texts by Christoph Fellmann, Jovica Radisavljevic and Benedikt Sartorius (all Switzerland)
Die Sehnsucht nach der Einsamkeit Kommando Himmelfahrt (Deutschland)
Einsamkeiten und Verfall. Holger Lund (Deutschland)
Ali Gul Pir. #Kholo BC (Pakistan 2014) with texts by Ali Haider Habib and Manal Khan and an interview with Ali Gul Pir (all Pakistan)
Escaping Loneliness Online. Angie Balata (Egypt)

- War
Nguzunguzu. Mecha (USA 2013)with texts by Arie Amaya-Akkermans (Turkey/Lebanon) and Martin Daughtry (USA)
Deconstructing Violence in Grime. Derek Walmsley (Great Britain)
Music of Bombs and Bullets. Interview with Matthew Herbert (Great Britain) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Outrage, Sorrow, Bitterness. Interview with Bernard Clarke (Ireland) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Los Tigres Del Norte. La Bala (USA/Mexico 2014) with texts by Elijah Wald (USA) and Jorge Verdin (Mexico)
Safely Mocking the Islamic State. Daniel J. Gilman (USA)
Polyrhythmic Ukranian Noise. Interview with Dmytro Fedorenko and Kateryna Zavoloka (both Ukraine) by C-drík Fermont (Germany)
David Opp. Sakata Helicobtir Min Tiraz Sikorsky (Israel 2013) with a text by Michal Sapir (Israel/USA) and an interview with David Opp (Israel)
Inner Station Soil. A Photo Series by Laetitia Boulud (Israel)
Critical Noise from Israel. Interview with Meira Asher (Israel) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Bad Copy. Esi mi dobar (Serbia 2013) with texts by Vladimir Lenhard (Serbia), Shonegrad O?Connor (Canada) and Wikluh Sky (Serbia)
Silence is the Real Taboo. Serge Yared (Lebanon)
The Hypocrisy of the Migrant. Interview with Nasser Shorbaji (Lebanon) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Syrian Metal in the Civil War. Monzer Darwish (Syria)
Being Free in Music. Kamilya Jubran (France)
Ox Blood Can Mean a Lot of Things. Christophe Thockler (France)
Gunshots Unite People. Chino Amobi (USA)
The Abyss of Chaos and Nature. Rudolf Eb.er (Japan)

- Exotica
The Banalization of the Exotic. Interview with Martin Stokes(Great Britain) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Mermaids are Not Seapunk. FrankJavCee (USA)
Meditation in Front of the Computer. Interview with Blank Banshee (Canada) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Okmalumkoolkat. Allblackblackkat (South Africa 2014) with texts by Atiyyah Khan (South Africa) and Ben Verghese (South Africa/Great Britain)
New South African Music. A Photo Series by Chris Saunders (South Africa)
Beschleunigte Folklore. Florian Sievers (Deutschland)
FOKN Bois. BRKN LNGWJZ (Ghana 2011) with texts by Mutombo Da Poet (Ghana) and Jesse Weaver Shipley (USA)
Exotica in South African House Music. Percy Mabandu (South Africa)
Bishi & Matt Hardern. Albion Voice (Great Britain 2012) with texts by Louise Gray (Great Britain) and Nabeel Zuberi (New Zealand) and an interview with Matthew Hardern (Great Britain)
Ana Tijoux. Somos Sur (Chile/Great Britain 2014) with texts by Ariel Altaminaro (Chile) and Johanna Hilari (Switzerland)
The Misunderstood Farmer Boy. Interview with Gazelle (South Africa) by Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Lost and Found Folklore. Kimberly DaCosta Holton (USA)
Expeditions of Desire. Oliver Seibt (Germany)
Indians in Pedestrian Zones. Julio Mendívil (Germany)
Playing with the Dustbin of History. Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)

- Desire
Temi DollFace. Pata Pata (Nigeria 2013) with texts by Temi DollFace (Nigeria), Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (Ghana) and Kay Thompson (USA)
No Second Beyoncé. Interview with Yemi Alade (Nigeria) by Theresa Beyer (Switzerland)
Re-imagining Gender in Nigeria. Emma Dabiri (Great Britain)
Silvana Imam. I·M·A·M (jj Remix) (Sweden 2014) with texts by Mona Aurich (Germany) and Kalle Berggren (Sweden) and an interview with Silvana Imam
Es gibt keinen schwulen Rap. Jonathan Fischer (Deutschland)
Umlilo. Magic Man (South Africa 2014) with texts by B Camminga (South Africa), Henriette Gunkel (Great Britain) and Umlilo
Shizophonia. A Photo Series by Dylan Culhane (South Africa)
Queer and Of Here. B Camminga (South Africa)
Bootydance mit der Königin. Theresa Beyer (Switzerland)
Ist Pop am Arsch? Sonja Eismann (Deutschland)
The Power of Pleasure. Petra R. Rivera-Rideau (USA)
Bonde do Rolê. Picolé (Brazil 2013) with a text by Jesse S. Wheeler (USA/Brazil) and an interview with Javier Lourenço (Brazil)

- Belonging
Music and Place. Andy Bennett (Australia)
Gato Diablo. Nunca Tendremos Mar (Bolivia 2012) with texts by Carlos Perez (USA), Javier A. Rodriguez Camacho and Bernardo Reb Rojas (both Bolivia)
Fragmentary Presence. A Photo Series by Katyussa Veiga (Bolivia)
Cumbia Nights with the Sound System. Interview with Mirjam Wirz by Theresa Beyer (both Switzerland)
Soap&Skin. Sugarbread (Austria 2013) with texts by Heinrich Deisl (Austria) and Jan Dvorak (Germany)
Copy and Past(e). Jaimie Baron (Canada)
Psychosomatische Extreme. Interview mit Joke Lanz (Deutschland) von Thomas Burkhalter (Schweiz)
NWA came before the NWO Yassin «The Narcicyst» Alsalman (Canada/Iraq)
Karima 2G. Orangutan (Italy 2014) with texts by Emma Dabiri (Great Britain) and Luca Gricinella (Italy)
The Sample Shapes the Song Interview with Joy Frempong by Thomas Burkhalter (both Switzerland)
Remixing References. Thomas Burkhalter (Switzerland)
Karachi Noise. Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey (Pakistan)
Wozu statt Wie. Michael Rebhahn (Deutschland)
Dux Content. Life Style (Great Britain 2013) with texts by Adam Harper (Great Britain) and Michael Kinzer (Switzerland)
The New Hi-Tech Underground. Adam Harper (Great Britain)
Notes Like Bullets. Raffael Dörig (Switzerland)
4Im/material Regeneration. Eduardo Navas (USA)

Appendix
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